Patent ID: 6343598
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
An air gun comprising:a cylinder housing having a front end, a back end and an interior wall; a portion of said interior wall being cylindrical; a piston movable in said cylinder housing to compress the gas therein; a rod connected to said piston; a tether link having a first end and a second end; the first end of said tether link being pivotally attached to said front end of said cylinder housing at a first connection site and the second end of said tether link being pivotally attached to a lever at a second connection site wherein the second connection site is at a greater distance from the back end of the cylinder housing than the first connection site; and, said lever being pivotally attached to said rod at a third connection site wherein the third connection site is at a greater distance from the back end of the cylinder housing than the first connection site and wherein the lever is not directly connected to the cylinder housing.