An airgun has a high pressure reservoir for providing a pressurized motive gas to a breech to fire a projectile. A regulator is intermediate the high pressure reservoir and a downstream firing pressure reservoir for providing a consistent regulated pressure of the motive gas in the firing pressure reservoir. The airgun includes a bypass line for selectively connecting the high pressure reservoir to the firing pressure reservoir, independently of the regulator. Thus, an operator can select a firing of the airgun with either a regulated gas pressure in the firing reservoir or the pressure of the high pressure reservoir.

A non-pyrotechnic aerial display apparatus may include a head portion and a wing portion. The head portion may include a front portion, a rear portion, and a plurality of channels extending from the front portion toward the rear portion. The wing portion may extend rearward from the head portion. The wing portion may include a top surface, a bottom surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a rear edge extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge, and an airfoil extending along the leading edge. The wing portion may include a counterweight. The apparatus may include one or more forward-facing lights. The apparatus may include one or more rearward-facing lights. Other examples may be described and claimed.

A non-lethal rifle that may include a chamber, a barrel, a gas flow controller that is configured to release, following a trigger, a controllable amount of gas into the chamber; wherein the controllable amount of gas is determined based on, at least, information regarding a target; and an ignition unit that is configured to ignite the gas within a chamber thereby causing a controlled explosion that propels a non-lethal projectile through the chamber, the barrel and towards the target.

A toy gun (10) with a fixed firing pin structure mechanism includes a gun body (1) having a barrel (11) and a pneumatic conduit (12) connected thereto; a switch valve (2) installed between the barrel (11) and the pneumatic conduit (12); an action assembly (3) installed on the barrel (1); the action assembly (3) having an action (31) with a piston member (311) and moving relative to the gun body (1), a restoring spring assembly (32) supported therebetween; the restoring spring assembly (32) driving the action (31) toward the barrel (11); and a firing pin structure (4) fixed onto the gun body (1) and arranged between the switch valve (2) and the piston member (311); the firing pin structure (4) having a piston seat (41) and a firing pin (42) penetrating therein and moving relative to the switch valve (2); the piston member (311) engaging/disengaging the piston seat (41).

This invention relates to mechanisms and components of a less lethal device, including a magazine configured to house a plurality of projectiles in a “staggered” configuration, a barrel displacement mechanism, a projectile release mechanism and load indicator, a projectile detent, and a loading mechanism. The magazine comprises a hollow body with a first closed end and a second end with an opening through which projectiles are received into or from the body; a first follower which is displaceable from the first end in a direction of the second end for a first distance, the first follower being biased in the direction of the second end; and a second follower which is displaceable from the first end in the direction of the second end for a second distance, the second follower being biased in the direction of the second end and wherein the first distance exceeds the second distance.

This invention relates to mechanisms and components of a less lethal device, including a magazine configured to house a plurality of projectiles in a “staggered” configuration, a barrel displacement mechanism, a projectile release mechanism and load indicator, a projectile detent, and a loading mechanism. The magazine comprises a hollow body with a first closed end and a second end with an opening through which projectiles are received into or from the body; a first follower which is displaceable from the first end in a direction of the second end for a first distance, the first follower being biased in the direction of the second end; and a second follower which is displaceable from the first end in the direction of the second end for a second distance, the second follower being biased in the direction of the second end and wherein the first distance exceeds the second distance.

This invention relates to a pneumatic arrangement of a less-lethal device, which pneumatic arrangement comprises a puncture mechanism used for puncturing a sealed mouth of a canister of compressed gas, in use received within a body of the less-lethal device; a pressure sensitive activation assembly used to inhibit the device from propelling a projectile therefrom before a predetermined pressure is reached within a release valve of the device; a release valve assembly for venting compressed gas to a barrel to propel the projectile from the device; and a propelling assembly for adjusting the kinetic force with which a hammer impacts a release valve of the device. The invention also relates to a method of propelling a projectile from a less-lethal device.

This invention relates to a pneumatic arrangement of a less-lethal device, which pneumatic arrangement comprises a puncture mechanism used for puncturing a sealed mouth of a canister of compressed gas, in use received within a body of the less-lethal device; a pressure sensitive activation assembly used to inhibit the device from propelling a projectile therefrom before a predetermined pressure is reached within a release valve of the device; a release valve assembly for venting compressed gas to a barrel to propel the projectile from the device; and a propelling assembly for adjusting the kinetic force with which a hammer impacts a release valve of the device. The invention also relates to a method of propelling a projectile from a less-lethal device.

An example simulated weapon includes a delayed trigger and a pellet ejector. The delayed trigger includes a chamber and a piston slidable between armed and triggering positions. A spring biases the piston towards the triggering position. A locking member releasably locks the piston in the armed position. Release of the piston by the locking member causes the spring to move the piston from the armed position to the triggering position. The pellet ejector is coupled to the delay trigger to be triggered by the delay trigger in the triggering position. The pellet ejector includes a pressure chamber to receive a pressurized fluid and a pellet chamber to receive pellets. A valve is disposed between the pressure chamber and the pellet chamber communicates pressure from the pressure chamber to the pellet chamber. A barrel that extends through the pressure chamber is connected to the pellet chamber to eject the pellets.

A gripless, non-lethal, self-protection weapon comprises a clamshell with top and bottom shells pivotally coupled together about a rear hinge and defining a cavity therein. The clamshell has a forward opening and the top shell has a top opening. A panel is slidably carried by the top shell and selectively covers the top opening. A nozzle is carried by the clamshell at the forward opening. A cartridge is removably positioned in the cavity. The cartridge comprises a barrel with an outlet positioned at the forward opening of the clamshell; a compressed gas vessel; and a diverter to redirect compressed gas from the compressed gas vessel in a rearward direction towards an inlet of the barrel in a forward direction.