Claims
- 1. A bubble making apparatus comprising:
- a bubble conveying tube having a bubble outlet port through which a continuous chain of connected bubbles is adapted to be expelled;
- a fan for generating a stream of air; and
- an air outlet port separate from and positioned below the outlet port of the bubble conveying tube through which air outlet port a stream of air generated by said fan is directed substantially parallel to the direction in which said bubbles are adapted to be expelled from the bubble conveying tube;
- such that the chain of connected bubbles is supported by the stream of air from the air outlet port as they exit from the bubble outlet port.
- 2. The bubble making apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bubble conveying tube includes a bubble forming chamber at a first end and said bubble outlet port at a second end.
- 3. The bubble making apparatus of claim 2, wherein the bubble forming chamber is defined at least in part by a transverse partition in the bubble forming tube.
- 4. The bubble making apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fan is driven by an electric motor.
- 5. The bubble making apparatus of claim 4, wherein the electric motor is battery powered.
- 6. A bubble making apparatus comprising:
- a bubble forming tube having a bubble forming chamber at a first, proximal end, and a bubble outlet port at a second, distal end, through which a chain of connected bubbles is expelled;
- a bubble solution reservoir operatively connected to the bubble forming chamber via a bubble solution feed aperture;
- a fan coupled to an air duct, the air duct communicating with the bubble forming chamber via bubble forming vents;
- a plurality of bubble propulsion vents in communication with the air duct;
- an air outlet port positioned below the bubble forming tube through which a stream of air is directed substantially parallel to the bubble forming tube and in the direction of bubble expulsion;
- such that a chain of connected bubbles is expelled from the bubble outlet port via air flow through the bubble forming vents and bubble propulsion vents, and the chain of connected bubbles is supported by the stream of air from the air outlet port upon exit from the bubble outlet port.
- 7. The bubble making apparatus of claim 6, wherein the bubble forming chamber is defined at least in part by a transverse partition in the bubble forming tube.
- 8. The bubble making apparatus of claim 7, wherein the bubble forming vents are disposed below and adjacent to the bubble solution feed aperture.
- 9. The bubble making apparatus of claim 6, wherein a control valve is interposed between the bubble solution reservoir and the bubble forming chamber.
- 10. The bubble making apparatus of claim 6, wherein the fan is driven by an electric motor.
- 11. The bubble making apparatus of claim 10, wherein the motor is battery powered.
- 12. A method for producing a chain of connected bubbles, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a bubble forming tube having a bubble forming chamber at a first end in communication with a bubble solution reservoir via a bubble solution feed aperture, and a bubble outlet port at a second end;
- (b) providing bubble forming vents into the bubble forming chamber through which air is directed to form connected bubbles within the bubble forming tube;
- (c) providing a plurality of bubble propulsion vents in communication with the bubble forming tube such that a chain of connected bubbles is expelled from the bubble outlet port; and
- (d) providing an air outlet port positioned below the bubble forming tube through which a stream of air is directed, such that the chain of connected bubbles is supported by the stream of air from the air outlet port upon expulsion from the bubble outlet port.
- 13. The method in accordance with claim 12, wherein the step of providing bubble forming vents into the bubble forming chamber comprises providing two openings into the bubble forming chamber disposed below and adjacent to the bubble solution feed aperture.
- 14. The method in accordance with claim 12, wherein the step of providing a plurality of bubble propulsion vents in communication with the bubble forming tube comprises providing two openings adjacent and above the bubble solution feed aperture, the openings in communication with a fan via an air duct, such that streams of air are directed through the openings to aid in expelling a chain of connected bubbles from the bubble outlet port.
- 15. A bubble making apparatus comprising:
- a bubble forming tube having a bubble outlet port through which a chain of connected bubbles is expelled;
- an air outlet port positioned below the bubble forming tube through which a stream of air is directed substantially parallel to the bubble forming tube and in the direction of bubble expulsion;
- such that the chain of connected bubbles is supported by the stream of air from the air outlet port upon exit from the bubble outlet port; and
- wherein the bubble forming tube includes a bubble forming chamber at a first end and a bubble outlet port at a second end, said bubble forming chamber being defined at least in part by a transverse partition in the bubble forming tube, said transverse partition comprising a plate disposed within the bubble forming tube.
- 16. A bubble making apparatus comprising:
- means for forming bubbles proximate to a first end of a bubble forming tube;
- means for expelling a chain of connected bubbles from a second end of the bubble forming tube; and
- means for supporting the chain of connected bubbles upon expulsion comprising an air outlet port positioned below the bubble forming tube through which a stream of air is directed, such that the chain of connected bubbles is supported by the stream of air from the air outlet port upon expulsion.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of prior application Ser. No. 08/577,428, filed Dec. 22, 1995 abandoned.
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