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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2003
Applicants:
John Ronald Rice, Staffordshire, GB;
Nicholas John Marks, Staffordshire, GB;
Inventors:
John Ronald Rice, Staffordshire, GB;
Nicholas John Marks, Staffordshire, GB;
Assignee:
NPF Limited, Birmingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41B011/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control system for a paintball marker having a breach, the control system comprising a contact sensor, a controller, and a paintball firing mechanism, the sensor being arranged to be located within the paintball marker, to sense a paintball being in contact therewith and to produce a signal indicative of the presence of the paintball within the breech, and the controller being arranged to receive the signal and to control the actuation of the firing mechanism in response to the signal.