SPREADER BOX APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING BI-LAMINAR PAINTBALL SHELL MATERIAL AND PAINTBALLS FOR USE WITH PAINTBALL GUN
A spreader box and method form a bi-laminar paintball shell material. Walls of a box body define a reservoir containing, and an aperture dispensing, a first gel. Walls of a gate body define a reservoir containing, and an aperture dispensing, a second gel. Within the box, the first gel is kept separate from the second gel. The box body aperture dispenses the first gel as a continuous first layer. The gate body aperture dispenses the second gel as a continuous second layer that is adjacent and juxtaposed with the first layer, such that the first gel bonds with the second gel to form the bi-laminar paintball shell material. A paintball, containing a fill material, has a frangible bi-laminar shell including an exterior shell that completely surrounds and contains an interior shell. The paintball is adapted to withstand the normal range of forces sustained in being fired from a paintball gun.
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42 . A paintball, for use with a paintball gun, comprising:
a fill material; and
a frangible bi-laminar paintball shell, containing the fill material, comprising:
an interior shell formed of a first shell material, with the interior shell completely surrounding and containing the fill material; and
an exterior shell formed of a second shell material, and formed discretely from the interior shell, with the exterior shell completely surrounding and containing the interior shell;
wherein the paintball is adapted to withstand a normal range of forces ordinarily sustained in being fired from the paintball gun.
43 . A paintball according to claim 42 , wherein the interior shell has an interior shell thickness that is greater than or equal to about 0.0005 inches.
44 . A paintball according to claim 43 , wherein the interior shell thickness is substantially within the range of between about 0.010 inches and about 0.100 inches.
45 . A paintball according to claim 44 , wherein the interior shell thickness is about 0.025 inches.
46 . A paintball according to claim 42 , wherein the exterior shell has an exterior shell thickness that is greater than or equal to about 0.0005 inches.
47 . A paintball according to claim 46 , wherein the exterior shell thickness is substantially within the range of between about 0.001 inches and about 0.030 inches.
48 . A paintball according to claim 47 , wherein the exterior shell thickness is about 0.005 inches.
49 . A paintball according to claim 42 , wherein the second shell material is a virgin gelatin.
50 . A paintball according to claim 42 , wherein the first shell material is a reclaimed gelatin.