When did Tippmann...
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Topic: When did Tippmann...
Posted By: FarSeer
Subject: When did Tippmann...
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 1:40am
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discontinue the E-Bolt? ------------- http://tbish.webs.com/tippy.html - My E-Bolted 98 |
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 1:41am
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I REALLY want to say 2004, but I'm not sure... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 10:11am
Ehh, I'm almost positive it was around when I joined the forum, but maybe not... So, 2004-2005 is a good guess. ------------- 
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DeTrevni wrote:Posted By: FarSeer
Date Posted: 02 December 2008 at 12:08am
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Thanks you guys. This was mainly to kill an argument my buddy decided to
start. ------------- http://tbish.webs.com/tippy.html - My E-Bolted 98 |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 02 December 2008 at 12:38am
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Oooh. Argument. Regarding what? He think they still make them, or that they're "old school?" ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 04 December 2008 at 2:31am
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/napkin pass Here you go! You've got a little drool in the corners of your mouth. ------------- 
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Posted By: FarSeer
Date Posted: 04 December 2008 at 1:29pm
I REALLY don't want to start the anti-Smart Parts debate here, but he thinks that Tippmann ran away from Smart Parts's patent of the EP marker, which was issued in 2002 (# 6,474,326). And he thinks that the E-Trigger is way better (though he doesn't understand the difference between EP and blowback) http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6474326.PN.&OS=PN/6474326&RS=PN/6474326 - Link to patent ------------- http://tbish.webs.com/tippy.html - My E-Bolted 98 |
Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 06 December 2008 at 2:22am
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I sincerely doubt they ran away from any patent. Tippmann is the #1 seller in terms of revenue in the industry, and if you look at exactly who smart parts sued, it was small companies that couldnt put up a fight. The e-bolt was stopped for the same reason as most things, it was too complicated for the average idiot to install. ------------- 
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Posted By: Sangreti
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 8:08pm
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i wouldnt say that... now moding it for the a5 or x7 thats hard thats really hard took me a year and now im back! sorta... ------------- ~square peg~ |
