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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7617817 | Low profile paintball loader mount The invention is an improvement to an active paintball loader used to feed a supply of paintballs to the breech of a paintball marker wherein the loader is located remote from the marker breech to reduce the target profile of the paintball game player. The loader in... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7487769 | Paintball pod tank harness The invention is directed toward a device and method for attaching one or more paintball pods the underside of the air canister of a paintball marker. A band of material encircles the canister, either covering the entire bottom and mid-section of the canister as a o... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7415977 | Three-in-one high-pressure gas cylinder magazine A three-in-one high-pressure gas cylinder magazine. A high-pressure gas cylinder is installed within a holding cavity, and held firmly using a fine tuning knob and securing cover. A spring mount and a securing seat are disposed within a pellet guide cavity defined p... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7364051 | Remote actuator for ball injector An electrical motor rotatably drives a motor shaft, and a helical rib radially extends from the shaft. The helical rib supports a number of balls, and forms a channel to accommodate the balls. The balls are dropped from the helical rib when the balls reach the botto... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353815 | Cartridge magazine assembly for air guns and paintball guns The present invention describes a cartridge magazine assembly for air guns and paintball guns, and the magazine is designed as an independent device inserted into a breech of a gun to connect a feeder of the gun. The magazine has a vertical feeding chamber at the fr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318428 | Paint ball gun having paint ball dispenser with threaded connector A paint ball gun is disclosed including a dispenser having a locking connector designed to lockingly engage a locking connector on a gun feed tube or one end of a hollow connecting member. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316431 | Auto-adapting fitting An auto-adapting fitting for releasably connecting in an end-to-end orientation, a first tube end to a second tube end having an outer diameter within a specified range for use between the ammunition feed port of a paintball marker and the outlet port of a paintball... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7270120 | Hopperless paintball loading device Each of a set of substitutable paintball magazines quickly attaches to a coupling feeder mounted on the ammunition intake port of a paintball marker, replacing the traditional hopper and sets of paintball cartridges. The coupling feeder includes a motor-driven paint... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7231946 | Paintball refillers and method for making and using same A paintball hopper refill apparatus or loading apparatus is disclosed, which includes a body, an interior, a neck and a dispensing portion where the body is made of a flexible material, the interior is designed to be filled with a plurality of paintballs and the dis... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231822 | Machine and method for balancing a member during rotation A machine for balancing a rotating member includes hard bearing balancing apparatus for determining the magnitude and circumaxial location of imbalance. A sensor responds to the position of the rotating member. A computer receives signals from the balancing apparatu... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216641 | Loading system for paintball guns A loading system for a paintball gun comprises a paintball reservoir having an outlet at a bottom thereof. An inlet opening is defined in the reservoir, and a door covers the opening when in a closed position, and movable to an open position. A paintball canister ha... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213589 | Compressed-gas gun A compressed gas injection device includes a projectile course for receiving and accelerating projectile bodies, a compressed gas housing which is connected to the projectile course and which is divided up into a compressed gas chamber and a working chamber by a par... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7191773 | Paintball loading container The present invention is directed toward a magazine for loading paintballs into a guppy. The magazine is in the form of a tapered plastic container defining a chamber, an exit port leading from the chamber and a top loading opening leading to the chamber. A cover is... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7162806 | Video sighting system A sighting system is integrated with video gathering and recording capabilities. A video camera unit may be coupled in front of or behind a weapon's sights. In another embodiment, the weapon's sights are electronically generated by the video camera. Where a zoom len... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7111620 | Automatic ball throwing device, directing device therefor and method of making an automatic ball throwing device The present invention provides a ball engagement device for use with a ball launching device, comprising a housing having first and second ends, an opening for accepting balls and a ball chamber adjacent to the opening. The device further includes a motor coupled to... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7077118 | Paintball gun reloading system A paintball gun reloading system comprises a cylindrical shaped canister having a gate at an open end, which can be spring-biased to a closed position. A port cover closing a filling port in a paintball gun storage reservoir comprises a hands-free openable cover whi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7011083 | Paintball refillers and method for making and using same A paintball hopper refill apparatus or loading apparatus is disclosed, which includes a body, an interior, a neck and a dispensing portion where the body is made of a flexible material, the interior is designed to be filled with a plurality of paintballs and the dis... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000603 | Rapid lock and load paintball system A magazine chamber that is cooperative with existing self-closing refill pods has two longitudinally extending tracks, the first which engages the pod hinge and the second which engages the thumb tab protruding from the cover. The tracks guide the refill pod into th... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6981493 | Paintball backpack A paintball backpack includes a housing including a plurality of isolated compartments having open top end portions. The compartments include a plurality of releasable flap portions connected adjacent the top end portions. The housing further has a lower cavity prov... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6973748 | Paintball guns A paintball gun trigger system includes a trigger, an emitter arranged to emit light and collector arranged to receive an amount of the light that varies with the position of the trigger and produce a signal that varies with the position of the trigger. A controller... