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Granted Patent B2
US 12,186,680 · App. 17/799,614 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Bubble machine

Inventor: Leyan Chen (Shantou, CN)
Assignee: SHANTOU HUALONG TOYS CO., LTD
A63H33/28A63H27/10A63H2027/1075
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Patent No.
US 12,186,680
App. No.
17/799,614
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bubble machine comprising a core and a housing is provided. Part of the core is located in the housing. A bubble outlet of the core is exposed outside the housing, and the housing is flexible and inflatable. The core includes a core body, a bubble outlet head, and an air guiding pipe. The bubble outlet head is provided with a smearing device which is able to smear liquid onto the bubble outlet to form a layer of liquid film. The smearing device comprises a scraper and a rotating strip. A rotating end is arranged in the core body, a rotating shaft of the scraper is connected to the rotating end in the core body by the rotating strip, and the rotating strip is flexible.

Claims (21)

1. A bubble machine, comprising:

a core comprising:

a core body provided with an air outlet, wherein air is dischargeable from the air outlet;

a bubble outlet head provided with a liquid inlet and a liquid return port, and being hollow; and

an air guiding pipe, wherein the air guiding pipe has two ends that are connected to and in communication with one end of the bubble outlet head and the air outlet, respectively; and

a housing arranged on the core, being a flexible inflatable housing and provided with a first opening and a second opening,

wherein part of the core is located in the housing;

wherein a bubble outlet of the core is exposed outside the housing, and the housing is a flexible inflatable housing;

wherein an other end of the bubble outlet head is provided with the bubble outlet;

wherein the air guiding pipe is located in the housing;

wherein the bubble outlet corresponds to the first opening, and the second opening is hermetically connected to the air guiding pipe or the core body;

wherein the bubble outlet head is provided with a smearing device which is able to smear liquid onto the bubble outlet to form a layer of liquid film, the smearing device comprising:

a scraper; and

a rotating strip being flexible, wherein a rotating end is arranged in the core body; and

a rotating shaft of the scraper is connected to the rotating end in the core body by the rotating strip, wherein the rotating end rotates to drive the scraper to rotate by the rotating strip.

2. The bubble machine according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible inflatable housing is an inflatable balloon.

3. The bubble machine according to claim 1 , wherein the air guiding pipe is deformable.

4. The bubble machine according to claim 3 , wherein the rotating strip is made of flexible plastic.

5. The bubble machine according to claim 1 , wherein part of the air guiding pipe is in a corrugated pipe shape to form a deformation part, and the deformation part is able to stretch out and draw back and is able to bend freely in any direction.

6. The bubble machine according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating strip is located in the air guiding pipe.

7. The bubble machine according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating shaft of the scraper is coaxial with a central axis of the bubble outlet on the bubble outlet head, and the bubble outlet is further provided with a support for supporting the scraper.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2022
From: CHEN, LEYAN
To: SHANTOU HUALONG TOYS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061165/0356 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202120056712.0 · Jan 11, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230083190A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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