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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1999
Lonnie G. Johnson, Atlanta, GA (US);
John T. Applewhite, Smyrna, GA (US);
Jeffrey Shane Matthews, Milner, GA (US);
Johnson Research & Development Company, Inc., Smyrna, GA (US);
Abstract
An air compressed gun (,) is provided having a stock (,), a launch tube (,), a magazine (,) and a manual air pump (,). A loading tube (,) extends from the magazine to an opening (,) in the launch tube. A pressure chamber (,) is mounted within the launch tube in a stationary position relative to the stock. The pressure chamber has a release valve (,) therein and an annular seal (,) sized for sealing engagement with the launch tube. The launch tube is reciprocally moved between a loading position with the launch tube opening (,) positioned on one side of the pressure chamber seal (,) and a firing position with the launch tube opening (,) positioned on an opposite side of the pressure chamber seal (,).