IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0684508
(2007-03-09)
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등록번호 |
US-8196571
(2012-06-12)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
27 |
초록
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An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for launching a granular substance. The method may include providing a granular substance, an air gun, a compressed air source, an insertion tube, a passage, a loading chamber, a recess, a cover, and a fastening assembly. The method may further include
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for launching a granular substance. The method may include providing a granular substance, an air gun, a compressed air source, an insertion tube, a passage, a loading chamber, a recess, a cover, and a fastening assembly. The method may further include inserting the granular substance into the recess and dispensing the granular substance from the recess into the loading chamber. The method continues with releasing the stored, compressed air in the air gun. The compressed air moves into the insertion tube, through the passage, through the loading chamber disposed within the passage, and finally launches the granular substance from an outlet of the passage.
대표청구항
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1. An apparatus for launching a granular substance, the apparatus comprising: a continuous passage configured to channel bursts of air discharged from an air gun to the apparatus outlet the passage having a substantially consistent diameter;the air gun comprising a gun barrel through which the burst
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An apparatus for launching a granular substance, the apparatus comprising: a continuous passage configured to channel bursts of air discharged from an air gun to the apparatus outlet the passage having a substantially consistent diameter;the air gun comprising a gun barrel through which the bursts of air discharge;a loading chamber disposed within the passage, the loading chamber configured to contain and temporarily store an amount of a granular substance during a time period between discharges of bursts of air from the air gun, the base of the loading chamber formed from a declivity of the passage;a recess connected to the loading chamber and located externally to the passage, the recess configured to receive the granular substance, temporarily store the granular substance by allowing the granular substance to rest on walls of the recess and on the granular substance in the loading chamber, and dispense the granular substance into the loading chamber after a discharge of a burst of air from the air gun; anda top of the recess remaining substantially level with a top of the barrel of the air gun. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a region of the passage comprises the loading chamber, the loading chamber formed from a declivity of the passage such that an approximately consistent portion of the granular substance is dispensed into the declivity, rests upon a floor of the declivity, and is confined within the declivity until the passage receives a discharge of air, from the air gun, the declivity comprising a bow shape. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the loading chamber disposed within the passage comprises a screen, the screen positioned within the passage such that the granular substance is restricted from moving in the direction of the air gun by way of the passage. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the screen positioned within the passage comprises an adjustable screen such that an amount of the granular substance dispensed into the loading chamber may be adjusted. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a hopper is contained within the recess, wherein the granular substance enters the hopper and rests upon walls of the hopper, the walls of the recess, and on the granular substance in the loading chamber, until the passage receives an air discharge from the air gun. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the recess connected to the loading chamber comprises a pure gravity feed. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the recess connected to the loading chamber comprises a mechanical feed. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the recess connected to the loading chamber comprises a portal, such that entry of the granular substance into the loading chamber from the recess may be restricted. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the recess configured to receive the granular substance comprises a cover, the cover configured to allow the granular substance into the recess, and the cover configured to substantially seal the recess. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the recess configured to receive the granular substance comprises a detachable hopper. 11. A system for launching a granular substance, the system comprising: an air gun comprising a barrel configure'd to discharge discrete pulses of compressed air from the barrel;an apparatus for launching a granular substance comprising: an insertion tube configured to insert into an open end of a barrel of an air gun;a continuous passage coupled to the insertion tube, the passage and the insertion tube forming a contiguous passageway, the contiguous passageway having a substantially consistent diameter, the passageway configured to channel air discharged from the barrel of the air gun;a loading chamber disposed within the passage, the loading chamber configured to contain and temporarily store an amount of a granular substance during a time period between discharges of air from the air gun, the base of the loading chamber formed from a declivity of the passage;a recess connected to the loading chamber and located externally to the passage, the recess configured to receive the granular substance, temporarily store the granular substance by allowing the granular substance to rest on walls of the recess and on the granular substance in the loading chamber, and dispense the granular substance into the loading chamber after a discharge of air from the air gun;a top of the recess remaining substantially level with a top of the barrel of the air gun; anda fastening assembly configured to conjoin the apparatus to the barrel of the air gun. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the loading chamber formed from the declivity of the passage is formed such that an approximately consistent portion of the granular substance is dispensed into the declivity, rests upon a floor of the declivity, and is confined within the declivity until the passage receives a discharge of air from the air gun, the declivity comprising a bow shape. 13. The system of claim 11, wherein a hopper is contained within the recess, wherein the granular substance enters the hopper and rests upon walls of the hopper, the walls of the recess, and on the granular substance in the loading chamber, until the passage receives an air discharge from the air gun. 14. The system of claim 11, wherein the recess connected to the loading chamber comprises a pure gravity feed. 15. The system of claim 11, wherein the insertion tube comprises a plurality of interchangeable insertion tubes, each interchangeable insertion tube corresponding to a specific caliber of the bore of the barrel of the air gun. 16. The system of claim 11, wherein the insertion tube may screw into the apparatus. 17. The system of claim 11, wherein the fastening assembly comprises a fastener attached to the apparatus, a fastener attached to the air gun, and an elastic band mechanically attached to both fasteners such that the apparatus and air gun are coupled together. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the fastener attached to the air gun comprises a mechanical feature of the air gun suitable for attachment of the elastic band. 19. The system of claim 17, wherein the fastener attached to the air gun comprises a mechanical feature anchored to the air gun suitable for the attachment of the elastic band.
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