Water gun with removable pre-pressurizable cartridge
First Claim
1. A toy gun for discharging a fluid under pressure, the toy gun comprising:
- a housing;
a trigger movably connected to the housing;
a pre-pressurizable fluid storage cartridge removably connected to the housing, the fluid storage cartridge being pressurizable with a fluid prior to connecting the fluid storage cartridge to the housing;
a release valve fluidly connected to the fluid storage cartridge and connected to the trigger to permit a discharge of fluid from the toy gun;
a nozzle in fluid communication with the release valve; and
a path of fluid communication connected between the fluid storage cartridge and the release valve;
wherein operation of the trigger discharges pressurized fluid from the fluid storage cartridge through the path of fluid communication and through the nozzle.
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Abstract
Toy water guns having removable pre-pressurizable water cartridges and the pre-pressurizable cartridges themselves and water charging systems for them. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a toy water gun having a pre-pressurizable water cartridge which can be charged using a pump located on the water gun or an auxiliary adapter connected to an external pressurized water source for quickly charging the pre-pressurizable water cartridge either installed in the water gun or separately, the pre-pressurizable water cartridges, recharge adapters and methods of filling the pre-pressurizable cartridges when installed in a water gun and when removed from a water gun.
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24 Claims
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1. A toy gun for discharging a fluid under pressure, the toy gun comprising:
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a housing;
a trigger movably connected to the housing;
a pre-pressurizable fluid storage cartridge removably connected to the housing, the fluid storage cartridge being pressurizable with a fluid prior to connecting the fluid storage cartridge to the housing;
a release valve fluidly connected to the fluid storage cartridge and connected to the trigger to permit a discharge of fluid from the toy gun;
a nozzle in fluid communication with the release valve; and
a path of fluid communication connected between the fluid storage cartridge and the release valve;
wherein operation of the trigger discharges pressurized fluid from the fluid storage cartridge through the path of fluid communication and through the nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A toy gun system adapted to discharge a stream of liquid under pressure, comprising:
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a toy gun and a recharging adapter, the toy gun including;
a housing;
a nozzle assembly at a discharge end of the housing;
a pump connected to the housing;
a pre-pressurizable fluid storage cartridge removably connected to the housing;
a path of fluid communication connected between the fluid storage cartridge and the nozzle; and
the recharging adapter including;
a receptacle adapted to receive the nozzle assembly;
a valve body slidably disposed in the receptacle;
a fluid channel located in the valve body; and
a connector adapted for connection to an external source of pressurized liquid, wherein insertion of the nozzle assembly of the toy gun into the receptacle of the recharging adapter displaces the valve body to an open position, and allows fluid from an external source of pressurized fluid to travel through the valve body, the nozzle assembly and the path of fluid communication and into the fluid storage cartridge, pressurizing fluid in the storage cartridge and wherein insertion of the charge valve assembly of the cartridge, which has been removed from the toy gun housing, into the receptacle of the recharge adapter allows fluid from the external source of pressurized fluid to travel through the charge valve assembly and into the fluid storage cartridge, pressurizing fluid in the storage cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operating a toy gun system comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a toy gun having a housing, a pre-pressurizable fluid storage cartridge removably connected to the housing and being pressurizable with a fluid prior to connecting the fluid storage cartridge to the housing, and the toy gun further having a charge valve assembly, a nozzle, a pump, and a path of fluid communication between the cartridge, the nozzle, and the pump;
(b) pressurizing air within the fluid storage cartridge by at least one of;
(i) pumping air via the pump to the fluid storage cartridge;
(ii) inserting the nozzle in a receptacle of a recharging adapter and allowing pressurized fluid to flow from the recharging adapter through the nozzle and into the fluid storage cartridge; and
(iii) inserting the charge valve assembly of the fluid storage cartridge which has been removed from the housing into the receptacle of the recharging adapter and causing the charge valve assembly to open to allow pressurized fluid to flow from the recharging adapter into the fluid storage cartridge, removing the fluid storage cartridge from the recharging adapter and inserting the fluid storage cartridge into the gun;
(c) discharging the cartridge by displacing the release valve via a trigger connected to the release valve to eject a stream of fluid from the toy gun; and
(d) recharging the toy gun in accordance with step (b).
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