US20080185413A1 - Paintball pod belt - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a paintball pod belt.
- a first team made up of a plurality of players is placed in a playing field.
- a second team made up of a plurality of different players compete against the first team.
- the goal of the paintball game may be to capture a flag, find something, bring a flag or something back or simply be the last person standing.
- Players of the first and second team are eliminated when hit by a paintball.
- each of the players are equipped with a goggle for eye protection, body protection, a paintball gun and a plurality of paintballs.
- Extra paintballs are typically held in a paintball pod(s).
- the paintball pods are then secured to a paintball pod harness worn by the player such that the player may reload his paintball gun during play.
- the pod compartment stretches and relaxes independent of whether paintball pods are inserted or removed from the other pod compartments.
- the paintball pod harness comprises a belt which may be wearable about a waist of the user.
- a plurality of pod compartments for holding a plurality of paintball pods are attached to the belt.
- Each of the pod compartments may be fabricated from an elastic material sized and configured to receive the paintball pod.
- the elastic material stretches when the paintball pod is inserted into the compartment. The friction between the elastic material and paintball pod holds the paintball pod in the compartment.
- Each individual pod compartment is sized and configured to receive the paintball pod. Unfortunately, when one of the compartments or the elastic material of one of the compartments is degraded, the paintball pod is no longer securely held in the pod compartment.
- the paintball pod harness must either be thrown away or the degraded pod compartment may not be used to hold a paintball pod.
- the pod compartment may not be able to securely hold the paintball pod for some other reason such as the pod compartment is too large for the paintball pod.
- the paintball pod belt discussed herein addresses the needs discussed above, discussed below and those that are known in the art.
- the belt may be worn alone or in conjunction with a separate inner belt.
- the belt may comprise an exterior layer wherein at least a portion of the exterior layer is fabricated from an elastic material.
- the exterior layer may also comprise left and right end flaps.
- First and second components of a hooks and loops attachment system may be attached to the left and right end flaps such that the belt may be wrapped around the waist of the user and secured thereto.
- the user may place the exterior layer around the waist of the user.
- the left and right end flaps may be laid adjacent the belly of the user and overlap against one another. When the left and right end flaps are overlapped against each other over the belly of the user, the hooks and loops attachment system engages the left end flap to the right end flap thereby securing the belt to the user.
- Paintball pod compartments may be attached to an inner surface of the exterior layer.
- the paintball pod compartments may comprise a honeycomb structure.
- the honeycomb structure of the paintball pod compartments is disposed between the exterior layer and the lower back of the user.
- the elastic portion of the exterior layer stretches or expands to allow room for the paintball pod.
- the exterior layer maintains pressure on the paintball pod against the lower back of the user.
- the elastic portion of the exterior layer contracts such that the exterior layer maintains pressure on the paintball pods and against the lower back of the user.
- the paintball pod belt may be used as an outer belt which is secured to an inner belt and the waist of the user.
- the inner belt may have the same structure as described herein or may be any other conventional paintball pod harness known in the art.
- the inner belt will have exposed hooks and/or loops adjacent the belly portion of the user when the inner belt is worn by the user.
- the outer belt may be secured to the inner belt via corresponding hooks and loops disposed on the left and right end flaps of the exterior layer of the outer belt.
- the outer belt contracts and expands as paintball pods are removed and inserted into the compartments of the inner belt and/or the outer belt, as discussed above. Accordingly, the outer belt not only places pressure on the paintball pods inserted into the compartments of the outer belt but also places pressure on the paintball pods inserted into the inner belt.
- FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a prior art paintball pod harness
- FIG. 2 is a top view of a paintball pod belt
- FIG. 3 is a rear view of the paintball pod belt shown in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4 is a top view of the paintball pod belt shown in FIG. 2 in a disassembled configuration
- FIG. 5 is a top view of the paintball pod belt worn in conjunction with a prior art paintball pod harness or a second paintball pod belt.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate top and rear views of a paintball pod belt 10 .
- the belt 10 may have a plurality of compartments 12 sized and configured to receive conventional or specialty paintball pods 14 .
- the belt 10 is securable to a person's waist 16 via hooks and loops attached to distal end flaps 18 a, b of the belt 10 .
- the belt 10 may be wrapped around the waist 16 of the user and the hooks and loops at the distal end flaps 18 a, b of the belt 10 engaged to each other.
- the user may remove the paintball pods 14 from the pod compartments 12 .
- the belt 10 may comprise an exterior layer 20 and a honeycomb structure 22 attached to an inner surface 24 of the exterior layer 20 .
- the honeycomb structure 22 may be attached to a midsection 26 of the exterior layer, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 .
