Carbon/aluminum paintball barrel with built in silencer
a paintball barrel and silencer technology, applied in the field of paintball barrels, can solve the problems of sweat or condensation, thin walled barrels tend to add weight to the marker, thin walled barrels can bend or break under pressure, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing sound
Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-16
THURBER GLEN MITCHELL
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The present invention is a paintball barrel that is made of a combination of carbon or fiberglass and aluminum. The barrel has a woven material cover around a hollow aluminum tube, and may also use unidirectional carbon or fiberglass. The barrel also has a built-in silencer at the muzzle end and a built-in barrel connection at the breech end. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a durable and reliable paintball barrel that can withstand high-speed impacts and provide a smooth and consistent paintball experience.
Problems solved by technology
The problems with the aluminum barrel are any thin walled barrel can bend or break under pressure.
Another disadvantage with aluminum is thick walled barrels tend to add weight to the marker.
Another disadvantage with aluminum the barrel tend to sweat or condensate under certain weather conditions, also the barrel may absorb the heat and humidity that exist in the outdoors.
Carbon barrels consist of different problems.
The main problem with carbon barrels is when the paint ball travels through the barrel it wears down the resin coating on the inside of the barrel.
The resin coating inside the barrel will wear away in a short time, exposing the carbon fibers.
Once the fibers are exposed it will create breakage of the paintball when it passes through the barrel.
The other major problem with all carbon barrels are the portholes that are drilled in the muzzle end of the barrel.
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[0026]The carbon / aluminum barrel (FIG. 5) of the present invention comprises of a thin walled aluminum tube 1, a woven carbon or fiberglass cover 2 and a binder holding them together. In the first step a sheet of woven / non woven material 3 embedded in a resin is trimmed to produce a pattern. The aluminum tube 4 is coated with a tacking agent 5 which allows the material to adhere on the aluminum tube 4.
[0027]As can be seen best in FIG. 6 the woven material 3 is rolled around the aluminum tube 4 by hand or by using a rolling table which has a top portion that slidingly engages a bottom portion. The aluminum tube 4 with pattern attached are placed on the bottom portion of the rolling table and the top portion rolls over the bottom portion causing the woven material 3 to roll onto the aluminum tube 4. This process gives great compression of the material to the aluminum.
[0028]In the next step the carbon / aluminum barrel FIG. 1 is covered with a polypropylene tape or a release film, by usi...
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Abstract
A barrel system for a paintball marker that utilizes a carbon or fiberglass outer layer surrounding a hollow aluminum inner layer. The barrel can be manufactured with a woven carbon or fiberglass. The barrel may also use a unidirectional carbon or fiberglass. The unidirectional material utilizes a number of fibers longitudinally oriented along the aluminum bore and a number of fibers biased to the longitudinally oriented fibers. The barrel includes a built in silencer at the muzzle end. The barrel also includes a built in barrel connection at the breech end.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a paintball barrel that utilizes a carbon or fiberglass material that surrounds an aluminum core. The barrel may also utilize a unidirectional carbon of fiberglass with a cross bias. The barrel utilizes a built in silencer. More particularly a barrel that utilizes a woven / non woven carbon or fiberglass material that is wrapped around an aluminum tube, the fibers contained within the barrel are composed of a vibration dampening material. Another particularly method of the barrel utilizes an aluminum tube as an insert into a woven carbon or fiberglass tube with a greater diameter. The hollow aluminum bore is glued into the woven tube to form the carbon / aluminum barrel.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Paintball barrels at the present time are an aluminum tube or all carbon material. The problems with the aluminum barrel are any thin walled barrel can bend or break under pressure. Another disadvantage with aluminum is thick wa...
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IPC IPC(8): F41A21/02F41B11/00F41A21/30
CPCF41A21/02F41A21/30F41B11/00
Inventor THURBER, GLEN MITCHELL
Owner THURBER GLEN MITCHELL