Patent ID: 7591435

Claim:
A safety air gun comprising: a body having a shape that curves from an inlet end to an outlet end, thereby defining a convex side and a concave side; a bore that is defined by the body, extends between the inlet end and the outlet end, and is formed from: an inlet bore segment extending from and opening at the inlet end; a valve bore segment having an opening to the convex side of the body and communicating with the inlet bore segment; an intermediate bore segment communicating with the valve bore segment and oriented at an angle such that the intermediate bore segment is accessible from the convex side through the valve bore segment opening; and an outlet bore segment communicating with the intermediate bore segment and extending from and opening at the outlet end; a valve so disposed in the valve bore segment as to regulate flow through the bore; and a valve-operating lever positioned on the convex side of the body and operably coupled to the valve.