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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2008
James T. Christopher, Sachse, TX (US);
Chris Terrence Goddard, Aubrey, TX (US);
David Michael Banks, Dallas, TX (US);
James T. Christopher, Sachse, TX (US);
Chris Terrence Goddard, Aubrey, TX (US);
David Michael Banks, Dallas, TX (US);
Kee Action Sports I LLC, Sewell, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a ball feed mechanism and associated method for use in a paintball loader. The ball feed mechanism includes a feeder which conveys or impels balls toward a feed neck, and a drive member which is concentric with the feeder. The feeder is coupled to the drive member. An electric motor is used to rotate the drive member which in turn causes the feeder to rotate. The feed mechanism includes sensors which detect the motion of the feeder and the drive member. A controller determines the position of the feeder relative to the drive member and actuates a motor when necessary.
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