Patent ID: 7111621
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
1. A paintball marker gun comprising; a handle assembly; a gun body assembly interconnected to said handle assembly, said gun body comprising; a) a parallel chamber housing having a forward end and an aft end, said housing comprising; b) a slide cover, adapted to partially cover and slideably engage the chamber housing between forward and aft positions; and c) a biasing member interconnected between said chamber housing and said slide cover to provide a biasing force upon said slide cover to bias the slide cover to the forward position; a gas pressure source; a poppet valve positioned within the bore of the chamber housing in gas flow communication with the gas pressure source, said poppet valve having a compression switch for opening the valve and releasing high pressure gas into the bore and barrel of the chamber housing; a hammer and bolt assembly positioned within the chamber housing, said hammer and bolt assembly comprising; a) a generally cylindrical bolt positioned in the barrel of said chamber housing, said bolt interconnected to said slide cover, said bolt moveable between a forward and aft position; b) a hammer assembly positioned in the bore of said chamber housing, said hammer assembly comprising; an actuator in mechanical communication with said compression hammer, for releaseably holding the compression hammer in a cocked configuration.