WO2003106889A3 - A device and method for illuminating luminescent paintballs - Google Patents

A device and method for illuminating luminescent paintballs Download PDF

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WO2003106889A3
WO2003106889A3 PCT/US2003/019017 US0319017W WO03106889A3 WO 2003106889 A3 WO2003106889 A3 WO 2003106889A3 US 0319017 W US0319017 W US 0319017W WO 03106889 A3 WO03106889 A3 WO 03106889A3
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paintballs
conduit
lamps
luminescent
inverter
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Paul M Ciesiun
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G1/00—Sighting devices
    • F41G1/32—Night sights, e.g. luminescent
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A33/00—Adaptations for training; Gun simulators
    • F41A33/02—Light- or radiation-emitting guns ; Light- or radiation-sensitive guns; Cartridges carrying light emitting sources, e.g. laser
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B11/00—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns
    • F41B11/50—Magazines for compressed-gas guns; Arrangements for feeding or loading projectiles from magazines
    • F41B11/52—Magazines for compressed-gas guns; Arrangements for feeding or loading projectiles from magazines the projectiles being loosely held in a magazine above the gun housing, e.g. in a hopper
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B11/00—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns
    • F41B11/50—Magazines for compressed-gas guns; Arrangements for feeding or loading projectiles from magazines
    • F41B11/57—Electronic or electric systems for feeding or loading
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B11/00—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns
    • F41B11/60—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns characterised by the supply of compressed gas
    • F41B11/62—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns characterised by the supply of compressed gas with pressure supplied by a gas cartridge
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B12/00—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
    • F42B12/02—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
    • F42B12/36—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information
    • F42B12/38—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information of tracer type

Abstract

A device for illuminating luminescent paintballs before the paintballs are projected down the barrel of a paintball gun includes a conduit 12 configured to form a forty-five degree angle to promote the arranging of luminescent paintballs into a single row as the paintballs "fall" from an enclosure and into the conduit 12 to ultimately exit the conduit 12 and drop into a discharge mechanism, a plurality of ultraviolet lamps 14 that are positioned about an inner portion of the conduit 12 to illuminate the luminescent paintballs thereby urging the paintballs to "glow" in the dark, a "horseshoe" configured bracket 16 that disposes the lamps 14 at preselected portions of the conduit 12 that maximizes the exposure of the paintballs to ultraviolet light from the lamps 14, a low voltage, D.C. battery 18 and on-off switch 20 attached to an outer portion of the conduit 12, and an inverter 22 also attached to an outer portion of the conduit 12 adjacent to the battery 18, the battery 18, on-off switch 20 and inverter 22 cooperating to provide a stepped up R.M.S., voltage to the lamps 14. A hoper 50 for illuminating luminescent paintballs before the paintballs are projected down the barrel of a paintball gun includes a hopper shell 52, top and bottom rows 54 and 56 ultraviolet lights 14 disposed at preselected portions of the shell 52 to maximize the exposure of the paintballs 11 to ultraviolet light emitted from the lights 14, a pair of low voltage D.C. batteries 58 that supply power via a switch 60 to an inverter 62 which increases the voltage to a magnitude used by the lights 14.
PCT/US2003/019017 2002-06-13 2003-06-13 A device and method for illuminating luminescent paintballs WO2003106889A2 (en)

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EP03737133A EP1535018A2 (en) 2002-06-13 2003-06-13 A device and method for illuminating luminescent paintballs
AU2003238238A AU2003238238A1 (en) 2002-06-13 2003-06-13 A device and method for illuminating luminescent paintballs

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US38853402P 2002-06-13 2002-06-13
US60/388,534 2002-06-13

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AU2003238238A8 (en) 2003-12-31
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US20040031474A1 (en) 2004-02-19
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