Patent ID: 8782938
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: F41A,F42B

Abstract:
1. A handheld launcher for less-lethal ballistic projectile rounds comprising: a receiver section, the receiver section includes a handle grip and a back plate; a barrel section pivotally connected to the receiver section for movement between an open position spaced from the back plate and a closed position abutting the back plate, the barrel section includes a first and second tubular barrel sleeve, each of the first and second barrel sleeve having an axial bore with a rear end for receiving one of the rounds therein, and a forward end from which the projectile is propelled from the barrel section; an ejector slidably retained within the barrel section for partially ejecting the round from the barrel sleeve rear end and adapted to engage the back plate for locking the barrel section in the closed position, the ejector includes a nub, the nub being received within a notch within the receiver section when the barrel section is in the closed position, thereby locking the barrel section relative to the receiver section; and a fire control mechanism housed within the receiver for discharging the rounds loaded into the barrel sleeve, the fire control mechanism includes a first and second firing pin, a hammer pivotally connected to the receiver part for movement between a cocked position and an un-cocked position, a rocker part pivotally carried by the hammer for alternatively engaging the first and second firing pins when the hammer is in the un-cocked position, and a spur part rotatably carried by the hammer operatively engaged with the rocker part to selectively position the rocker part relative to the hammer to alternatively discharge the round loaded from one of the first and second barrel sleeves while preventing the round loaded in either of the first and second barrel sleeve from being discharged simultaneously.