Editing Warrior Sports Gear (section)

=== Barrel blocking devices ===

One of Warrior Sports Gear's best-documented products was the '''Barrel Condom''', a fabric barrel blocking device intended to prevent accidentally discharged paintballs from leaving a marker.

The product was exhibited at the [[2000 NPPL World Cup]], where it was described as a reinforced fabric bag secured to the paintball marker with an adjustable drawstring.[5]

In June 2001, the [[National Professional Paintball League]] formally accepted barrel bag-style blocking devices, including Warrior's Barrel Condom and Unique Sporting's Barrel Jimmy. The rule change required markers off the playing field to have a secured barrel bag rather than a conventional barrel plug.[6]

At the [[2001 International Amateur Open]], Larry Cossio announced that Warrior would rename the Barrel Condom to '''Barrel Blocking Device''' (BBD) to make the product more acceptable to a wider customer base.[7]

Cossio subsequently received United States patent 6,722,073 for a paintball barrel blocking device. The patent was filed on 2 August 2001 and granted on 20 April 2004. Patent records identify Cossio as the inventor and document an assignment to [[National Paintball Supply]] in October 2001.[8]