Is Pro Team Preventing the Release of the hAIr?

[Tim Taylor]

Take a look at the next patent! A neuromuscular disrupter.

I know it doesn't relate but that just sounds very Star Trek

Neuro Muscular Disrupter

[Aiecc Ixi]

i got a couple questions will it work for the mag? and i forgort my other one sorry

[ScatterPlot]

I didn't fully re ad that patent thing, can someone tell me the gist of what it covers? Does it cover ALL pneumatically triggered paintball guns, or just the special hAIR-type thingy? Cause pneumatics firing a gun is kinda broad. Sorta like one that would cover having a trigger on a paintball gun. I would understand if it was the special kind that is used in this PTP one and the DW one. BTW yeah, the DW is pneumatic. Where would the power to trip all that stuff come from? Plus pneumatics are considered mechanical. Stuff is pretty much either electrical or mechanical, if you're talking about pball stuff.

[jinxed]

The patent says that all mechanical guns have a trigger that is directly connected to a sear. (ie blowbacks, cockers, mags)

Basically, it says you could make the trigger pull lighter by having the trigger actuate a 3-way, and then having a ram trip the actual sear.

OK. Great.
Except, this is how the Vector, Epic, Equalizer, Omega, Nova, etc, do not have sears connected directly to the trigger. They are all fully pneumatic.

Plus, people have been doing pneumatic-trigger mods since 1994.

PTP could legitimetly claim they have the FIRST "BOLT-ON" kit. Not sure how that warrants a patent.... though it only takes an autotrigger, and some extra hose to make a cocker trigger fully pneumatic. This is an "old school" speed mod for cockers.

Consider the Equalizer I mentioned above. It works almost IDENTICAL to the MAG, except the trigger is fully pneumatic. That is probobly a clear example of prior art... as fair as AGD is concerned with there new trigger.

-Nick

[Mosfet]

So basically everyone can just ignore this patent and go about their merry way doing what they were doing! yeay!

[nt2004]

i got a couple questions will it work for the mag? and i forgort my other one sorry

i dont know but i guess you could turn a mag into a neuro muscular disrupter

[Aiecc Ixi]

noice im gonna get right on that



NOT

lol jk

[ScatterPlot]

Actually, now that you say that, the patent would NOT cover mags. The trigger is not directly connected to the sear. It interacts with it, but it's not directly connected. Of course that would mean that spyders aren't either, and maybe this is just an issue of wording. Oh well.

[jinxed]

Of course that would mean that spyders aren't either, and maybe this is just an issue of wording. Oh well.

I think the exact language is "connected to the sear via mechanical linkage" which would include cockers, mags and blowbacks.

nick

[ScatterPlot]

Ah, ok, I didn't read the entire thing.