Patent ID: 6578565
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
Air or gas-powered gun comprising a frame bearing a compressed air or gas reservoir connected to an air or gas delivery valve assembly operated by a hammer striking a valve slide, a trigger mounted on the frame so as to move between a resting position and a firing position, the trigger being able to operate the hammer, a tilting assembly hingedly mounted on the frame so as to move between an open loading position and a closed firing position, the tilting assembly comprising a barrel and a detachable cylindric loading clip rotatably mounted with respect to an axis extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the barrel, the loading clip being provided with a plurality of recesses holding a projectile, step by step rotating means associated to the movement of said trigger to step by step rotate the loading clip for aligning one of the plurality of recesses holding a projectile with the barrel,the step by step rotating means being mounted on a part of the frame with respect to which the tilting assembly bearing the barrel and the loading clip is hinged, the step by step by step rotating means comprising a first set of levers functionally connected to each other, one of the first set of levers being linked to the trigger, another of the levers being linked to the loading clip when the tilting assembly is in the firing position; and a locking safety device for locking the movement of the trigger by immobilizing a member of the first set of levers when the tilting assembly is in the open loading position in which an access to the loading clip is provided.