Bubble producing device, toy, or wand with bubble release, lights, and sound

Abstract

A device that produces bubbles and adds lighting to the bubbles being released and including a synchronized series of lights producing a light show and/or sounds, an at least three-way switch, as well as, a mechanical or electrical system with an improved engine design, chimney and extensions, as well as, an improved battery compartment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device for producing bubbles comprising:
 At least one housing;   at least one light or LED light;   at least one of:
 at least one power source; 
 at least one electrical connection system; 
 at least one battery compartment; 
 at least one battery compartment door; 
   at least one of the following;
 at least one activation and/or mode switch that operates at least one mechanism and makes at least one electrical closure; 
 at least one fan driven by an electric or mechanical motor or engine which produces an air stream from the said bubble device to an ambient environment; 
 a dispensing device, such as, a dispensing ring with a dispensing aperture, venturi, chimney, or other dispensing device provided or provided therein; 
 at least one electric or mechanical pump that receives bubble solution from at least one delivery tube and outputs bubble solution to at least one feed line that feeds said bubble solution to said dispensing device, venturi, chimney, or said dispensing ring; 
 a propelling bubble solution film applicator device, such as, a film applicator radially oriented and moving in a circular motion via the action of a motorized or mechanical central shaft, that engages bubble solution onto and/or throughout the said dispensing ring or other said dispensing device; 
 an electromechanical power sequence activated by the initiation of the trigger mechanism, and said at least one electrical closure, which delivers electrical power from said at least one power source to said electric motor that operates said fan, said pump, said bubble solution film applicator, said at least one light, and/or a sound and/or music and/or amplification system; 
 at least one orifice, that houses said dispensing device, venturi, chimney, or said dispensing ring and/or bubble solution film applicator, located at the surface or other location or locations of said bubble producing device, to emit bubbles through the surface of said bubble producing device, or such other location or locations as desired for any embodiment. 
   
     
     
         2 . The bubble producing device of  claim 1  further comprising at least one of a at least three-way activation and/or mode switch to operate at least one of: said at least one light or LED light, sound, and/or said motor, or any combination thereof, in any order or sequence thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The bubble producing device of  claim 1  further comprising of a sound amplification system and/or a sound producing device or system. 
     
     
         4 . The bubble producing device of  claim 1  further comprising of at least one light that emits upwardly and/or outwardly and/or through and/or near the at least one orifice of said bubble producing device, and thus illuminating bubbles as they pass through this at least one orifice and exit said bubble producing device. 
     
     
         4 . a. The bubble producing device of  claim 1  further comprising of at least one independent and independently programed light and/or lighting system creating a light show, light show device, and/or light show toy. 
     
     
         4 . b. The bubble producing device of claim  4 a further comprising of at least one independent and independently programed light and/or lighting system creating a light show, light show device, and/or light show toy, additionally comprising sound, and/or at least one sound device, and/or at least one sound system which is either independent, or synchronized, programed together with, sequenced with, or combined with said light show, light show device, and/or light show toy. 
     
     
         4 . c. The bubble producing device of claim  4 b further comprising that the bubbles produced are either independent, or synchronized, programed together with, sequenced with, or combined with said lights and or said sound. 
     
     
         5 . The bubble producing device of  claim 1  further comprising a sealed container with external contacts that can hold at least one removably-insertable battery, wherein the at least one removably insert able battery is contained within a sealed container with or without external contacts and said container is at least one of: isolated, water resistant, or water proof. 
     
     
         5 . a. The invention of  claim 1  further comprising that the battery pack is more isolated from the rest of the product or toy which better protects the batteries from dirt and liquids from external sources Better protects batteries from possible contamination from internal bubble solution Limits access to the inside of the product or toy via the battery door. 
     
     
         5 . b. The invention of  claim 5  wherein the battery compartment contains spacers or separators between batteries which aides in the prevention of reverse polarization. 
     
     
         6 . The bubble producing device in  claim 5  wherein said sealed container has a door on the side that is attached and separated or opened by use of an attaching and removing device and/or fastener and/or screw to be tightened to close and loosened or removed to open. 
     
     
         7 . The bubble producing device of  claim 5  wherein said sealed container allows insertion and removal of batteries from the side of said bubble producing device. 
     
     
         8 . The bubble producing device of  claim 2  wherein said at least one light is multicolored and the light therefrom generated is transmitted throughout the entirety or a portion thereof of said bubble producing device and said at least one light emitted vertically beyond the device, past, and/or through the uppermost vertical or other outermost portion of said bubble producing device, thus illuminating the bubbles as they exit said dispensing device and/or dispensing ring. 
     
     
         9 . The bubble producing device of  claim 3  wherein said at least one light partially and/or completely change colors in rhythmic time with the sound and/or music produced by said sound amplification system and/or a sound producing device or system to achieve a synchronized light and sound show. 
     
     
         10 . The bubble producing device of  claim 1  wherein said sound and/or music amplification system and/or a sound producing device or system has its own activation mechanism which allows said sound and/or music amplification system and/or sound producing device or system to be engaged or disengaged under operator control when said bubble producing device is active and emitting light and bubbles. 
     
     
         11 . A bubble producing device of  claim 1  wherein said bubble solution is at least one of: contained inside, attached, inserted, incorporated therein, decompartmentalized, and/or removably-attachable or attached, refillable bubble solution reservoir which removably-attaches to said housing. 
     
     
         12 . A bubble producing device of  claim 1  further comprising electronics that controls the lighting of said at least one light in at least one sequence. 
     
     
         13 . The bubble producing device of  claim 1  wherein said at least one activation and/or mode switch initiates at least one lighting sequence. 
     
     
         14 . The bubble device of device  claim 13  wherein said at least one lighting sequence is repetitive. 
     
