US 12,416,467 B2
Projectile carrier for a valveless gas gun
Simon Trendall, Crowthorne (GB)
Assigned to James Edmiston, London (GB)
Appl. No. 18/567,720
Filed by James Edmiston, London (GB)
PCT Filed Jun. 24, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/067316
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 6, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/280590, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 12, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 21183889 (EP), filed on Jul. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0271904 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. F41B 11/682 (2013.01); F41B 11/73 (2013.01)
CPC F41B 11/682 (2013.01) [F41B 11/73 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A projectile carrier for a gas gun provided with a single barrel defining a barrel bore configured to guide a projectile, said projectile carrier comprising:
a projectile carrier bore configured to hold a projectile aligned with said barrel bore of said gas gun and to be sealingly in communication with a pressure chamber when the projectile carrier is in a service position, the projectile carrier being configured to receive a projectile when in a loading position; and
at least one projectile retaining element held in place by at least one locking element configured to move on the projectile carrier between a locking position, in which the at least one projectile retaining element is engaged with a retention surface comprised by the projectile, and an unlocked position, in which the projectile is free to move under the effect of pressure in the pressure chamber,
wherein the projectile carrier is a separate part from the single barrel.