Patent Application
20100078051
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Novelty umbrellas are known in the art, as are umbrellas with a means for emitting water or other fluids.
E.U Pat. No. 1568292A1 to Wang discloses a water ejectable umbrella comprising a water drawing function. Although this invention serves as an ordinary umbrella and ejects water for a spout at the upper end of a stem by performing a liquid drawing stroke, it is incapable of holding a quantity of liquid for multiple sprays through multiple perforations.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,941,695 to Rich discloses a toy umbrella intended for ordinary use and for discharging materials to give the effect of rain, snow or bubbles. Although this invention discharges a liquid material it requires jointly tasking receptacles of air and water to function and also requires a user to manipulate a controller at the top of the umbrella before it can perform a function.
Therefore, there is a need for a water squirting novelty umbrella that can eject multiple sprays of water, and which requires no preparation before functioning aside from filling the removable reservoir. A further object of the present invention is to provide a water squirting umbrella comprised of a spherical water discharging means with perforations disposed across the top hemisphere. These and other objects of the present invention will be further described in the appended summary, description and claims.
The present invention comprises a liquid squirting umbrella apparatus. The apparatus comprises a handle for holding water, further comprised of a squeeze-bottle device. A lid for capping the handle comprises a hermetical point of connection. The apparatus comprises a handle made of a deformable yet resilient material in a cylindrical shape, wherein a user causes the liquid contents to flow through a shaft by squeezing or manually collapsing the handle. The shaft comprises a water tight configuration with a portal in the lid.
The handle comprises a hermetic junction between the handle and the lid. The volume of the handle comprises a volume permitting at least two water discharges each time a user squeezes the handle. The shaft comprises a hollow cylindrical member to hold a pipe in place by static pressure for transferring water out of the handle. The pipe extends from one extreme end of the shaft, disposed through the lid, to the other extreme end of the shaft disposed at the top of the apparatus.
Conventional umbrella stretchers are attached to a runner on the shaft to comprise a normally functioning umbrella. The shaft comprises a fabric for a conventional umbrella canopy. A water discharger connects to the shaft at a water tight connection and comprises a spherical member for squirting liquid contents contained in the handle.
The water discharges out the top end of the apparatus by spraying. The apparatus comprises a spherical discharger. The liquid discharger comprises a series of perforations disposed on the surface. The perforations on the discharger are of radial equidistance and are between 1/16th and 1/32nd inches in diameter. The perforations are disposed across the top hemisphere of the discharger. The neck of the liquid discharger comprises female threads to hermetically junction with male threads disposed at the top extreme end of the shaft.
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All features disclosed in this specification, including any accompanying claims, abstract, and drawings, may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.
Any element in a claim that does not explicitly state “means for” performing a specified function, or “step for” performing a specific function, is not to be interpreted as a “means” or “step” clause as specified in 35 U.S.C. §112, paragraph 6. In particular, the use of “step of” in the claims herein is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §112, paragraph 6.
Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, various modifications and substitutions may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is to be understood that the present invention has been described by way of illustration and not limitation.
