Toy water gun
US5730325A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41B9/0037
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A toy water gun comprises a main housing including provisions for holding a reservoir of water, a nozzle for receiving and discharging water pumped from the reservoir, and a pump housing positioned substantially outside the main housing. The pump housing contains a pump for pumping water from the reservoir to the nozzle. The pump is operated by an actuator which comprises a rotatable driveshaft extending from the main housing to the pump housing, a transmission interconnecting the pump and the driveshaft for operating the pump in response to rotation of the driveshaft, and a drive carried by the main housing and interconnected with the driveshaft for rotating the driveshaft. The drive may comprise a manually operable hand crank rotatably mounted outside the main housing.
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