US 6,981,493 B1
Paintball backpack
Charles J. Poteracke, 5992 Crestmore South East, Kenwood, Mich. 49508 (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/926,200.
Int. Cl. F41B 11/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 124—51.1 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A backpack for storing and dispensing paintballs, said backpack comprising:
a housing comprising a plurality of isolated compartments having open top end portions for receiving paintballs therethrough, said compartments comprising a plurality of releasable flap portions connected adjacent the top end portions for selectively adjusting the housing between open and closed positions, said housing further having a lower cavity provided with an outlet positioned substantially medially thereof, said lower cavity being disposed subjacent said compartments and having a bottom surface sloping downwardly and inwardly towards the outlet;
a harness connected to said housing and extending about a user's torso, said harness including a belt section integral therewith and extending about a user's waist for adjustably tightening or loosening said harness;
means for selectively moving paintballs from said top end portions to said lower cavity; and
means for dispensing paintballs outwardly and away from said lower cavity wherein the paintballs are projected from the housing at a predetermined velocity.