Compressed air weapon

Claim 1

PROPELLING MEANS FOR A WEAPON COMPRISING: AN AIR COMPRESSION CHAMBER HAVING AN OPENING AT ONE END; A PISTON HAVING A CONNECTING ROD PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT ONE END THEREOF; SAID PISTON BEING MOUNTED FOR RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT IN SAID CHAMBER; A LEVER ASSEMBLY CONNECTED TO THE SECOND END OF SAID CONNECTING ROD; THE SECOND END OF SAID PISTON BEING ADAPTED TO COMPRESS AIR AT A FIRST END OF SAID CHAMBER; SAID LEVER ASSEMBLY HAVING A FIRST MANUALLY OPERABLE LEVER BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO A STATIONARY PIN LOCATED AT THE SECOND END OF SAID CHAMBER TO MOVE BETWEEN A FIRST AND SECOND POSITION; SAID PISTON AND SAID CHAMBER COOPERATING TO DRAW AIR INTO SAID CHAMBER WHEN SAID FIRST LEVER IS MOVED TOWARD SAID SECOND POSITION AND TO COMPRESS THE AIR IN SAID CHAMBER WHEN SAID FIRST LEVER IS MOVED TO SAID FIRST POSITION; SAID LEVER ASSEMBLY FURTHER COMPRISING: AN INTERMEDIATE LEVER PIVOTALLY DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO SAID CONNECTING ROD SECOND END AND DIRECTLY TO SAID FIRST MANUALLY OPERABLE LEVER AT A SPACED DISTANCE FROM SAID STATIONARY PIN FOR INCREASING THE LEVERAGE ADVANTAGE DURING SAID COMPRESSION STROKE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE RESISTIVE FORCE IMPRESSED UPON SAID PISTON BY THE AIR BEING COMPRESSED IN SAID CHAMBER.