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Timestamp: 2017-07-28 01:15:27
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 36', 'art 22', 'art 30', 'art 22', 'art 30', 'art 14', 'art 22', 'art 14', 'art 36', 'art 14', 'art 36', 'art 30']

Patent US7980561 - Paintball targeting system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA paintball target holder includes a frame having plural parts that are movable relative to one another in order to fold the frame and thereby reduce a volume encompassed by the frame. The plural parts include a front part, a back part, and a bottom part. The paintball target holder includes a target...http://www.google.com/patents/US7980561?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7980561 - Paintball targeting systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7980561 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/748,260Publication dateJul 19, 2011Filing dateMay 14, 2007Priority dateDec 9, 2005Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS7494128, US8469365, US20070132187, US20080023154, US20120049459Publication number11748260, 748260, US 7980561 B2, US 7980561B2, US-B2-7980561, US7980561 B2, US7980561B2InventorsGeorge Byram, Brad GarveyOriginal AssigneeGeorge Byram, Brad GarveyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (26), Non-Patent Citations (44), Referenced by (1), Classifications (8), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPaintball targeting system
Systems were therefore developed specifically for paintball target practice. These systems do not use actual paintballs, but rather use simulated paintballs, which are solid and which therefore do not break upon impact. Solid balls, however, do not “fly” the same way that real paintballs do and, thus, are not an accurate predictor as to how a real paintball will behave under similar circumstances (e.g., distance to target and weather conditions, such as wind, rain, etc.). Existing paintball target practice systems are therefore not always helpful when is comes to increasing player's aim.
As shown in FIG. 4, the material that makes-up layers 17 to 21 may be a relatively light mesh-like cloth, plastic, or other perforated or non-perforated material. For example, the material may be a “Poly DK Solids” polyester material manufactured under the name Golden D′ or Fabrics by Murray A. Goldenberg Textiles, Inc. in Farmer's Branch, Tex. (www. goldendor.com circa October 2005). In this example, the combination of layers 17 to 21 should be sufficient to absorb at least 153 pounds of force from a paintball fired at target 16 (however, this number may vary based on the amount of force a particular type of paintball can withstand without braking upon impact). More specifically, as noted above, one type of standard paintball is capable of withstanding about 153 pounds of force without breaking. Therefore, in order to preserve such a paintball fired at target 16, layers 17 to 21, when taken in combination, should be able to absorb at least 153 pounds of force from the impact of a paintball without causing the paintball to break. In other implementations, the type and number of layers of material may be changed to absorb different amount of force.
Bottom part 36 of frame 11 includes a mount 39 for holding a speedloader 34 in position such that an open end of the speedloader is positioned to receive paintballs from structure 32. In this example, structure 32 receives paintballs and directs (e.g., funnels) the received paintballs to the open end of speedloader 34. Mount 39 may be a simple mechanical device (e.g., a clamp) and/or Velcro® strips, which is capable of supporting the weight of a fully-loaded speedloader. In this implementation shown in the figures, mount 39 is a sleeve, into which speedloader 34 may be inserted.
In one example, “foldable” means that frame 11 has plural parts that are movable relative to one another in order to collapse the frame and thereby reduce the volume encompassed by the frame. As shown in FIG. 8, the top part 22 of frame 11 is removably attached to the back part 30 of the frame. The attachment may be via pins (e.g. wooden dowels or one or more types of metal pins), hinges, bolts, or by whatever mechanism or mechanisms permits top part 22 to detach from back part 30 and to rotate around front part 14. In FIG. 8, the attachment is via pins, such as pin 52 on side 28 and a counterpart pin on side 29 (not shown). The part 22 is rotatably mounted to front part 14 at point 54; bottom part 36 is rotatably mounted to front part 14 at point 55; and bottom part 36 is rotatably mounted to back part 30 at point 56. As above, mounting may be implemented via pins, hinges, bolts, or by whatever mechanism or mechanisms support movability of the parts relative to one another at the points of mounting.
More specifically, in one example, through repetitive testing, is was determined that one standard paintball could be recycled through a version of device 10 78 times. This paintball, recycled 78 times, would effectively cost approximately $0.03. The approximate cost is determined by determined based on the $15 cost of 500 paintballs. Multiplying the number of repetitions by the amount an individual paintball costs yields: 78×$0.03=$2.34. Thus, each paintball, retailing at $0.03, would have an equivalent value of $2.34. Since each paintball has an equivalent value of $2.34, and since an average bag of paintballs includes 500 paintballs, it can be determined, using multiplication that an average bag of 500 paintballs purchased for $15 would have an equivalent value of $1,170 using device 10. In other words, a player wasting one paintball per practice shot would have to spend $1,170 on paintballs, whereas a player reusing paintballs via device 10 would only need to spend $15 to make the same number of practice shots.
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(Mar. 1, 2005), [online] Retrieved from the Internet:<URL:http://www.vballs.com/default.html> [retrieved on Jul. 7, 2008].Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8469365May 18, 2011Jun 25, 2013George ByramPaintball targeting systemClassifications U.S. Classification273/410, 273/407, 473/195International ClassificationF41J13/00Cooperative ClassificationF41J13/00, F41J1/10European ClassificationF41J1/10, F41J13/00Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionFeb 27, 2015REMIMaintenance fee reminder mailedJul 19, 2015LAPSLapse for failure to pay maintenance feesSep 8, 2015FPExpired due to failure to pay maintenance feeEffective date: 20150719RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services