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Device for forming bubbles from planar film shapes
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-07-12
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Granted: 1979-05-08
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Expires: 1996-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A craft kit and method for forming "thin film" shapes or forms. The kit includes various parts for forming a multitude of different solid configurations, which are dipped into film producing solution for deriving "thin film" planar shapes determined by the solid configuration. A bubble forming tool, which may include a bubble generator and a bubble sucker, is used to provide three dimensional thin film configurations determined by the solid configuration and the thin film shapes. For example, a cube configuration will enable substantially cube shaped bubbles to be formed in the thin film planar shapes.
Inventors
- 👤 Victor J. Habisohn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:44
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/28; A63H33/04; A63H33/10; A63H33/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A device for producing thin film shapes and forms comprising: film producing liquid; means for forming polyhedral bubble shapes including a skeletal confuguration for inserting into said liquid, said skeletal configuration including a plurality of rods, each of said rods including a first pair of openings on one end and a second pair of openings on the opposite end; means for coacting with said openings to connect either of said ends of one said rod with two other said ends of any two other said rods and comprising joint members, each of said joint members having but two ends, said ends of each of said joint members being insertable in said openings for securing two of said rods together, said skeletal configuration being shaped to suspend said liquid in thin film planar shapes wherein one said planar shape is supported by other said planar shapes, which are, in turn, supported by said skeletal configuration; and inflating means for producing a three dimensional film form from said liquid, determined by the shape of said skeletal configuration and said one thin film shape.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
181 words
A device for producing thin film shapes and forms comprising: film producing liquid; means for forming polyhedral bubble shapes including a skeletal confuguration for inserting into said liquid, said skeletal configuration including a plurality of rods, each of said rods including a first pair of openings on one end and a second pair of openings on the opposite end; means for coacting with said openings to connect either of said ends of one said rod with two other said ends of any two other said rods and comprising joint members, each of said joint members having but two ends, said ends of each of said joint members being insertable in said openings for securing two of said rods together, said skeletal configuration being shaped to suspend said liquid in thin film planar shapes wherein one said planar shape is supported by other said planar shapes, which are, in turn, supported by said skeletal configuration; and inflating means for producing a three dimensional film form from said liquid, determined by the shape of said skeletal configuration and said one thin film shape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said joint member includes a flexible metal wire coated with an outer flexible covering.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
The device of claim 2, wherein: each of said rods is hollow and includes an inner wall dividing the rod into a first cavity and a second cavity, said first cavity communicating one opening of said first pair with one opening of said second pair, and said second cavity communicating the other opening of the first pair with the other opening of the second pair.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said joint member is a flexible joint member bendable along any point therealong to enable construction of substantially any configuration with said rods and said flexible joint member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said joint members include a fixed angled joint.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said rods include flexible rods, said flexible rods enabling the shape of said configuration to be varied for varying said 3-dimensional film shape.
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