Patent ID: 8561600
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
1. A paintball loader for loading paintballs and for use on a paintball gun comprising: a container for holding a plurality of paintballs having an interior; a paintball agitator rotatably mounted in the container, the paintball agitator having a raised central portion with at least one surface sloping downwardly and outwardly from the central portion, the paintball agitator configured to rotate about an axis; the paintball agitator comprising at least two fins extending outwardly from the paintball agitator, the fins spaced apart from each other forming a gap therebetween large enough to accommodate more than one paintball; at least two paintballs positioned in the gap between the fins; a motor configured to rotate the paintball agitator; an exit tube in communication with the interior of the container; a microprocessor for controlling operation of the motor; and a sensor in communication with the microprocessor.