Patent · US Expired

Paint ball

US5639526A · kind A · utility

51Cited by
15References
13Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 1993
Grant dateJun 17, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31855
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A paint ball including a paint ball shell and an axis extending through the shell to define first and second poles. The paint ball shell fractures in a predetermined pattern upon the receipt of a fracturing force to form fracture lines from the point of impact circumferentially toward the first pole and from the point of impact circumferentially toward the second pole.

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