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Paintball pod belt

a pod belt and paintball technology, applied in the field of improved paintball pod belts, can solve the problems of hindering the user's ability to perform, the pod harness may tend to slide downward about the hips or buttocks of the user, and the user's hips, so as to reduce the side profile of the pod compartment and facilitate the user to find the handl

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-07-31
MARQUES JOHN +1
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Benefits of technology

"The improved paintball pod belt described in this patent addresses various needs in the art. It includes a means for urging the belt upward, a means for easily finding a handle to traverse a closure flap, a means for reducing the side profile of a pod compartment, and a means for clipping a paintball pod into a pod compartment. These features make the belt more comfortable, easier to use, and more efficient in storing and accessing paintballs."

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, a disadvantage of prior art paintball pod harnesses is that the prior art paintball pod harness may tend to slide downward about the user's hips and buttocks while the player performs the strenuous physical maneuvers.
Accordingly, the prior art paintball pod harness may tend to slip downward about the hips or buttocks of the user.
Such position is not optimal and may hinder the user's ability to perform the strenuous physical maneuvers discussed above.
Another disadvantage of prior art paintball pod harnesses is that the pod compartments may not be easily accessible.
Unfortunately, the handle for the closure flap is flush against the pod compartment.
Because the handle is flush with the pod compartment and the player is typically wearing a glove, it is difficult to find the handle during the excitement of a game of paintball.
Another disadvantage of the prior art paintball pod harness is that the prior art paintball harness is bulky.

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[0055]In the clip 78a (see FIGS. 8-11), the clip 78a may comprise a locking member 80 and a round shaft 82. The round shaft 82 may be received into a hollow tube 84. A first distal end 86 of the round shaft 82 may be secured to a first distal end 88 of an elastic member 90. A second distal end 92 of the elastic member 90 may be attached to the belt 12, pod compartment 14 or hollow tube 84. The hollow tube 84 and the second distal end 92 of the elastic member 90 does not move closer to or away from each other. Rather, the hollow tube 84 and second distal end 92 of the elastic member 90 stay spacially fixed with respect to each other. The round shaft 82 may longitudinally slide through the hollow tube 84 under the force of the elastic member 90 (see FIGS. 8 and 9). Also, the round shaft 82 may be rotatable within the hollow tube 84 (see FIGS. 10 and 11). FIGS. 8 and 10 illustrate the clip 78a at the holding position. In the holding position, the locking member 80 may be disposed over ...

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[0057]In the clip 78b, referring to FIGS. 12-15, the clip 78b may be rotatable with respect to the pod compartment 14. The round shaft 82 is rotatable in the hollow tube 84. However, the round shaft 82 is not longitudinally slidable through the hollow tube 84 (compare FIGS. 12 and 13). In particular, the clip 78b may comprise a locking member 80 and a round shaft 82. The round shaft 82 may extend through the hollow tube 84 attached to the pod compartment 14. Retaining clips 104 (see FIG. 12) may be attached to the round shaft 82 at opposing distal ends of the hollow tube 84. The retaining clips 104 permit the round shaft 82 to rotate within the hollow tube 84 but does not permit the round shaft 82 to longitudinally slide within the hollow tube 84.

[0058]In use, the paintball pod 26 may be inserted into the pod compartment 14 with the locking member 80 in the released position (see FIGS. 13 and 15). The paintball pod 26 is pushed further into the pod compartment14 to stretch the elast...

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Abstract

An improved paintball pod belt is provided. The belt provides a means for urging the pod compartments upwards and adjacent to the lower back of the user despite strenuous physical maneuvers performed by the user. The belt further includes a means for providing an easily accessible handle for peeling a closure flap off of a middle portion of a pod compartment to remove or insert a paintball pod from or into the pod compartment. The belt may further include a means for reducing a side profile of the pod compartment to reduce the likelihood of being hit by a paintball on the empty pod compartment. The belt may further include a means for clipping the paintball pod into the pod compartment.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 856,194, filed on Nov. 2, 2006, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference.STATEMENT RE: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH / DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND[0003]The present invention relates to an improved paintball pod belt.[0004]During a paintball game, a first team made up of a plurality of players is placed in a playing field. A second team made up of a plurality of different players compete against the first team. The goal of the paintball game may be to capture a flag, find something, bring a flag or something back, or simply be the last person standing. Players of the first and second team are eliminated when hit by a paintball. To play a game of paintball, each of the players may be equipped with a goggle for eye protection, body protection, a paintball gun and a plurality of paintballs. Extra paintballs are typically h...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45F5/00
CPCA45F3/14A45F2003/144F42B39/26F42B39/02A45F2200/0566
Inventor MARQUES, JOHNCORCINO, CHRIS
Owner MARQUES JOHN