Concealable toy water shooter
AssigneeBadd Boyz Toys, LLC
InventorMichael S. Caffrey
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Abstract
A toy water shooter may be worn in a concealed manner on a user's forearm, beneath clothing. The shooter includes a pressurizable bladder that may be filled with water and which is plumbed to a trigger-operated nozzle mounted on a wrist support. The bladder may be pressurized by pumping an air bulb, which fluidly communicates with the bladder. The trigger is mounted in a position that allows it to be operated by thumb movement. In an alternate embodiment, the bladder may be worn around the user's waist.
Claims20
A concealable toy water shooter, comprising:
- (a) an arm piece attachable to a user's forearm and including;
- a bladder;
- a water inlet defining a fluid inlet into the bladder;
- a water outlet defining a fluid outlet out of the bladder;
- at least one strap for securing the bladder to the user's forearm;
- (b) a wrist piece attached to the arm piece and attachable to the user's wrist, including;
- a water valve fluidly connected to the fluid outlet;
- a nozzle fluidly connected to the water valve;
- (c) a hand piece attached to the wrist piece and configured for resting in the palm area of the user, including;
- a trigger operatively linked to the water valve for selectively opening and closing the water valve;
- a pressure bulb having an air inlet, the pressure bulb fluidly connected to the bladder through an air conduit;
- a one-way air valve in the air conduit for allowing air to flow from the pressure bulb into the bladder.
A concealable toy water shooter comprising:
- a pressurizable flexible bladder having a water inlet for filling the bladder with water, and air inlet for allowing air into the bladder, and a water outlet defining a fluid pathway out of the bladder;
- an air pump connected to the air inlet through an air conduit for injecting air into the bladder, and a one way air valve in the air conduit that allows air to flow from the air pump through the conduit and into the bladder but prevents air backflow;
- a nozzle fluidly connected to the water outlet;
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- a trigger for selectively opening the nozzle to induce a flow of water from the bladder through the nozzle and closing the nozzle to stop a flow of water from the bladder through the nozzle.
A concealable toy water shooter, comprising:
- a pressurizable flexible bladder having a water inlet for filling the bladder with water, and air inlet for allowing air into the bladder, a water outlet defining a fluid pathway out of the bladder, and a flexible sheath member covering at least one side of the bladder, wherein the bladder is configured for attachment to the forearm of a user by wrapping the bladder around the forearm and securing it in place with at least one strap;
- a hand-operable air pump connected to the air inlet through an air conduit for injecting air into the bladder, and a one way air valve in the air conduit that allows air to flow from the air pump through the conduit and into the bladder;
- a flexible member configured for attachment to the user's wrist and having a nozzle mounted to the flexible member, wherein the nozzle is fluidly connected to the water outlet;
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- a trigger configured for operation with the user's thumb and linked to the nozzle for selectively opening the nozzle to induce a flow of water from the bladder through the nozzle and closing the nozzle to stop a flow of water from the bladder through the nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.