Patent ID: 7216641

Claim:
A loading system for a paintball gun, the system comprising: a paintball reservoir having an outlet at a bottom thereof adapted for connection to a paintball gun such that paintballs contained in the reservoir will flow through the outlet from the reservoir into the paintball gun for firing; an inlet opening in an upper portion of the reservoir, and a door operative to cover the inlet opening when in a closed position, and movable to an open position; a paintball canister having an opening, and a lid operative to cover the opening in the canister when in a closed position, and movable to an open position; wherein the canister and reservoir are configured such that the canister can be engaged with the reservoir with the door and lid in respective open positions such that paintballs in the canister can flow into the reservoir; a releasable lock operative to maintain the canister in engagement with the reservoir; a door bias element exerting a door bias force on the door toward the closed position; a lid bias element exerting a lid bias force on the lid toward the open position; and a releasable lid latch operative to maintain the lid in the closed position against the lid bias force; wherein engaging the canister with the reservoir moves the door to the open position, and moves the lid to the open position.