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US 8,418,682 B2Granted
System for loading a paintball
AssigneeKingman International Corporation
InventorFabrice N. V. Halmone
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Abstract
The plural option loading system for a pneumatic gun. The pneumatic gun has a receiver with the first and second loading port disposed to permit loading either by gravity or forced loading such as from a magazine. The barrel can be locked to the receiver to permit loading through only one of the two ports depending on the orientation in which it is locked to the receiver and permits selective loading through only a selected port at any time.
Claims11
A pneumatic gun comprising:
- a receiver having a first loading port and a second loading port;
- and
- a barrel lockable to the receiver to permit loading only through the first port in a first orientation and only through the second port in a second orientation wherein the barrel manually moveable without tools between the first and the second orientation while the magazine is installed.
A method of loading a pneumatic gun comprising:
- selecting between a plurality of loading ports in a receiver;
- manually, without tools, twisting a barrel of the pneumatic gun to align an aperture in the barrel with a selected port while a magazine is installed in the receiver;
- and
- locking the barrel with the aperture aligned with the selected port.
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