Patent ID: 8800595

Claim:
A high pressure regulator for a compressed gas weapon or paintball marker, comprising: a cylindrical regulator housing ( 1 ) comprising an inlet channel ( 8 ) connected to a supply of high-pressure gas; a first regulator (H) comprising a first piston ( 2 ) movably disposed within the regulator housing ( 1 ) for regulating pressure in a first expansion chamber ( 16 ); a first spring ( 28 ) disposed in a first spring chamber ( 29 ) contacting the first piston ( 2 ) opposite the first expansion chamber ( 16 ): a first gas channel extending between the inlet channel ( 8 ) and the first expansion chamber ( 16 ) when the first piston is in an open position; a first adjustment mechanism ( 3 ) for adjusting the pressure in the first expansion chamber ( 16 ); and a second regulator (D) comprising a second piston ( 5 ) movably disposed within the regulator housing ( 1 ) for regulating pressure in a second expansion chamber ( 18 ), wherein the first piston ( 2 ) and the second piston ( 5 ) are arranged coaxially within the regulator housing ( 1 ), and wherein the first adjustment mechanism ( 3 ) is adjustably positioned within the regulator housing ( 1 ) and comprises a gasket ( 12 ) disposed on an inner face of the first adjustment mechanism ( 3 ), the gasket being in contact with the first piston ( 2 ) when the first piston ( 2 ) is in its closed position and wherein the first adjustment mechanism ( 3 ) is formed as a hollow cylinder having a threaded outer wall that engages a corresponding threaded inside wall of the regulator housing ( 1 ), allowing the position of the first adjustment mechanism to be varied within the regulator housing ( 1 ) such that a force required to push the first piston ( 2 ) against the first spring ( 28 ) into the gasket ( 12 ) on the inner face of the first adjustment mechanism ( 3 ) is adjustable.