- the midsection 26 may be attached to left and right intermediate sections 28 .
- the left and right intermediate sections 28 a, b may also be respectively attached to left and right end flaps 18 a, b .
- the honeycomb structure 22 may be filled with a plurality of paintball pods 14 (see FIG. 2 ).
- the user may wrap the belt 10 around his/her waist 16 with the paintball pods 14 in the honeycomb structure 22 directly adjacent to the user's body, as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the exterior layer 20 is positioned so as to be at the outer side of the honeycomb structure 22 .
- the left and right end flaps 18 a, b may be respectively attached to a first component 30 (e.g., hooks or loops) and a second component 32 (e.g., loops or hooks) of a hooks and loops attachment system.
- a first component 30 e.g., hooks or loops
- a second component 32 e.g., loops or hooks
- an inner surface of the left end flap 18 a may have a first component 30 of a hooks and loops attachment system.
- the outer surface of the right end flap 18 b may have a second component 32 of the hooks and loops attachment system.
- the user may place the honeycomb structure 22 and the paintball pods 14 about the lower back of the user.
- the right end flap 18 b may be placed adjacent the user's stomach first, as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the second component 32 on the right end flap 18 b is exposed.
- the user may then place the left end flap 18 a over the right end flap 18 b thereby attaching the first and second components 30 , 32 of the hooks and loops attachment system and securing the belt 10 to the waist 16 of the user.
- the first and second components 30 , 32 of the hooks and loops attachment system may be disposed or attached to the inner surface of the right end flap 18 b and the outer surface of the left end flap 18 a and still be used to attach the belt 10 to the waist 16 of the user.
- the left intermediate section 28 a and/or the right intermediate section 28 b may be fabricated from an elastic material.
- the user may adjust the tension of the belt 10 by stretching the elastic material then engaging the left and right end flaps 18 a, b .
- the elastic material contracts to take up any slack and to maintain the tension in the belt 10 and pressure on the pods 14 and against the back of the user to securely hold the pods 14 in place.
- the left and/or right intermediate sections 28 a, b expand to allow room for the additional paintball pods 14 .
- the left and/or right intermediate sections 28 a, b maintain constant tension or pressure of the belt 10 on the remaining paintball pods 14 in the honeycomb structure 22 against the waist 16 of the user.
- This constant minimum pressure that is applied to the waist 16 of the user is advantageous during paintball play.
- the user during play of a game of paintball may run, jump, duck, roll and perform other strenuous physical maneuvers. During these maneuvers, the paintball pod belt 10 remains securely attached to the user's waist 16 due to the minimum tension or pressure applied on the paintball pods 14 and against the user's waist 16 via the left and/or right intermediate sections 28 a, b .
- the pods 14 remain in the pod compartments 12 .
- another advantage is that if the elasticity of the intermediate sections 28 a, b degrades over time, the exterior layer 20 still maintains pressure on the paintball pods 14 because the end flaps 18 a, b are cinched closer to each other to compensate for the degradation of the elasticity of the intermediate sections 28 a, b.
- a padding layer 34 may be disposed between the waist 16 of the user and the honeycomb structure 22 .
- the padding layer 34 provides comfort such that the paintball pods 14 do not poke the waist 16 of the user.
- the honeycomb structure 22 may be attached to the midsection 26 of the exterior layer 20 .
- Distal end sections 36 (see FIG. 4 ) of the midsection 26 may be formed with a first component 30 (e.g., hooks or loops) of a hooks and loops attachment system.
- the padding layer 34 may have corresponding mating second components 32 (e.g., loops or hooks) of the hooks and loops attachment system attached to distal end portions 38 of the padding layer 34 .
- the second component 32 of the hooks and loops system attached to the padding layer 34 may be attached to the first component 30 of the hooks and loops attachment system formed on opposed distal end sections 36 of the midsection 26 of the exterior layer 20 .
- the padding layer 34 prevents the paintball pods 14 from poking the user, and adds comfort while the belt 10 is being worn by the user.
- the distance between the second components 32 formed on the distal end portions 38 of the padding layer 34 may be sized to the distance between the first components 30 formed on the distal end sections 36 such that the first and second components 30 , 32 may be engaged to each other when the paintball pods 14 are inserted into the honeycomb structure 22 or pod compartments 12 .
- the honeycomb structure 22 may comprise an intermediate layer 40 and an interior layer 42 , as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 .
- the intermediate layer 40 is shown as a dashed line in FIG. 2 .
- the interior layer 42 is shown as a dot-dash line in FIG. 2 .
