Patent ID: 9733042
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F41B

Claim:
1. A side opening paintball loader, comprising: a body defining an interior area housing internal components; a feed mechanism comprising a moveable feeder and a motor housed within the interior of the paintball loader body; the body being split generally vertically along at least a part of the length of the body into a first portion and a second portion; the first portion attached to the second portion by a hinge positioned along a vertical axis of the body, the first portion and second portion moveable relative to each other via the hinge between an open position and a closed position; wherein movement of the first portion relative to the second portion exposes at least portions of at least some of the internal components of the paintball loader, and wherein the feed mechanism is configured to be at least partially removable from the paintball loader body when body is in the open opposition.