Compressively sealable magazine for an airgun
AssigneeUmarex USA, Inc.
InventorsJohn Chambers, Jerod Bushman
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Abstract
A compressively sealable magazine for an airgun includes a housing defining a pair of coaxially aligned apertures in opposing sidewalls thereof, a sealing member at each aperture, and a carousel in the housing defining a plurality of projectile chambers that are configured to move sequentially into and out of alignment with the apertures. The magazine is compressible against a barrel of the airgun by a nozzle of the airgun upon the release of a compressed gas by the airgun so as to form a sealed flow path through which a projectile contained in a chamber aligned with the apertures is propelled from the chamber and through the barrel.
Claims22
An airgun, comprising:
- a barrel having a bore and an inlet;
- a magazine well;
- a magazine defining a plurality of chambers receivable in the magazine well;
- a nozzle compartment;
- a nozzle in the nozzle compartment;
- and
- a valve configured to selectably release a compressed gas into the nozzle compartment;
- wherein the nozzle is configured to press the magazine against the barrel upon release of the compressed gas and thereby form a sealed flow path through which a projectile contained in a chamber aligned with the inlet and the nozzle is propelled from the chamber and through the bore.
An airgun, comprising:
- a barrel having a bore and an inlet;
- a magazine well at the inlet;
- a magazine defining a plurality of chambers receivable in the magazine well;
- a nozzle compartment at a side of the magazine well opposite the inlet;
- a nozzle slidably received in the nozzle compartment;
- and
- a valve configured to selectably release a compressed gas into the nozzle compartment;
- wherein the nozzle is configured to press the magazine against the barrel upon release of the compressed gas and thereby form a sealed flow path through which a projectile contained in a chamber coaxially aligned with the inlet and the nozzle is propelled from the chamber and through the bore.
An airgun, comprising:
- a barrel having a bore and an inlet;
- a magazine well in fluid communication with the inlet;
- a magazine defining a plurality of chambers receivable in the magazine well;
- a nozzle compartment in fluid communication with the magazine well;
- a valve configured to selectably release a compressed gas into the nozzle compartment;
- a nozzle slidably received in the nozzle compartment and configured to be pushed by the compressed gas into sealing engagement with the magazine upon release of the compressed gas;
- wherein the magazine is configured to be compressed by the nozzle into sealing engagement with the barrel so as to form a sealed flow path through which a projectile contained in a chamber aligned with the inlet and the nozzle is propelled from the chamber and through the bore.
A magazine for an airgun, comprising:
- a housing defining a pair of coaxially aligned apertures in opposing sidewalls thereof;
- a first sealing member on the housing at a first of the apertures;
- a second sealing member on the housing at a second of the apertures;
- and
- a carousel rotatably mounted in the housing, the carousel defining a plurality of chambers, each chamber configured to rotate sequentially into and out of alignment with the apertures;
- wherein the magazine is configured to be compressed upon the release of a compressed gas by the airgun so as to form a sealed flow path through which a projectile contained in a chamber aligned with the apertures is propelled from the chamber and through a barrel of the airgun.
A magazine for an airgun, comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber port;
- a carousel rotatably mounted in the housing, the carousel defining a plurality of chambers, each chamber configured to align with the chamber port at a different respective angular position of the carousel;
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- an indexing mechanism in the housing configured to sequentially bias the carousel toward each of the different angular positions as the carousel rotates from one angular position toward another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.