Amusement device and method
AssigneeJAKKS Pacific, Inc.
InventorsJames R. Hornsby, Marcellus R. Benson, Paul M. Brown, Joseph L. McGowan
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Abstract
The subject invention provides an amusement device and method of play using the device, wherein the device includes a gun for shooting a liquid and/or a light beam, wherein the gun comprises a generally elongated barrel, a tank for containing a liquid, a source of power, a pump for pressurizing the tank, valve structures suitable for controlling the flow of the liquid, at least one light source, and a trigger mechanism which may selectively cause a stream of liquid to be discharged and one of more of the light sources to be activated.
Claims34
A water amusement apparatus comprising:
- a fluid discharge mechanism;
- a plurality of light sources;
- and
- a sequential trigger mechanism coupled to the fluid discharge mechanism and to the light sources, wherein the sequential trigger mechanism includes confronting first and second switch plates directly slidably coupled to each other, said switch plates each having a longitudinal axis and one of said switch plates being adapted to slidably move in a direction along said longitudinal axis with respect to the longitudinal axis of another of said switch plates, said first and second switch plates each include conductive elements positioned complementary to conductive elements located on said switch plates to touch each other on at least a portion of said conductive elements.
A squirt gun comprising:
- a fluid discharge mechanism;
- an IR transmitter;
- an IR receiver;
- a trigger mechanism coupled to the fluid discharge mechanism and the IR transmitter;
- and
- a trigger lock mechanism coupled to the IR receiver and the trigger mechanism;
- wherein said trigger mechanism includes confronting first and second switch plates directly slidably coupled to each other, said switch plates each having a longitudinal axis and one of said switch plates being adapted to slidably move in a direction along said longitudinal axis with respect to the longitudinal axis of another of said switch plates said first and second switch plates each include conductive elements positioned complementary to conductive elements located on said switch plates to touch each other at least a portion of said conductive elements.
A water amusement apparatus comprising:
- a fluid discharge mechanism;
- a plurality of light sources, located along a fluid discharge mechanism;
- and
- a sequential trigger mechanism coupled to the fluid discharge mechanism and to the light sources, wherein the sequential trigger mechanism includes confronting first and second switch plates directly slidably coupled to each other, said first switch plate having a longitudinal axis and said second switch plate having a longitudinal axis and at least one of said switch plates is adapted to slidably move with respect to another of said switch plates along their respective longitudinal axes said first and second switch plates each include conductive elements positioned complementary to conductive elements located on switch plates to touch each other on at least a portion of said conductive elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.