Patent ID: 8251050

Claim:
A paintball marker and paintball loader combination, comprising: a paintball marker for firing paintballs using compressed gas; a paintball loader in communication with the paintball marker having a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism comprising: a drive shaft; a motor for rotating the drive shaft; a first plate rotatably attached to the drive shaft and rotatable with the drive shaft; a second plate positioned about the drive shaft adjacent the first plate, the second plate rotatable about the drive shaft independent of the movement of the drive shaft, the second plate having a magnetically attractable portion; the first plate including openings for receiving at least one magnet at a user selectable position; a feeder positioned about the drive shaft and rotatable about the drive shaft independent of the movement of the drive shaft; and, a housing positioned about the drive shaft and rotatable independently of the drive shaft, the housing including an opening shaped to correspond to a shape of the second plate, the housing configured to move with the second plate, the housing configured to translate movement of the second plate to the feeder.