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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1995
Thomas S Shure, Chicago, IL (US);
Tai H Matlin, Chicago, IL (US);
James A Waring, Glenview, IL (US);
Shure Products Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A bubble producing toy includes a rod or tether having a circular ring at one end to loosely encircle the user's lower leg or ankle. A bubble producing mechanism is secured to the outer end of the rod and is operative to produce bubbles when twirled about the user's leg. The bubble producing mechanism includes a housing which carries a power wheel rotatable in response to ground engagement during twirling about the user's leg to rotate a bubble plate within the housing. The bubble plate has a plurality of openings over which bubble-producing films are formed as the plate dips into a bubble-producing solution during rotation and moves the films successively through an air passage in the housing so that bubbles are formed through a discharge end of the air passage. The rod or tether is of sufficient length to require a skipping or hopping movement of the user's free leg so as not to impede twirling of the toy.