Patent ID: 7431057

Claim:
A system for filling at least one pod with paintballs, the system comprising: a housing; a pod support configured to fit within the housing and maintain at least one pod in a substantially vertical orientation in the housing; a reservoir for storing a plurality of paintballs, the reservoir configured to couple to the housing, said reservoir having at least one opening positioned in a bottom wall so that the opening may be aligned with at least one pod in the pod support; and a valve movable between a first position in which the at least one opening in the reservoir is at least partially obstructed and a second position in which said opening is unobstructed to permit the controlled flow of paintballs from the reservoir to the at least one pod supported in the pod support, wherein the housing comprises a substantially cylindrical container having an open top end, wherein the pod support comprises a plate having a plurality of apertures configured to support a corresponding number of pods, wherein the bottom wall of the reservoir comprises a corresponding number of openings positioned to align with the apertures of the pod support when the reservoir is coupled to the housing, wherein the valve is configured to control the flow of paintballs from the reservoir into the plurality of pods simultaneously, and wherein the valve comprises a substantially circular plate having a plurality of holes therethrough.