Claims
- 1. A shooting device, comprising:a housing having a barrel receiving opening defined therein; a cylinder having a bullet opening defined therein for holding a bullet, the cylinder being rotatably attached to the housing; a barrel attached to the housing, the barrel having a rear section with a cylindrical segment; a cylindrical valve slidably engaging the cylindrical segment of the barrel, the valve having an outer diameter dimensioned to snugly fit inside the barrel receiving opening; and spring means for biasing the valve against the cylinder, the spring means having one end attached to the rear section of the barrel and a second opposite end attached to the valve.
- 2. The shooting device according to claim 1 wherein the spring means is a helical spring that has a first end attached to a groove defined in the rear section of the barrel and a second end is attached to a groove defined in the valve.
- 3. The shooting device according to claim 1 wherein the valve has an inner diameter dimensioned to snugly slide along the cylindrical segment.
- 4. The shooting device according to claim 1 wherein the bullet opening has a groove section defined therein for receiving an inside surface of the valve.
- 5. The shooting device according to claim 4 wherein the cylinder is rotatable when the valve engages the groove section of the bullet opening by compressing the helical spring.
- 6. The shooting device according to claim 2 wherein the barrel has a chamber defined therein at the cylindrical segment and the helical spring is disposed in the chamber.
- 7. A method of ejecting a bullet from a shooting device, comprising:providing a housing having a barrel receiving opening defined therein, a cylinder rotatably attached to the housing and a barrel attached to the housing, the cylinder having a bullet holding opening defined therein, the barrel having a rear section with a cylindrical segment, a cylindrical valve slidably engaging the cylindrical segment of the barrel, and a spring having one end attached to the rear section and a second opposite end attached to the valve; activating a trigger to fire a bullet placed in the cylinder; the fired bullet urging air in through an opening defined in the cylindrical segment and into a chamber defined between an inside of the barrel and an outside of the cylindrical segment to pressurize the chamber; and the valve, disposed in the pressurized chamber, being urged to slide on the cylindrical segment to engage a grooved section at the bullet holding opening of the cylinder to provide a tight fit between the valve and the cylinder.
- 8. The method according to claim 7 wherein the method further comprises urging the valve in a direction that is parallel to the barrel.
- 9. The method according to claim 7 wherein the method further comprises propelling the bullet through the valve.
- 10. The method according to claim 9 wherein the method further comprises propelling the bullet through the spring.
PRIOR APPLICATION
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/317,683; filed Sep. 6, 2001.
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