Smart Parts, Inc.

Gog Paintball, S.a.

Edward S Telford

William M Gardner, Jr

Danial S Jones

Hans Semelsberger

A trigger assembly and mechanically-actuated pneumatic valve provide improved feel and performance for a pneumatic gun. The trigger assembly can include a trigger having a cam-shaped contact surface. A separate actuator can be arranged between the trigger and a valve actuator. The contact surface of the trigger contacts the actuator to cause a contact surface of the actuator to actuate the valve actuator. Roller bearing contact surfaces can be provided on one or both ends of the actuator to reduce friction between the contact surfaces. The valve actuator may control a face seal, pin valve, and plug member to control distribution of gas within the valve. The face seal and pin valve members can redundantly seal an exhaust port. The plug member can seal off an input port during a firing operation of the pneumatic gun to improve gas efficiency.

Mechanically-actuated trigger assembly and pneumatic valve for pneumatic gun

A paintball gun preferably includes an adjustable, clamping feed tube. The feed tube can, for instance, include a lever for closing and opening a clamp, thereby tightening or loosening a receiving end of a feed tube to secure or release a hopper neck. The feed tube also preferably includes a finger adjustable nut for adjusting the size of the receiving end to accommodate differently sized hopper necks.

Adjustable feed tube

A paintball gun having a quick-removal assembly for readily removing a pneumatic assembly from a chamber of the paintball gun body preferably includes a lift cap hingedly connected to an end of the pneumatic mechanism. A lift pin is preferably connected to the lift cap and removably engaged within a pin receptacle of the paintball gun body. Lifting of the lift cap preferably withdraws the lift pin from the pin receptacle and enables the pneumatic assembly to be removed from the paintball gun. A self-venting mechanism can also be provided to safely release compressed gas stored in the pneumatic assembly from the paintball gun during removal of the pneumatic assembly. A latching mechanism can latch the lift cap in a forward and closed position until a user desires to remove the assembly from the paintball gun. Slots can be arranged in the lift cap to permit rearward movement of the lift cap and to cause the lift cap to move away from a body of the paintball gun to allow rotational movement of the lift cap about a hinged axis.

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Loyalhanna, PA, United States of America

Edward S Telford