Claims
- 1. An air pressurized toy water bow for firing water, which comprises:
- (a) a housing shaped generally like an archery bow;
- (b) a water storage reservoir for storing water, attached to said housing and having an orifice through which water and gasses pass from said reservoir to said housing;
- (c) an attachment means located on said water bow housing for attaching said water storage reservoir to said water bow housing with a seal impervious to water;
- (d) a pressurizing means for pressurizing said water storage reservoir with air, said means being an integral part of said water bow housing and remotely located from said water storage reservoir;
- (e) an avenue of release for any stored water displaced by said pressurized air, said avenue of release extending from said attachment means to a nozzle on said bow housing;
- (f) a water release means for regulating the fluid flow through said avenue of release, said water release means being attached to said housing and attached to a pull mechanism and actuated by the movement of said pull mechanism;
- (g) a pull mechanism attached to said housing and functionally connected to said release means such that movement of said pull mechanism will actuate said water release means; and,
- (h) a nozzle located on said housing, said nozzle being connected to said avenue of release.
- 2. The bow of claim 1, wherein said water storage reservoir is adapted to hold at least 100 pounds per square inch of pressure.
- 3. The bow of claim 1, wherein said means for pressurizing said water storage reservoir is a hand operated air pump.
- 4. The bow of claim 1, further including a bow string, wherein said pull mechanism is attached to said bow string and said pull mechanism and bow string may be pulled and released together to actuate said water release means.
- 5. The bow of claim 1, wherein said nozzle is positioned on said housing in a central location to simulate the positioning of an arrow.
- 6. The bow of claim 1, wherein said avenue of release is a flexible tube connecting said attachment means with said nozzle.
- 7. The bow of claim 6, wherein said water release means is a spring-biased pinch bar that clamps said avenue of release against said housing, collapsing said avenue of release and thus restricting the fluid flow therethrough.
- 8. The bow of claim 7, wherein pinch bar has a spring with a spring bias which is overcome by a force applied to said pinch bar in a direction away from said spring through the action of said pull mechanism.
- 9. The bow of claim 8, wherein said spring bias is calibrated to yield to pressure within said avenue of release, when said pressure within said avenue of release exceeds a predetermined value.
- 10. The bow of claim 8, wherein said spring bias is formed by an extension spring having two ends, one end being anchored to said housing and said second end anchored to said pinch bar.
- 11. An air pressurized toy water bow for firing water, which comprises:
- (a) a housing shaped generally like an archery bow;
- (b) a water storage reservoir for storing water, attached to said housing and having an orifice through which water and gasses pass from said reservoir to said housing;
- (c) an attachment means located on said water bow housing for attaching said water storage reservoir to said water bow housing with a seal impervious to water;
- (d) a pressurizing means for pressurizing said water storage reservoir with air, said means being an integral part of said water bow housing;
- (e) an avenue of release for any stored water displaced by said pressurizing air, said avenue of release being a flexible tube extending from said attachment means to a nozzle on said bow housing;
- (f) a water release means for regulating the fluid flow through said avenue of release, said water release means being attached to said housing and attached to a pull mechanism and actuated by the movement of said pull mechanism, said water release means being a spring biased pinch bar which clamps the flexible tube, thus restricting fluid flow therethrough;
- (g) a pull mechanism attached to said housing and functionally connected to said water release means, wherein said pull mechanism actuates said pinch bar release by being pulled and released and by forcing a plunger against said pinch bar, said plunger being pushed by compressed air ahead of a spring locked piston; and,
- (h) a nozzle located on said housing, said nozzle being connected to said avenue of release.
- 12. The bow of claim 11, wherein said water storage reservoir is adapted to hold at least 100 pounds per square inch of pressure.
- 13. The bow of claim 11, wherein said means for pressurizing said water storage reservoir is a hand operated air pump.
- 14. The bow of claim 11, further including a bow string, wherein said pull mechanism is attached to said bow string and said pull mechanism and bow string may be pulled and released together to actuate said water release means.
- 15. The bow of claim 11, wherein said nozzle is positioned on said housing in a central location to simulate the positioning of an arrow.
- 16. The bow of claim 11, wherein said piston has a controlled return so as to regulate the amount of water exiting said nozzle.
- 17. The bow of claim 11, wherein said spring bias is calibrated to yield to pressure within said avenue of release, when said pressure within said avenue of release exceeds a predetermined value.
- 18. The bow of claim 11, wherein said spring bias is formed by an extension spring having two ends, one end being anchored to said housing and the other said end anchored to said pinch bar.
- 19. The bow of claim 11, wherein the flow of air from said water storage reservoir to said pressurizing means is prevented by a one way flow device.
- 20. The bow of claim 17, wherein said maximum value for the yielding of said spring bias to said pressure within said avenue of release is between about 50 pounds per square inch and about 90 pounds per square inch.
REFERENCES TO RELATED CASES
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/841,762, filed on Feb. 28, 1992 by Bruce M. D'Andrade and Lonnie G. Johnson, for "Double Tank Pinch Trigger Pump Water Gun", now U.S. Pat. No. 5,150,819, which is a File Wrapper Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/680,247, filed on Apr. 3, 1991, having the same inventors and title, and now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of previously copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/578,145, filed on Sep. 6, 1990, having the same inventors, for "Pinch Trigger Pump Water Gun", now U.S. Pat. No. 5,074,437, issued on Dec. 24, 1991.
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