US20080000902A1 - Collapsible paintball pod - Google Patents
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the invention relates generally to an apparatus for holding and dispensing paintballs, and in particular to a collapsible container adapted to be easily transported by a user for loading paintballs into a paintball gun hopper or magazine.
- Pneumatic paintball guns are typically used for individual or team recreational sports games, such as “survival” or “capture the flag.” During a typical game, a paintball player may go through several hundred paintballs. Since most paintball hoppers or magazines hold 200 paintballs or less at a time, players generally carry additional paintballs in capped tubes or “pods.” Once the player has exhausted the paintballs in the hopper, the paintballs contained in a pod may be poured from the pod into the hopper.
- a collapsible paintball container may comprise a plurality of cylindrical sections connected together in a collapsible relationship. In an expanded state, the sections can be arranged to form an elongated storage tube having an open end and a closed end. The sections can be further configured to fit one within another in a collapsed state.
- the collapsible paintball container can also include a lid to cover the open end and a hinge to connect the lid to the container.
- the hinge may include a spring or other biasing member to bias the lid toward an open position when the lid is opened and to bias the lid in a closed position when the lid is closed.
- a top section of the plurality of cylindrical sections may include a recessed area that provides a contact area for pushing inward to release the lid.
- the recessed area may, for instance, include two slots to provide flexibility that allows the recessed area to be depressed inward when pushed by a user.
- the paintball container may include a locking mechanism to retain the plurality of cylindrical sections in an expanded state until the locking mechanism is released by a user.
- FIG. 1 is a somewhat schematic perspective view of a collapsible paintball container constructed in accordance with various principles of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a somewhat schematic plan view of the collapsible paintball container of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a somewhat schematic cross-sectional side elevation view of the collapsible paintball container of FIG. 1 , showing the container in a collapsed state.
- FIG. 4 is a somewhat schematic side elevation view of the collapsible paintball container of FIG. 1 , illustrating further aspects of the invention.
- FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of a collapsible paintball container 100 in accordance with one aspect of the invention.
- the paintball container 100 may be sized to hold any number of paintballs, but is preferably sized to hold a sufficient quantity of paintballs to substantially fill a standard-sized magazine or hopper.
- the paintball container 100 may be about eleven (11) to eleven and a half (111 ⁇ 2) inches long and about three (3) to four (4) inches in diameter and may hold approximately one hundred and fifty (150) to two hundred (200) standard paintballs.
- the collapsible paintball container 100 of this embodiment comprises a hollow, cylindrical tube formed from several mating sections 50 , 60 , 70 .
- the container 100 includes a closed end 10 and an opening 20 having a lid 30 .
- the lid 30 may be a separate piece that is attached to the paintball container 100 by a hinge 40 .
- a small lip along the perimeter of the lid 30 or other latching device can serve to hold the lid 30 in place when the lid 30 is closed.
- FIG. 2 is a somewhat schematic plan view of the collapsible paintball container 100 of FIG. 1 , showing the container 100 in an extended state.
- FIG. 3 is a somewhat schematic plan view of the collapsible paintball container 100 , showing the container 100 in a collapsed state.
- the mating sections 50 , 60 , 70 of the collapsible paintball container 100 may comprise a plurality of cylindrical hollow sections 50 , 60 , 70 arranged together to form an elongated tube in an expanded state ( FIG. 2 ), but sized and shaped to fit one within the other in a collapsed state ( FIG. 3 ).
- the paintball container can include three sections: a top section 50 , an intermediate section 60 , and a bottom section 70 .
- the number of sections need not be so limited and may include any number of sections as desired.
- the top section 50 , the intermediate section 60 , and the bottom section 70 may have respectively decreasing diameters to allow each subsequent section to fit into the previous section.
- the diameter of the top section 50 is about three (3) inches
- the diameter of the intermediate section 60 may then be less than three (3) inches to allow the intermediate section 60 to slide into and fit within the top section 50 .
- the diameter of the bottom section 70 may then be less than the diameter of the intermediate section 60 to allow the bottom section 70 to slide into and fit within the intermediate section 60 .
- One or more of the sections 50 , 60 , 70 may further be tapered from a top end toward a bottom end to provide a more rigid interference fit in an expanded state while facilitating easier collapse of the sections 50 , 60 , 70 together to form the collapsed state.
- each of the sections 50 , 60 , 70 may be sized as desired, considering, for instance, the lengths of the other sections and the desired overall length of the paintball container 100 .
- the top, middle, and bottom sections 50 , 60 , 70 are sized such that the middle and bottom sections 60 , 70 fit completely within the top section 50 .
- the top section 50 may be about four (4) inches long and the intermediate and bottom sections 60 , 70 may each be about three and a half (3.5) inches each in length.
