Patent ID: 6860782

Claim:
A bubble making apparatus comprising: a housing having an internal chamber, a dispensing opening connecting with the internal chamber and substantially open to outside air, a sleeve mounted within the dispensing opening and having a dispensing surface; a tank mounted on the housing to contain a liquid capable of producing bubbles; a pump mounted on the housing and connected to the tank by a tube so as to supply liquid to the pump; a source of blown air originating from within the internal chamber, the blown air to be dispensed through the sleeve and out of the apparatus; and a film producing mechanism operably carried by the housing and including a dispensing ring located adjacent to the dispensing surface and movable parallel to the dispensing surface, wherein liquid from the tank is moved by the pump to the dispensing surface and the dispensing ring distribute a thin film of the liquid across the dispensing surface, wherein the pump arrangement comprises a pump gear that carries a pump roller for contacting the feed hose to create a capillary action to move bubble solution from the tank to the dispensing opening.