# US 9,518,799 B2 · Paintball marker with secure barrel engagement

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- Number: US 9,518,799 B2
- Document ID: US9518799B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/617,274
- Filed: 2015-02-09
- Published: 2015-06-04
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-25
- Assignees: Gi Sportz Direct LLC
- Applicants: KEE Action Sports I LLC
- Inventors: Simon B. Stevens
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9518799B2

## CPC

- F41B 11/70: Details not provided for in F41B11/50 or F41B11/60
- F41B: WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (projectiles for fishing, e.g. fish-spears, A01K81/00; sports implements for throwing A63B65/00, e.g. boomerangs A63B65/08; stationary apparatus for projecting sports balls, e.g. tennis balls, A63B69/40; throwing or slinging toys A63H33/18; knives, axes B26B; projectiles or missiles other than those incorporating springs as projecting means F42B6/00)

## Abstract

A paintball gun generally comprising a body split into an upper portion and a lower portion is provided. The split body allows exposure of internal components for access, service and/or maintenance. In an embodiment, the paintball gun preferably includes a valve assembly fixedly secured within the body. In an embodiment, the paintball gun preferably includes a barrel adapter for engaging a barrel, with the barrel adapter secured within the body by a gripping piece. A method of servicing a paintball gun is also provided.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A paintball gun comprising:
a body having a forward end and an interior area;
at least one movable portion of the body adjacent the forward end, the movable portion movable from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is an open position, and wherein the second position is a closed position; and
a barrel adapter, at least a portion of the barrel adapter configured to be secured within the interior area of the body adjacent the forward end, the barrel adapter configured to threadedly engage a threaded end of a paintball gun barrel;
the movable portion including a gripping piece configured to engage the barrel adapter when in the second position, wherein the gripping piece is configured to assist in securing the barrel adapter in place when the movable portion is in the second position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The paintball gun of claim 1, wherein the gripping piece is flexible.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The paintball gun of claim 1, wherein the gripping piece includes a contoured portion conforming to a shape of a wall of the barrel adapter.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The paintball gun of claim 1, wherein the movable portion includes a recess and the gripping piece is removably positioned in the recess.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The paintball gun of claim 1, wherein the movable portion is connected by a hinge to at least one second portion of the body adjacent the forward end.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The paintball gun of claim 1, wherein the gripping piece is removable from the first movable portion.

### Claim 7

A method of securing a barrel adapter configured to threadedly engage a threaded end of a paintball gun barrel in a body of a paintball gun, the body including a forward end, the method comprising:
moving a movable portion of the body to a first position, the movable portion including a gripping piece, wherein the first position is an open position allowing for positioning of the barrel adapter at least partially within an interior of the body;
positioning a barrel adapter adjacent the forward end of the body; and
moving the movable portion of the body to a second position, wherein the second position is a closed position, wherein the gripping piece engages the barrel adapter in the second position, and wherein the gripping piece is configured to assist in securing the barrel adapter in place when the movable portion is in the second position.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the gripping piece is flexible.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the gripping piece includes a contoured portion conforming to a shape of an outer wall of the barrel adapter.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the movable portion includes a recess and the gripping piece is removably positioned in the recess.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the movable portion is connected by a hinge to at least a portion of the body adjacent the forward end.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the gripping piece is removable from the movable portion.