- the overall collapsed height of the paintball container will be only about four (4) inches plus the lid thickness.
- the overall length of the paintball container 100 of this example when the sections 50 , 60 , 70 are expanded will be about eleven (11) inches plus the lid thickness.
- FIG. 4 is a somewhat schematic side elevation view of the collapsible paintball container 100 of FIG. 1 .
- each section 50 , 60 , 70 can include a locking mechanism to lock the respective sections in place when the paintball container 100 is in an expanded position.
- the locking mechanism may comprise a guide element 80 , such as a guide pin or detent, arranged on an inner or outer wall of one section, with a corresponding channel or groove 90 arranged in an adjacent wall of a mating section.
- a guide element 80 is arranged on an outer wall of the intermediate section 60 , with the top section 50 including a channel 90 running along an interior wall thereof.
- a locking mechanism 95 may be provided to lock the container 100 in its expanded position.
- the locking mechanism 95 may, for instance, comprise a catch groove, a latch, or other mechanism that retains the guide member 80 in a lower end 93 of the channel 90 .
- the paintball container 100 can be expanded or collapsed. As the paintball container 100 is collapsed, the guide element 80 of the intermediate section 60 slides toward an upper end 91 of the channel 90 . As the paintball container 100 is expanded, the guide element 80 of the intermediate section 60 slides towards the lower end 93 of the channel 90 .
- the channel 90 includes a notch or catch groove 95 arranged on a side of channel 90 near its lower end 93 to receive the guide element 80 .
- the intermediate tube 60 can be twisted (in this example in a clockwise direction) to position the guide member 80 in place in the catch groove 95 and, thus, lock the intermediate section 60 in the expanded position.
- the locking mechanism may be released by twisting the intermediate section 60 in an opposite (in this case, counterclockwise direction) and thereby sliding the guide element 80 out of the catch groove 95 .
- the intermediate section 60 and the bottom section 70 can include a similar mechanism for retaining the sections in their expanded relationship.
- the top section 50 can include a push tab area 55 that provides a thumb or finger contact area that a user can depress to pop the lid 30 off.
- the push tab area 55 can be a recessed area located opposite from the hinge 40 .
- the push tab area 55 may include one or more slots 57 cut into the top section 50 .
- the slots 57 provide flexibility to allow the push tab area 55 of the top section 50 to be more easily depressed inward when the user pushes on the push tab area 55 .
- the lid 30 can also comprise a locking lip disposed along its perimeter.
- the locking lip mates with a corresponding upper edge of the top section 50 .
- the locking lip can include a first portion that corresponds to the upper edge of the top section 50 near the push tab area 55 and a second portion that corresponds to the remaining upper edge of the top section 50 .
- the first portion of the locking lip provides a more positive latching action than the second portion of the locking lip.
- the second portion of the locking lip preferably only remains latched when the first portion of the locking lip is latched onto the top section 50 .
- the push tab area 55 in the top section 50 and the locking lip in the lid 30 of the collapsible paintball container 100 can work together such that the lid 30 need not have a tab to pop the lid 30 open.
- the latching portion of the lid 30 disengages from the top section 50 and the lid 30 is released.
- the hinge 40 may be spring-loaded such that the lid 30 pops open when the push tab area 55 is pushed and remains open until a user closes and snaps the lid 30 shut.
- the top section 50 may further include an overlay of material 59 , such as rubber or other flexible yet substantially resilient material, disposed along a periphery of the container 100 near the opening.
- an overlay of rubber may be positioned around a substantial portion of an upper portion of the top section 50 , which may include all of the periphery except the area where the lid is hinged to the top section 50 .
- the overlay of rubber 59 may be, for example, 0.75 inches wide and extend just below the bottom of the two slots 57 in the push tab area 55 .
- the overlay of rubber 59 can cover the two slots 57 and help provide resiliency to the push tab area 55 to assist that area 55 in springing back into place after being depressed by a user.
- the rubber overlay 59 may also assist in preventing water and debris from getting into the paintball container 100 .
- the collapsible paintball container or pod 100 may be formed of any of a variety of materials including molded plastic, aluminum, steel, or other materials commonly used for such applications and known within the art.
- the collapsible paintball container 100 may be constructed of a plastic material, such as polypropylene or any other material of similar weight and strength.
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- The invention relates generally to an apparatus for holding and dispensing paintballs, and in particular to a collapsible container adapted to be easily transported by a user for loading paintballs into a paintball gun hopper or magazine.
- Pneumatic paintball guns are typically used for individual or team recreational sports games, such as “survival” or “capture the flag.” During a typical game, a paintball player may go through several hundred paintballs. Since most paintball hoppers or magazines hold 200 paintballs or less at a time, players generally carry additional paintballs in capped tubes or “pods.” Once the player has exhausted the paintballs in the hopper, the paintballs contained in a pod may be poured from the pod into the hopper.