- the intermediate layer 40 may be attached to the midsection 26 of the exterior layer 20 at a plurality of attachment points.
- the attachment points 44 a - e may be equidistant from each other.
- the midsection 26 and the intermediate layer 40 may form the first row 46 (see FIG. 2 ) of pod compartments 12 a - d for holding the paintball pods 14 .
- the intermediate layer 40 may be attached to the midsection 26 of the exterior layer 20 at five different points 44 a - e .
- the distal ends of the intermediate layer 40 may be secured to the midsection 26 of the exterior layer 20 at attachment points 44 a, e .
- the intermediate layer 40 may further be divided into four equal lengths thereby defining three additional attachment points 44 b, c, d between the distal ends of the intermediate layer 40 .
- the three additional attachment points 44 b, c, d may be secured to the midsection 26 of the exterior layer 20 .
- the first row 46 of pod compartments 12 a - d may comprise four pod compartments 12 a - d for holding the paintball pods 14 .
- the interior layer 42 may be secured to the intermediate layer 40 to form a second row 48 of compartments 12 for holding paintball pods 14 .
- the distal ends of the interior layer 42 may be secured to a middle portion of each of the first and fourth compartments of the first row of pod compartments 12 .
- the interior layer 42 may also be attached to a middle portion of the second and third pod compartments 12 b, c of the first row 46 of pod compartments 12 .
- the second row 48 of pod compartments 12 may comprise three additional pod compartments 12 e, f, g .
- the second row 48 of pod compartments 12 e - f may be nested within the first row 46 of pod compartments 12 a, b, c, d and vice versa. It is contemplated that the first and second rows 46 , 48 of pod compartments 12 may have any number of pod compartments 12 .
- the intermediate layer 40 and the interior layer 42 may be fabricated from an elastic material.
- the intermediate layer 40 and the interior layer 42 may stretch thereby applying tension against the paintball pods 14 .
- the honeycomb structure 22 may be formed by (1) the exterior layer 20 and the intermediate layer 40 defining the first row 46 of pod compartments 12 a - d and (2) the intermediate layer 40 and the interior layer 42 defining the second row 48 of compartments 12 e - f.
- the midsection 26 may be fabricated from an inelastic fabric material. Accordingly, the tension of the belt 10 may primarily be supplied via the elastic left and/or right intermediate sections 28 a, b .
- the midsection 26 of exterior layer 20 may be fabricated from an elastic material.
- the left and right end flaps 18 a, b may be directly attached to the midsection 26 and the left and right intermediate sections 28 a, b removed from the belt 10 .
- the left and right end flaps 18 may be attached to the left and right intermediate sections 28 .
- the elastic midsection 26 helps to control the tension of the belt 10 on the paintball pods 14 against the waist 16 of the user.
- the elastic midsection version controls the tension of the belt 10 on the paintball pods 14 themselves.
- the left and right intermediate sections 28 adjust the tension of the midsection 26 on the paintball pods 14 against the lower back of the user as a whole. The reason is that midsection 26 is inelastic.
- the midsection 26 applies a general force against all of the paintball pods 14 . In the event that one of the paintball pods 14 is removed from the honeycomb structure 22 , the midsection 26 would not expand or contract to accommodate such removal or insertion. Rather, the left and right intermediate sections 28 a, b would expand or contract such that the midsection 26 would continue to apply a force against the paintball pods 14 .
- the midsection 26 when paintball pods 14 are inserted or removed from the first and/or second row 46 , 48 of compartments 12 , the midsection 26 itself expands and contracts to adjust the tension that the belt 10 applies to the paintball pods 14 themselves as well as the pressure the midsection 26 applies to the lower back of the user.
- the outer surface of the right intermediate section 28 b may have a second component 32 a (see FIG. 2 ) of the hooks and loops attachment system attached thereto. This allows the left end flap 18 a to engage the second component 32 a such that the belt 10 may fit smaller waist 16 sizes such as youths.
- the same may be used as an add on to an inner belt 50 (e.g., prior art paintball pod harness or a second paintball pod belt 10 ).
- an inner belt 50 e.g., prior art paintball pod harness or a second paintball pod belt 10
- the inner belt 50 may have a plurality of pod compartments 12 for holding paintball pods 14 .
- the inner belt 50 may be secured to the waist 16 of the user through the use of a hooks and loops attachment system.
- the end flaps 52 a, b of the inner belt 50 may have either first components 30 (e.g., hooks or loops) or second components 32 (e.g., loops or hooks) of the hooks and loops attachment system exposed to the environment.
- first components 30 e.g., hooks or loops
- second components 32 e.g., loops or hooks
- the paintball pod belt 10 shown in FIGS. 2-4 may be secured to the inner belt 50 .
