US 11,933,576 B1
Hopper with light source for charging paintballs
Jason Jeremiah Pineda, Signal Hill, CA (US)
Assigned to HK Army Inc., Signal Hill, CA (US)
Filed by HK Army, Inc., Signal Hill, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/469,406.
Int. Cl. F41B 11/53 (2013.01); F41B 11/71 (2013.01); F42B 12/38 (2006.01); F42B 12/42 (2006.01); F42B 12/40 (2006.01)
CPC F41B 11/71 (2013.01) [F41B 11/53 (2013.01); F42B 12/38 (2013.01); F42B 12/40 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A paintball hopper for a paintball gun, the paintball hopper comprising:
a housing that forms an inner volume; and
a hopper tray comprising a recess extending from a top surface of the hopper tray, an electronic feed system positioned in the recess, and a first conduit extending from the recess through the hopper tray, and an integrated light source positioned in the recess so the light source emits light into the recess and the first conduit, the integrated light source configured to charge a luminescent material of paintballs in the inner volume of the housing,
wherein the hopper tray is configured to removably couple to the housing so the hopper tray is removably positioned in the inner volume and the first conduit is aligned with a second conduit of a feed neck of the housing.