- Like many recreational activities, participation in paintball games typically requires the transportation of large amounts of equipment and accessories to a paintball field or other facility. For tournament play, this may require airline travel. Consequently, transporting the needed equipment to the paintball field can be cumbersome. In addition, the larger the volume of the equipment, the more storage space that is required for transporting and storing the equipment. In particular, numerous paintball pods may be transported to the paintball field. Conventional pods, however, are bulky and may take up valuable space. Thus, there is a need for a paintball pod that is able to minimize its size and thereby reduce its bulkiness when traveling or when not in use. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
- According to one aspect of the invention, a collapsible paintball container may comprise a plurality of cylindrical sections connected together in a collapsible relationship. In an expanded state, the sections can be arranged to form an elongated storage tube having an open end and a closed end. The sections can be further configured to fit one within another in a collapsed state. The collapsible paintball container can also include a lid to cover the open end and a hinge to connect the lid to the container. The hinge may include a spring or other biasing member to bias the lid toward an open position when the lid is opened and to bias the lid in a closed position when the lid is closed.
- In one particular embodiment, a top section of the plurality of cylindrical sections may include a recessed area that provides a contact area for pushing inward to release the lid. The recessed area may, for instance, include two slots to provide flexibility that allows the recessed area to be depressed inward when pushed by a user. The paintball container may include a locking mechanism to retain the plurality of cylindrical sections in an expanded state until the locking mechanism is released by a user.
- The above and other features and advantages of embodiments of the invention will become more readily apparent by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a somewhat schematic perspective view of a collapsible paintball container constructed in accordance with various principles of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a somewhat schematic plan view of the collapsible paintball container ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a somewhat schematic cross-sectional side elevation view of the collapsible paintball container ofFIG. 1 , showing the container in a collapsed state. -
FIG. 4 is a somewhat schematic side elevation view of the collapsible paintball container ofFIG. 1 , illustrating further aspects of the invention. - As will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following disclosure, the invention as described herein may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the specific embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will fully convey the principles and scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
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FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of acollapsible paintball container 100 in accordance with one aspect of the invention. Thepaintball container 100 may be sized to hold any number of paintballs, but is preferably sized to hold a sufficient quantity of paintballs to substantially fill a standard-sized magazine or hopper. In this embodiment, for example, thepaintball container 100 may be about eleven (11) to eleven and a half (11½) inches long and about three (3) to four (4) inches in diameter and may hold approximately one hundred and fifty (150) to two hundred (200) standard paintballs. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , thecollapsible paintball container 100 of this embodiment comprises a hollow, cylindrical tube formed fromseveral mating sections container 100 includes a closedend 10 and an opening 20 having alid 30. Thelid 30 may be a separate piece that is attached to thepaintball container 100 by ahinge 40. A small lip along the perimeter of thelid 30 or other latching device can serve to hold thelid 30 in place when thelid 30 is closed. -
FIG. 2 is a somewhat schematic plan view of thecollapsible paintball container 100 ofFIG. 1 , showing thecontainer 100 in an extended state.FIG. 3 is a somewhat schematic plan view of thecollapsible paintball container 100, showing thecontainer 100 in a collapsed state. Referring now additionally toFIGS. 2 and 3 , themating sections collapsible paintball container 100 may comprise a plurality of cylindricalhollow sections FIG. 2 ), but sized and shaped to fit one within the other in a collapsed state (FIG. 3 ). In this embodiment, the paintball container can include three sections: atop section 50, anintermediate section 60, and abottom section 70. However, the number of sections need not be so limited and may include any number of sections as desired. - To enable the sections of the
paintball container 100 to retract and collapse one within the other, thetop section 50, theintermediate section 60, and thebottom section 70 may have respectively decreasing diameters to allow each subsequent section to fit into the previous section. For example, when the diameter of thetop section 50 is about three (3) inches, the diameter of theintermediate section 60 may then be less than three (3) inches to allow theintermediate section 60 to slide into and fit within thetop section 50. The diameter of thebottom section 70 may then be less than the diameter of theintermediate section 60 to allow thebottom section 70 to slide into and fit within theintermediate section 60. One or more of thesections sections - The lengths of each of the
sections paintball container 100. In one arrangement, the top, middle, andbottom sections bottom sections top section 50. For example, thetop section 50 may be about four (4) inches long and the intermediate andbottom sections paintball container 100 of this example when thesections -
