WO2008011346A2

WO2008011346A2 - Bubble blowing apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2008011346A2
Application number: PCT/US2007/073495
Authority: WO
Inventors: Victor Ptak; Barry Rosenbaum; Christopher Leo Ptak
Original assignee: Stylus, Inc.
Priority date: 2006-07-17
Filing date: 2007-07-13
Publication date: 2008-01-24
Also published as: WO2008011346A3

Abstract

A bubble blower is provided with a housing, a motorized fan, a tube, a ring mounted to the tube, and a shroud. The shroud conveys forced air from the tube through the ring for generating bubbles. Another bubble blower is provided with a housing, a motorized bubble blowing mechanism, and an inertia switch for operating the mechanism in response to motion. Another bubble blower is provided with a housing, a motor, and a bubble solution reservoir. A disk rests upon the housing with a wand extending into the reservoir with a propeller driven by the motor to lift the disk and pass air through the wand. Yet another bubble blower is provided with a housing, a motorized fan, and a ring connected to the housing. The ring has a first position for receiving forced air from a housing outlet and a second position for manual application of forced air.

Description

BUBBLE BLOWING APPARATUS

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Serial No. 60/831,403 filed July 17, 2006, the disclosure of which is incorporated in its entirety by reference herein.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to bubble blowing apparatuses.

2. Background Art

The prior art discloses motorized bubble blowers, such as handheld motorized bubble blowers and bubble blowers that are incorporated into toys, such as a remote control toy car and a toy barbeque unit.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One embodiment of the invention discloses a bubble blower with a housing, a motorized fan, a tube extending from the housing for receiving forced air from the fan, a ring mounted to the tube for receiving a bubble solution and a shroud displaced across the ring. The shroud receives forced air from the tube and conveys the forced air through the ring for generating a bubble.

Another embodiment of the invention discloses a bubble blower with a housing, a motorized bubble blowing mechanism, and an inertia switch. In response to motion imparted upon the housing, the inertia switch operates the bubble blowing mechanism.

Another embodiment of the invention discloses a bubble blower with a housing, a motor, and a reservoir for retaining a bubble solution. A disk is received upon the housing with a wand extending into the reservoir for receiving the bubble solution. A propeller is coupled for rotation relative to the disk, and is driven by the motor such that the propeller lifts the disk from the housing so that air passes through the wand thereby emitting a bubble from the wand.

Yet another embodiment of the invention discloses a bubble blower comprising a housing, a motorized fan, and a ring connected to the housing for receiving a bubble solution. The ring has a first position adjacent to a housing outlet such that the forced air passes through the ring for generating a bubble from the bubble solution. The ring has a second position extending from the housing for manual application of forced air through the ring.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a bubble blowing apparatus in accordance with the present invention, illustrated with a shroud in a first position relative to a bubble wand;

FIGURE 2 is another perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 1 , illustrated with the shroud in a second position relative to the bubble wand;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged partial section perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 1, illustrated with the shroud in the first position; FIGURE 4 is an enlarged partial section perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 1 , illustrated with the shroud in the second position;

FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 1, illustrated with a portion of the bubble blowing apparatus partially disassembled, and further illustrating the bubble wand being inserted into a reservoir;

FIGURE 6 is another perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 1, illustrated in operation for generating bubbles;

FIGURE 7 is a partial section perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 1 , illustrating internal components thereof;

FIGURE 8 is another partial section perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 1, illustrating internal components thereof;

FIGURE 9 is a perspective view of another embodiment bubble blowing apparatus in accordance with the present invention, illustrated in operation thereof;

FIGURE 10 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 9;

FIGURE 11 is a partial section elevation view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 9;

FIGURE 12 is a partially exploded perspective view of another embodiment bubble blowing apparatus in accordance with the present invention, illustrated with a disk and reservoir disassembled therefrom; FIGURE 13 is another perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 12 illustrated with the reservoir assembled thereto;

