US3877611A - Combination of a water gun and bow - Google Patents

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US3877611A
US3877611A US492527A US49252774A US3877611A US 3877611 A US3877611 A US 3877611A US 492527 A US492527 A US 492527A US 49252774 A US49252774 A US 49252774A US 3877611 A US3877611 A US 3877611A
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Howard J Morrison
Donald F Nix
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B9/00—Liquid ejecting guns, e.g. water pistols, devices ejecting electrically charged liquid jets, devices ejecting liquid jets by explosive pressure
    • F41B9/0003—Liquid ejecting guns, e.g. water pistols, devices ejecting electrically charged liquid jets, devices ejecting liquid jets by explosive pressure characterised by the pressurisation of the liquid
    • F41B9/0031—Liquid ejecting guns, e.g. water pistols, devices ejecting electrically charged liquid jets, devices ejecting liquid jets by explosive pressure characterised by the pressurisation of the liquid the liquid being pressurised at the moment of ejection
    • F41B9/0037—Pressurisation by a piston
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B9/00—Liquid ejecting guns, e.g. water pistols, devices ejecting electrically charged liquid jets, devices ejecting liquid jets by explosive pressure
    • F41B9/0078—Liquid ejecting guns, e.g. water pistols, devices ejecting electrically charged liquid jets, devices ejecting liquid jets by explosive pressure characterised by the gun housing, e.g. its shape or concealment
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/02—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement
    • G01F11/021—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement of the piston type

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  • a normally vertical bow portion of the toy has a reservoir for holding a quantity of water for a plurality of water shots.
  • a normally horizontal arrow portion of the toy acts as a water pump for drawing water from the reservoir as a simulated arrow portion is pulled against the force of an elastic string spanning the bow.
  • the arrow includes a piston and cylinder device with the front portion of the arrow being the cylinder and the rear or feather portion of the arrow being the piston. Release of the rear portion of arrow forces water through a hole in the end of the piston portion of the arrow under the biasing of the elastic string.
  • the water gun type device of the present invention is in the form ofa simulated bow and arrow comprising a generally hollow, bow portion for hand grasping by the user with a cavity therein providing a reservoir for water or other fluid.
  • a simulated arrow is mounted on the bow portion intermediate the ends thereof and generally transversely thereto.
  • the arrow comprises a piston and cylinder device, with the piston forming a firing chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir in the bow and having an ejection opening at one end thereof.
  • a reciprocal plunger means forms the piston and is slidably received within the firing chamber.
  • a string is secured to the ends of the bow and to one end of the plunger to bias the plunger toward the ejection opening.
  • Check valve means is provided at the ejection opening and between the reservoir and firing chamber whereby the check valve means causes the fluid from the reservoir to enter the firing chamber when the plunger is pulled against the biasing force of the string and causes said fluid to be expelled through the ejection opening when the plunger is moved in the opposite direction under the biasing force of the string after it is released.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the simulated bow and arrow water gun device of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary vertical section, on an enlarged scale, of the device of the present invention in cocked position;
  • FIG. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section, on a further enlarged scale, of the check valve between the firing chamber and reservoir;
  • FIG. 4 is a vertical section similar to FIG. 2 showing the device in released position
  • FIG. 5 is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, of the check valve at the ejection opening.
  • the invention is a water gun device which simulates a blow and arrow combination.
  • the device includes a bow portion. generally designated 12, an arrow portion generally designated 14, and an elastic string 16 stretched across the end points of the bow 12.
  • the bow portion 12 is generally hollow, and is formed of plastic or other suitable material. Near the central portion of the bow 12, a pair of ribs 20 are provided and form an interior cavity providing a reservoir 22 for the storage of water or other fluid to be used in the device. A plug 24 is provided in a hole 25 at the uppermost end of the reservoir 22 to permit the introduction of fluid into the reservoir to fill the same.
  • a flexible tube 26 depends from the arrow portion 14 on the inside of the reservoir 22, generally to the bottom of the reservoir, providing fluid communication between the reservoir and the arrow 14, as described hereinafter.
  • the arrow portion 14 is a piston and cylinder type device and includes a front extended cylinder or firing chamber 28 which may be molded integrally with or assembled to the bow portion 12, with portions thereof extending on both sides of the bow 12.
  • the reservoir is wider than the bow portion for passage of the fluid thereabout.
  • the cylinder or firing chamber 28 has an ejection opening 30 at the front end thereof for ejecting a stream of water into the air.
  • a spring biased check valve is enclosed within the cylinder 28 near the ejection opening 30.
  • the check valve 34 includes a valve stem 36 having a rounded head 36a which is biased by a spring 38 into contact with an inwardly disposed annular restriction 40 which provides a seat for the valve head 3621.
  • a second, gravity operated check valve, generally designated 44, is provided for'the firing chamber 28 within the cavity or reservoir 22 of the bow portion 12.
  • the check valve 44 includes a weighted valve stem 48 having a rounded head 48a disposed within a downwardly directed tubular portion 50.
  • the tubular portion 50 is closed by a downwardly tapered, conical trap or seat 52 connected to or integral withthe tube 26.
  • the valve head 48a engages the conical seat 52 to prevent fluid from slowing from the firing chamber 28 into the reservoir 22 through the tube 26, when the device is in its normal vertical orientation shown in the drawings.
  • a rear plunger or piston portion 56 of the arrow 14 is slidably received within the internal diameter of the firing chamber 28 and is connected to a slidable piston rod or arrow 58 protruding from the end of the firing chamber 28 opposite the ejection opening 30.
  • the arrow 58 has an enlarged cylindrical portion 60 and four fins 62, similar to feathers, at the rear end thereof.
  • the enlarged portion 60 provides a stop for the plunger as it engages the back of the firing chamber 28.
  • the end of the arrow 58 is engageable by the string 16 in a slot between a pair of tabs 64.
  • the reservoir 22 is filled with water or other fluid through the hole 24.
  • the firing chamber 28 can be filled with water through the check valve 44, as seen generally in FIG. 3, by drawing the arrow 58 rearwardly in the direction of arrow A (FIG. 2) against the biasing force of the string 16.
  • the device is ready for discharging through check valve 34, as seen in FIG. 2.
  • the string forces the plunger 56 in a direction opposite that of arrow A, thereby insuring the closure of the check valve 44 and forcing open the check valve 34, causing a stream of water to be ejected through the ejection opening 30.
  • a user may readily discharge or eject the water by manually pushing rapidly on the rear portion 58 of the arrow.
  • the device is shown in its discharged state in FIG. 4.
  • a bow comprising:
  • a firing chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir and having an ejection opening
  • reciprocal plunger means mounted within the firing chamber for forcing water out through said ejection opening
  • check valve means at the ejection opening and between the reservoir and firing chamber whereby the check valve means permits at least some of the fluid from the reservoir to enter the firing chamber when the plunger means is moved by an external force in one direction to a cocked position and causes said fluid to be expelled through the ejection opening when the plunger means is moved in an opposite direction.
  • the firing chamber is an elongated cylinder device
  • the plunger comprises a piston and an elongated shaft
  • biasing means to urge the plunger means toward the ejection opening to eject a stream of water therethrough when the plunger means and shaft are released from said cocked position and said piston means is caused to move by an external force.
  • a bow comprising: a generally hollow, normally vertical, bow hand grip portion grasping by a the user, said hand grip portion having a reservoir for water or other fluid;
  • a normally horizontal firing chamber secured to the bow in the normal position of an arrow and in fluid communication with the reservoir, with an ejection opening at one end thereof;
  • reciprocal plunger means slidably within the firing chamber for forcing water out through said ejection opening, said plunger means including a shaft portion, said shaft portion simulating an arrow;
  • check valve means at the ejection opening and between the reservoir and firing chamber whereby the check valve means permits at least some of the fluid from the reservoir to enter the firing chamber when the plunger means and shaft portion are moved rearwardly against the biasing of said string means and causing water to be expelled through the ejection opening when the plunger means and shaft portion are released and moved in an opposite direction under the biasing force of the string means.
  • a bow comprising:
  • biasing means comprising a string secured generally at the outer ends of the bow and engageable with the projecting portion of the plunger means to move the plunger means toward the ejection opening thereby forcing the fluid through the ejection opening in the form of a stream.

