Patent ID: 9103623
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
1. A cartridge gas energized arrow gun, comprising: upper and lower receiver members; a barrel mount being defined by said upper receiver member; a cartridge receiving member having a cartridge chamber and being disposed in engagement with said barrel mount, said cartridge receiving member defining a bolt locking receptacle; a barrel configured to support an arrow, the barrel having a barrel retainer member being secured to said barrel mount and securing said cartridge receiving member to said upper receiver member; a bolt and bolt carrier assembly configured to be moveable within said upper receiver member, said bolt having a bolt head having selective locking and release positions with said bolt locking receptacle; a manual actuator being connected with said bolt and being configured for manual operation for selective movement of said bolt to said locking and release positions and for locking a blank cartridge within said cartridge chamber, firing the blank cartridge and extracting a spent cartridge case from said cartridge chamber; said barrel retainer member of said arrow supporting barrel being a barrel nut having threaded engagement with said upper receiver member and having retaining engagement with said cartridge receiving member and securing said cartridge receiving member in substantially immoveable relation with said upper receiver member; said cartridge receiving member defining a gas passage in communication with said cartridge chamber and conducting cartridge gas from a blank cartridge within said cartridge chamber to said arrow supporting barrel to propel an arrow from said arrow supporting barrel; said bolt locking receptacle of said cartridge receiving member being of generally triangular configuration and defining a plurality of internal locking lugs; and said bolt head being of generally triangular configuration and having a plurality of external locking lugs being moveable by said bolt into locking engagement with said internal locking lugs and locking said bolt to said cartridge receiving member to permit firing of a blank cartridge within said cartridge chamber.