Barrel blocking device
AssigneeNational Paintball Supply, Inc.
InventorSimon Stevens
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Abstract
A plug sized, shaped and formed to fit securely within the firing end of the barrel of a paintball marker, for blocking misfired or accidentally-fired paintballs. The plug is comprised of a handle and a tip. The tip is comprised of a squeegee located adjacent a terminal end portion of the tip, at least one rib along the length of the tip, a channel along the length of the tip and an energy-absorbing contact edge located adjacent the terminal end portion. The plug is preferably flexible so as to provide for a secure fit within the barrel, to absorb energy from misfired paintballs and to provide for discharge of gas and debris.
Claims19
A flexible plug shaped to removably engage the end of a paintball marker barrel, the plug comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- a tip configured to engage an inside of a marker barrel, the tip comprising
- a terminal end portion and an intermediate end portion located between the terminal end portion and the handle, and a channel that joins the terminal end portion and the intermediate portion.
A flexible plug shaped to removably engage the end of a paintball marker barrel, the plug comprising:
- a handle;
- a tip configured to engage an inside of a marker barrel, the tip comprising
- a terminal end portion and an intermediate end portion located between the terminal end portion and the handle, and a channel that joins the terminal end portion and the intermediate portion;
- at least one rib defining a rib cross-sectional perimeter formed along the tip;
- and
- ribs located adjacent the terminal end portion, at least one rib having a cross-sectional perimeter that extends beyond other ribs formed along the tip
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.