Patent ID: 7360478
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
1. A projectile launcher comprising: a receiver assembly having a receiver body and upper and lower extensions extending forwardly from the receiver body; a barrel, having a breech at a proximal end thereof, said barrel being pivotally mounted between said upper and lower extensions near forward portions of the extensions, in one of two possible positions, such that in one position said barrel is pivotable from a home position aligned with the receiver and the extensions, to a first load position with the breech of the barrel to one side of the receiver assembly, and such that in the other position said barrel is pivotable from the home position, to an alternative load position with the breech to the other side of the receiver assembly; wherein said pivotal mounting of said barrel is via pivot points in a generally U-shaped barrel support bracket which is removably secured generally at the front of said receiver assembly with an opening to one of either sides of the launcher, said barrel support bracket being removable from said receiver assembly and rotatable through 180 degrees about a longitudinal axis of the receiver assembly, and reinstallable so that the barrel can instead be pivoted in an opposite lateral direction.