FIGURE 14 is an enlarged perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 12, illustrated with the reservoir and disk assembled thereto;

FIGURE 15 is an enlarged perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 12, illustrating cooperation of a bubble wand in the reservoir;

FIGURE 16 is another enlarged perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 12, illustrating cooperation of the bubble wand in the reservoir in a partial locked position;

FIGURE 17 is an enlarged perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 12, illustrating cooperation of the bubble wand in the reservoir during a locked position;

FIGURE 18 is a partial schematic view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 12;

FIGURE 19 is a side elevation view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 12, illustrated in operation thereof;

FIGURE 20 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of a bubble blowing apparatus in accordance with the present invention, illustrated with a ring in a first position; and

FIGURE 21 is another perspective view of the bubble blowing apparatus of Figure 20 illustrating the ring in a second position. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention that may be embodied in various and alternative forms. The figures are not necessarily to scale; some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for the claims, and/or as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention.

With reference now to Figure 1, a bubble blower 30 is illustrated in accordance with the present invention. The bubble blower 30 includes a housing 32 and a reservoir 34. The reservoir 34 is utilized for retaining a liquid solution that is optimal for blowing bubbles, such as a liquid soap and water solution. The housing 32 includes a top cap 36 for the reservoir, which is threaded in engagement with a top opening of the reservoir 34 for retaining the fluid within the reservoir 34. A bubble wand 38 extends from a portion of the housing 32, such as from the cap 36. The bubble wand 38 includes a ring 40 at the distal end of the bubble wand 38. The bubble wand 38 includes a shroud 42 mounted to the wand 38 adjacent to the ring 40 in a first position, which is illustrated in Figure 1.

The bubble blower 30 may be formed of lightweight and durable materials, such as plastic materials, and may be sized for utilization by a manual user, such as a child. The bubble blower 30 may be employed for entertainment of users, such as children.

With reference now to Figure 2, the bubble blower 30 is illustrated with the shroud 42 at a second position along the bubble wand 38. For example, the shroud 42 may be axially translatable along a length of a tube of the bubble wand 38 such that the shroud 42 may be retracted from the ring 40 for permitting the user to manually blow air through the ring 40. The user may unscrew the cap 36 from the reservoir 34, and dip the ring 40 into the reservoir 34 such that the bubble solution coats the ring 40. Due to the viscous properties of the bubble solution, the bubble solution may extend across the opening of the ring 40. Upon removal of the ring 40 from the bubble solution within the reservoir 34, the user may manually force air, by blowing air, through the ring 40 such that the forced air creates a bubble, or a plurality of bubbles from the bubble solution that coats the ring 40.

Alternatively, the shroud 42 may be utilized for forcing air through the ring 40. Referring now to Figure 3, the shroud 42 is illustrated hi a partial section view. The bubble wand 38 includes a port 44 formed thereon in fluid communication with a duct 46 formed in the shroud 42. The duct 46 extends to an outlet 48 in the shroud 42. As air is forced through the tube of the bubble wand 38, the forced air is conveyed through the port 44, and subsequently through the duct 46 and out the outlet 48 of the shroud 42. The forced air may then be deflected by the shroud 42 through the ring 40 for blowing bubbles from a bubble solution that coats the ring 40. Although the shroud 42 is illustrated as hemispherical for deflecting the forced air, the invention contemplates that the shroud may have various shapes or geometrical configurations for conveying or deflecting air through the ring 40.

