Bubble maker with mechanized dipping wand

A manually operated, spill-resistant bubble making toy, comprising:

• a housing having a substantially annular reservoir and a central opening, the reservoir being adapted to retain bubble making solution;
• a bubble forming ring pivotally attached to the housing and adapted to move from the reservoir to the central opening;
• and
• a trigger operably attached to the bubble forming ring to move the bubble forming ring between the reservoir and the central opening;
• wherein the bubble forming ring further includes a drip string adapted to direct excess bubble making solution from the ring to the reservoir.

A manually operated, spill resistant bubble making toy, comprising:

• a housing having a substantially annular reservoir volume surrounding a central opening, the housing being adapted to retain bubble making solution in the annular reservoir volume and not in the central opening regardless of the position to which the housing is rotated;
• a bubble forming ring pivotally attached to the housing and adapted to move from the reservoir volume to the central opening, the bubble forming ring being alignable with the central opening so that air may pass through the bubble ring and the central opening to form bubbles;
• and
• a trigger operably attached to the bubble forming ring to move the bubble forming ring between the reservoir volume and the central opening;
• wherein the housing further includes a user engageable handle, the trigger being biased away from the handle and causing the bubble forming ring to be positioned in the central opening.

A manually operated, spill-resistant bubble making toy, comprising:

• a housing having a substantially annular reservoir and a central opening, the reservoir being adapted to retain bubble making solution;
• a bubble forming ring pivotally attached to the housing and adapted to move from the reservoir to the central opening;
• a trigger operably attached to the bubble forming ring to move the bubble forming ring between the reservoir and the central opening;
• a user engageable handle, the trigger being positioned away from the handle and causing the bubble forming ring to be positioned in the central opening;
• and
• a torsion spring adapted to bias the trigger away from the handle.

A spill-resistant bubble maker, comprising:

• a housing that is shaped to enclose a substantially annular reservoir volume surrounding a central opening, the housing being rotatable to multiple positions, the reservoir volume being adapted to retain a volume of bubble making solution regardless of the position to which the housing is rotated;
• first and second annular walls extending from an inner circumference of the housing toward the central opening, the first and second walls cooperating with the inner circumference to form a channel, the channel being adapted to retain bubble forming solution;
• a wand having a bubble forming ring at one end and being adapted to move from a first position in the reservoir volume to a second position in the central opening;
• and
• a trigger connected to the wand for moving the wand between the first and second positions.

A bubble maker, comprising:

• a housing having a substantially annular reservoir and a central opening, the reservoir being adapted to retain a volume of bubble making solution;
• a wand having a bubble forming ring at one end and adapted to move from a first position in the reservoir to a second position in the central opening;
• means for moving the wand between the first and second positions;
• a slot in the inner circumference of the annular reservoir adapted to allow passage of the wand ring between the first and second positions;
• and
• a drip string connected to the wand ring, the drip string adapted to extend into the channel toward the slot when the wand is in the second position.

A bubble maker, comprising:

• a housing having a substantially annular reservoir and a central opening, the reservoir being adapted to retain a volume of bubble making solution;
• a wand having a bubble forming ring at one end and being adapted to move from the first position in the reservoir to a second position in the central opening;
• and
• a trigger for moving the wand between the first and the second positions, the trigger being adapted to move from an outward position placing the wand ring in the second position to an inward position placing the wand ring in the first position, the trigger being biased into the outward position by a torsion spring;
• wherein the housing includes a handle proximate to the trigger, the handle being squeezed in conjunction with the trigger when moving the wand.

A bubble maker, comprising:

• a housing having a substantially annularly shaped reservoir volume surrounding a central opening, the reservoir volume being adapted to retain a volume of bubble making solution;
• a wand having a bubble forming ring at one end and adapted to move from a first position in the reservoir to a second position in the central opening;
• and
• a trigger for moving the wand between the first and second positions;
• wherein the housing further includes a reduced volume bay in fluid communication with the reservoir volume and defining the first position for the wand.

A manually operated bubble maker, comprising:

• a housing shaped to enclose an annular reservoir volume adapted to retain a volume of bubble making solution, the annular reservoir volume surrounding a central opening;
• an annular drip gutter extending around an inner circumference of the housing in a direction toward the central opening and away from the annular reservoir volume;
• a wand having a bubble forming end and being adapted to move from a first position in the reservoir volume to a second position out of the reservoir;
• and
• a trigger operably connected to the wand and being adapted to move the wand from the first position to the second position.