Claims
- 1. A toy gun for ejecting a liquid comprising:
- a housing;
- a pressurizable storage tank for liquid connected to said housing;
- a pump connected to said housing, said pump adapted to pressurize liquid in said pressurizable storage tank;
- a release valve located in said housing;
- a path of fluid communication between said pressurizable storage tank, said pump and said release valve, said release valve being adapted to regulate a discharge of liquid from said pressurizable storage tank;
- a trigger connected to the release valve;
- a nozzle assembly connected to the release valve and adapted for insertion into a recharge adapter to force liquid through said nozzle assembly to displace said release valve such that the liquid flows through a part of said path of fluid communication and into said pressurizable storage tank which compresses air in said pressurizable storage tank to charge the pressurizable storage tank with liquid under pressure;
- wherein movement of said trigger regulates discharge of pressurized liquid from the pressurizable storage tank out of said nozzle assembly.
- 2. A toy gun as claimed in claim 1, wherein said nozzle assembly further comprises a discharge opening of a first size and a recharge channel of a different size.
- 3. A toy gun as claimed in claim 2, wherein said recharge channel has a larger area than said discharge opening.
- 4. A toy gun as claimed in claim 2, wherein said nozzle assembly further comprises a nozzle housing and a sliding nozzle member located therein.
- 5. A toy gun as claimed in claim 4, wherein said recharge channel is located between said sliding nozzle member and said nozzle assembly housing, a spring is positioned to bias said sliding nozzle member to a first position to block the recharge channel, and said sliding nozzle member is adapted to move to a second position during recharging to open said recharge channel.
- 6. A toy gun as claimed in claim 1, wherein a pressure release valve is connected to said path of fluid communication, said pressure release valve being adapted to open when a predetermined pressure is exceeded to prevent over-pressurization of said toy gun.
- 7. A toy gun as claimed in claim 1, wherein a check valve is in fluid communication with said pump and said pressurizable storage tank, said check valve being adapted to allow air to be pumped from said pump through said path of fluid communication and into said pressurizable storage tank to pressurize liquid in said pressurizable storage tank while preventing back pressure from entering said pump.
- 8. A toy gun system comprising:
- a toy gun including
- a housing;
- a pressurizable storage tank for liquid removably attached to said housing;
- a pump connected to said housing, said pump adapted to pressurize a liquid in said pressurizable storage tank;
- a release valve located in said housing;
- a path of fluid communication between said pressurizable storage tank, said pump and said release valve, said release valve being adapted to regulate a discharge of liquid from said pressurizable storage tank;
- a trigger connected to said release valve;
- a nozzle assembly including a nozzle assembly housing connected to said release valve and adapted for insertion into a recharge adapter to force liquid through said nozzle assembly to displace said release valve such that liquid flows through a part of said path of fluid communication and into said pressurizable storage tank which compresses air in said storage tank to charge the pressurizable storage tank with liquid under pressure; and
- a discharge opening and at least one recharge channel located within said nozzle assembly; and
- the recharge adapter including
- a hose attachment on said recharge adapter adapted to be connected to an external source of pressurized liquid;
- a valve body located in said recharge adapter having a path therethrough;
- a receptacle on said adapter for receiving said nozzle assembly;
- such that upon insertion of said nozzle assembly into said receptacle, said valve body is adapted to be displaced to an open position allowing pressurized liquid from the external source to travel through said recharge adapter and into said nozzle assembly.
- 9. A toy gun system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said nozzle assembly further comprises a sliding nozzle member.
- 10. A method of operating a toy gun comprising:
- (a) providing a toy water gun having a housing, a handle on said housing, a storage tank removably attached to said housing, a pump attached to said housing and in fluid communication with a nozzle assembly, and a path of fluid communication between said storage tank, said pump and a release valve;
- (b) filling and pressurizing said storage tank by one of:
- (i) directing liquid in to said storage tank and pumping said pump to force air into said storage tank; and
- (ii) inserting said nozzle assembly in a receptacle of a recharge adapter thereby moving a normally closed valve to an open position, allowing liquid to flow through said normally closed valve, through said nozzle assembly and into said storage tank, pressurizing air in said storage tank;
- (c) discharging liquid from said storage tank by actuating said release valve; and
- (d) refilling said toy gun in accordance with step (b).
- 11. A method of operating a toy gun as claimed in claim 10 wherein the step of directing liquid into said storage tank further includes detaching said storage tank from said housing, and, after receiving liquid in said storage tank, reattaching said storage tank to said housing.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 60/088,952, filed Jun. 11, 1998.
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Yes! Entertainment Speed Loader 1500 instructions. .COPYRGT.1997. Not admitted as prior art. |