Yes, that's right kiddies.
Tom and crew have patented a new hopper design (actually, an update/refinement to their 2000 hopper patent):
Scroll on down to Figure 3 for the idea.
Figures 1 & 2 show how it's done presently with most hoppers.....
The patent was filed in 2001, and approved late last year (2003)
This design, which straddles the body of the paintball gun, below the barrel, and feeds using a centerline 'conveyor' system, with multiple ball locations to store stacked/queued balls, and is operated by electronic sensors.
One could see this as a refinement of the warp feed, except with a hopper built in. Just what the doctor asked for!
See here for such requests:
As neat a concept as this is (and I like it!), I feel I have seen this before somewhere.....
You see, I own an Advanced Tactical Systems (ATS) series marker, which already uses an under the barrel hopper and chain conveyor system to queue and load balls in the chamber.
Only, it is mechanically operated by the marker's bolt, rather than electronically operated via sensors.
The 1995/1998 patent for the excellent AT series guns:
Tom and crew have patented a new hopper design (actually, an update/refinement to their 2000 hopper patent):
Scroll on down to Figure 3 for the idea.
Figures 1 & 2 show how it's done presently with most hoppers.....
The patent was filed in 2001, and approved late last year (2003)
This design, which straddles the body of the paintball gun, below the barrel, and feeds using a centerline 'conveyor' system, with multiple ball locations to store stacked/queued balls, and is operated by electronic sensors.
One could see this as a refinement of the warp feed, except with a hopper built in. Just what the doctor asked for!
See here for such requests:
As neat a concept as this is (and I like it!), I feel I have seen this before somewhere.....
You see, I own an Advanced Tactical Systems (ATS) series marker, which already uses an under the barrel hopper and chain conveyor system to queue and load balls in the chamber.
Only, it is mechanically operated by the marker's bolt, rather than electronically operated via sensors.
The 1995/1998 patent for the excellent AT series guns:
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