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US4804346A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Open mouth blowing bubble toy

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-11-04
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Granted: 1989-02-14
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Expires: 2007-11-04
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Abstract

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.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lin M. Sheng

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 16:31
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 287 words
A bubble toy comprising: a body having a head and mouth, said mouth comprising a lower jaw integral with said body, and an upper portion including an upper jaw, pivotally mounted to said head, said upper jaw having a depending flange disposed within said mouth so that when said upper jaw is closed against said lower jaw said depending flange will extend into said lower jaw, and said lower jaw defining a hollow reservoir; said upper jaw and pivotally mounted head having a depending flapper member integral therewith and disposed distally to said depending flange, within said body; a cylinder and a piston slidably mounted therein; a blow pipe extending through said body into one end of said cylinder and an exit port in said cylinder disposed adjacent an end opposite said blow pipe; a rod mounted on said piston and extending through the end of said cylinder opposite said blow pipe, the end of said rod engaging said depending flapper member; a nozzle extending from a port in the rear of said movable head member toward said mouth; said body defining an air channel placing the interior of said cylinder in communication with the nozzle port in said head only when said mouth is open whereby when air is admitted to the cylinder said piston will be driven backwardly and said rod will cause pivotal movement of said head by displacing said flapper member to open said mouth whereupon air from said cylinder will travel through said air channel and through said nozzle exiting the open mouth of the device thereby when bubble blowing liquid is in said reservoir, a film will be formed across said mouth which will produce bubbles when said mouth is open.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 287 words
A bubble toy comprising: a body having a head and mouth, said mouth comprising a lower jaw integral with said body, and an upper portion including an upper jaw, pivotally mounted to said head, said upper jaw having a depending flange disposed within said mouth so that when said upper jaw is closed against said lower jaw said depending flange will extend into said lower jaw, and said lower jaw defining a hollow reservoir; said upper jaw and pivotally mounted head having a depending flapper member integral therewith and disposed distally to said depending flange, within said body; a cylinder and a piston slidably mounted therein; a blow pipe extending through said body into one end of said cylinder and an exit port in said cylinder disposed adjacent an end opposite said blow pipe; a rod mounted on said piston and extending through the end of said cylinder opposite said blow pipe, the end of said rod engaging said depending flapper member; a nozzle extending from a port in the rear of said movable head member toward said mouth; said body defining an air channel placing the interior of said cylinder in communication with the nozzle port in said head only when said mouth is open whereby when air is admitted to the cylinder said piston will be driven backwardly and said rod will cause pivotal movement of said head by displacing said flapper member to open said mouth whereupon air from said cylinder will travel through said air channel and through said nozzle exiting the open mouth of the device thereby when bubble blowing liquid is in said reservoir, a film will be formed across said mouth which will produce bubbles when said mouth is open.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said channel further comprises means for producing a predetermined noise in response to air pressure in said channel disposed in said body.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-02-14 1992-08-15 1993-02-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-02-14 1996-08-15 1997-02-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2000-02-14 2000-08-15 2001-02-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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