Dispensing – With casing or support – Body carried and/or operated type
Reexamination Certificate
2003-02-11
2004-11-09
Mancene, Gene (Department: 3754)
Dispensing
With casing or support
Body carried and/or operated type
C222S209000, C446S475000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06814260
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates generally to toy water shooters, and more particularly to a novelty toy water shooter that may be concealed under the user's clothing.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Young people of all ages enjoy water fights with toy water guns. As such, it is not surprising there are many, many different types of water shooters available. These run from simple hand-held squirt guns that use trigger-activated pumps to eject water, to more complicated and sophisticated shooters that rely upon pressurized tanks to shoot a stream of water a significant distance.
A concealed water gun adds an extra dimension of fun to water fights. Among other advantages available when the water gun is hidden, the gun may go unnoticed until it is used to douse its target, and if the shooter is clever enough and the concealment good enough, even after the target has been hit. U.S. Pat. No. 4,997,110 discloses a prior concealed water shooter. While the gun disclosed in the '110 patent may be concealed, it relies upon an electric pump powered by batteries and activated by an electric switch to eject water from the nozzle, and such electrical components add complexity to what is essentially a toy novelty.
There is a need therefore for improved toy water shooters, and in particular, concealable water guns.
SUMMARY
A pressurizable bladder is configured for attachment to a user's arm in a concealed position. The bladder has a refill tube for adding water, and an air inlet that is attached to a hand pump for pressurizing the bladder. A nozzle and valve are fluidly connected to the bladder and a trigger is operable to selectively open and close the valve.
In a second illustrated embodiment the pressure bladder is configured for attachment to the user's waist, and the other components are modified accordingly. The hand pump and bladder-refill tube are connected to the bladder with conduits—the hand pump conduit may be extended from the bladder down the user's sleeve and held in one hand, and the nozzle and trigger are held in the user's other hand.
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Badd Boyz Toys, LLC
Buechner Patrick
Ipsolon LLP
Mancene Gene
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