As discussed above, the shroud 42 may retract from the ring 40 for permitting manual application of forced air to the ring 40. Thus, the shroud 42 may include a bracket 50 with a bore 52 formed through the bracket 50 for receiving the bubble wand 38. The bracket 50 may also include the duct 46 formed therethrough. The bracket 50 may be provided with a slot 54 formed therein, intersecting with the duct 46, for receiving a flange 56 of the port 44. Thus, the shroud 42 may be retracted from the ring 40 by axially translating the shroud 42 away from the ring 40 as illustrated in Figure 4. If the user desires to use the forced air from the bubble blower 30, the user may extend the shroud 42 to the ring 40 by translating the shroud bracket 50 along the wand 38 until the flange 56 of the port 44 is received into the slot 54 until the port 44 aligns with the duct 46 of the shroud 42, so that the bubble wand 38 and shroud 42 are in fluid communication. Referring now to Figure 5, the bubble blower 30 is operated by inserting the ring 40 into the reservoir 34 for coating the ring 40 with the bubble solution. Subsequently, and with reference to Figure 6, the bubble blower 30 is operated such that air is passed through the shroud 42 and subsequently through the ring 40 for blowing bubbles 58 from the bubble blower 30.

With reference now to Figures 7 and 8, the housing 32 is illustrated partially disassembled for revealing components retained therein. The housing 32 includes a push button 60, which is operated by the user for closing a switch 62 within the housing 32. The switch 62 closes a circuit that includes a power source, provided by batteries 64, and a motor 66. The motor 66 drives a fan 68 for conveying air through the shroud 42. The housing 32 includes a grille 70 for receiving air into the housing 32. The air passes through the grille 70 and into a fan housing 72 through inlets 74. The air is received within the fan housing 72 axially through the inlets 74 and forced tangentially within the fan housing 72 by the fan 68. The air subsequently forced through the tubular bubble wand 38. The forced air from the bubble wand 38 exits the port 44 into the duct 46 of the shroud 42 for forcing the air through the ring 40, thereby generating bubbles from bubble solution coated upon the ring 40. Of course, other mechanisms for forcing air through the shroud 42 are contemplated within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

With reference now to Figure 9, another bubble blower 76 is illustrated in accordance with the present invention. The bubble blower 76 includes a bubble blowing mechanism 78 provided on the periphery of a hoop 80. The hoop 80 may be utilized as a revolution hoop, such as a toy which is spun around a body part of a user, such as the waist or hips for revolutions relative to the user. The bubble blower 76 may be utilized for blowing bubbles 82 from the mechanism 78 while revolving around the user. The bubble blowing mechanism 78 may operate to continuously blow bubbles from the mechanism 78.

Figure 10 illustrates a housing 84 of the bubble blower 76. The housing 84 is mounted upon the hoop 80 and retains the bubble blowing mechanism 78. The housing 84 includes a reservoir 86 for receiving and retaining a bubble solution for generating the bubbles 82. The housing also includes an outlet 88 for emitting the bubbles 82 in operation. Further, the housing 84 may be provided with a power switch 90 for turning on the bubble blowing mechanism 78. Additionally, a start switch 92 may be provided for starting the operation of blowing the bubbles 82. Thus, the user may turn on the switch 90 and depress the start switch 92 to begin the generation of bubbles 82. The user may also revolve the hoop 80 about a body part of the user such that the bubble blowing mechanism 78 blows bubbles 82 around the user as the hoop 80 is spun.

With reference now to Figure 11, the housing 84 is illustrated in partial section view for illustrating components within the housing 84. The bubble blowing mechanism 78 may include a motor 94 for driving a fan 96 within a volute shroud 98 in the housing 84. The volute shroud 98 may convey air through a tangential tube 100, which terminates in a port 102 for forcing air within the housing 84. A bubble wand 104 may be provided within the housing 84 with a ring 106 between the port 102 of the tube 100 and the outlet 88 of the housing 84 so that forced air exits the port 102 and passes the ring 106 of the bubble wand 104 for blowing bubbles out of the outlet 88 of the housing 84.

