Patent ID: 8876574

Claim:
A device for scattering confetti, comprising: a body including a cavity having a proximal end and a distal end; a container, coupled to the body, and having confetti disposed therein; and at least one retaining structure for maintaining the device in a hand of a person; wherein a portion of the body is disposed in the palm of the hand; and wherein one or both of the body and the container comprise at least one component for releasing confetti from the container, such that an actuation of the at least one component releases the confetti; and the at least one component for releasing confetti comprises a piston disposed in the cavity and moveable between the proximal end and the distal end of the cavity, a detonative charge, a resilient member disposed within the cavity between the piston and the detonative charge and exerting a force on the piston toward the proximal end, and a pin extending from the piston and at least partially through the resilient member toward the detonative charge.