Patent ID: 6474507
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
A toy gun for shooting a stream or burst of liquid, wherein the gun comprises a housing having a front end, a rear end, an internal chamber for containing a liquid and a portion for containing a source of electricity, a conduit connected to the chamber and to a nozzle at the front end, a pump for pressurizing the chamber for forcing a stream of liquid through the conduit and out of the nozzle, valve structures suitable for controlling the flow of liquid, including for making the stream of liquid coherent, a light source adjacent to the front end for illuminating a stream of liquid, means for coupling and operating the means for illuminating and the source of electricity, and a trigger mechanism connected to the housing for actuating a stream of liquid, wherein the nozzle comprises a turbulent liquid initial chamber connected to an end of the conduit, a coherent liquid forward chamber, a generally cylindrical plug of foam located between the chambers, and a nozzle insert located at an ejection end of the coherent liquid forward chamber.