Claims
- 1. A paint ball land mine for propelling a paint cartridge with a detonation cartridge when contacted by a participant in a ground area, said paint ball land mine comprising: a base member for engaging the ground area; a cylindrical discharge tube on said base member defining a cylindrical bore having a discharge end and a cartridge end for receiving the detonation cartridge, the detonation cartridge having a detonation member facing outwardly of said base member; a retaining member connected to said base member adjacent said cartridge end and shiftable from a loading position permitting insertion of the detonation cartridge into said bore and a detonation position retaining the detonation cartridge in said bore; a pivot member pivotally connected to said base member and carrying a detonation pin for engaging the detonation member to initiate detonation thereof and propel the paint cartridges from said discharge tube, said pivot member having an armed position spaced from said base member and a detonation position whereat said detonation pin engages said cartridge member; a trip member extending between said base member and an outer end of said pivot member for maintaining said pivot member in said armed position; spring means operative for biasing said pivot member between said armed position and said detonation position; an a trip wire extending between said trip member and the ground area whereby contact of said trip wire by the participant will dislodge said trip member from said pivot member permitting said spring means to shift said pivot member from said armed position and said detonation position causing said detonation pin to engage said cartridge member thereby initiating detonation and propelling said pain cartridges from said tube.
- 2. The paint ball land mine as recited in claim 1 wherein said discharge tube includes a support leg slidably supported thereon for varying the angular elevation of said discharge tube with respect to the ground area.
- 3. The paint ball land mine as recited in claim 2 wherein said retaining member is pivotally connected to said base member about an axis parallel to said bore and includes an aperture aligned with cartridge member in said detonation position, and said detonation pin projects from said pivot member and registers with said aperture at said detonation position initiating said detonation.
- 4. The pain ball land mine as recited in claim 1 wherein said spring means is an elastic band.
- 5. The paint ball land mine as recited in claim 1 wherein said paint cartridge comprises a plurality of paint balls.
- 6. The paint ball land mine as recited in claim 3 wherein said bore accommodates a shot gun blank.
- 7. The paint ball land mine as recited in claim 3 wherein said bore accommodate a rifle blank.
- 8. The paint ball land mine as recited in claim 1 wherein said trip wire is a light gauge material.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This Application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/074,760 filed Feb. 17, 1998 by Daniel W. Dolderer for Paint Ball Land Mine.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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