Patent ID: 7487769

Claim:
An air canister harness for attaching one or more pod holders to the air canister of a paintball marker, the harness comprising: a harness body having a harness body inner surface and a harness body outer surface, where, the harness body inner surface has attached to it a layer of neoprene or other cushioning material to protect the air canister from being damaged and to keep the harness body from slipping off or riding up on the air canister; means for attaching the harness body to an air canister; and one or more paintball pod holders having a paintball pod holder inner surface and a paintball pod holder outer surface, the one or more paintball pod holders attached to the harness body outer surface and having an open end wherein a paintball pod can be inserted therethrough, the one or more paintball pod holders further including a strap attached along a portion of the open end for securing the paintball pod within the one or more paintball pod holders such that at least a portion of the paintball pod is exposed when the paintball pod is secured within the one or more paintball pod holders, where the harness comprises a flat piece of fabric, plastic, or similar flexible material which serves as a harness body, the harness body having a harness body inner surface which is intended to be wrapped around an air canister and a harness body outer surface, where the harness body is constructed in one circular piece designed to fit around the air canister, and a harness body top end and a harness body bottom end, where the means for attaching the harness body to an air canister comprises a zipper that extends at least part of the way from the harness body top end to the harness body bottom end, where, by zipping up the zipper, the user can cinch down or constrict the harness body around the air canister, where the paintball pod holder is a flat piece of fabric, plastic, or similar flexible material attached to the harness body outer surface in a semi-circular pattern, such that a paintball pod can be snugly pushed into the paintball pod holder, where the paintball pod holder inner surface has attached to it a layer of neoprene or other cushioning material to protect the paintballs in the paintball pod from being crushed and to decrease the likelihood that the paintball pod will be ejected from the paintball pod holder during a game of paintball.