- the inner surfaces of the left and right end flaps 18 a, b of the paintball pod belt 10 may have mating second components 32 or first components 30 of the hooks and loops attachment system.
- the inner belt 50 is attached to the waist 16 of the user by engaging left and right end flaps 52 a, b of the inner belt 50 to each other.
- the left and right end flaps of the inner belt 50 may have first components 30 or second components 32 of the hooks and loops attachment system exposed to the environment.
- the inner surfaces of the left and right end flaps 18 a, b of the paintball pod belt 10 may have corresponding second components 32 or first components 30 of the hooks and loops attachment system attached thereto (see FIG. 4 ).
- the paintball pod belt 10 is disposed about the inner belt 50 .
- the honeycomb structure 22 of the paintball pod belt 10 is disposed at the lower back of the user's waist 16 .
- the left and right end flaps 18 a, b of the paintball pod belt 10 are wrapped around the user's waist 16 and may optionally be engaged to each other as discussed above. Also, the inner surfaces of the left and right end flaps 18 a, b of the paintball pod belt 10 may have corresponding second components 32 or first components 30 of the hooks and loops attachment system which are secured to the first component 30 or the second component 32 of the hooks and loops attachment system attached to the outer surfaces of the left and right end flaps 52 a, b of the inner belt 50 . In this manner, the paintball pod belt 10 provides additional pod compartments 12 for holding paintball pods 14 in addition to the inner belt 50 .
- the first and second components of the hooks and loops attachment system may be (1) hooks and loops, respectively or (2) loops and hooks, respectively.
Abstract
A belt comprising an exterior layer having at least a portion thereof fabricated from an elastic material. A honeycomb structure sized and configured to receive a plurality of paintball pods is attached to an inner surface of the exterior layer. The honey comb structure is disposed between the exterior layer and the waist of the user when the belt is worn by the user. When paintball pods are removed or inserted into the honeycomb structure, the elastic portion of the exterior layer expands or contracts accordingly such that pressure is applied on the paintball pods against the lower body of the user so as to securely hold the paintball pods against the body of the user.
Description
- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/856,259, filed on Nov. 2, 2006, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- Not Applicable
- The present invention relates to a paintball pod belt.
- During a paintball game, a first team made up of a plurality of players is placed in a playing field. A second team made up of a plurality of different players compete against the first team. The goal of the paintball game may be to capture a flag, find something, bring a flag or something back or simply be the last person standing. Players of the first and second team are eliminated when hit by a paintball.
- To play a paintball game, each of the players are equipped with a goggle for eye protection, body protection, a paintball gun and a plurality of paintballs. Extra paintballs are typically held in a paintball pod(s). The paintball pods are then secured to a paintball pod harness worn by the player such that the player may reload his paintball gun during play. The pod compartment stretches and relaxes independent of whether paintball pods are inserted or removed from the other pod compartments.
- Typically, as shown in
FIG. 1 , the paintball pod harness comprises a belt which may be wearable about a waist of the user. A plurality of pod compartments for holding a plurality of paintball pods are attached to the belt. Each of the pod compartments may be fabricated from an elastic material sized and configured to receive the paintball pod. The elastic material stretches when the paintball pod is inserted into the compartment. The friction between the elastic material and paintball pod holds the paintball pod in the compartment. Each individual pod compartment is sized and configured to receive the paintball pod. Unfortunately, when one of the compartments or the elastic material of one of the compartments is degraded, the paintball pod is no longer securely held in the pod compartment. As such, the paintball pod harness must either be thrown away or the degraded pod compartment may not be used to hold a paintball pod. Alternatively, the pod compartment may not be able to securely hold the paintball pod for some other reason such as the pod compartment is too large for the paintball pod. - Accordingly, there is a need in the art for an improved paintball pod harness.
- The paintball pod belt discussed herein addresses the needs discussed above, discussed below and those that are known in the art.
- The belt may be worn alone or in conjunction with a separate inner belt. The belt may comprise an exterior layer wherein at least a portion of the exterior layer is fabricated from an elastic material. The exterior layer may also comprise left and right end flaps. First and second components of a hooks and loops attachment system may be attached to the left and right end flaps such that the belt may be wrapped around the waist of the user and secured thereto. In particular, the user may place the exterior layer around the waist of the user. The left and right end flaps may be laid adjacent the belly of the user and overlap against one another. When the left and right end flaps are overlapped against each other over the belly of the user, the hooks and loops attachment system engages the left end flap to the right end flap thereby securing the belt to the user.
