Jul 14, 2026

US12680780 - Non-lethal gas operated gun

A latching magazine including a latch member and a safety closure that engages the latch member and blocks movement of the latch member. An air gun including a barrel block with a cruciform shaped projectile hopper that includes a top recess that is narrower than a projectile diameter and a top recess and a bottom recess that is wider than the projectile diameter. An assembly for use with an air gun that includes a housing that contains a plurality of double-stacked projectiles, a storage portion that is wider than at least one and a half projectile diameters, a follower with a first surface and a head that includes a second surface that is orientated at an obtuse angle relative to the first surface with both surfaces engaging projectiles in the storage portion.

Assignee: Unit Solutions, Inc.
Inventors: Sol Cody Snider, Jamie Scott Snider, Zachary Christopher Lloyd, Robert Brian Lane, Kevin Lee Bokelman, Nathan Thomas Balcom, Mark Jonathon Gordon, Antonio S. Murcia
Filing date: 2022-06-29

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This patent describes a non-lethal air gun designed to fire spherical projectiles, featuring a barrel block with a cruciform-shaped recess that facilitates projectile loading and firing. The design includes a ramp to assist in the movement of projectiles through the barrel, enhancing the gun’s functionality.

Claim 1

1 . An air gun that fires spherical projectiles having a diameter, the air gun comprising: a barrel having a barrel block, the barrel block comprising a projectile hop-up, an external face and a cruciform shaped recess extending inwardly from the face and, the cruciform recess including a center recess, a top recess, two side recesses and a bottom recess, wherein the projectile hop-up is positioned within the center recess, wherein a width of the bottom recess is larger than the diameter and wherein a width of the top recess is smaller than the diameter; and a ramp positioned at the bottom of the bottom recess that extends from the center recess through the bottom recess and away from the face. a barrel having a barrel block, the barrel block comprising a projectile hop-up, an external face and a cruciform shaped recess extending inwardly from the face and, the cruciform recess including a center recess, a top recess, two side recesses and a bottom recess, wherein the projectile hop-up is positioned within the center recess, wherein a width of the bottom recess is larger than the diameter and wherein a width of the top recess is smaller than the diameter; and a ramp positioned at the bottom of the bottom recess that extends from the center recess through the bottom recess and away from the face.

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