US 6,443,791 B1Granted

Vertically disposed bubble maker

OwnerWayne K. Portwineinventor

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Abstract

A vertically disposed bubble maker comprising a specially designed container for reducing the amount of a bubble solution required for dipping a large, vertically oriented, bubble forming loop in bubble solution for blowing bubbles. A wand comprises a handle attached to the loop, and there is a loop opening inside the loop. The container retains a liquid bubble solution, is open at the top, and is large enough so that the loop opening can be fully submerged in bubble solution when the loop is vertically oriented and when the container is full. The container has a shape that is substantially conformal to the shape of the vertically oriented loop when both the loop and the container are viewed from above. In the preferred embodiment, the container comprises a lower and an upper section, the lower section is the holster, the upper section is the reservoir. In this embodiment, the width of the reservoir is greater than the width of the holster, and the vertical cross-sectional area of the reservoir is greater than the vertical cross-sectional area of the holster. The bubble maker may also include a lid for covering the container, which would better allow the container to be stored with the bubble solution still inside. The lid would serve to prevent dirt and debris from entering the bubble solution during storage. The lid may also seal the container to prevent the bubble solution from leaking or spilling when the container is moved or tipped.

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Dependent claims

A bubble maker for reducing an amount of bubble solution needed for dipping large, vertically oriented loops capable of producing large bubbles by waving said loops through air,

said bubble maker comprising a container and a wand, said wand comprising a loop, a loop opening in said loop, and a handle attached to said loop, said loop having a maximum loop opening dimension greater than sixteen centimeters,
said container comprising a reservoir atop a holster, said holster having a bottom and a peripheral, holster sidewall extending generally upwards from said bottom to a top edge of said peripheral, holster sidewall, said bottom and said peripheral, holster sidewall defining a holster chamber, said holster chamber having a width sufficient for said loop, when vertically oriented, to fit freely inside said peripheral, holster sidewall, but otherwise, said holster chamber width is as small as possible,
said reservoir having a peripheral, reservoir sidewall extending generally upward and outward from said top edge of said holster sidewall, said reservoir sidewall defining a reservoir chamber, said holster sidewall and said reservoir sidewall forming a container sidewall having a container opening at an upper rim of said container sidewall, said reservoir chamber communicating with said holster chamber, a width of said reservoir chamber being greater than a width of said holster chamber, said reservoir chamber and said holster chamber combining to form a container chamber capable of retaining a liquid bubble solution, said container chamber communicating with an exterior of said container through said container opening,
said container chamber being sized so that said loop opening can be inserted into said container chamber until said loop opening passes completely below said container opening.

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