Paintball land mine and methods of making and using same

Abstract

The present invention is related to paintball land mines, which can fire multiple paintballs simultaneously. Also, the paintball land mine utilizes a firearm blank or nail gun cartridge for its propellant. Furthermore, the paintball land mine includes reed valves associated with the ejection of the paintballs so that after the initial blast of the propellant to eject each paintball, the reed valve associated with the ejected paintball is closed, thereby preventing the rapid escape of unused propellant. Finally, the paintball land mine can be either detonated by a trip wire or detonated electronically through the use a remote-control device.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A paintball land mine, wherein the paintball land mine comprises:
 a paintball land mine assembly further comprising,
 a barrel assembly, 
 a plurality of barrel restrictors located along a first side of the barrel assembly, p 2  a plurality of openings such that each of the plurality of openings is located adjacent to one end of the plurality of barrel restrictors, 
 a plurality of reed valve assemblies, such that each reed valve assembly is located adjacent to another end of the barrel restrictors, 
 a plurality of paintballs such that each of the plurality of paintballs is located adjacent to each of the plurality of reed valve assemblies, 
 a combustion chamber located adjacent to the plurality of reed valve assemblies, wherein the combustion chamber is in fluid communication with the plurality of reed valve assemblies; and 
   a manual trigger assembly operatively connected to the paintball land mine assembly, wherein the manual trigger assembly further includes a pre-assembled, blank firearm ammunition cartridge.   
     
     
         2 . The paintball land mine, according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of reed valve assemblies further comprises:
 an annular wall operatively connected to the barrel assembly;   a flexible reed valve operatively connected to the annular wall; and   a reed valve standoff operatively connected to the flexible reed valve.   
     
     
         3 . The paintball land mine, according to  claim 1 , wherein the paintball land mine is further comprised of:
 an expansion chamber located adjacent to the plurality of reed valve assemblies and in fluid communication with the plurality of reed valve assemblies and wherein the expansion chamber is located adjacent to the combustion chamber;   a combustion chamber exhaust port located on the combustion chamber; and   a diverter section located adjacent to the combustion chamber.   
     
     
         4 . The paintball land mine, according to  claim 3 , wherein the paintball land mine is further comprised of:
 a heat shield operatively connected to the barrel assembly such that the heat shield is located adjacent to the combustion chamber exhaust port.   
     
     
         5 . The paintball land mine, according to  claim 1 , wherein the manual trigger assembly is further comprised of:
 a hammer hinge bolt;   a torsion spring located on the hammer hinge bolt;   a hammer located adjacent to the torsion spring and operatively attached to the hammer hinge bolt;   a trip pin located adjacent to the hammer, wherein the trip pin retains the hammer in a first position;   a breach block located adjacent to the hammer hinge bolt; and   a breach located adjacent to the breach block, wherein the pre-assembled, blank firearm ammunition cartridge is retained within the breach.   
     
     
         6 . The paintball land mine, according to  claim 1 , wherein the paintball land mine is further comprised of:
 an electronic trigger assembly operatively connected to the manual trigger assembly.   
     
     
         7 . The paintball land mine, according to  claim 5 , wherein the electronic trigger assembly is further comprised of:
 a battery;   a receiver, wherein the receiver is electrically connected to the battery;   a solenoid, wherein the solenoid is electrically connected to the battery and wherein the solenoid is in electrical communication with the receiver; and   an extension located on the solenoid and located adjacent to the trip pin.   
     
     
         8 . A paintball land mine, wherein the paintball land mine comprises:
 a paintball land mine assembly further comprising,
 a barrel assembly, 
 a plurality of barrel restrictors located along a first side of the barrel assembly, 
 a plurality of openings such that each of the plurality of openings is located adjacent to one end of the plurality of barrel restrictors, 
 a plurality of reed valve assemblies, such that each reed valve assembly is located adjacent to another end of the barrel restrictors, 
 a plurality of paintballs such that each of the plurality of paintballs is located adjacent to each of the plurality of reed valve assemblies, 
 a combustion chamber located adjacent to the plurality of reed valve assemblies, wherein the combustion chamber is in fluid communication with the plurality of reed valve assemblies; 
   a manual trigger assembly operatively connected to the paintball land mine assembly, wherein the manual trigger assembly further includes a pre-assembled, blank firearm ammunition cartridge; and   an electronic trigger assembly operatively connected to the manual trigger assembly.   
     
     
         9 . The paintball land mine, according to  claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of reed valve assemblies further comprises:
 an annular wall operatively connected to the barrel assembly;   a flexible reed valve operatively connected to the annular wall; and   a reed valve standoff operatively connected to the flexible reed valve.   
     
