RedMonkey

Interesting public filing.....



Publication Number: WO/2007/106782 International Application No.: PCT/US2007/063817
Publication Date: 20.09.2007 International Filing Date: 12.03.2007

Int. Class.: F41B 11/00 (2006.01)
Applicants: SMART PARTS, INC. [US/US]; 100 Station Street, Loyalhanna, PA 15661 (US) (All Except US).
JONES, Danial [US/US]; 100 Station Street, Loyalhanna, PA 15661 (US) (US Only).
GARDNER, William [US/US]; 100 Station Street, Loyalhanna, PA 15661 (US) (US Only).
Inventors: JONES, Danial [US/US]; 100 Station Street, Loyalhanna, PA 15661 (US).
GARDNER, William [US/US]; 100 Station Street, Loyalhanna, PA 15661 (US).
Agent: ROGERS, Craig, R.; SIMPLE IP LAW, P.C., 9600 SW Oak Street, Suite 525, Tigard, OR 97223 (US).
Priority Data: 11/376,712 14.03.2006 US

Title: PNEUMATICALLY ACTUATED CLIP FOR A PAINTBALL GUN

Abstract: A pneumatically actuated clip for a paintball gun may include a driving member such as a soft sealing ball or a flexible drive piston that conforms in shape and size to a cross- sectional area of a passageway containing a supply of paintballs. The passageway preferably provides a paintball route (or pathway) inside the clip that supplies the paintballs to the paintball gun. In one embodiment, the driving member creates a pneumatic chamber (sealing as it moves) in the area behind the driving member. Pressurized gas supplied to the pneumatic chamber preferably drives the driving member and the supply of paintballs forward along the pathway. The pressurized gas that drives the driving member can, for instance, be controlled by means of an integrated regulator or can be a timed pulse of air supplied through a solenoid valve as controlled by a signal from a control board. The signal could be generated using a breech sensor to determine when a paintball has been loaded into the breech to determine when to actuate the supply solenoid. Alternatively, a pressure switch can control the supply of pressurized gas through a solenoid. Other features and embodiments are also disclosed.

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RedMonkey

Interesting design....

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Fets

what is interesting is that looks like an e-grip. Can you imagine 14 rounds with an e-grip.

The other thing I noticed is that looks just like RAP4's design. Funny that SP wants to now patent it. I bet they don't plan to build it just want to make royalties.

*edit* I did just realize it is not spring powered, but is air powered. So maybe it is a new design.

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RedMonkey

Actually, the whole grip frame and body is the SP-8... notice even with the clip feed on there, they still have the hole up top for the external feedneck. The only thing I see different is the Mag (of course), the bolt, and the fact that there is no regulator on the marker.

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terminator

interesting!

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