System and method for introducing a cleaning element into the barrel of a paintball marker
OwnerDaniel P. Variinventor
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Abstract
An assembly and method for cleaning the barrel of a pneumatic gun, such as a paintball marker. A supply magazine is provided that contains a plurality of loading ports. Each loading port is filled with a cleaning projectile. The supply magazine is attached to a pneumatic gun so that the supply magazine is interposed between the breach chamber of the pneumatic gun and its barrel. When a projectile is fired from the pneumatic gun, the projectile displaces a cleaning projectile from the supply magazine and advances the cleaning projectile through the barrel. The passage of the cleaning projectile and the accompanying paintball cleans any fouling from the barrel of the pneumatic gun.
Claims14
A method of cleaning the barrel of a pneumatic gun, comprising the steps of:
- providing an assembly that holds at least one cleaning projectile;
- attaching said assembly to said pneumatic gun;
- attaching said barrel to said assembly;
- and
- firing a projectile from said pneumatic gun, wherein said projectile causes a cleaning projectile to be displaced from said assembly and advance through said barrel.
An assembly for supplying at least one cleaning projectile to a paintball marker having a removable barrel, said assembly including:
- a housing;
- a barrel extension protruding from said housing for joining said housing to said paintball marker;
- a barrel receptacle protruding from said housing for joining said housing to said barrel;
- and
- a supply magazine for retaining a plurality of cleaning projectiles, wherein said supply magazine is supported by said housing and can be selectively positioned relative said housing in order to individually position said cleaning projectiles between said barrel extension and said barrel receptacle.
A paintball marker assembly, comprising:
- a gun frame;
- a breach chamber supported by said gun frame;
- a barrel;
- and
- a supply magazine interposed between said breach chamber and said barrel, said supply magazine including a wheel structure that is centrally connected to said gun frame with an axle pin, wherein said wheel structure includes a plurality of loading chambers that can be selectively aligned with said breach chamber and said barrel by selectively rotating said wheel structure around said axle pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.