     
         10 . The paintball land mine, according to  claim 8 , wherein the paintball land mine is further comprised of:
 an expansion chamber located adjacent to the plurality of reed valve assemblies and in fluid communication with the plurality of reed valve assemblies, and wherein the expansion chamber is located adjacent to the combustion chamber;   a combustion chamber exhaust port located on the combustion chamber; and   a diverter section located adjacent to the combustion chamber.   
     
     
         11 . The paintball land mine, according to  claim 10 , wherein the paintball land mine is further comprised of:
 a heat shield operatively connected to the barrel assembly such that the heat shield is located adjacent to the combustion chamber exhaust port.   
     
     
         12 . The paintball land mine, according to  claim 8 , wherein the manual trigger assembly is further comprised of:
 a hammer hinge bolt;   a torsion spring located on the hammer hinge bolt;   a hammer located adjacent to the torsion spring and operatively attached to the hammer hinge bolt;   a trip pin located adjacent to the hammer, wherein the trip pin retains the hammer in a first position;   a breach block located adjacent to the hammer hinge bolt; and   a breach located adjacent to the breach block, wherein the pre-assembled, blank firearm ammunition cartridge is retained within the breach.   
     
     
         13 . The paintball land mine, according to  claim 12 , wherein the electronic trigger assembly is further comprised of:
 a battery;   a receiver, wherein the receiver is electrically connected to the battery;   a solenoid, wherein the solenoid is electrically connected to the battery, and wherein the solenoid is in electrical communication with the receiver; and   an extension located on the solenoid and located adjacent to the trip pin.   
     
     
         14 . A method of constructing a paintball land mine, wherein the method comprises:
 providing a paintball land mine assembly further comprising,
 providing a barrel assembly, 
 providing a plurality of barrel restrictors along a first side of the barrel assembly, 
 providing a plurality of openings such that each of the plurality of openings is located adjacent to one end of the plurality of barrel restrictors, 
 attaching a plurality of reed valve assemblies to the barrel assembly, such that each reed valve assembly is located adjacent to another end of the barrel restrictors, 
 inserting a plurality of paintballs such that each of the plurality of paintballs is located adjacent to each of the plurality of reed valve assemblies, 
 attaching a combustion chamber adjacent to the plurality of reed valve assemblies, wherein the combustion chamber is in fluid communication with the plurality of reed valve assemblies; and 
   attaching a manual trigger assembly to the paintball land mine assembly, wherein the manual trigger assembly further includes a pre-assembled, blank firearm ammunition cartridge.   
     
     
         15 . The method, according to  claim 14 , wherein each of the plurality of reed valve assemblies further comprises:
 providing an annular wall on the barrel assembly;   attaching a flexible reed valve to the annular wall; and   locating a reed valve standoff adjacent to the flexible reed valve.   
     
     
         16 . The method, according to  claim 14 , wherein the paintball land mine is further comprised of:
 attaching an expansion chamber adjacent to the plurality of reed valve assemblies such that the expansion chamber is in fluid communication with the plurality of reed valve assemblies, and wherein the expansion chamber is located adjacent to the combustion chamber;   providing a combustion chamber exhaust port on the combustion chamber; and   providing a diverter section that is located adjacent to the combustion chamber.   
     
     
         17 . The method, according to  claim 16 , wherein the paintball land mine is further comprised of:
 attaching a heat shield to the barrel assembly such that the heat shield is located adjacent to the combustion chamber exhaust port.   
     
     
         18 . The method, according to  claim 14 , wherein the manual trigger assembly is further comprised of:
 providing a hammer hinge bolt;   placing a torsion spring on the hammer hinge bolt;   attaching a first end of a hammer on the hammer hinge bolt;   locating a trip pin adjacent to the hammer, wherein the trip pin retains the hammer in a first position;   providing a breach block such that the breach block is located adjacent to the hammer hinge bolt; and   providing a breach such that the breach is located adjacent to the breach block, and wherein the pre-assembled, blank firearm ammunition cartridge is retained within the breach.   
     
     
         19 . The method, according to  claim 14 , wherein the paintball land mine is further comprised of:
 attaching an electronic trigger assembly to the paintball land mine assembly, wherein the electronic trigger assembly such that the electronic trigger assembly is located adjacent to the manual trigger assembly.   
     
     
         20 . The method, according to  claim 19 , wherein the electronic trigger assembly is further comprised of:
 providing a battery;   electrically connecting a receiver to the battery;   electrically connecting a solenoid to the battery and wherein the solenoid is in electrical communication with the receiver; and   providing an extension on the solenoid such that the extension is located adjacent to the trip pin.