FIG. 4 is a somewhat schematic side elevation view of thecollapsible paintball container 100 ofFIG. 1 . Referring now additionally toFIG. 4 , eachsection paintball container 100 is in an expanded position. In one embodiment, for example, the locking mechanism may comprise aguide element 80, such as a guide pin or detent, arranged on an inner or outer wall of one section, with a corresponding channel orgroove 90 arranged in an adjacent wall of a mating section. In the embodiment shown inFIG. 4 , aguide element 80 is arranged on an outer wall of theintermediate section 60, with thetop section 50 including achannel 90 running along an interior wall thereof. Alocking mechanism 95 may be provided to lock thecontainer 100 in its expanded position. Thelocking mechanism 95 may, for instance, comprise a catch groove, a latch, or other mechanism that retains theguide member 80 in alower end 93 of thechannel 90. - With the
guide member 80 arranged in thechannel 90, thepaintball container 100 can be expanded or collapsed. As thepaintball container 100 is collapsed, theguide element 80 of theintermediate section 60 slides toward anupper end 91 of thechannel 90. As thepaintball container 100 is expanded, theguide element 80 of theintermediate section 60 slides towards thelower end 93 of thechannel 90. - In this embodiment, the
channel 90 includes a notch orcatch groove 95 arranged on a side ofchannel 90 near itslower end 93 to receive theguide element 80. With thecontainer 100 expanded, for instance, theintermediate tube 60 can be twisted (in this example in a clockwise direction) to position theguide member 80 in place in thecatch groove 95 and, thus, lock theintermediate section 60 in the expanded position. To thereafter collapse thepaintball container 100, the locking mechanism may be released by twisting theintermediate section 60 in an opposite (in this case, counterclockwise direction) and thereby sliding theguide element 80 out of thecatch groove 95. Theintermediate section 60 and thebottom section 70 can include a similar mechanism for retaining the sections in their expanded relationship. - Referring now to
FIGS. 1-4 , thetop section 50 can include apush tab area 55 that provides a thumb or finger contact area that a user can depress to pop thelid 30 off. Thepush tab area 55 can be a recessed area located opposite from thehinge 40. Thepush tab area 55 may include one ormore slots 57 cut into thetop section 50. Theslots 57 provide flexibility to allow thepush tab area 55 of thetop section 50 to be more easily depressed inward when the user pushes on thepush tab area 55. - The
lid 30 can also comprise a locking lip disposed along its perimeter. The locking lip mates with a corresponding upper edge of thetop section 50. The locking lip can include a first portion that corresponds to the upper edge of thetop section 50 near thepush tab area 55 and a second portion that corresponds to the remaining upper edge of thetop section 50. In one embodiment, the first portion of the locking lip provides a more positive latching action than the second portion of the locking lip. Further, the second portion of the locking lip preferably only remains latched when the first portion of the locking lip is latched onto thetop section 50. - Conventional solutions have used a tab extending from the lid to allow a user to pry the lid open with a thumb or finger. Unfortunately, however, having a tab that extends past the maximum diameter of the lid may sometimes lead to accidental lid opening such as, for example, when a pod accidentally pushes up on a tab of another pod, or when the tab is otherwise bumped during game preparation or play.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, the
push tab area 55 in thetop section 50 and the locking lip in thelid 30 of thecollapsible paintball container 100 can work together such that thelid 30 need not have a tab to pop thelid 30 open. In this embodiment, when the user pushes in thepush tab area 55, the latching portion of thelid 30 disengages from thetop section 50 and thelid 30 is released. Thehinge 40 may be spring-loaded such that thelid 30 pops open when thepush tab area 55 is pushed and remains open until a user closes and snaps thelid 30 shut. - Referring specifically to
FIGS. 2 and 4 , thetop section 50 may further include an overlay ofmaterial 59, such as rubber or other flexible yet substantially resilient material, disposed along a periphery of thecontainer 100 near the opening. In one embodiment, for example, an overlay of rubber may be positioned around a substantial portion of an upper portion of thetop section 50, which may include all of the periphery except the area where the lid is hinged to thetop section 50. The overlay ofrubber 59 may be, for example, 0.75 inches wide and extend just below the bottom of the twoslots 57 in thepush tab area 55. The overlay ofrubber 59 can cover the twoslots 57 and help provide resiliency to thepush tab area 55 to assist thatarea 55 in springing back into place after being depressed by a user. Therubber overlay 59 may also assist in preventing water and debris from getting into thepaintball container 100. - The collapsible paintball container or
pod 100 may be formed of any of a variety of materials including molded plastic, aluminum, steel, or other materials commonly used for such applications and known within the art. In one embodiment, thecollapsible paintball container 100 may be constructed of a plastic material, such as polypropylene or any other material of similar weight and strength. - Having described various exemplary embodiments of the invention, it is noted that numerous modifications and variations can be made by persons ordinarily skilled in the art in light of the above teachings. Therefore, it is to be understood that changes may be made to embodiments of the invention disclosed herein that are nevertheless still within the scope and the spirit of the invention as defined by the accompanying claims.
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