The reservoir 86 may provide fluid to a dip tank 108 for providing a bubble solution 110 for the ring 106. The ring 106 may be inserted into the dip tank 108 for receiving the bubble solution 110, as illustrated in phantom in Figure 11. In one embodiment, the bubble wand 104 is pivotally connected to the housing 84 and driven by the motor 94 for dipping the ring 106 within the bubble solution 110 of the dip tank 108. An eccentric drive 112 may be driven by the motor 94 for driving a linkage 114 for dipping the wand 106 in the bubble solution 110 in the dip tank 108 and returning the wand 106 adjacent to the outlet 88 so that the forced air from the port 102 of the tube 100 blows bubbles 82 from the housing 84. The linkage 114 may subsequently return the ring 106 into the dip tank 108 so that the operation may be repeated.

The bubble blower 76 may operate in response to motion. For example, an inertia switch 116 may be provided in the housing 84 for operating the bubble blowing mechanism 78. The inertia switch 116 may operate in combination with the power switch 90 and start switch 92 so that the inertia switch 116 does not inadvertently operate the bubble blowing mechanism 78 when the hoop 80 is not in motion.

The inertia switch 116 may include a lever 118 pivotally connected to the housing 84 and in electrical engagement with the circuit that includes the motor 94. A pair of contacts 120 may be provided spaced apart from the lever 118 on opposed sides of the lever 118. The contacts 120 may also be in electrical communication with the circuit that includes the motor 94 so that when motion is imparted to the housing 84, such as revolution of the hoop 80 about the user, the lever 118 pivots relative to the housing 84 into engagement with one of the contacts 120 for closing the circuit and operating the motor 94 for blowing bubbles from the housing 84. Of course, other inertia switches are contemplated within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Referring now to Figure 12, another embodiment bubble blower 122 is illustrated in accordance with the spirit and scope of the present invention. The bubble blower 122 includes a housing 124 with a handle 126 to be gripped by a user. The housing 124 includes a base 128 for receiving a disk 130. The disk 130 includes a propeller 132 for launching the disk 130, and a pair of bubble wands 134 for emitting bubbles as the disk 130 launches from the base 128.

The bubble blower 122 further includes a removable plate 136 provided with a pair of reservoirs 138 for removing the reservoirs 138 from the base 128 for filling or refilling a bubble solution within the reservoirs 138. The base 128 includes a slot 140 so that the plate 136 can be inserted into the slot 140 to a partially assembled orientation of the bubble blower 122 as illustrated in Figure 13. The plate 136 further includes a tab 142 extending from the base 128 so that the plate 136 may be subsequently disassembled from the base 128.

A pair of recesses 144 are formed in the base 128 so that the bubble wands 134 each extend through one of the recesses 144 and into the reservoirs 138. The bubble wands 134 extend from a bottom side of the disk 130. The bubble wands 134 are placed within the reservoirs 138 as illustrated in Figure 14, to thereby support the disk 130 upon the base 128.

The disk 130 includes a ring 146 with a top plurality of stator blades 148 and a bottom plurality of stator blades 150. Each set of stator blades 148, 150 collectively converge to a hub 152 for supporting a propeller shaft 154. A plurality of rotary fan blades 156 extend from the propeller shaft 154 thereby forming the propeller 132 for forcing air through the disk 130. The bubble wands 134 extend from the bottom stator blades 150, and each include a ring 158 that seats within the corresponding reservoir 138, as illustrated in Figure 15. The propeller shaft 154 includes a first coupling 160 (Figure 19), which engages a second coupling 162

(Figures 12 and 13) of the base 128 for collective rotation of the first and second couplings 160, 162.

Once the rings 158 of the bubble wands 134 are seated within the reservoirs 138, a pair of locking plates 164 may each be actuated from the base 128 through the recesses 144 over the rings 158 of the bubble wands 134 for retaining the rings 158 within the reservoirs 138. A partially locked position of the locking plates 164 is illustrated in Figure 16 and a fully locked position of the locking plates

164 is illustrated in Figure 17. The locking plates 164 retain the disk 130 upon the base 128, while the propeller 132 is accelerated to a speed sufficient to launch the disk 130 from the base 128.

