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US 8,191,480 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for propelling a pellet or BB using a shock-sensitive explosive cap
AssigneeGunsandMore.Info LLC
InventorChris Mcaninch
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for expelling a projection from an air gun by striking a primer cap filled with a shock-sensitive explosive compound, causing the cap to explode, which in turn rapidly compresses a volume of air located between the projectile and the cap, causing the projectile to exit from the barrel of the air gun at a high rate of speed.
Claims9
A gun comprising:
- (a) a monolith barrel having a muzzle;
- (b) a projectile no greater than .22 caliber, wherein the projectile is frictionally engaged directly to said barrel;
- (c) wherein the muzzle is located at the end of the gun;
- (d) a shock sensitive explosive;
- (e) a non-rimfire container provided within said barrel and provided around said shock sensitive explosive, said container defining a cavity;
- (f) wherein no portion of the projectile is located within the container;
- (g) wherein no propellant is positioned between said projectile and said shock sensitive explosive;
- (h) a firing mechanism configured to detonate said shock sensitive explosive;
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- (i) a trigger coupled to said firing mechanism.
7 more elements
A gun comprising:
- (a) a monolith barrel having a muzzle;
- (b) a projectile no greater than .22 caliber, wherein the projectile is frictionally engaged directly to said barrel;
- (c) wherein the muzzle is located at the end of the gun;
- (d) a shock sensitive explosive;
- (e) a non-rimfire container provided around said shock sensitive explosive;
- (f) wherein no propellant is positioned between said projectile and said shock sensitive explosive;
- (g) wherein no portion of the projectile is located within the container;
- (h) a firing mechanism configured to detonate said shock sensitive explosive;
- and
- (i) a trigger coupled to said firing mechanism.
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A method for propelling a projectile from a gun comprising:
- (a) providing a gun comprising;
- (i) a monolith barrel having a muzzle;
- (ii) wherein the muzzle is located at the end of the gun;
- (iii) a trigger;
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- (iv) a firing mechanism coupled to said trigger;
- (b) providing a projectile no greater than .22 caliber;
- (c) providing a non-rimfire container within said barrel;
- (d) providing a shock sensitive explosive at least partially within said container;
- (e) securing the projectile in a manner in which no portion of the projectile is located within the container;
- (f) wherein no propellant is positioned between said projectile and said shock sensitive explosive;
- (g) providing said container rearward of said projectile;
- (h) actuating said trigger in a manner which causes said firing mechanism to detonate said shock sensitive explosive;
- and
- (i) directing a sufficient amount of an expanding gas from said container toward said projectile to propel said projectile out of said barrel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.