- Paintball pod compartments may be attached to an inner surface of the exterior layer. By way of example and not limitation, the paintball pod compartments may comprise a honeycomb structure. When the belt is worn by the user, the honeycomb structure of the paintball pod compartments is disposed between the exterior layer and the lower back of the user. In use, when paintball pods are inserted into the paintball pod compartments, the elastic portion of the exterior layer stretches or expands to allow room for the paintball pod. The exterior layer maintains pressure on the paintball pod against the lower back of the user. Conversely, when the paintball pods are removed from the paintball pod compartments, the elastic portion of the exterior layer contracts such that the exterior layer maintains pressure on the paintball pods and against the lower back of the user.
- The paintball pod belt may be used as an outer belt which is secured to an inner belt and the waist of the user. The inner belt may have the same structure as described herein or may be any other conventional paintball pod harness known in the art. Preferably, the inner belt will have exposed hooks and/or loops adjacent the belly portion of the user when the inner belt is worn by the user. The outer belt may be secured to the inner belt via corresponding hooks and loops disposed on the left and right end flaps of the exterior layer of the outer belt. Advantageously, the outer belt contracts and expands as paintball pods are removed and inserted into the compartments of the inner belt and/or the outer belt, as discussed above. Accordingly, the outer belt not only places pressure on the paintball pods inserted into the compartments of the outer belt but also places pressure on the paintball pods inserted into the inner belt.
- These and other features and advantages of the various embodiments disclosed herein will be better understood with respect to the following description and drawings, in which like numbers refer to like parts throughout, and in which:
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FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a prior art paintball pod harness; -
FIG. 2 is a top view of a paintball pod belt; -
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the paintball pod belt shown inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a top view of the paintball pod belt shown inFIG. 2 in a disassembled configuration; and -
FIG. 5 is a top view of the paintball pod belt worn in conjunction with a prior art paintball pod harness or a second paintball pod belt. - Referring now to the figures,
FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate top and rear views of apaintball pod belt 10. Thebelt 10 may have a plurality of compartments 12 sized and configured to receive conventional orspecialty paintball pods 14. Thebelt 10 is securable to a person's waist 16 via hooks and loops attached todistal end flaps 18 a, b of thebelt 10. Thebelt 10 may be wrapped around thewaist 16 of the user and the hooks and loops at thedistal end flaps 18 a, b of thebelt 10 engaged to each other. The user may remove thepaintball pods 14 from the pod compartments 12. - The
belt 10 may comprise anexterior layer 20 and ahoneycomb structure 22 attached to aninner surface 24 of theexterior layer 20. Thehoneycomb structure 22 may be attached to amidsection 26 of the exterior layer, as shown inFIGS. 2 and 4 . Themidsection 26 may be attached to left and right intermediate sections 28. The left and right intermediate sections 28 a, b may also be respectively attached to left andright end flaps 18 a, b. In use, thehoneycomb structure 22 may be filled with a plurality of paintball pods 14 (seeFIG. 2 ). The user may wrap thebelt 10 around his/herwaist 16 with thepaintball pods 14 in thehoneycomb structure 22 directly adjacent to the user's body, as shown inFIG. 2 . Theexterior layer 20 is positioned so as to be at the outer side of thehoneycomb structure 22. To secure thebelt 10 to the user'swaist 16, the left and right end flaps 18 a, b may be respectively attached to a first component 30 (e.g., hooks or loops) and a second component 32 (e.g., loops or hooks) of a hooks and loops attachment system. By way of example and not limitation, an inner surface of theleft end flap 18 a may have afirst component 30 of a hooks and loops attachment system. The outer surface of theright end flap 18 b may have asecond component 32 of the hooks and loops attachment system. The user may place thehoneycomb structure 22 and thepaintball pods 14 about the lower back of the user. Theright end flap 18 b may be placed adjacent the user's stomach first, as shown inFIG. 2 . Thesecond component 32 on theright end flap 18 b is exposed. The user may then place theleft end flap 18 a over theright end flap 18 b thereby attaching the first andsecond components belt 10 to thewaist 16 of the user. Although the above example has been given in relation to the outer surface of theright end flap 18 b and the inner surface of theleft end flap 18 a, the first andsecond components right end flap 18 b and the outer surface of theleft end flap 18 a and still be used to attach thebelt 10 to thewaist 16 of the user. - The left intermediate section 28 a and/or the right
