Combination solid projectile and paintball gun, and solid projectile adapter for paintball gun

Abstract

A combination solid projectile and paintball gun includes a main housing, a trigger, a barrel, a first projectile port, means for opening and closing the port, and an adapter for attachment to the gun between the bore and the barrel for feeding and firing solid projectiles through a second projectile port. There is a compressed gas line from the main housing to a connection mechanism for connection to a compressed gas source. A valve is located on the line and has a closed position and open position, with biasing means for biasing the valve in its closed position. There is a bore and piston in the main housing downstream from the valve for trigger activation and firing either paintballs from the first port, or liquid-free projectiles of varied shapes from the second port and adapter. In another embodiment, a solid projectile adapter connects to the paintball feeding port in place of the paintball hopper.

1 . A combination solid projectile and paintball gun, which compromises: 
 (a.) a main housing, said main housing being connected to a compressed gas source via a compressed gas line and a source connection, and having a compressed gas valve on said compressed gas line, said valve having a closed position and open position, biasing means for biasing said valve in its closed position, a bore downstream from said valve, and functionally connected to said line, a piston contained within said bore, said piston having a rest position toward said valve and a fire position away from said valve, means for moving said piston from its firing position to its rest position and for biasing said piston in its rest position;    (b.) a trigger connected to said valve such that when said trigger is activated said valve moves to its open position and returns to its closed position;    (c.) a barrel extending outwardly from said bore and together with said bore, creating a firing path for shooting a projectile therefrom with compressed gas power;    (d.) a first projectile port connected to said firing path and adapted to receive sequential paintballs and adapted to connect to a paintball feeder device;    (e.) a projectile port closing and opening means connectable to said first projectile port; and,    (f.) an adapter connected to said firing path, said adapter having a second projectile port and adapted to receive sequential liquid-free projectiles and adapted to connect to a liquid-free projectile feeder magazine.    
   
   
       2 . The combination solid projectile and paintball gun of  claim 1  wherein said gun further includes a paintball feeder device.  
   
   
       3 . The combination solid projectile and paintball gun of  claim 1  wherein said gun further includes a solid projectile feeder magazine.  
   
   
       4 . The combination solid projectile and paintball gun of  claim 3  wherein said magazine is a stacking magazine with a spring and plate adapted to receive a plurality of liquid-free projectiles and to bias them toward said firing path.  
   
   
       5 . The combination solid projectile and paintball gun of  claim 4  wherein said stacking magazine is a vertical magazine.  
   
   
       6 . The combination solid projectile and paintball gun of  claim 4  wherein said stacking magazine is a banana clip magazine.  
   
   
       7 . The combination solid projectile and paintball gun of  claim 3  wherein said magazine is a rotary magazine.  
   
   
       8 . The combination solid projectile and paintball gun  claim 7  wherein said rotary magazine is an automatically advancing turret magazine.  
   
   
       9 . The combination solid projectile and paintball gun of  claim 3  wherein said magazine contains a plurality of liquid-free projectiles having a shape selected from the group consisting of bullet-shaped, spherical, elliptical, disc-shaped and cylindrical.  
   
   
       10 . The combination solid projectile and paintball gun of  claim 9  wherein said projectiles are made of material selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, rubber, wood, cork and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       11 . A solid projectile adapter for a paintball gun having a paintball feeder port, which comprises: 
 an adapter housing having attachment means adapted to connect directly to a paintball gun feeder port, having a solid projectile storage area, and having feeding means for feeding solid projectiles sequentially from said storage area to said paintball gun feeder port.    
   
   
       12 . The solid projectile adapter for a paintball gun having a paintball feeder port of  claim 11  wherein said adapter housing includes a stacking magazine with a spring and plate adapted to receive a plurality of soft liquid-free projectiles and to bias them toward said feeder port.  
   
   
       13 . The solid projectile adapter for a paintball gun having a paintball feeder port of  claim 11  wherein said adapter housing includes a rotary magazine adapted to receive a plurality of solid liquid-free projectiles and to sequentially feed them to said feeder port.  
   
   
       14 . The solid projectile adapter for a paintball gun having a paintball feeder port of  claim 13  wherein said rotary magazine is an automatically advancing turret magazine.  
   
   
       15 . The solid projectile adapter for a paintball gun having a paintball feeder port of  claim 11  wherein said solid projectile storage area contains a plurality of solid projectiles that are made of material selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, rubber, wood, cork and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       16 . A solid projectile adapter for a paintball gun having a paintball feeder port, a main housing, a base, a bore located in said base and extending outwardly with a barrel connection, and having a removable barrel connectable to said barrel connection, which comprises: 
 an adapter housing having an adapter barrel, said adapter barrel having attachment means adapted to connect directly to a paintball gun barrel connection, said adapter housing having a solid projectile storage area, and having feeding means for feeding solid projectiles sequentially from said storage area to said adapter barrel for shooting from said paintball gun.    
   
   
       17 . The solid projectile adapter for a paintball gun of  claim 16  wherein said adapter housing includes a stacking magazine with a spring and plate adapted to receive a plurality of liquid-free projectiles and to bias them toward said barrel.  
   
   
       18 . The solid projectile adapter for a paintball gun of  claim 16  wherein said adapter housing includes a rotary magazine adapted to receive a plurality of liquid-free projectiles and to sequentially feed them to said barrel.  
   
   
       19 . The projectile adapter for a paintball gun of  claim 18  wherein said rotary magazine is an automatically advancing turret magazine.  
   
   
       20 . The solid projectile adapter for a paintball gun of  claim 16  wherein said solid projectile storage area contains a plurality of solid projectiles that are made of material selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, rubber, wood, cork and combinations thereof.