US 12,066,269 B1
Remotely actuated gun for firing pepperballs, paintballs or breakerballs and mounting assembly therefor
Jerry Micah Slaughter, Huntsville, TX (US)
Filed by Jerry Micah Slaughter, Huntsville, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/141,084.
Int. Cl. F41B 11/00 (2013.01); B64D 7/02 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); F41B 11/52 (2013.01); F41B 11/71 (2013.01); F41B 11/80 (2013.01); F41G 1/35 (2006.01); F41G 3/16 (2006.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01); H04B 1/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC F41B 11/71 (2013.01) [B64D 7/02 (2013.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); F41B 11/52 (2013.01); F41B 11/80 (2013.01); F41G 1/35 (2013.01); F41G 3/165 (2013.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01); H04B 1/02 (2013.01); H04B 1/06 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Apparatus comprising:
an electropneumatically operated semi-automatic ball gun comprising a body, a barrel attached to the body, a tank for propellant attached to the body, a loader attached to the body for feeding balls to the barrel, a battery for providing electrical power, and a radio receiver for receiving a radio signal from a remote transmitter and providing an electrical signal that passes through circuitry to actuate a solenoid valve to permit propellant flow from the tank for propellant to fire a ball from the loader through the barrel,
wherein the body of the gun has a top side and a bottom side, said apparatus further comprising, in combination, a carrier for the gun, said carrier comprising
a plate, and
a plurality of legs extending downwardly from the plate to position the body of the gun in a space defined between the legs that is above ground level,
the body of the gun being attached beneath the plate with a powered gimbal and hanging otherwise unsupported in the space defined between the plurality of legs.