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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Ronald Rice, Staffordshire, GB;
Mark Andrew Walker, Staffordshire, GB;
Assignee:
NPF Limited, Nechells, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 4/316 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 4/316 ;
Abstract
A paintball container comprises a body and a lid . The lid is hinged to the body at one side, and has a tab at the other side to facilitate opening of the container. The body has a guard formed on it adjacent to the tab on the lid. The guard is substantially U-shaped and bounds a recess into which a user can insert their thumb to pull up the tab to release the lid. The guard prevents accidental opening of the lid, for example when the container is being removed from a harness in which it is being carried.