And Mouthpiece Patents (Class 446/17)
  • Patent number: 8123584
    Abstract: A bubble generating assembly has a housing shaped as an animal and defining a mouth, with a stationary member secured to a permanent location extending across a portion of the mouth. The assembly includes a reservoir provided inside the housing and retaining bubble solution, a trigger mechanism, a plurality of bubble generating rings positioned adjacent the mouth, a tubing that couples the interior of the reservoir with the ring, and a link assembly that couples the trigger mechanism and the rings in a manner in which actuation of the trigger mechanism causes the rings to be moved from a first position to a second position across the stationary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Arko Development Limited
    Inventor: Douglas Thai
  • Patent number: 7086612
    Abstract: The present invention provides an assembly, sock, and method for generating foam. The assembly includes a housing having a chamber, and a first and second orifice. A fan arranged within the housing draws a flow of air into the chamber through the first orifice and exhausts the flow of air through the second orifice to form an exhausted flow of air. A nozzle is arranged within the chamber and is situated in proximity to the second orifice to allow introduction of a fluid into the exhausted flow of air through the second orifice. A permeable sock includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The sock is arranged to occlude the second orifice in a manner to receive the exhausted flow of air with the fluid at the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Inventor: Gary Crawford
  • Patent number: 6688935
    Abstract: A bubble-blowing apparatus is constructed to include a fluid container holding a bubble fluid, an applicator for picking up the bubble fluid for blowing bubbles, and an attachment detachably mounted on the front side of the fluid container, the attachment having a toy, for example, a maze, picture puzzle, etc., provided at the front side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventor: Mo-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 6408967
    Abstract: A children's ride-on vehicle that resembles a riding lawnmower or tractor. The vehicle includes a drive assembly with a battery-powered motor, and a frame that is adapted to support a child. The ride-on further includes a bubble-producing mechanism adapted to produce a stream of bubbles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt J. Huntsberger, John L. Jones, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6345676
    Abstract: A children's ride-on vehicle that resembles a riding lawnmower or tractor. Th vehicle includes a drive assembly with a battery-powered motor, and a frame that is adapted to support a child. The ride-on further includes a bubble-producing mechanism adapted to produce a stream of bubbles, such as to simulate the stream of clippings discharged by a full-size mower or tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt J. Huntsberger, John L. Jones, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4955840
    Abstract: A toy saxophone is disclosed having a mouthpiece, a sound-emitting mechanism, a bubble-blowing mechanism, and air tubes connecting the mouthpiece to the sound-emitting and bubble-blowing mechanisms. The toy saxophone further has an actuating mechanism comprising a manually depressible button coupled to the sound-emitting and bubble-blowing mechanisms whereby simultaneously blowing into the mouthpiece and depressing the button causes sound to be emitted from the sound-emitting mechanism and bubbles to be blown from the bubble-blowing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventor: David E. Moomaw
  • Patent number: 4867724
    Abstract: A rise and fall type bubble blower toy is described. The device consists of a cylinder having a diaphragm across the central portion thereof with an axial port and having a nozzle mounted on the upper surface of the diaphragm. A piston is disposed below the diaphragm and mounts upstanding rods which support a ring which rests on the upper surface of the cylinder and which in turn supports an inner ring which is normally disposed within the cylinder above the nozzle. An air inlet to the cylinder is provided below the piston. The cylinder is mounted within a housing which may have any desired configuration disposed below the diaphragm and mounts upstanding rods which support a ring which rests on the upper surface of the cylinder and which in turn supports an inner ring which is normally disposed within the cylinder above the nozzle. An air inlet to the cylinder is provided below the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Inventor: Lin Mong Sheng
  • Patent number: 4861303
    Abstract: A kind of toy for blowing bubbles has its head portion made into being able to sway in the shape of an animal. The main body and air blowing structure are connected. The air blowing structure is provided with a piston and piston shaft to the swaying portion to takeup the bubble liquid when it hangs down. The swaying portion is driven by the piston and piston shaft to turn upward and to produce large quantity of bubbles swiveling in air to amuse the player and spectators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Inventor: Lin Mong-Sheng
  • Patent number: 4804346
    Abstract: A bubble blowing toy is described. The toy consists of a figure with a mouth which opens. The bubble blowing liquid is contained in a reservoir in the lower jaw. The upper jaw has a depending flange which rests in the liquid when the mouth is closed. There is a cylinder disposed within the body. Air admitted to the cylinder drives a piston to the rear of the cylinder. A rod carried by the piston encounters a depending flange from the head member which causes the head member to pivot and open the mouth. The air also rushes through an opening in the cylinder, through an air channel and through a nozzle disposed within the mouth which blows bubbles from the film of bubble blowing liquid extending from the upper jaw to the lower jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1989
    Inventor: Lin M. Sheng