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GB256675A GB1451178A (en) 1974-07-29 1975-01-21 Liquid-discharging bow
CA218,398A CA1011615A (en) 1974-07-29 1975-01-22 Water gun simulating a bow and arrow
AU77777/75A AU7777775A (en) 1974-07-29 1975-01-31 Water gun
JP50032100A JPS5116136A (enrdf_load_html_response) 1974-07-29 1975-03-17
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US4784293A (en) * 1983-08-03 1988-11-15 Sekiden Co., Ltd. Toy water gun
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US5316183A (en) * 1992-10-27 1994-05-31 Lanard Toys Limited Water-shooting toy configured as a bow and arrow
USD351007S (en) 1993-03-01 1994-09-27 Bednar William E Water squirting toy
US5381928A (en) * 1992-01-02 1995-01-17 C.J. Associates, Ltd. Action toy water weapons
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US4189075A (en) * 1978-02-21 1980-02-19 Hall John O Packframe-canteen
US4334678A (en) * 1978-04-28 1982-06-15 Doyel John S Exerciser
US4784293A (en) * 1983-08-03 1988-11-15 Sekiden Co., Ltd. Toy water gun
US5332120A (en) * 1990-09-06 1994-07-26 D'andrade Bruce M Water arrow projecting bow
US5284274A (en) * 1992-01-02 1994-02-08 C. J. Associates Action toy water gun
US5381928A (en) * 1992-01-02 1995-01-17 C.J. Associates, Ltd. Action toy water weapons
WO1994000244A1 (en) * 1992-06-22 1994-01-06 Johnson Lonnie G Water arrow projecting bow
US5316183A (en) * 1992-10-27 1994-05-31 Lanard Toys Limited Water-shooting toy configured as a bow and arrow
USD351007S (en) 1993-03-01 1994-09-27 Bednar William E Water squirting toy
US20030071077A1 (en) * 2001-10-01 2003-04-17 Panzarella James Samuel Fluid slug launcher
US7219817B2 (en) * 2001-10-01 2007-05-22 James Samuel Panzarella Fluid slug launcher
US20090050128A1 (en) * 2007-08-23 2009-02-26 Mitchell Jeffrey R Bow-type soft projectile launcher
US8087405B2 (en) * 2007-08-23 2012-01-03 Marshmellow Fun Company, LLC Bow-type soft projectile launcher
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