intermediate section 28 b may be fabricated from an elastic material. When the user is securing thebelt 10 to the user'swaist 16 as discussed above, the user may adjust the tension of thebelt 10 by stretching the elastic material then engaging the left and right end flaps 18 a, b. Beneficially, as thepaintball pods 14 are removed from the honeycomb structure, the elastic material contracts to take up any slack and to maintain the tension in thebelt 10 and pressure on thepods 14 and against the back of the user to securely hold thepods 14 in place. Conversely, whenpaintball pods 14 are inserted into thehoneycomb structure 22, the left and/or right intermediate sections 28 a, b expand to allow room for theadditional paintball pods 14. Advantageously, wheneverpaintball pods 14 are removed from thehoneycomb structure 22 or added into thehoneycomb structure 22 the left and/or right intermediate sections 28 a, b maintain constant tension or pressure of thebelt 10 on the remainingpaintball pods 14 in thehoneycomb structure 22 against thewaist 16 of the user. This constant minimum pressure that is applied to thewaist 16 of the user is advantageous during paintball play. By way of example and not limitation, the user during play of a game of paintball, may run, jump, duck, roll and perform other strenuous physical maneuvers. During these maneuvers, thepaintball pod belt 10 remains securely attached to the user'swaist 16 due to the minimum tension or pressure applied on thepaintball pods 14 and against the user'swaist 16 via the left and/or right intermediate sections 28 a, b. Also, thepods 14 remain in the pod compartments 12. Moreover, another advantage is that if the elasticity of the intermediate sections 28 a, b degrades over time, theexterior layer 20 still maintains pressure on thepaintball pods 14 because the end flaps 18 a, b are cinched closer to each other to compensate for the degradation of the elasticity of the intermediate sections 28 a, b. - Optionally, a
padding layer 34 may be disposed between thewaist 16 of the user and thehoneycomb structure 22. Thepadding layer 34 provides comfort such that thepaintball pods 14 do not poke thewaist 16 of the user. By way of example and not limitation, thehoneycomb structure 22 may be attached to themidsection 26 of theexterior layer 20. Distal end sections 36 (seeFIG. 4 ) of themidsection 26 may be formed with a first component 30 (e.g., hooks or loops) of a hooks and loops attachment system. Thepadding layer 34 may have corresponding mating second components 32 (e.g., loops or hooks) of the hooks and loops attachment system attached todistal end portions 38 of thepadding layer 34. In use, thesecond component 32 of the hooks and loops system attached to thepadding layer 34 may be attached to thefirst component 30 of the hooks and loops attachment system formed on opposeddistal end sections 36 of themidsection 26 of theexterior layer 20. Whenpaintball pods 14 are inserted into thehoneycomb structure 22, thepadding layer 34 prevents thepaintball pods 14 from poking the user, and adds comfort while thebelt 10 is being worn by the user. The distance between thesecond components 32 formed on thedistal end portions 38 of thepadding layer 34 may be sized to the distance between thefirst components 30 formed on thedistal end sections 36 such that the first andsecond components paintball pods 14 are inserted into thehoneycomb structure 22 or pod compartments 12. - The
honeycomb structure 22 may comprise anintermediate layer 40 and aninterior layer 42, as shown inFIGS. 2 and 4 . Theintermediate layer 40 is shown as a dashed line inFIG. 2 . Theinterior layer 42 is shown as a dot-dash line inFIG. 2 . Theintermediate layer 40 may be attached to themidsection 26 of theexterior layer 20 at a plurality of attachment points. The attachment points 44 a-e may be equidistant from each other. Themidsection 26 and theintermediate layer 40 may form the first row 46 (seeFIG. 2 ) of pod compartments 12 a-d for holding thepaintball pods 14. By way of example and not limitation, theintermediate layer 40 may be attached to themidsection 26 of theexterior layer 20 at five different points 44 a-e. In particular, the distal ends of theintermediate layer 40 may be secured to themidsection 26 of theexterior layer 20 at attachment points 44 a, e. Theintermediate layer 40 may further be divided into four equal lengths thereby defining three additional attachment points 44 b, c, d between the distal ends of theintermediate layer 40. The three additional attachment points 44 b, c, d may be secured to themidsection 26 of theexterior layer 20. Accordingly, thefirst row 46 of pod compartments 12 a-d may comprise four pod compartments 12 a-d for holding thepaintball pods 14. Theinterior layer 42 may be secured to theintermediate layer 40 to form asecond row 48 of compartments 12 for holdingpaintball pods 14. In particular, the distal ends of theinterior layer 42 may be secured to a middle portion of each of the first and fourth compartments of the first row of pod compartments 12. Theinterior layer 42 may also be attached to a middle portion of the second and third pod compartments 12 b, c of thefirst row 46 of pod compartments 12. In this manner, thesecond row 48 of pod compartments 12 may comprise three additional pod compartments 12 e, f, g. Thesecond row 48 of pod compartments 12 e-f may be nested within thefirst row 46 of pod compartments 12 a, b, c, d and vice versa. It is contemplated that the first andsecond rows - The
