Spring action paintball marker
View Patent ↗A paintball marker using a piston and compression spring mounted in an air focus tube for generating compressed air for launching a paintball down a barrel. A trigger and sear are used to catch the compression spring when it is compressed to control the launching of the paintball. Exterior pull handles mounted behind the marker, and slideably mounted on the barrel are described for compressing the spring. Also, a pivotally mounted barrel is provided as another embodiment for compressing the spring.
1. A paintball marker apparatus for launching a paintball, the apparatus comprising:
a barrel;
an input port;
a breach flowably connecting the input port to the barrel;
an air focus tube;
an impact ring connected to the air focus tube and flowably connecting the air focus tube to the breach, the impact ring moveably positioned in the breach to selectively seal the input port;
a piston moveably positioned in the air focus tube;
a spring seat connected to the piston, the spring seat also positioned in the air focus tube;
a compression spring contacting the spring seat, the compression spring also positioned in the air focus tube;
an end cap positioned in the air focus tube to hold the compression spring in the air focus tube;
at least one guide slideably connected to the air focus tube, the end cap connected to the at least one guide;
a trigger grip with a sear connected to the at least one guide, the sear selectively engaging the spring seat; and
a pull handle connected to the air focus tube.
2. A paintball marker apparatus for launching a paintball, the apparatus comprising:
a barrel;
an input port;
a breach flowably connecting the input port to the barrel;
an air focus tube;
a rearwardly biased impact ring moveably positioned in the air focus tube and flowably connecting the air focus tube to the breach, the impact ring moveably positioned in the breach to selectively seal the input port;
a piston moveably positioned in the air focus tube;
a drive pin connected to the piston;
a spring seat connected to the piston, the spring seat also positioned in the air focus tube;
a compression spring contacting the spring seat, the compression spring also positioned in the air focus tube;
an end cap connected to the air focus tube to hold the compression spring in the air focus tube;
at least one guide connected to the air focus tube;
a trigger grip with a sear connected to the at least one guide, the sear selectively engaging the spring seat;
a barrel slide slidably mounted on the barrel;
a front handle connected to the barrel slide;
a drive arm connected to the barrel slide; and
and engaging stem connected to the drive arm for engaging the drive pin.
3. A paintball marker apparatus for launching a paintball, the apparatus comprising:
a barrel;
an input port;
a breach flowably connecting the input port to the barrel;
an air focus tube;
a rearwardly biased impact ring moveably positioned in the air focus tube and flowably connecting the air focus tube to the breach, the impact ring moveably positioned in the breach to selectively seal the input port;
a piston moveably positioned in the air focus tube;
a drive pin connected to the piston;
a spring seat connected to the piston, the spring seat also positioned in the air focus tube;
a compression spring contacting the spring seat, the compression spring also positioned in the air focus tube;
an end cap connected to the air focus tube to hold the compression spring in the air focus tube;
a trigger grip with a sear connected to the air focus tube, the sear selectively engaging the spring seat;
at least one slide connected to the air focus tube;
a barrel pivot connected to the air focus tube;
the barrel connected to the barrel pivot so that the barrel is pivotally connected to the air focus tube between a firing position and a cocking position;
a push arm pivotally connected to the barrel;
a side pivot slide block slideably mounted to the at least one slide and pivotally mounted to the push arm; and
an inwardly directed pin connected to the side pivot slide block, the inwardly directed pin selectively engaging the spring seat when the barrel is pivoted to the cocking position.