Patent ID: 6213110
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
A rapid feed paintball loader for use on a paintball gun, the paintball loader comprising:a container for holding a plurality of paintballs;a drive cone rotatably mounted on a bottom portion of the container, said drive cone having a top surface that slopes downward from a center axis of said drive cone;an exit tube exiting from the bottom portion of the container and leading to an inlet tube of the paintball gun, said exit tube having a sloped exit portion;a plurality of fins affixed to the top surface of the drive cone, each fin having a top surface and forming a gap with an adjacent fin large enough to accommodate a paintball;a catch arm mounted on an interior surface of the container adjacent to the sloped exit portion of the exit tube, said catch arm being mounted at a height which is above the top surface of the fins and which is approximately equal to the radius of a paintball;a motor that rotates the drive cone; andmeans for actuating the motor upon demand.