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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2020
HK Army Inc., Gardena, CA (US);
Jason Jeremiah Pineda, Gardena, CA (US);
Brandon Karl Trostrud, Gardena, CA (US);
HK Army Inc., Gardena, CA (US);
Abstract
A paintball pod for filling a hopper of a paintball gun with paintballs includes an annular collar with a valve that selectively closes an outlet opening of the pod. An alignment ring is connected around the hopper inlet. When the pod and hopper inlet are operatively aligned, the valve opens (automatically) and paintballs are dispensed from the pod into the hopper. The collar also includes a ratchet member connected to the valve and lock member(s) (e.g., magnetic lock(s)) that engages the ratchet member to retain the valve in a closed position. When the collar is operatively aligned with the alignment ring a magnetic force is applied by the alignment ring on the lock member, causing the lock member to retract and allowing the ratchet member to rotate to a home position and open the valve member.