Paintball backpack hopper with positive feed device to...

Details Paintball backpack hopper with positive feed device to... Paintball backpack hopper with positive feed device to...

2007-09-18

2007-09-18

Ricci, John A. (Department: 3711)

Mechanical guns and projectors

Element

Magazine

Reexamination Certificate

active

11141752

ABSTRACT:
This invention is directed toward a device and method of providing a substantial quantity of paintballs to a paintball gun in a manner which minimizes the target silhouette of the user and allows him/her to supply the paintball gun with relative ease, safety, and efficiency in that he/she does not have to reach for paintball pods to refill his/her marker. A force-feed mechanism removes paintballs from the backpack hopper and feeds them into the marker, while a ratcheting ceiling communicates with a sensor and brings the ceiling of the backpack hopper down on the remaining paintballs as more are fired to ensure that there is a constant pressure feeding the remaining paintballs into the force feed mechanism. The invention also optionally provides for an air canister located in the backpack hopper which even further lowers the player's profile as a target and protects the canister from damage.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6055975 (2000-05-01), Gallagher et al.
patent: 6327953 (2001-12-01), Andresen
patent: 6609511 (2003-08-01), Kotsiopoulos et al.
patent: 6644293 (2003-11-01), Jong

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Paintball backpack hopper with positive feed device to... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Paintball backpack hopper with positive feed device to..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Paintball backpack hopper with positive feed device to... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3784548