The invention is directed toward a device and method for attaching one or more paintball pods the underside of the air canister of a paintball marker. A band of material encircles the canister, either covering the entire bottom and mid-section of the canister as a one-piece jacket or cover, or encir
The invention is directed toward a device and method for attaching one or more paintball pods the underside of the air canister of a paintball marker. A band of material encircles the canister, either covering the entire bottom and mid-section of the canister as a one-piece jacket or cover, or encircling the canister through a flat harness body with a retaining loop around which double-sided Velcro�� cinches the harness body to the canister. The harness can be made of a number of different materials with some combination of non-skid and cushioning characteristics. The device protects the air canister, makes retrieving paintball pods easy and efficient, and presents a much smaller target than do other means of providing replacement paintballs. The invention also allows the player to gain mobility, as he/she does not have to deal with paintball pods flopping around during running, diving, crouching, jumping and crawling activities.
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What is claimed is: 1. An air canister harness for attaching one or more pod holders to the air canister of a paintball marker, the harness comprising: a harness body having a harness body inner surface and a harness body outer surface, where, the harness body inner surface has attached to it a lay
What is claimed is: 1. An air canister harness for attaching one or more pod holders to the air canister of a paintball marker, the harness comprising: a harness body having a harness body inner surface and a harness body outer surface, where, the harness body inner surface has attached to it a layer of neoprene or other cushioning material to protect the air canister from being damaged and to keep the harness body from slipping off or riding up on the air canister; means for attaching the harness body to an air canister; and one or more paintball pod holders having a paintball pod holder inner surface and a paintball pod holder outer surface, the one or more paintball pod holders attached to the harness body outer surface and having an open end wherein a paintball pod can be inserted therethrough, the one or more paintball pod holders further including a strap attached along a portion of the open end for securing the paintball pod within the one or more paintball pod holders such that at least a portion of the paintball pod is exposed when the paintball pod is secured within the one or more paintball pod holders, where the harness comprises a flat piece of fabric, plastic, or similar flexible material which serves as a harness body, the harness body having a harness body inner surface which is intended to be wrapped around an air canister and a harness body outer surface, where the harness body is constructed in one circular piece designed to fit around the air canister, and a harness body top end and a harness body bottom end, where the means for attaching the harness body to an air canister comprises a zipper that extends at least part of the way from the harness body top end to the harness body bottom end, where, by zipping up the zipper, the user can cinch down or constrict the harness body around the air canister, where the paintball pod holder is a flat piece of fabric, plastic, or similar flexible material attached to the harness body outer surface in a semi-circular pattern, such that a paintball pod can be snugly pushed into the paintball pod holder, where the paintball pod holder inner surface has attached to it a layer of neoprene or other cushioning material to protect the paintballs in the paintball pod from being crushed and to decrease the likelihood that the paintball pod will be ejected from the paintball pod holder during a game of paintball. 2. The device of claim 1, where: the paintball pod holder has a bottom against which the paintball pod will rest when inserted into the paintball pod holder. 3. The device of claim 2, where: the paintball pod holder has a top flap which consists of a flat piece of fabric, plastic, or similar flexible material attached to the tank harness in such that after the paintball pod is pushed into the paintball pod holder, the top flap can be pulled over the exposed end of the paintball pod and secured to the paintball pod holder upon the paintball pod holder outer surface. 4. The device of claim 3, where: the means of securing the top flap to the paintball pod holder is a strip of hooks of hook and loop fasteners used with a strip of loops of hook and loop fasteners, comprising, a section of hooks of hook and loop fasteners attached to surface of the top flap, a section of loops of hook and loop fasteners attached to the paintball pod holder outer surface in a location which will allow the hooks of the hook and loop fasteners to attach to the loops of the hook and loop fasteners such that the paintball pod will be held securely in the paintball pod holder. 5. A method for attaching one or more pod holders to the air canister of a paintball marker, comprising: taking an air canister harness for attaching one or more pod holders to the air canister of a paintball marker, where the air canister harness comprises: a harness body, having a harness body inner surface and a harness body outer surface, where, the harness body inner surface has attached to it a layer of neoprene or other cushioning material to protects the air canister from being damaged and to keep the harness body from slipping off or riding up on the air canister, means for attaching the harness body to an air canister; and one or more paintball pod holders having a paintball pod holder inner surface and a paintball pod holder outer surface, the one or more paintball pod holders attached to the harness body outer surface and having an open end wherein a paintball pod can be inserted therethrough, the one or more paintball pod holders further including a strap attached along a portion of the open end for securing the paintball pod within the one or more paintball pod holders such that at least a portion of the paintball pod is exposed when the paintball pod is secured within the one or more paintball pod holders; taking the air canister harness; and attaching the air canister harness to an air canister, where the paintball pod holder is a flat piece of fabric, plastic, or similar flexible material attached to the harness body outer surface in a semi-circular pattern, such that a paintball pod can be snugly pushed into the paintball pod holder, where, the paintball pod holder inner surface has attached to it a layer of neoprene or other cushioning material to protect the paintballs in the paintball pod from being crushed and to decrease the likelihood that the paintball pod will be ejected from the paintball pod holder during a game of paintball, where the paintball pod holder has a bottom against which the paintball pod will rest when inserted into the paintball pod holder, where the paintball pod holder has a top flap which consists of a flat piece of fabric, plastic, or similar flexible material attached to the tank harness in such that after the paintball pod is pushed into the paintball pod holder, the top flap can be pulled over the exposed end of the paintball pod and secured to the paintball pod holder upon the paintball pod holder outer surface, and, where the means of securing the top flap to the paintball pod holder is a strip of hooks of hook and loop fasteners used with a strip of loops of hook and loop fasteners, comprising, a section of hooks of hook and loop fasteners attached to surface of the top flap, a section of loops of hook and loop fasteners attached to the paintball pod holder outer surface in a location which will allow the hooks of hook and loop fasteners to attach to the loops of hook and loop fasteners such that the paintball pod will be held securely in the paintball pod holder. 6. The method of claim 5, where the air canister harness additionally comprises: where the harness comprises a flat piece of fabric, plastic, or similar flexible material which serves as a harness body, the harness body having a harness body inner surface which is intended to be wrapped around an air canister and a harness body outer surface, where the harness body is constructed in one circular piece designed to fit around the air canister, and a harness body top end and a harness body bottom end, and, where the means of attaching the harness body to an air canister comprises a zipper that extends at least part of the way from the harness body top end to the harness body bottom end, where, by zipping up the zipper the user can cinch down or constrict the harness body around the air canister.
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