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US 6,694,963 B1Granted
Touch trigger for electronic paintball gun
AssigneeSmart Parts, Inc.
InventorJeremy Taylor
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Abstract
A paintball gun includes a touch-activated trigger system. The touch-activated trigger system preferably can cause the initiation of a firing operation of the paintball gun in response to contact with human flesh or a specialized glove.
Claims20
A touch-activated paintball gun, comprising:
- a gun body;
- a grip frame comprising a trigger and a grip, wherein the trigger comprises an electrical contact;
- a gun control circuit;
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- a touch trigger circuit comprising a switching mechanism, wherein the touch trigger circuit is configured to activate the switching mechanism in response to contact with the electrical contact of the trigger.
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A touch-activated trigger system for a paintball gun comprising:
- a trigger comprising a touch plate;
- a trigger circuit comprising a switching mechanism, wherein contact between a user's skin and the touch plate activates the switching mechanism of the trigger circuit;
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- a paintball gun control circuit, wherein activation of the switching mechanism of the trigger circuit initiates an operation of the paintball gun control circuit.
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A touch trigger circuit for a paintball gun, said circuit comprising:
- a first electrical contact;
- a power supply connection configured to receive power for the circuit;
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- a switching mechanism configured to initiate an operation in a control circuit of a paintball gun, wherein contact between a user's skin and the first electrical contact is capable of activating the switching mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.