Paintball carrying plate and apparatus for filling paintball pods

Abstract

A paintball carrying plate used for connecting to a paintball box for carrying and filling paintball pods. The paintball carrying plate includes slits for accommodating lid flaps of a paintball box therethrough, notches and rubber bands to hold the lid flaps in a folded position to thereby secure the paintball carrying plate to the top of the paintball box, a series of holes adapted to securely hold paintball pods therein during the carrying and filling process, a series of bore sizing holes, and handles for holding and carrying the combination of the paintball carrying plate, the paintball box, and the paintball pods. When in use, a plurality of paintball boxes with respective paintball carrying plates attached thereto can be stacked one on top of the other for increasing the ability to carry and fill large quantities of paintball pods therein and reduce the amount of paint wasted from spilling while carrying and filling the paintball pods.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A paintball carrying plate comprising:
 two opposite side portions;   two opposite edge portions;   a center portion;   a plurality of paintball pod apertures;
 wherein said paintball pod apertures are located within said center section, and are sized and adapted to hold paintball pods respectively therein; 
   two side lid flap apertures;
 wherein said two side lid flap apertures are elongated and located respectively within said two opposite side portions, and are sized and adapted to allow respective side lid flaps of a paintball box to pass therethrough; 
   an edge lid flap aperture;
 wherein said edge lid flap aperture is elongated and located within one of said two opposite edge portions, and is sized and adapted to allow an edge lid flap of said paintball box to pass therethrough; 
   two side handle apertures;
 wherein said two side handle apertures are elongated and located respectively within said two opposite side portions, and are sized and adapted to allow hands of a user to pass therethrough and grip said paintball carrying plate; 
   two pairs of spaced edge notches;
 wherein said two pairs of spaced edge notches are located respectively within opposite edge portions of said two opposite side portions, and are sized and adapted to hold attachment bands therein and thereby thereon said two opposite side portions; 
   wherein when in use, said paintball carrying plate is adapted such that side lid flaps and an edge lid flap of a paintball box are able to be placed through and within said respective two side lid flap apertures and said edge lid flap aperture, folded over respective said two opposite side portions, and held in place by attachment bands placed respectively around said side lid flaps of said paintball box, around said respective two opposite side portions, and within respective said pairs of spaced edge notches, such that said side lid flaps are held in place in a folded position upon said opposite side portions, and as such said paintball box is held in attachment to said paintball carrying plate;   wherein when in use, said plurality of paintball pod apertures are adapted to hold paintball pods respectively therein, and which extend into an interior portion of said paintball box; and   wherein when in use, said two side handle apertures are adapted to allow said user to carry and transport said paintball carrying plate along with said attached paintball box and said paintball pods.   
     
     
         2 . The paintball carrying plate of  claim 1 , further comprising two attachment bands; wherein said two attachment bands are adapted to be placed respectively around said side lid flaps of said paintball box, around said respective two opposite side portions, and within respective said pairs of spaced edge notches, such that said side lid flaps are held in place in a folded position upon said opposite side portions, and as such said paintball box is held in attachment to said paintball carrying plate. 
     
     
         3 . The paintball carrying plate of  claim 2 , wherein said two attachment bands are formed as rubber bands. 
     
     
         4 . The paintball carrying plate of  claim 1 , further comprising a series of bore sizing apertures adapted to allow for fast paintball sizing. 
     
     
         5 . The paintball carrying plate of  claim 1 , wherein said paintball carrying plate is formed from a material chosen from a list of materials consisting of wood, foam PVC, plastic, aluminum, and carbon fiber. 
     
     
         6 . A combination of a paintball box, a plurality of paintball pods, and a paintball carrying plate, said combination comprising:
 a paintball box including:
 a front panel; 
 a back panel; 
 opposite side panels; 
 a bottom panel; 
 wherein said front panel, said back pane, said opposite side panels, and said bottom panel form a rectangular volume; 
 a front edge lid flap; 
 a back edge lid flap; and 
 two opposite side lid flaps; 
   a plurality of paintball pods, each including:
 an elongated cylindrical body;
 wherein said elongated cylindrical body forms an interior volume adapted to hold paintball paint therein; and 
 
 a circular lip;
 wherein said circular lip is located at a top edge of said elongated cylindrical body, and is adapted to contact an edge portion of a respective paintball pod aperture, to thereby hold said paintball pod therein; and 
 
   a paintball carrying plate comprising:
 two opposite side portions; 
 two opposite edge portions; 
 a center portion; 
 a plurality of paintball pod apertures;
 wherein said paintball pod apertures are located within said center section, and are sized and adapted to hold paintball pods respectively therein; 
 
 two side lid flap apertures;
 wherein said two side lid flap apertures are elongated and located respectively within said two opposite side portions, and are sized and adapted to allow respective said side lid flaps of a paintball box to pass therethrough; 
 
 an edge lid flap aperture;
 wherein said edge lid flap aperture is elongated and located within one of said two opposite edge portions, and is sized and adapted to allow an edge lid flap of said paintball box to pass therethrough; 
 
 two side handle apertures;
 wherein said two side handle apertures are elongated and located respectively within said two opposite side portions, and are sized and adapted to allow hands of a user to pass therethrough and grip said paintball carrying plate; 
 
 two pairs of spaced edge notches;
 wherein said two pairs of spaced edge notches are located respectively within opposite edge portions of said two opposite side portions, and are sized and adapted to hold attachment bands therein and thereby thereon said two opposite side portions; 
 
 wherein when in use, said paintball carrying plate is adapted such that side lid flaps and an edge lid flap of a paintball box are able to be placed through and within said respective two side lid flap apertures and said edge lid flap aperture, folded over respective said two opposite side portions, and held in place by attachment bands placed respectively around said side lid flaps of said paintball box, around said respective two opposite side portions, and within respective said pairs of spaced edge notches, such that said side lid flaps are held in place in a folded position upon said opposite side portions, and as such said paintball box is held in attachment to said paintball carrying plate; 
 wherein when in use, said plurality of paintball pod apertures are adapted to hold paintball pods respectively therein, and which extend into an interior portion of said paintball box; and 
 wherein when in use, said two side handle apertures are adapted to allow said user to carry and transport said paintball carrying plate along with said attached paintball box and said paintball pods. 
   
     
     
         7 . The combination of  claim 6 , further comprising two attachment bands; wherein said two attachment bands are adapted to be placed respectively around said side lid flaps of said paintball box, around said respective two opposite side portions, and within respective said pairs of spaced edge notches, such that said side lid flaps are held in place in a folded position upon said opposite side portions, and as such said paintball box is held in attachment to said paintball carrying plate. 
     
     
         8 . The combination of  claim 7 , wherein said two attachment bands are formed as rubber bands. 
     
     
         9 . The combination of  claim 6 , further comprising a series of bore sizing apertures adapted to allow for fast paintball sizing. 
     
     
         10 . The combination of  claim 6 , wherein said paintball carrying plate is formed from a material chosen from a list of materials consisting of wood, foam PVC, plastic, aluminum, and carbon fiber.