Patent ID: 9339737
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A63H

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for generating bubbles comprising: a housing; a motor; a fan device operably coupled to the motor to generate an air stream; a bubble generating assembly comprising a body and a follower member having a bubble generating device, the motor operably coupled to the bubble generating assembly to rotate the bubble generating assembly about a first rotational axis, the follower member pivotably coupled to the body so as to be pivotable about a second rotational axis; an annular cam surface being one continuous structure and comprising a raised portion and a valley portion, the annular cam surface circumscribing the first rotational axis, the follower member resting atop and in continuous surface contact with the annular cam surface during a full rotation of the bubble generating assembly; a gravity-feed reservoir configured to hold a container of bubble solution in an upside-down orientation so that an open end of the container is adjacent to a floor of the gravity-feed reservoir; a trough fluidly coupled to the gravity-feed reservoir so that the bubble solution flows from the gravity-feed reservoir into the trough; wherein upon the bubble generating assembly being rotated about the first rotational axis by the motor, the follower member rides along the annular cam surface to repetitively transition between: (1) a lowered position in which the follower member is located along the valley portion of the annular cam surface and the bubble generating device becomes loaded with bubble solution; and (2) a raised position in which the follower member is located along the raised portion of the annular cam surface and the bubble generating device is aligned with the air stream generated by the fan; and wherein the follower member transitions between the raised position and the lowered position by rotating about the second rotational axis.