Quick-release device for a cylinder of a paintball gun

Abstract

A quick-release device for a cylinder of a paintball gun includes a gun body, a cylinder and a clutch set. The gun body has a barrel to accommodate the cylinder therein. The barrel comprises a ring ditch, a guiding entrance and a hole at a rear end thereof. The guiding entrance connects the ring ditch to outside. The ring ditch interconnects with the hole. The clutch set is disposed in the cylinder. When the clutch set is inserted into the ring ditch from the guiding entrance, by rotating the cylinder, the clutch set will be moved to align with the hole and secured thereat to confine the movement of the cylinder.

1 . A quick-release device for a cylinder of a paintball gun comprising a gun body, a cylinder and a clutch set; said gun body comprising a barrel to accommodate said cylinder therein, said barrel comprising a ring ditch, a guiding entrance and a hole at a rear end thereof; said guiding entrance connecting said ring ditch to outside, said ring ditch interconnecting with said hole, said guiding entrance and said hole being located at different positions, said clutch set being disposed in said cylinder, thus, when said cylinder is mounted into said barrel of said gun body, said clutch set being guided into said ring ditch through said guiding entrance, by rotating said cylinder, said clutch set being moved to align with said hole of said barrel of said gun body and urged to insert into said hole.  
   
   
       2 . The quick-release device for a cylinder of a paintball gun, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said clutch set comprises a locking element, an elastic element and an engaging element, and said cylinder comprises a hole to accommodate said engaging element, said elastic element and said locking element in sequence, said locking element being secured in said cylinder, said elastic element urging said engaging element to expose outward from said hole of said cylinder.