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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Eero Kaakkola, Helsinki, FI;
Adam Harrison Thorp, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eero Kaakkola, Helsinki, FI;
Adam Harrison Thorp, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Dye Precision, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 19/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An anti-chop system for a pneumatic paintball marker that is automatically cleaned. The anti-chop eye system includes a transmitter and receiver arranged so as to sense the presence of a paintball within a breech using a beam of light. A moving member of the paintball marker automatically wipes at least one surface of the transmitter and/or receiver to remove contaminants such as paint, grease, dirt and the like. By automatically cleaning the anti-chop eye system, the reliability of the system is improved.