Paintball delivery system

a paintball and delivery system technology, applied in the field of sports equipment, can solve the problem of not being able to provide paintball to a user of a paintball marker,

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-08
SPECIAL OPS HLDG L L C
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[0012] The present invention relates to paintball markers and, more specifically, delivery systems used to feed paintballs to a paintball gun. As noted above, hoppers which deliver paintballs by using gravity alone can, in some cases, result in a paintball not being available to a user of a paintball marker when the user desires to fire the marker. These problems are overcome by the herein disclosed systems and apparatus for providing a paintball hopper or feeding system which feeds paintballs to a user in an efficient and consistent manner.

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As noted above, hoppers which deliver paintballs by using gravity alone can, in some cases, result in a paintball not being available to a user of a paintball marker when the user desires to fire the marker.

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[0031] Reference will now be made to the figures wherein like structures will be provided with like reference designations. It is understood that the drawings are diagrammatic and schematic representations of presently preferred embodiments of the invention, and are not limiting of the present invention nor are they necessarily drawn to scale. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be obvious, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known aspects of paintball markers and paintballing have not been described in particular detail in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention.

[0032]FIG. 1 illustrates a simplified prior art marker 10. Paintball marker 10 includes a hopper 12 which stores a number of paintballs which can be fed into the firing chamber of paintball ma...

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A paintball delivery system which includes a container configured to receive, hold and facilitate delivery of paintballs to a paintball marker, and a drive system at least partially housed within the container. The container includes a first chamber configured to hold paintballs, and a second chamber which includes a cavity facilitating advancement of a paintball to a paintball marker along a predefined path. The drive system includes an auger which has an axle and a helical blade, the helical blade defining multiple pockets along the longitudinal length of the auger. The auger is positioned proximate to the second chamber and the cavity therein to facilitate advancement of paintballs to the paintball marker. The drive system also includes a motor configured to selectively operate the auger, and actuation means for selectively operating the motor to in turn operate the auger.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 748,038, filed on Dec. 7, 2005, and entitled “PAINTBALL DELIVERY SYSTEM,” the disclosure of which is incorporated herein, in its entirety, by this reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. The Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention generally relates to sporting equipment and, more particularly, to paintball systems. [0004] 2. The Relevant Technology [0005] Over the last decade, paintball games and competitions have become very popular. In conventional paintball games and competitions, the object is to hit your opponent with a paintball and have the paintball break upon impact, thereby marking the opponent and removing them from the game. Such games and competitions can be played in any of a variety of locations, both indoors and outdoors, and in locations which are dedicated or not dedicated to such activities. Mor...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F41A19/00
CPCF41B11/57F41B11/50
Inventor ORVIS, JARED R.TARNAWIECKI, BORISJOLLEY, LINCOLNMACLEE, JOSHUA STEVEN
Owner SPECIAL OPS HLDG L L C
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