Abstract:
A bubble-blowing apparatus is constructed to include a fluid container holding a bubble fluid, an applicator for picking up the bubble fluid for blowing bubbles, and an attachment detachably mounted on the front side of the fluid container, the attachment having a toy, for example, a maze, picture puzzle, etc., provided at the front side thereof.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates a bubble-blowing apparatus and, more particularly to such a bubble-blowing apparatus, which has an attachment detachably secured thereto and carrying a game toy. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     A conventional bubble-blowing apparatus generally comprises a fluid container holding a bubble fluid, and an applicator for picking up the bubble fluid from the fluid container for blowing bubbles. The fluid container has an opening through which the applicator is inserted into the fluid container to pick up the bubble fluid. This design of bubble-blowing apparatus becomes useless when the bubble fluid used up. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is the main object of the present invention to provide a bubble-blowing apparatus, which can be used as a toy when the bubble fluid used up. According to one aspect of the present invention, the bubble-blowing apparatus comprises a fluid container holding a bubble fluid, an applicator for picking up the bubble fluid for blowing bubbles, and an attachment detachably mounted on the front side of the fluid container and having a toy provided at the front side. According to another aspect of the present invention, the toy can be a maze, a picture puzzle, a drawing board, or any of a variety of intelligent toys. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a bubble-blowing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the bubble-blowing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the bubble-blowing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 4 is an elevational view of a bubble-blowing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the bubble-blowing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the bubble-blowing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a bubble-blowing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 8 is an elevational view of a bubble-blowing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the bubble-blowing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the bubble-blowing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 11 is an elevational view of a bubble-blowing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 12 is an exploded view of the bubble-blowing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the bubble-blowing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 14 is a plain view of a bubble-blowing apparatus according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Referring to FIGS.  1 ˜ 3 , a bubble-blowing apparatus in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention is shown comprised of a fluid container  1 , an applicator  2 , and an attachment  3 . The fluid container  1  holds a bubble fluid for blowing bubbles, having a bobble neck  11  and two coupling grooves  12  longitudinally extended along two opposite lateral sidewalls. The applicator  2  can be inserted into the fluid container  1  to pick up the bubble fluid for blowing big bubbles, and can be fastened to the bottleneck  11  to close the fluid container  1 . The attachment  3  has a toy  33  incorporated in the front side, a stop flange  32  transversely disposed at the top, and two coupling rails  31  longitudinally arranged in parallel at the back wall below the top flange  32  corresponding to the coupling grooves  12  of the fluid container  1 . The attachment  3  is fastened to the fluid container  1  by inserting the coupling rails  31  into the coupling grooves  12 , keeping the stop flange  32  stopped at the top wall of the fluid container  1 . The toy  33  can be a maze, puzzle, painting board, etc. 
     FIGS.  4 ˜ 6  show a bubble-blowing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. According to this embodiment, the bubble-blowing apparatus is comprised of a fluid container  4 , an applicator  2 , and an attachment  5 . The fluid container  4  holds a bubble fluid for blowing bubbles, having a bobble neck  41  and two coupling grooves  42  longitudinally arranged in parallel in the front sidewall and extended to the top and bottom walls. The attachment  5  has a toy  53  incorporated in the front wall, a stop flange  52  transversely disposed at the top, and two coupling rails  51  longitudinally arranged in parallel at the back wall below the top flange  52  corresponding to the coupling grooves  42  of the fluid container  4 . The attachment  5  is fastened to the fluid container  4  by inserting the coupling rails  51  into the coupling grooves  42 , keeping the stop flange  52  stopped at the top wall of the fluid container  1 . 
     FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a bubble-blowing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. According to this embodiment, the bubble-blowing apparatus is comprised of a fluid container  4 ′, an applicator  2 , and an attachment  5 ′. The fluid container  4 ′ holds a bubble fluid for blowing bubbles, having a bobble neck  41 ′ and a coupling grooves  42 ′ longitudinally disposed in the front sidewall on the middle and extended to the top and bottom walls. The attachment  5 ′ has a toy  53 ′ incorporated in the front wall, a stop flange  52 ′ transversely disposed at the top, and a coupling rail  51 ′ longitudinally disposed in the back wall on the middle below the top flange  52 ′ corresponding to the coupling groove  42 ′ of the fluid container  4 ′. 
     FIGS.  8 ˜ 10  show a bubble-blowing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. According to this embodiment, the bubble-blowing apparatus is comprised of a fluid container  1 ′, an applicator  2 , and an attachment  3 ′. The fluid container  1 ′ holds a bubble fluid for blowing bubbles, having a bobble neck  11 ′ and two coupling grooves  12 ′ longitudinally arranged in parallel in the two stepped lateral sidewalls and extended to the top and bottom walls. The attachment  3 ′ has a toy  33 ′ incorporated in the front wall, a stop flange  32 ′ transversely disposed at the top, and two coupling rails  31 ′ longitudinally arranged in parallel at the back wall below the top flange  31 ′ corresponding to the coupling grooves  12 ′ of the fluid container  1 ′. 
     FIGS.  11 ˜ 13  show a bubble-blowing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. According to this embodiment, the bubble-blowing apparatus is comprised of a fluid container  6 , an applicator  2 , and an attachment  7 . The fluid container  6  holds a bubble fluid for blowing bubbles, having a bobble neck  41  and a plurality of recessed retaining holes  62  in the front wall. The attachment  7  has a toy  72  incorporated in the front wall, and a plurality of pegs  71  respectively protruded from the back wall and respectively detachably engaged into the recessed retaining holes  62  of the fluid container  6 . According to this embodiment, the toy  72  is a drawing board. 
     FIG. 14 shows a bubble-blowing apparatus constructed according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. According to this embodiment, the toy  81  of the attachment  8  is a glued drawing covered with stripping pieces of paper. When the stripping pieces of paper removed, sands are spread over the glued drawing, and then excessive sands are removed from the glued drawing, enabling a layer of sands to be adhered to the glued drawing. 
     Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.