Bolt kit with independent valve for paintball marker
AssigneeDye Precision, Inc.
InventorsWilliam WING, John CHAMBERS
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Abstract
The present invention provides a more efficient firing system and bolt kit design for a paintball marker. In an embodiment of the invention, a firing mechanism comprises a bolt and a valve that are not mechanically joined together, so the valve opens and closes independently of the bolt's position. The valve opens away from a seat or seal in the same direction of travel as the paintball. The valve is part of the control system for the bolt such that the valve is acted upon to initiate the firing sequence.
Claims20
A firing mechanism comprising:
- a valve;
- and
- a bolt, wherein the bolt is configured to move relative to the valve.
A paintball marker comprising:
- a valve and a bolt movable along a common central axis from an unfired position to a fired position and back to an unfired position, the valve housing a shot chamber coupled to a regulator supplying pressurized gas;
- wherein the bolt is configured to move relative to the valve during a firing cycle, and in the fired position, the bolt has moved away from the valve.
The paintball marker of claim 81, wherein the valve opens and closes independently of the bolt's position.
A method of firing a projectile comprising the steps of:
- supplying a shot chamber within a valve with pressurized gas from a regulator;
- using the pressuring gas in the shot chamber to drive the valve forward;
- closing off the pressurized gas from the regulator;
- opening a primary valve to permit pressurized gas from the shot chamber to drive a bolt forward independently of the valve;
- and
- opening a secondary valve to permit the pressurized gas from the shot chamber to act upon the projectile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.