IP Library Granted Patent US 8,166,961
Granted Patent B2
US 8,166,961 · App. 12/882,190 · Granted May 1, 2012

Optional loading mechanism capable of retrofitting paintball assembly

Assignee: Real Action Paintball (RAPU), Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,166,961
App. No.
12/882,190
Granted
May 1, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A retrofit kit for providing flexible paintball loading mechanism is disclosed. In one embodiment, the retrofit kit includes a right side portion of a receiver, a left side portion of the receiver, and a bottom removable adapter. The right side portion of a receiver having a first feed hatch is able to receive paintballs through an upper loading mechanism. The left side portion of the receiver after coupling with the right side portion of the receiver to form a receiver is capable of coupling to a barrel as well as a pressured gas container. The bottom removable adapter, in one embodiment, facilitates to receive paintballs via a bottom feeding mechanism.

Claims (30)

1. A retrofit assembly for a paintball propelling device comprising:

a first solid side having a first feed hatch configured to receive a plurality of paintballs through a first feeding mechanism;

a second solid side coupled to the first solid side to form a receiver configured to couple with a barrel; and

a third removable solid side coupled to the receiver and capable of facilitating to receive paintballs via a second feeding mechanism.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a first grip portion couple to the first solid side for gripping.

3. The assembly of claim 2 , further comprising a second grip couple to the second solid side for gripping.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein a first solid side having a first feed hatch is a right side portion of the receiver capable of catapulting a paintball in response to a launching mechanism.

5. The assembly of claim 4 , wherein a first solid side having a first feed hatch is fabricated by one of aluminum, zinc, alloy, composite materials, and pressure resistance plastics.

6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first feed hatch is operable to couple to a feeder elbow capable of receiving paintballs fed by gravitational force.

7. The assembly of claim 6 , wherein the feeder elbow is able to couple with a hopper capable of containing a plurality of paintballs, wherein the hopper is situated in such a way that the plurality of paintballs is fed to the receiver by gravitational force.

8. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein a second solid side is a left side portion of the receiver capable of catapulting a paintball in response to a launching mechanism.

9. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein a second solid side is fabricated by one of aluminum, zinc, alloy, composite materials, and pressure resistance plastics.

10. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein a third removable solid side is a bottom feed adapter, wherein the bottom feed adapter is able to couple to a bottom feed magazine.

11. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein a third removable solid side is made by one of aluminum, zinc, alloy, composite materials, and pressure resistance plastics.

12. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein the bottom feed magazine generates a loading force to push a paintball in a direction against gravity into the receiver for launching the paintball.

13. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the receiver is capable of coupling to a compressed air tank utilized to propel a paintball into a trajectory.

14. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein a third removable solid side includes an optical light emitting component capable of providing light signal in accordance with firing a paintball from the receiver.

15. The assembly of claim 1 ,

wherein the first feeding mechanism includes a hopper situated approximately above the receiver and feeds paintballs to the receiver with a gravitational force; and

wherein the second feeding mechanism includes a magazine situated approximately below the receiver and pushes paintballs a direction opposite of gravity to the receiver for launching.

16. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a feed switch coupled to the receiver and configured to selectively switch between the first feeding mechanism and the second feeding mechanism.

17. A retrofit kit for a paintball gun comprising:

a right side portion of a receiver having a first feed hatch able to receive a plurality of paintballs through an upper loading mechanism;

a left side portion of the receiver coupled to the right side portion of the receiver configured to couple to a barrel; and

a bottom removable adapter coupled to the receiver and capable of facilitating to receive paintballs via a bottom feeding mechanism.

18. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a right grip portion coupled to the right side portion of the receiver and a left grip portion coupled to the left side portion of the receiver for gripping.

19. A retrofit kit for a paintball gun comprising:

a bottom feed magazine containing a plurality of paintballs; and

a receiver having a top feed port and a bottom feed port wherein the top feed port is able to receive paintballs through an upper loading mechanism and a bottom feed port is capable of receiving a plurality of paintballs via the bottom feed magazine.

20. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a hopper coupled to the receiver and containing paintballs capable of feeding the paintballs into the receiver via gravitational force.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2010
From: MACY, OMAR ALONSO
To: REAL ACTION PAINTBALL (RAP4), INC.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120060809A1 · Mar 15, 2012