US2005121485A1PendingUtilityA1

Secure paintball harness attachment system

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Assignee: NAT PAINTBALL SUPPLY INCPriority: Aug 28, 2003Filed: Aug 30, 2004Published: Jun 9, 2005
Est. expiryAug 28, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Louis Spicer
F42B 39/02
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Abstract

A system for securing a paintball container to a harness is provided comprising a harness having a magnetic portion or magnetically attractable insert, and an item of paintball sport equipment having a magnetic portion or magnetically attractable insert, wherein the item of paintball sport equipment is held securely to the harness via magnetic attraction.

Claims

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1 . A system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness, comprising: 
 at least one item of paintball sport equipment;    a paintball harness including at least one receiving portion located on the paintball harness for receiving the item of paintball sport equipment;    at least one of the receiving portion and the item of paintball sport equipment including a first magnetic portion; and    the other of the receiving portion and the item of paintball sport equipment including at least one of a second magnetic portion or a magnetically attractable insert, wherein the at least one second magnetic portion or the second magnetically attractable insert is positioned to magnetically engage the first magnetic portion when the item of paintball sport equipment is adjacent the receiving portion.    
     
     
         2 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is a second magnetic portion which has a polarity opposite the polarity of the at least one first magnetic portion.  
     
     
         3 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiving portion is a pocket.  
     
     
         4 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiving portion is a recessed groove in a surface of the harness.  
     
     
         5 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 4 , wherein the surface of the groove has a shape that is complementary to a portion of a surface of the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         6 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiving portion is a cradle extending from a surface of the paintball harness.  
     
     
         7 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 6 , wherein at least a portion of the cradle has a shape complementary to a portion of the surface of the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         8 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic portion is embedded in the paintball harness adjacent the receiving portion.  
     
     
         9 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is embedded in the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         10 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is held within a sleeve placed about the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         11 . A paintball harness for carrying at least on item of paintball sport equipment, comprising: 
 at least one receiving portion for receiving an item of paintball sport equipment;    at least one of the receiving portion and the item of paintball sport equipment including at least one first magnetic portion; and the other of the receiving portion and the item of paintball sport equipment including at least one of a second magnetic portion or a magnetically attractable insert, wherein the at least one second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is positioned to magnetically engage the first magnetic portion when the item of paintball sport equipment is placed adjacent the receiving portion.    
     
     
         12 . The paintball harness according to  claim 11 , wherein the at least one of the second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is a second magnetic portion which has a polarity opposite the polarity of the at least one first magnetic portion.  
     
     
         13 . The paintball harness according to  claim 11 , wherein the receiving portion is a pocket.  
     
     
         14 . The paintball harness according to  claim 11 , wherein the receiving portion is a recessed groove in a surface of the harness.  
     
     
         15 . The paintball harness according to  claim 14 , wherein the surface of the groove has a shape that is complementary to a portion of a surface of the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         16 . The paintball harness according to  claim 11 , wherein the receiving portion is a cradle extending from a surface of the harness.  
     
     
         17 . The paintball harness according to  claim 16 , wherein at least a portion of the cradle has a shape complementary to a portion of the surface of the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         18 . The paintball harness according to  claim 11 , wherein the at least one of the second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is embedded in the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         19 . The paintball harness according to  claim 11 , wherein the first magnetic portion is embedded in the paintball harness adjacent the receiving portion.  
     
     
         20 . The paintball harness according to  claim 11 , wherein the at least one of the second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is held within a sleeve at least one sleeve for securing about an item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         21 . A system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness, comprising: 
 a paintball harness including at least one receiving portion located on the paintball harness for receiving the item of paintball sport equipment carrying the sleeve;    at least one of the receiving portion and the sleeve including at least one first magnetic portion; and    the other of the receiving portion and the sleeve including at least one of a second magnetic portion or a magnetically attractable insert, wherein the at least one second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is positioned to magnetically engage the first magnetic portion when the sleeve is adjacent the receiving portion.    
     
     
         22 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 21 , wherein the at least one of the second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is a second magnetic portion which has a polarity opposite the polarity of the at least one first magnetic portion.  
     
     
         23 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 21 , wherein the receiving portion is a pocket.  
     
     
         24 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 21 , wherein the receiving portion is a recessed groove in a surface of the harness.  
     
     
         25 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 24 , wherein the surface of the groove has a shape that is complementary to a portion of a surface of the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         26 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 21 , wherein the receiving portion is a cradle extending from a surface of the paintball harness.  
     
     
         27 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 26 , wherein at least a portion of the cradle has a shape complementary to a portion of the surface of the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         28 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 21 , wherein the first magnetic portion is embedded in the paintball harness adjacent the receiving portion.  
     
     
         29 . The system for attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness according to  claim 21 , wherein the at least one of the second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is embedded in the sleeve.  
     
     
         30 . A method of attaching an item of paintball sport equipment to a paintball harness, comprising: 
 providing an item of paintball sport equipment;    providing the paintball harness with at least one receiving portion for receiving the item of paintball sport equipment;    providing at least one of the receiving portion and the item of paintball sport equipment with at least one first magnetic portion; and    providing the other of the receiving portion and the item of paintball sport equipment with at least one of a second magnetic portion or a magnetically attractable insert, wherein the at least one second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is positioned to magnetically engage the at least one first magnetic portion when the item of paintball sport equipment is adjacent the receiving portion.    
     
     
         31 . The method according to  claim 30 , wherein the at least one of the second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is a second magnetic portion which has a polarity opposite the polarity of the at least one first magnetic portion.  
     
     
         32 . The method according to  claim 30 , wherein the receiving portion is a pocket.  
     
     
         33 . The method according to  claim 30 , wherein the receiving portion is a recessed groove in a surface of the harness.  
     
     
         34 . The method according to  claim 33 , wherein the surface of the groove has a shape that is complementary to a portion of a surface of the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         35 . The method according to  claim 30 , wherein the receiving portion is a cradle extending from a surface of the harness.  
     
     
         36 . The method according to  claim 35 , wherein at least a portion of the cradle has a shape complementary to a portion of a surface of the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         37 . The method according to  claim 30 , wherein the at least one of the second magnetic portion or magnetically attractable insert is embedded in the item of paintball sport equipment.  
     
     
         38 . The method according to  claim 30 , wherein the at least one first magnetic portion is embedded in the paintball harness.  
     
     
         39 . The method according to  claim 30 , wherein the at least one of the second magnetic portion or the magnetically attractable insert is held within a sleeve placed about the item of paintball sport equipment.

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