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The harness of the present invention comprises a unitary waist-encircling supportive belt of largely elastic fabric adapted to receive and securely hold various numbers of paintball pods. A plurality of fabric layers are positioned to form a honeycomb of hollow pockets which, together with pod retai

The harness of the present invention comprises a unitary waist-encircling supportive belt of largely elastic fabric adapted to receive and securely hold various numbers of paintball pods. A plurality of fabric layers are positioned to form a honeycomb of hollow pockets which, together with pod retainer clips, assume the configuration of, and securely hold, inserted paintball pods. The resulting configuration will accommodate a plurality of paintball pods of varying circumference, and affords the advantage that, as the wearer exhausts and discards pods in the course of a paintball game, the pockets collapse, the belt contracts, and the wearer becomes less encumbered.

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1. A collapsible paintball carrier assembly comprising:a. A waist-encircling belt having an interior and exterior surface, first and second end sections, and a midsection between said end sections; b. An intermediate fabric layer of greater length and shorter height than said belt, said fabric layer

1. A collapsible paintball carrier assembly comprising:a. A waist-encircling belt having an interior and exterior surface, first and second end sections, and a midsection between said end sections; b. An intermediate fabric layer of greater length and shorter height than said belt, said fabric layer having an inner and outer surface and being positioned above, and secured to, said belt exterior surface at junction points on said midsection to form a honeycomb of hollow pockets adapted to receive inserted paintballs; c. An exterior fabric layer having first and second end sections and a midsection between said end sections, said exterior fabric layer being secured at intermediate junction points on the outer surface of said hollow pockets formed by said belt and intermediate fabric layer to form a second honeycomb of hollow pockets adapted to receive inserted paintballs; d. Tensioning means arranged at the first and second end sections of said belt; and e. Tensioning means arranged at the first and second end sections of said exterior fabric layer, whereby a compressive force is impressed upon paintballs inserted in said hollow pockets when said tensioning means are engaged.2. The collapsible paintball carrier assembly of claim 1 wherein said fabric layers are of elastic material.3. The collapsible paintball carrier assembly of claim 1 wherein said tensioning means comprise a looped weave-hook system.4. The collapsible paintball carrier assembly of claim 1 wherein the midsection of said waist-encircling belt comprises an inelastic material.5. The collapsible carrier assembly of claim 1 wherein said midsection of said waist-encircling belt comprises an elastomeric material.6. The collapsible paintball carrier assembly of claim 1 further comprising a pod retainer clip arranged on the outer surface of the belt within at least one of the hollow pockets formed by the belt and intermediate fabric layer.7. The collapsible paintball carrier assembly of claim 4 wherein said pod retainer clip comprises a horizontal ledge joined to a vertical back member at the lower edge thereof, whereby closure of a flip-up lid of an inserted paintball pod is assured.8. A unitary waist-encircling supportive harness adapted to receive and securely hold paintball pods of differing circumferences comprising:A belt; Flap members affixed to each end of said belt, said flap members terminating in a material having a continuously looped, brushed polyester weave on the outer surface thereof; A plurality of retainer clips secured upon the outer surface of said belt; A fabric layer of greater length but shorter height than said belt positioned over said retainer clips secured upon outer surface of said belt, said fabric layer being secured to said belt outer surface at junction points and intermediate points thereof between the positions of the retainer clips to form a plurality of expansible hollow pockets which, in concert with said clips assume the circumferential configuration of and securely hold inserted paintball pods; Another fabric layer; Flap members affixed to each end of said other fabric layer, said flap members terminating in a material having a plurality of upstanding hook elements on the inner surface thereof for engagement with said continuously looped brushed polyester weave for attachment onto said belt flap members; Said other fabric layer being secured to the exterior of each hollow pocket at an intermediate position thereon, thereby forming an additional plurality of expansible hollow pockets; Whereby the outer circumference of said waist-encircling supportive belt expands as pods are inserted and contracts as the pods are removed. 9. The unitary waist-encircling supportive harness of claim 8, wherein said belt and said fabric layers comprise an elastic cloth.10. The unitary waist-encircling supportive harness of claim 9 wherein said retainer clips comprise a horizontal ledge joined to a vertical back member at the lower edge thereof.11. The unitary waist-encircling harness of claim 10 wherein said belt comprises an inelastic material.12. A unitary waist-encircling supportive harness adapted to receive and securely hold paintball pods comprising:An inner layer of fabric, having an inner and outer surface; First and second flap members, each joined to said inner layer at an outer end thereof, said first and second flap members extending outwardly in opposite directions; A pair of VELCRO hook-receiving surfaces positioned at the terminal ends of said first and second flap members; A plurality of retainer clips equidistantly arranged on the outer surface of said inner layer; Rivet members securing said retainer clips to said inner fabric layer; An intermediate layer of elastic fabric, longer in length but shorter in height than said inner fabric layer, said intermediate layer being arranged upon the outer surface of said inner layer and secured at junction and intermediate points on said outer surface of said inner layer between said retainer clips, thereby forming hollow pockets which, together with said clips are adapted to assume the configuration and securely hold in alignment and compression, paintball pods inserted therein; An outer layer of elastic fabric; Third and fourth flap members, each joined to said outer fabric layer at an end thereof, said third and fourth flap members extending outwardly in opposite directions; A pair of VELCRO hook surfaces positioned at the terminal ends of said third and fourth flap members; Said outer fabric layer being secured to the exterior surface of each hollow pocket at an intermediate position thereon, thereby forming a second plurality of hollow pockets formed by said outer fabric layer and the exterior surface of said intermediate fabric layer; thereby forming a honeycomb of expansible pockets accommodating paintball pods of varying circumferential dimensions.