     
         15 . The bubble producing device of  claim 13  wherein said at least one lighting sequence is random. 
     
     
         16 . The bubble producing device of  claim 13  wherein said at least one lighting sequence is determined by time and/or is a function of time. 
     
     
         17 . The bubble producing device of  claim 13  wherein said at least one lighting sequence incorporates constant timing. 
     
     
         18 . The bubble producing device of  claim 13  wherein said at least one lighting sequence incorporates variable timing. 
     
     
         19 . The bubble producing device of  claim 18  whereby said timing is determined by the time interval between bubbles and/or the speed and/or rate of bubble production. 
     
     
         20 . The bubble producing device of  claim 13  wherein said at least one lighting sequence incorporates a
 dimming function as part of said at least one lighting sequence. 
 
     
     
         21 . The bubble producing device of  claim 12  further comprising at least one acoustic sensor that senses acoustic energy and/or audio from the environment and converts said acoustic energy and/or audio into at least one signal used to initiate and/or affect said at least one lighting sequence. 
     
     
         22 . The bubble producing device of  claim 21  wherein said at least one signal is resolved into frequency and/or amplitude and/or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         23 . The bubble producing device of  claim 22  wherein said frequency and/or amplitude and/or a combination thereof controls and/or affects the said at least one lighting sequence and/or at least one pattern and or intensity of said at least one lighting sequence. 
     
     
         24 . The bubble producing device of  claim 1  further comprising at least one connector and/or jack for connecting to an audio source and/or power source. 
     
     
         25 . The bubble producing device of  claim 1  further comprising at least one communication device that transmits and/or receives data and/or signals in a master-slave fashion via RF and/or IR and/or other at least one other method. 
     
     
         26 . The invention of  claim 1  having at least one of at least three types of improved engines as follows:
 Engine type 1 as described in  claim 1 ; 
 And/or 
 Engine type 2 Using a second engine embodiment which has a decreased profile width wherein the at least one bubble chimney is rotated to fit more housing outer shapes and said Chimney on said second type Engine was designed in rotated position to slim the profile, and also uses transparent plastic and housing was changed to clear plastic in order to reduce the shadows that the first engine type white plastic engine produces when the LEDs are turned on and is additionally comprising at least one added bevel gear in its gear train, Because the bubble chimney was rotated, the wiper driveshaft had to be rotated with it, So a bevel gear was added to the end so it could still connect with the gear train The 5 th  gear was added to change the orientation of the wiper shaft, this engine type 2 provides two main benefits wherein Changing the direction of the Chimney makes the engine more compact and therefore Engine type 2 can fit into tighter spaces in a final product design, and so there is more freedom in the shapes and sizes that can be designed, and additionally the slimmer profile further reduces the shadows that it casts in the LED or other lighting resulting in an improved light show from LED or other lighting; 
 And/or 
 Engine type 3 using a third engine type embodiment more flexible then engine 1 or 2 for fitting into other housing shapes also having an Improved bubble solution pump and an Improved wiper axel placement resulting from the rotated chimney and while the the hose in engine type 2 can be pushed out, the hose in Engine type 3 cannot. 
 
     
     
         27 . The invention of  claim 26  wherein the said engine type 3 if present is used with at least one attached or removably attached Chimney Extender; 
     
     
         28 . The invention of  claim 27  wherein the chimney extender is at least one piece of plastic that protrudes outward allowing for attaching and removing of additional parts, including but not limited to heads, body parts, robot parts, to the outer housing of a product or toy. 
     
     
         29 . the invention of  claim 28  wherein at least one hose fits over this side of said connector, the said Plastic tube connector prevents the rubber hose from being pushed out of the peristaltic pump and a Second hose fits over the side of the connector. 
     
     
         30 . The invention of  claim 26  wherein the said Improved bubble solution pump has a pump cap 
     
     
         31 . The invention of  claim 26  wherein the Axel is completely contained in the engine housing. 
     
     
         32 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein the device additionally comprises at least one sensor device or mechanism so that when the said at least one sensor device is operating and/or on, and/or activated then the at least one activation switch is triggered and/or operated and/or controlled by said sensor device thus making the bubble producing device automatic in that the activation, deactivation, and/or operation of the device is not manually operated. 
     
     
         33 . The invention of  claim 32  wherein said at least one sensor device is at least one motion sensor device. 
     
     
         34 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein the device additionally includes the following:
 The device is an improved battery powered device device that produces bubbles from a liquid solution and lights and sounds; 
 And/or 
 the bubble emitting orifice is located at the upper most position of a hand-held wand which also incorporates lighting features that emit light upwards and outwards through the orifice in which bubbles exit, thus illuminating the bubbles as they leave the toy; 
 and/or 
 incorporating a battery powered electromechanical mechanism which produces a steady stream of bubbles as well as music and additional lighting for a synchronized light show which is all controlled by at least one, at least three-way switch, and at least one embodiment has at least one sensor for automatic and/or continuous performance and activation; 
 and/or 
 device is removably attached to a cart which has at least one of a power source, at least one sensor for activation and/or automatic and/or continuous light show, sound, and/or bubble production; 
 and/or 
 the device is or is part of at least one of a toy, wand, cane, robot, toy sword, bubble toy, doll, action figure, toy gun, character, vehicle, aircraft, boat, spaceship, rocket, train, planet, game, or other product or consumer product. 
 
     
     
         35 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein said orifices are at least two or more orifices. 
     
     
         36 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein said light show is at least one of: a 360 degree light show; up to a 360 degree light show covering all directions; a light show displayed over the surface of a globe or globe like surface; said surface is one of opaque, white, transparent, colored, multi-colored, black, clear, metallic, imprinted, printed, three-dimensional, decorated,