Patent ID: 8636557
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A bubble generating apparatus comprising: a housing comprising first and second end portions; a rotational ring structure rotatably seated in the housing and disposed proximate to an opening defined in the second end portion of the housing, wherein the rotational ring structure comprises a plurality of individual rings; a reservoir coupled with the housing and configured to store bubble generating liquid; a fan that creates an airflow through the housing; a liquid dispensing section disposed proximate to the rotational ring structure, wherein the liquid dispensing section blocks the airflow in a region larger than a size of one of the individual rings, the liquid dispensing section comprises a liquid outlet disposed within the blocked airflow, and the outlet is operable to dispose the bubble generating liquid onto the plurality of individual rings of the rotational ring structure, thereby creating a film of bubble generating liquid across the plurality of individual rings; a conduit having a first end extending into the reservoir and a second end connected to the liquid dispensing section; a siphoning mechanism operable to draw the bubble generating liquid from the reservoir and through the conduit to the liquid dispensing section; a drive mechanism operable to rotate the rotational ring structure; and a motor operable to power the siphoning mechanism, the drive mechanism, and the fan; wherein the rotational ring structure is disposed between the opening and the liquid dispensing section.