Referring now to Figure 18, the bubble blower 122 is illustrated schematically for providing details to internal components of the housing 124. The housing 124 includes a trigger 166 pivotally connected to the housing 124 and displaced adjacent to the handle 126 to be actuated by the user. The trigger 166 may also be connected to the housing by an extension spring 168 for urging the trigger 166 to an inoperative position, such as the position illustrated in solid in Figure 18.

The trigger 166, in one embodiment, drives a cam 170 for actuating the locking plates 164. The locking plates 164 are biased to the unlocked position by an extension spring 172 that is connected to the housing 124. The locking plates 164 include a roller 174 that engages the cam 170 for driving the locking plates 164. As the user depresses the trigger 166, the trigger 166 is actuated towards a first actuated position 176 illustrated in phantom in Figure 18. This motion causes the cam 170 to rotate relative to the housing 124 thereby urging the roller 174 and the locking plates 164 to the left in Figure 18 to partially extend through the recesses 144 in the base 128 as illustrated in Figure 16.

Once the trigger 166 reaches the first actuated position 176 in Figure 18, a peak 178 of the cam 170 engages the roller 174 thereby actuating the locking plates 164 to the fully locked position, which is illustrated in Figure 17. At the first actuated position 176 of Figure 18, the trigger 166 also engages a first contact 180 within the housing 124, which is ordinarily spaced apart from a second contact 182 within the housing 124. The first and second contacts 180, 182 close a circuit, which imparts power from a power supply, such as batteries 184 within the housing 124, to a motor 186 within the housing 124. The motor 186 drives a transmission 188 for providing a desired rotational speed to a transmission shaft 190. The transmission shaft 190 extends from the housing 124 and includes the second coupling 162. The second coupling 162 drives the first coupling 160 thereby rotating the propeller 132 to reach a speed that provides an adequate rate of air flow through the disk 130 for launching the disk 130.

Subsequently, the user actuates the trigger 166 to a second actuated position 192, which is also illustrated in phantom in Figure 18, whereby the peak 178 of the cam 170 passes the roller 174, thereby permitting the extension spring 172 to return the locking plates 164 to an unlocked orientation. Once the locking plates 164 are retracted from the recesses 144, the rotation of the propeller 132 causes the disk 130 to lift from the base 128 as illustrated in Figure 19.

As the disk 130 travels away from the base 128, the rings 158 of the bubble wands 134 are removed from the reservoirs 138. The air forced downward by the propeller 132 forces air through the rings 158 of the bubble wands 134 thereby generating bubbles 194. The momentum of the rotating propeller 132 causes the disk 130 to rise until the propeller decelerates to a speed insufficient to lift the disk 130, and then the disk 130 decelerates until it returns to the ground.

Of course, the rings 158 of the bubble wand 134 may be displaced from the disk 130 outside the path of forced air from the propeller 132, because the travel of the disk 130 is sufficient to force air through the rings 158 and generate bubbles 194.

Figure 20 illustrates another bubble blower 198 in accordance with the present invention. The bubble blower 198 includes a housing 200 and a reservoir 202. The reservoir 202 retains a bubble solution. The housing 200 includes a top cap 204 for the reservoir, which is threaded in engagement with a top opening of the reservoir 202 for retaining the fluid within the reservoir 202. A bubble wand 206 extends from a portion of the housing 200. The bubble wand 206 includes a ring 208 at the distal end of the bubble wand 206.

Similar to the bubble blower 30 of the embodiment depicted in Figures 1-8, the user can unscrew the cap 204 from the reservoir 202, and dip the ring 208 into the reservoir 202 such that the bubble solution coats the ring 208.

Upon removal of the ring 208 from the bubble solution within the reservoir 202, the user may operate the bubble blower 198 to force air through a tube 210 of the bubble wand, and consequently from an outlet 212 of the tube 210, through the ring 208. As forced air passes through the ring 208, the forced air creates a bubble, or a plurality of bubbles from the bubble solution that coats the ring 208.

