US 12,345,499 B2
Multi-shot airgun
Kenneth A. Call, Rush, NY (US); Jeffrey D. Hanson, Honeyoye Falls, NY (US); and Eric A. St. Phillips, Fairport, NY (US)
Assigned to Crosman Corporation, Bloomfield, NY (US)
Filed by Crosman Corporation, Bloomfield, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/425,971.
Application 18/425,971 is a continuation of application No. 17/739,518, filed on May 9, 2022, granted, now 11,885,584.
Application 17/739,518 is a continuation of application No. 17/153,661, filed on Jan. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,353,282, issued on Jun. 7, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/964,498, filed on Jan. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0240911 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. F41B 11/648 (2013.01); F41B 11/55 (2013.01); F41B 11/73 (2013.01)
CPC F41B 11/648 (2013.01) [F41B 11/55 (2013.01); F41B 11/73 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.