Jul 1, 2025

US12345499 - Multi-shot airgun

An airgun for use with a projectile supply is described. A cam surface of the airgun and a bolt positioner of the airgun are configured so that rotation from a firing position to a reloading position causes a cam surface of the airgun to drive the bolt positioner through a passageway of the projectile supply to drive a projectile in the passageway to a position where pressurized gas in the firing location will thrust the projectile through the bore.

Assignee: Crosman Corporation
Inventors: Kenneth A. Call, Jeffrey D. Hanson, Eric A. St. Phillips
Filing date: 2024-01-29

The patent describes a multi-shot airgun that utilizes a carousel system to hold and position projectiles for firing, with a mechanism that allows for the efficient transfer of pressurized gas to propel the projectile. The airgun features a compression piston that increases gas pressure to overcome friction and ensure reliable projectile discharge.

Claim 1

An airgun comprising: a multi-shot projectile supply having: a housing defining a passageway extending along a supply axis configured to receive a projectile; and a carousel defining a plurality of projectile holders positioned about a central axis, a projectile holder of the plurality of projectile holders aligned with the passageway, wherein at least a portion of an edge of the carousel protrudes through an opening in the housing; and an air system having: a compression tube; and a compression piston having a piston surface and a compression seal with a mounting surface configured for mounting substantially about a perimeter of the compression piston and a seal face facing a transfer tube, wherein the compression piston compresses a gas in the compression tube from an initial volume to a reduced volume in response to firing the airgun and causes a pressure of the gas to reach a level sufficient to overcome a static and dynamic friction holding force acting to hold the projectile in a bore. a multi-shot projectile supply having: a housing defining a passageway extending along a supply axis configured to receive a projectile; and a carousel defining a plurality of projectile holders positioned about a central axis, a projectile holder of the plurality of projectile holders aligned with the passageway, wherein at least a portion of an edge of the carousel protrudes through an opening in the housing; and an air system having: a compression tube; and a compression piston having a piston surface and a compression seal with a mounting surface configured for mounting substantially about a perimeter of the compression piston and a seal face facing a transfer tube, wherein the compression piston compresses a gas in the compression tube from an initial volume to a reduced volume in response to firing the airgun and causes a pressure of the gas to reach a level sufficient to overcome a static and dynamic friction holding force acting to hold the projectile in a bore.

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