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US 2014/0174422 A1Published application
Paintball feedgate
AssigneeHTR Development, LLC
InventorEd Evans
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Abstract
Among other things, there is shown embodiments of a feedgate for a paintball loader having vanes or paddles that permit supplying paintballs into the loader but limit or inhibit escape of paintballs from the loader through the supply hole. Embodiments can include a frame, which may be a single piece or multiple-piece structure, and an insert with flexible vanes or paddles. Embodiments can include a pivotable cap, and/or the insert can snap into the frame.
Claims25
A feedgate for a paintball loader, comprising:
- a frame defining a central open area;
- an insert fixed with respect to the frame, the insert having a base portion defining a middle open area with a center point and a plurality of vanes extending from the base portion into the middle open area, wherein at least one of the vanes includes a tip pointing in a direction offset from the center point of the middle open area.
A feedgate for a paintball loader, comprising:
- a frame defining a central open area;
- an insert fixed with respect to the frame, the insert having a base portion defining a middle open area with a center point and a plurality of vanes extending from the base portion into the middle open area,
- wherein the frame includes a space adjacent the central open area within which a part of the base portion fits, so that the insert is fixed within the frame.
A feedgate for a paintball loader, comprising:
- a frame defining a central open area;
- an insert fixed with respect to the frame, the insert having a base portion defining a middle open area with a center point and a plurality of vanes extending from the base portion into the middle open area,
- wherein the frame includes a low-profile lip having a small upper slope and adapted to assist a user in locating or orienting resupply of the loader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.