Toy for producing fog filled bubbles

Abstract

A toy for producing bubbles including a nozzle connected to the housing. The nozzle is adapted to receive and at least temporarily hold a bubble solution. The toy also includes a vapor generator mounted in the housing, where the vapor generator is positioned adjacent to the nozzle and an air mover mounted in the housing, where the air mover is positioned adjacent to the vapor generator. The toy further includes at least one activator movably connected to the housing. The activator being in communication with the vapor generator and the air mover. Upon the activation of the activator by a user, the activator causes the vapor generator to generate vapor and causes the air mover to move an amount of air through the vapor generator and the bubble solution on the nozzle to produce at least one vapor-filled bubble.

Description

PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of and claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 810,329, filed Mar. 25, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein, and which is a continuation of and claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 457,111, filed Mar. 25, 2003.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Toys provide excitement and enjoyment for children. Toys come in several different sizes, shapes, configurations and perform many different functions. [0003] A variety of devices including a variety of toys have been designed for producing one or more bubbles, either simultaneously or in succession. Examples range from simple mechanical rings which are dipped into a soapy liquid, then passed through the air to generate a succession of bubbles, to complicated automatic bubble-making devices for automatically producing hundreds of bubbles. [0004] Additionally, various devices h...

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Benefits of technology

[0048] It is another object of the present invention to provide a toy for producing smoke that can be encased within a bubble or emitted from the toy in any other manner desired.

[0049] It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide a toy for producing vapor or smoke filled bubbles having a system that does not allow significant spillage of a smoke solution, even when the toy is completely inverted.

Problems solved by technology

Examples range from simple mechanical rings which are dipped into a soapy liquid, then passed through the air to generate a succession of bubbles, to complicated automatic bubble-making devices for automatically producing hundreds of bubbles.

None of the conventional devices produce variable sized bubbles that can be dispensed at a various rates.

Additionally, none of the conventional devices have chambers or reservoirs for the smoke solution that can be inverted without spilling the solution.

Also, toys have a limited number of functions or uses and therefore tend to quickly lose childrens' interest.

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