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US 2003/0213481 A1Published application
Infeed connector for a paintball gun
OwnerDavid Wesley Bellinventor
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Abstract
An infeed connector for coupling an outlet pipe of a bulk loading hopper to an inlet pipe of a paintball gun is provided comprising a pipe section having a first end for receiving the outlet pipe therewithin and a second end for receiving the inlet pipe therewithin. The first and second ends are formed with compression fittings, the compression fitting at each end further having external annular threads therearound for receiving a compression nut. First and second compression nuts are provided having internal annular threads for threading on the annular threads of each respective pipe section compression fitting and operable when fully threaded thereon and tightened to secure a respective end of each outlet pipe and said inlet pipe, within a corresponding end of the infeed connector.
Claims33
An assembly, comprising:
- a paintball gun having a firing chamber coupled with a gun barrel and having an inlet pipe, said inlet pipe joined with said firing chamber and further having a first diameter, for passing a paintball into said firing chamber;
- a bulk loading hopper having a storage chamber for paintballs and an outlet pipe extending from said hopper, said outlet pipe further having a second diameter, for dispensing a paintball therefrom;
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- an infeed tube for joining said outlet pipe to said inlet pipe to provide for delivery of said paintballs into said firing chamber wherein said infeed tube comprises:
- a pipe section having a first end for receiving said outlet pipe therewithin and a second end for receiving said inlet pipe therewithin, said first and second ends further formed with a plurality of longitudinal slots disposed at substantially equal intervals therearound, each said end further having a series of external annular threads therearound and overlapping said plurality of slots for threadably receiving a compression nut;
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- first and second annular compression nuts having internal annular threads for threading on said annular threads of each said respective pipe section compression fitting and operable when fully threaded thereon and tightened to secure a respective end of each said outlet pipe and said inlet pipe within a corresponding end of said pipe section of said infeed tube.
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An infeed connector for coupling a paintball gun having an inlet pipe with a paintball hopper having an outlet pipe, comprising:
- a pipe section having a first end for receiving said outlet pipe therewithin and a second end for receiving said inlet pipe therewithin, said first and second ends further formed with a plurality of longitudinal slots disposed at substantially equal intervals therearound and extending for a predetermined distance through a wall of said pipe section from said end of said pipe section, each said end further having a series of external annular threads therearound and overlapping said plurality of slots for receiving a compression nut;
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- first and second compression nuts having internal annular threads for threading on said annular threads of each said respective pipe section and operable when fully threaded thereon and tightened to secure a respective end of each said outlet pipe and said inlet pipe within a corresponding end of said pipe section of said infeed elbow.
An assembly, comprising:
- a paintball gun having a firing chamber coupled with a gun barrel and having an inlet pipe, said inlet pipe joined with said firing chamber of said paintball gun and further having a first diameter for receiving a paintball into said firing chamber;
- a bulk loading hopper having a storage chamber and an outlet pipe section extending from said hopper, said outlet pipe section further having a second diameter for dispensing a paintball therefrom wherein said outlet end of said outlet pipe section is configured with an infeed connector for coupling to said inlet pipe to provide for delivery of said paintballs, wherein said infeed connector comprises:
- a plurality of longitudinal slots disposed at substantially equal intervals around said outlet end of said outlet pipe section and further having a series of external annular threads around said outlet end and overlapping said plurality of slots for receiving a compression nut;
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- an annular compression nut having internal annular threads for threading on said annular threads of said outlet pipe section compression fitting and operable when fully threaded thereon and tightened to secure said inlet pipe within said outlet end of said outlet pipe section of said infeed elbow.
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A bulk loading hopper for a paintball gun, comprising:
- a bulk loading hopper having a storage chamber for paintballs and an outlet pipe section extending from said hopper, said outlet pipe section further having a second diameter, for dispensing a paintball therefrom wherein said outlet end of said outlet pipe section is configured with an infeed connector in said outlet pipe section for coupling to an inlet pipe to provide for delivery of said paintballs, wherein said infeed connector comprises:
- an outlet end for receiving said inlet pipe therewithin, said outlet end further formed with a plurality of longitudinal slots disposed at substantially equal intervals therearound and further having a series of external annular threads therearound and overlapping said plurality of slots for receiving a compression nut;
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- an annular compression nut having internal annular threads for threading on said annular threads of said outlet pipe section compression fitting and operable when fully threaded thereon and tightened to secure said inlet pipe within said outlet end of said outlet pipe section of said infeed elbow.
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