Thermo-conductive hopper for housing paintball mobiles in a heated environment

A device for storing and maintaining paintball mobiles within a selected temperature range so that a user can effectively participate in an outdoor sporting activity when outdoor temperatures fall below a desired level, said device comprising:

• a reservoir sized and shaped for being operably connected to a selected portion of a paintball gun, said reservoir defining a cavity therein and having first and second openings in fluid communication with the cavity, said first opening being disposed at a first end portion of said reservoir and said second opening being disposed subjacent said first opening, said second opening being medially situated between said first end portion and a second end portion of said reservoir such that gravitational forces can direct the paintball mobiles downwardly through said reservoir and towards said second opening during operating conditions;
• an articulatable valve connected to said first opening and being manually adaptable between open and closed positions for respectively allowing and restricting flow of the paintball mobiles through said reservoir;
• a spout having opposed end portions attached to said second opening and terminating away therefrom for assisting a user to dispense the paintball mobiles outwardly from said reservoir;
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• means for heating said reservoir and maintaining an internal temperature of the cavity within the temperature range such that said paintball mobiles housed within said reservoir can be maintained at a liquefied state independent of the outdoor temperature.

A device for storing and maintaining paintball mobiles within a selected temperature range so that a user can effectively participate in an outdoor sporting activity when outdoor temperatures fall below a desired level, said device comprising:

• a reservoir sized and shaped for being operably connected to a selected portion of a paintball gun, said reservoir defining a cavity therein and having first and second openings in fluid communication with the cavity, said first opening being disposed at a first end portion of said reservoir and said second opening being disposed subjacent said first opening, said second opening being medially situated between said first end portion and a second end portion of said reservoir such that gravitational forces can direct the paintball mobiles downwardly through said reservoir and towards said second opening during operating conditions, said first opening having a diameter greater than a diameter of said second opening so that the user can introduce the paintball mobiles at a faster rate than a dispensing rate of said second opening;
• an articulatable valve connected to said first opening and being manually adaptable between open and closed positions for respectively allowing and restricting flow of the paintball mobiles through said reservoir;
• a spout having opposed end portions attached to said second opening and terminating away therefrom for assisting a user to dispense the paintball mobiles outwardly from said reservoir;
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• means for heating said reservoir and maintaining an internal temperature of the cavity within the temperature range such that said paintball mobiles housed within said reservoir can be maintained at a liquefied state independent of the outdoor temperature.