US721373A - Bubble-blower. - Google Patents

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v n I PATENTED FEB. 24, 1903. P. D. BURTON@ I BUBBLL BLOWER.

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' SPECIFICATION formingpart of' Letters Patent-No. 721,373, dated February 24, 1903.

` y .limitation tied May 2,1901.

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Be it known that I, PER D'.-IIORTON,a citizen of the/United States, residing atNewark;y in the county of Wayne and State of New I York, have invented certaih'new and useful Improvements in Bubble-Blowers, of which advantages in use over all other similar devices heretofore patented. p Other objects are to so construct the device that the air blown into the upper end thereof is divided into two currents, one current passing from the mouthpiecejao the opposite end of the blower, the function of which is to form and enlarge the bubble, while the.'

z5 otherk current passes from the mouthpiece through an opening or passage located rnidway between the ends lof -theA blower andis' directed against the bubble to detach or project the same therefrom in its intlated" condi tion. It is also designed to produce a succession of bubbles, the sizeof which may be varied by the operator, and to produce and join together bubbles of like or different sizes. The invention consists of two cylindrical telescopic tubes, the inner or smaller tube, having its outer end cut away, preferably on" a curve, to form a scoop ortspoon shaped end, on which the bubble rests while being formed 'and enlarged, and which is also adapted tol catch a bubble on `its descent after the same has been projected or detached from the blower. The inner Vendof thistube is cut away to form an air-passage, through which a current of air is directed against the bubble to detach or project the same. The outer or larger tube has atapered end which serves as a mouthpiece and .aV circular air-passage arranged lengthwise through the center of the same and arranged to communicate with 5o the air-passage ofthe inner or smaller tube.

In the accompanying drawings, illustratthis character whichwill oifer many amusing Serial-lla 5 8.533. (No model.) v

ing the invention, Figurel is a perspectivev liviewjof a bubble-blower embodying my invention, and tov further illustrate the invention Ihave shown a bubble in dotted lines. Fig. is a side elevation showing the two cylindrical parts ofthe device separated. Fig.

3 is 'acentral longitudinal section through thesanle, showing the two cylindrical parts connected ready for use. Fig. 4 is aI cross- 6o section on line 4 4, Fig. 3. Y y

l Referring to the drawings in detail, like letters off reference refer tolike parts in the several figures.

having one end tapered, as at B, to forma mouthpiece. Arranged centrally withinthis cylindrical `tube`is a circular passage C, which justing the tube E within'I the' tube A. The 8o inner end of the tube E is cutaway to form an-opening/or air-passage F between the two telescopic parts when inserted one within the iother, the function of this passage being to v vdirect a current of air against the bubble when the same has been inflated to the desired size. The outer end of the tube E is also cut'l away, preferably on .a curve, as shownat G, to form a scoop or spoonshaped end upon which the bubble rests while being 9o i-nated. This scoop or spoon shaped end is also adapted tocatch a bubble on its descent after the same has been detached' or projected from the blower'.` The tube E is provided with a circular air-passage H, extendingfrom the inner end thereof and 'commul nicating with another circular air-passage I of considerably larger. diameter, which extends tothe outer end of 'the tube, the longitudinal axis of Vsaid passages being coinciroo dent and arranged in line with the longitudinal axis of the passages in the tube A.

The letter A represents 'acylindrical tube 6 5k The bubbles are formed on the scoop or spoon shaped end G of the tube E by the air forced into the passages from the open end of the mouthpiece, the spoon-shaped end having been previously dipped into a 'soapy solution, one drop of which on being deposited in the end of the blower will be sufficient to produce a series of bubbles. When the tubes A and E are joined, a continuous passage is formed, which is reduced in diameter about midway between its ends, so as to check the current of air and cause the same to be divided and directed through the air-passage F and the passage I in the tube E. The operator has full control of the bubble while the same is being inflated or enlarged by placing the index-finger over the air-passage F, which is located on the upper side of the blower midway between its ends, until the bubble has been inflated to the desired size. Then by removing the finger from said airpassage a current of air is directed along the outer surface of the blower and against the bubble at a point where it contacts with the same, which causes the bubble to glide from the scoop or spoon shaped end of the blower. After the bubble has been detached or projected from the blower and all the soapy solution removed therefrom the operator can catch one of the detached or projected bubbles as it descends on the scoop or spoon shaped end of the blower. As this bubble comes in contact with the end of the blower it deposits a lin thereon, and as soon as the operator forces a light current of air through the opening in the end of the mouthpiece another bubble will be produced and joined thereto. Thus the second bubble is formed from a portion of the fllrn deposited by the first bubble.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isy l. A bubble-blower consisting of a body having a passage arranged lengthwise therein through which a current of air is blown to form and in Hate the bubble, a rest' or support for the bubble at one extremity of said passage, and an outwardly-opening and forwardly-inclined passage communicating with the first-mentioned passage and being located between the ends of the blower and above said rest and support, said inclined passage being designed to direct a current of air along the outer surface of the blower for the purpose of detaching or projecting the bubble from said rest or support, substantially asset forth.

2. A bubble-blower consisting of a body having a passage arranged lengthwise therein through which a current of air is blown to form and infiate the bubble, a scoop or spoon shaped rest or support for the bubble at one extremity of said passage, and an outwardlyopening passage communicating with the said passage and arranged to direct a current of air along the surface of the blower, said outwardly-opening passage being located between the ends of the blower for the purpose of detaching or projecting the bubble from said scoop or spoon shaped rest or support, substantially as set forth.

3. A bubble-blower consisting of a body having anair-passage arranged lengthwise therein,a rest or support for the bubble formed by tapering the outer end of said body, and an outwardly-opening air-passage communicating with the said passage and being located between the ends of the blower for the purpose of directing a current of air against the bubble to detach or project the same from said rest or support, substantially as set forth.

4. A bubble-blower consisting of a body having an air-passage arranged lengthwise therein and having said passage reduced in diameter between its ends to check the current of air blown therethrough, a rest orsupport at the outer end of the passage, and an outwardly-opening air-passage communicating with the said passage at a point between its inner end and the said reduced portion thereof, substantially as set forth.

5. A bubble-blower comprisingabody hav ing an air-passage arranged lengthwise therein, a restor support for the bubble at the outer end thereof, and a second air-passage having its outlet at a point above the bottom of said rest or support, substantially as set forth.

6. A bubble-blower, consisting of a body having a passage arranged lengthwise therein through which a current of air is blown to form and inflate the bubble, ascoop or spoon like rest or support for the bubble at one extremity of said passage, and an air-passage having its outlet between the ends'of the blower and being arranged to direct a current of air along the outersurface thereof for the purpose of detaching or projecting the bubble from said scoop or spoon like rest or support, substantially as set forth.

'7. A bubble-blower comprising two cylindrical members, one arranged partly within the other and each having a longitudinal airpassage passing centrally through the same, the smaller member having its outer end cut away to form a spoon-shaped rest or support for the bubble and its inner end cut away or tapered to form an air-passage at the point of connection with the larger member for directing a current of air against the bubble to detach or project the same from the said spoonshaped rest or support, substantially as set forth.

PETER D. HORTON.

Witnesses:

FRANK GARLocK, WELFORD T. PURCHASE.

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