Multipurpose bleed-off port for a paintball marker

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method of directing a portion of a pressurize gas flow through a port in the breech after is leaves a bolt in a projectile launching device, such as a paintball marker, to perform additional functions in parallel with launching the projectile from the launching device. For example, the additional function can be a mechanism to prevent, or free, any potential bottlenecks of projectiles at that location when using a gravity fed hopper, for example. An agitating device is at least partially disposed in the outlet of a hopper. A bolt, having key groove or gas port, is configured to bleed air to a port in the breech that is used to fire a loaded projectile, the air is provided from a pressurized air source. An actuator moves the agitating device when air is bled through the key groove and the port.

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