Apparatus for storing and dispensing paintballs and propellant

Abstract

A paintball and propellant storage and dispensing apparatus provides a storage belt, backpack or other torso mounted carrier equipped with a propellant cylinder connector of propellant conduit connected to a propellant delivery assembly is directly or indirectly connected to the marker of the apparatus by a propellant feed hose; and also provides one or more or paintball pods connected to a paintball distribution mechanism that feeds paintballs to the marker through a delivery tube. Both the supply of propellant and the supply of paintballs are carried on the torso of the player, positioned remote from the marker, thereby easing the weight on the player's wrist.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This non-provisional application for patent is related to an earlier filed provisional application for patent of the inventor, Ser. No. 60 / 644,295, filed Jan. 14, 2005, entitled Apparatus for Storing and Dispensing Paintballs and Propellant. Applicant claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 based on the foregoing provisional application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This disclosure relates to personal paintball storage and dispensing devices, and more specifically to paintball beltpacks for simultaneously storing and dispensing paintballs and propellant. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] Conventional paintball apparatus equip a paintball marker with a paintball hopper for feeding paintballs to the marker as required. During a paintball game, when the hopper is empty, a player may refill the hopper from one or more storage pods generally carried in or on a backpack or belt. A single pod ge...

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Benefits of technology

"The present patent is about a paintball and propellant storage and dispensing apparatus. It includes a storage belt or backpack that mounts to the torso and is equipped with a propellant cylinder adapter connected to a propellant feed hose connected to the marker. The apparatus also includes a paintball distribution mechanism powered by batteries, springs, or using propellant pressure. A helical coiled propellant feed line is included that extends the length of a paintball delivery tube to the marker and includes an internal helical drive coil to convey paintballs through the delivery tube without crushing them. A propellant delivery system with a pressure regulator is also included. The technical effects of this invention include improved storage and dispensing of paintballs and propellant, as well as improved delivery of paintballs to the marker without crushing them."

Problems solved by technology

In some paintball games such as speedball or hyperball or the like, time is at a premium, and players may not have sufficient time to reload the hopper a number of times during a game.

Since the marker is gripped and carried in the hand of the player, the weight of the propellant cylinder on a paintball marker makes use of the marker sometimes cumbersome, awkward and hard on ones wrist.

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