Patent ID: 11971239
Assignee: GEL BLASTER LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A blaster for shooting projectiles, the blaster comprising:
a housing that defines a housing interior,
a variable velocity barrel assembly positioned in the housing interior, wherein the variable velocity barrel assembly includes
a barrel that defines a barrel axis and a barrel interior, and wherein the barrel includes an exit opening at a distal end thereof,
a first opening communicating the barrel interior with an exterior of the barrel, wherein the first opening is defined through a side wall of the barrel,
a second opening defined through the side wall of the barrel,
a slider member that includes a cover portion, wherein the slider member is movable with respect to the barrel between a maximum velocity position where the cover portion covers the first and second openings, an intermediate velocity position where the cover portion covers the first opening, and a minimum velocity position where the cover portion does not cover either of the first or second openings.