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6951212 | Shock pad for paintball pod A paintball carrying and loading device or pod includes a cushion to avoid rattling, impact, and breaking of paintballs when the device is carried on a field of play. The device generally includes a tube, a lid, and the cushion. The cushion can be removable or attac... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6923170 | Paint ball gun having a combined hopper/feeder A paint ball gun magazine or a combined hopper/feeder apparatus is disclosed, where the magazine includes a closing assembly designed to allow the magazine to transition between a closed state and an open state and to a paint ball including a closable magazine. A pa... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6595160 | Dog exercise apparatus and method To exercise a dog, a tennis ball throwing apparatus includes: (1) an open storage compartment for holding spare items such as spare tennis balls exposed to air for drying the ball; (2) a safety feature to prevent the dog exerciser from being used for thro... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6327953 | Device for storing projectile balls and for feeding them to the projectile chamber of a hand weapon A device for storing projectile balls and for feeding them to the projectile chamber of a hand weapon (1), with a ball container (3), with a conveying tube (2) which is connected at one end to the latter and the other end of which leads to the weapon (1),... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6273079 | Rapid detachable structure for color ball toy gun A rapid detachable structure for color ball toy gun includes anchor seats located on a barrel and a rapid detaching device located on a magazine. The rapid detaching device may be engaged or disengaged with the anchor seats quickly for users to replace a ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6234157 | Paintball gun loader speed collar A container which can be held and opened by one hand has a dome-shaped cap formed by a series of adjacent, contiguous and ogee-shaped segments resiliently held together by an elastic ring. When the cap is forced down over the opening rim of the vessel, th... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5947100 | Paint ball gun agitator sound trigger and duration control A paint ball gun includes an agitator mounted on the end of a rotary motor shaft. The agitator has a main shaft that extends transverse to the motor shaft, and two arch wires extending from the main shaft. Each arch wire begins at an end of the agitator s... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5809983 | Lighting loader system The improved paintball loader and hopper is designed to allow a paintball player to load up to one hundred paintballs in just a few seconds without opening or closing the hopper or speed loader tube separately. After fitting the paintball gun with the imp... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5700972 | Gas cartridge A cartridge has a case comprising a body (10) housed telescopically within a sleeve (14). The body encloses a main chamber (21) which contains gas under pressure, and a valve mechanism for venting gas from the chamber (21) into an expansion chamber (61). ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5415150 | Apparatus for projecting a ball A machine (10) for projecting a ball, such as a volleyball (B), includes a longitudinally extending, pivotally mounted impact arm (27). A power spring (32) is attached to one end of the arm (27). A ramp (41) is provided on the arm (27) and is mounted angu... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5285765 | Magazine assembly for gas-powered gun and combination thereof A gas-powered paint ball gun in which a magazine is attached tangentially to a firing chamber or barrel. An opening is provided in the magazine so as to release back-pressure. Paint balls are fed into the firing chamber through the magazine in a direction... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5280777 | Arrow holding and loading device for archery bows An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow has a frame to be bolted to the bow so that it can support a carriage that moves horizontally from left to right at the arrow plate side of the riser, through a window in the arrow plate side of the r... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5215070 | Arrow holder A device for conveniently securing a plurality of arrows to one another for ease of transport or, alternatively, for securing additional arrows to an existing quiver. The device comprises a wafer member made of a semi-rigid but resilient material, having ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5207421 | Ball tossing device with magazine A ball game practice unit has a striking unit provided in alternative positions for left and right-handed batters. A pivoted arm has a pad at one end which is struck downwardly to launch a ball upwardly for striking with a conventional bat. The unit has a... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5107819 | Arrow holding and loading device for archery bows An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow has a frame to be bolted to the bow so that it can support a carriage that moves horizontally from left to right at the arrow plate side of the riser, through a window in the arrow plate side of the r... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4955355 | Arrow holding and loading device for archery bows An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow has a frame to be bolted to the bow so that it can support a carriage that moves horizontally from left to right at the arrow plate side of the riser, through a window in the arrow plate side of the r... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4869226 | Arrow holder for a bow This invention relates to an arrow holder for a bow and in particular to one mainly including a sleeve mounted within a retaining ring of the bow with one end facing a bowstring of the bow. A cover is mounted over the front end of the sleeve, and a rotati... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4834059 | Air gun with safety features A gun, which compresses a spring during cocking and uses the air accelerated by the spring to propel a projectile during firing, incorporates several safety features. The size of the handle makes it impossible for children to operate. The trigger cannot b... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4823764 | Bow mounted quiver A bow mounted quiver to hold a reserve supply of arrows in an alert status with respect to a bow for convenient and quick accessibility by an archer. An arrow rack is pivotally connected to a base that is assembled to the bow. The rack holds the arrows in... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4823762 | Arrow holding and loading device for archery bows An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow has a frame to be bolted to the bow so that it can support a carriage that moves horizontally from left to right at the front of the bow to automatically shift a follow-up arrow into shooting position... | 04/25/1989 |