Patent ID: 7237544
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
1. A pneumatic paintball gun, comprising: a body comprising a rearward end; an opening arranged in the rearward end of the body; a bolt assembly chamber accessible through the opening in the rearward end of the body; a separate chamber arranged adjacent the bolt assembly chamber; a pneumatic piston rod arranged in the separate chamber; a bolt assembly arranged in the bolt assembly chamber, said bolt assembly comprising a bolt and an internal bolt linkage that selectively connects with the pneumatic piston rod; a bolt removal sleeve comprising a receptacle that surrounds a rearward end of the bolt, wherein said bolt removal sleeve selectively engages the bolt linkage to disengage the bolt linkage from communication with the pneumatic piston rod for removal of the bolt assembly from the paintball gun; and wherein the bolt removal sleeve further comprises a channel that permits forward and rearward movement of the bolt linkage within the channel independent of the bolt removal sleeve when operating the paintball gun.