Patent ID: 8839771

Claim:
An air gun comprising: a gun body; a stock extending rearward from the gun body; a trigger extending downward from the gun body; a gas cartridge containing pressurized gas disposed in the stock; a magazine releasably secured to the gun body; an actuator comprising a spring biased sliding bar including an external handle, a protrusion projecting downward from the sliding bar, a spring biased sliding rod disposed under the sliding bar, and a sliding block engaging the sliding rod and including a protuberance facing the gas cartridge; and a safety mechanism disposed adjacent to a trigger and comprising a safety lever, a cam disposed at one end of the safety lever and being co-rotatable with the safety lever, the cam having an annular shoulder, a spring biased rod aligned with the safety lever and spaced from the cam in an inoperative position; wherein in response to pivoting the safety lever, the cam pushes a portion of the spring biased rod into a cavity adjacent to the trigger; wherein a pulling of the trigger lifts a projection above the spring biased rod; and wherein a pulling of the handle moves the sliding rod which in turn moves the sliding block to insert the protuberance into the gas cartridge to release the pressurized gas out of the gas cartridge.