intermediate layer 40 and theinterior layer 42 may be fabricated from an elastic material. When thepaintball pods 14 are inserted into the compartments 12 a-f of the first andsecond rows intermediate layer 40 and theinterior layer 42 may stretch thereby applying tension against thepaintball pods 14. As can be seen from the example above and shown in the figures herein, thehoneycomb structure 22 may be formed by (1) theexterior layer 20 and theintermediate layer 40 defining thefirst row 46 of pod compartments 12 a-d and (2) theintermediate layer 40 and theinterior layer 42 defining thesecond row 48 of compartments 12 e-f. - In an aspect of the
belt 10, themidsection 26 may be fabricated from an inelastic fabric material. Accordingly, the tension of thebelt 10 may primarily be supplied via the elastic left and/or right intermediate sections 28 a, b. Alternatively, themidsection 26 ofexterior layer 20 may be fabricated from an elastic material. In this embodiment, the left and right end flaps 18 a, b may be directly attached to themidsection 26 and the left and right intermediate sections 28 a, b removed from thebelt 10. Alternatively, the left and right end flaps 18 may be attached to the left and right intermediate sections 28. Theelastic midsection 26 helps to control the tension of thebelt 10 on thepaintball pods 14 against thewaist 16 of the user. Also, the elastic midsection version controls the tension of thebelt 10 on thepaintball pods 14 themselves. As discussed above, when themidsection 26 is fabricated out of an inelastic material, the left and right intermediate sections 28 adjust the tension of themidsection 26 on thepaintball pods 14 against the lower back of the user as a whole. The reason is thatmidsection 26 is inelastic. Themidsection 26 applies a general force against all of thepaintball pods 14. In the event that one of thepaintball pods 14 is removed from thehoneycomb structure 22, themidsection 26 would not expand or contract to accommodate such removal or insertion. Rather, the left and right intermediate sections 28 a, b would expand or contract such that themidsection 26 would continue to apply a force against thepaintball pods 14. In the elastic midsection version, whenpaintball pods 14 are inserted or removed from the first and/orsecond row midsection 26 itself expands and contracts to adjust the tension that thebelt 10 applies to thepaintball pods 14 themselves as well as the pressure themidsection 26 applies to the lower back of the user. - In an aspect of the
belt 10, the outer surface of the rightintermediate section 28 b may have asecond component 32 a (seeFIG. 2 ) of the hooks and loops attachment system attached thereto. This allows theleft end flap 18 a to engage thesecond component 32 a such that thebelt 10 may fitsmaller waist 16 sizes such as youths. - In an aspect of the
belt 10, the same may be used as an add on to an inner belt 50 (e.g., prior art paintball pod harness or a second paintball pod belt 10). By way of example and not limitation, as shown inFIG. 5 , theinner belt 50 and thepaintball pod belt 10 are shown. Theinner belt 50 may have a plurality of pod compartments 12 for holdingpaintball pods 14. Additionally, theinner belt 50 may be secured to thewaist 16 of the user through the use of a hooks and loops attachment system. When theinner belt 50 is secured to thewaist 16 of the user, the end flaps 52 a, b of theinner belt 50 may have either first components 30 (e.g., hooks or loops) or second components 32 (e.g., loops or hooks) of the hooks and loops attachment system exposed to the environment. Thepaintball pod belt 10 shown inFIGS. 2-4 may be secured to theinner belt 50. In particular, the inner surfaces of the left and right end flaps 18 a, b of thepaintball pod belt 10 may have matingsecond components 32 orfirst components 30 of the hooks and loops attachment system. - In use, the
inner belt 50 is attached to thewaist 16 of the user by engaging left and right end flaps 52 a, b of theinner belt 50 to each other. The left and right end flaps of theinner belt 50 may havefirst components 30 orsecond components 32 of the hooks and loops attachment system exposed to the environment. To attach thepaintball pod belt 10 to theinner belt 50, the inner surfaces of the left and right end flaps 18 a, b of thepaintball pod belt 10 may have correspondingsecond components 32 orfirst components 30 of the hooks and loops attachment system attached thereto (seeFIG. 4 ). Thepaintball pod belt 10 is disposed about theinner belt 50. Thehoneycomb structure 22 of thepaintball pod belt 10 is disposed at the lower back of the user'swaist 16. The left and right end flaps 18 a, b of thepaintball pod belt 10 are wrapped around the user'swaist 16 and may optionally be engaged to each other as discussed above. Also, the inner surfaces of the left and right end flaps 18 a, b of thepaintball pod belt 10 may have correspondingsecond components 32 orfirst components 30 of the hooks and loops attachment system which are secured to thefirst component 30 or thesecond component 32 of the hooks and loops attachment system attached to the outer surfaces of the left and right end flaps 52 a, b of theinner belt 50. In this manner, thepaintball pod belt 10 provides additional pod compartments 12 for holdingpaintball pods 14 in addition to theinner belt 50. - As used herein, the first and second components of the hooks and loops attachment system may be (1) hooks and loops, respectively or (2) loops and hooks, respectively.
- The above description is given by way of example, and not limitation. Given the above disclosure, one skilled in the art could devise variations that are within the scope and spirit of the invention disclosed herein. Further, the various features of the embodiments disclosed herein can be used alone, or in varying combinations with each other and are not intended to be limited to the specific combination described herein. Thus, the scope of the claims is not to be limited by the illustrated embodiments.
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1. A paintball pod belt for holding a plurality of paintball pods about a waist of a user, the belt comprising:
an exterior layer having left and right end flaps, the left and right end flaps being removeably attachable to each other to secure the belt to the waist of the user, the exterior layer having an elastic portion for adjusting a length of the exterior layer when paintball pods are removed from or inserted into the belt such that tension is always applied on the paintball pod against the lower back of the user by the exterior layer;
a honeycomb structure attachable to an inner surface of the exterior layer, the honeycomb structure being sized and configured to hold a plurality of paintball pods, the honeycomb structure being disposable between the exterior layer and the waist of the user when the belt is worn by the user.
2. The belt of claim 1 wherein the exterior layer comprises a midsection and left and right intermediate sections attached to distal ends of the midsection, at least one of the left and right intermediate sections being fabricated from an elastic material defining the elastic portion of the exterior layer.
3. The belt of claim 1 wherein the exterior layer comprises a midsection fabricated from an elastic material defining the elastic portion of the exterior layer and the left and right end flaps being attached to distal ends of the midsection.
4. The belt of claim 1 wherein the honeycomb structure comprises an intermediate layer and an interior layer, the intermediate layer being secured to the exterior layer so as to form a first row of pod compartments for holding paintball pods, the interior layer secured to the intermediate layer so as to form a second row of pod compartments for holding the paintball pods.
5. The belt of claim 4 wherein the pod compartments of the second row are nested between the compartments of the first row.
6. The belt of claim 1 further comprising a padding layer disposable between the honeycomb structure and the waist of the user when the belt is secured to the waist of the user.
7. The belt of claim 1 wherein the left and right end flaps are attached with corresponding hooks and loops attachment system such that the belt may be removeably securable to the waist of the user.
8. The belt of claim 6 wherein the padding layer is removeably attachable to an inner surface of the exterior layer.
9. The belt of claim 8 wherein an inner surface of the exterior layer and the padding layer are attached with corresponding first and second components of a hooks and loops attachment system.
10. The belt of claim 1 further comprising a first or second component of the hook and loop attachment system attached to an outer surface of the exterior layer such that the belt may fit youth sized waists
11. A method for wearing an outer paintball pod belt, the method comprising the steps of:
providing an outer belt comprising:
a paintball pod belt for holding a plurality of paintball pods about a waist of a user, the belt comprising:
an exterior layer having left and right end flaps, the left and right end flaps being removeably attachable to each other to secure the belt to the waist of the user, the exterior layer having an elastic portion for adjusting a length of the exterior layer when paintball pods are removed from or inserted into the belt such that tension is always applied on the paintball pod against the lower back of the user by the exterior layer;
a honeycomb structure attachable to an inner surface of the exterior layer, the honeycomb structure being sized and configured to hold a plurality of paintball pods, the honeycomb structure being disposable between the exterior layer and the waist of the user when the belt is worn by the user;
positioning the honeycomb structure closer to the waist of the user than the midsection of the exterior layer.
12. The method of claim 11 for comprising the step of attaching the left end flap of the outer belt to the right end flap of the outer belt via a hooks and loops attachment system for securing the belt to the waist of the user.
13. The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of:
providing an inner belt sized and configured to receive a plurality of paintball pods;
disposing the inner belt about a periphery of the waist of the user;
disposing the outer belt about an outer periphery of the inner belt, the outer belt being sized and configured to hold a plurality of paintball pods.
14. The method of claim 14 wherein the left and right end flaps of the outer belt are attached to left and right end flaps of the inner belt for securing the outer belt to the waist of the user.
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