Similar to the prior embodiment bubble blower 30, the housing 200 includes a push button 214, which is operated by the user for closing a circuit within the housing 200 that includes a power source, provided by batteries 64 (Figs. 7 & 8), and a motor 66 (Figs. 7 & 8). The motor 66 drives a fan 68 (Figs. 7 & 8) for conveying air through the tube 210 of the bubble wand 206. The housing 200 includes a grille 70 (Figs. 7 & 8) for receiving air into the housing 200. The air passes through the grille 70 and into a fan housing 72 (Figs. 7 & 8). The air is subsequently forced through the tubular bubble wand 206. The forced air from the bubble wand 206 exits the outlet 212 for forcing the air through the ring 208, thereby generating bubbles from bubble solution coated upon the ring 208. Of course, other mechanisms for forcing air through the ring 208 are contemplated within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

The ring 208 is pivotally mounted to a bracket 216 that extends from the tube 210 and orients the ring 208 perpendicular to and across from the outlet 212 as illustrated in Figure 20. The pivotal connection permits the user to pivot the ring 208 to an extended position that is illustrated in Figure 21. The extended position permits the user to manually force air, by blowing air, through the ring 208 to create bubbles, or a plurality of bubbles from the bubble solution that coats the ring 208.

The retracted and extended positions of the ring 208 are maintained by a friction or interference fit of the pivotal connection of the ring 208 and the bracket 216. Alternatively, these positions can be maintained by any other positioning configuration or feature.

In summary, various bubble blowers are illustrated for blowing bubbles and providing an entertaining apparatus for enjoyment of the user.

While embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it is not intended that these embodiments illustrate and describe all possible forms of the invention. Rather, the words used in the specification are words of description rather than limitation, and it is understood that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A bubble blower comprising: a housing; a motorized fan oriented within the housing; a tube extending from the housing in fluid communication with the fan for receiving forced air from the fan; a ring oriented at a distal end of the tube for receiving a bubble solution thereacross; and a shroud displaced across one side of the ring in fluid communication with the tube for receiving forced air from the tube and conveying the forced air through the ring for generating a bubble from the bubble solution.

2. The bubble blower of claim 1 wherein the shroud is generally hemispherical to deflect the forced air through the ring.

3. The bubble blower of claim 1 wherein the tube includes a port to convey the forced air from the tube, and the shroud includes a duct that is in fluid communication with the port to convey the forced air to the shroud.

4. The bubble blower of claim 1 further comprising a reservoir that is attachable to the housing for retaining the bubble solution, the reservoir being sized to receive the ring therein for receipt of the bubble solution upon the ring.

5. The bubble blower of claim 4 further comprising a cap mounted to the housing for closing the reservoir and attaching the reservoir to the housing.

6. The bubble blower of claim 1 wherein the shroud is axially translatable along the tube for removing the shroud from the ring for manual application of forced air through the ring.

7. The bubble blower of claim 6 wherein the tube includes a port to convey the forced air from the tube, and the shroud includes a duct that is aligned with the port when the shroud is aligned with the ring to convey the forced air to the shroud.

8. The bubble blower of claim 7 wherein the tube includes a flange and the shroud includes a slot sized to receive the flange for facilitating alignment of the shroud with the ring, and the duct with the port in an extended orientation of the shroud.

9. A bubble blower comprising: a housing; a motorized bubble blowing mechanism oriented within the housing for emitting bubbles from the housing; and an inertia switch oriented within the housing for operating the bubble blowing mechanism in response to a motion imparted upon the housing.

10. The bubble blower of claim 9 further comprising a power switch to disable the motorized bubble blowing mechanism regardless of a position of the inertia switch to prevent unintended operation of the motorized bubble blowing mechanism.

11. The bubble blower of claim 9 wherein the housing is oriented upon a hoop for rotation by the user.

12. The bubble blower of claim 11 wherein the hoop is sized to receive a body part of the user for revolution about the body part.

13. The bubble blower of claim 11 wherein the hoop is sized to receive a waist or hips of the user for revolution thereabout.

14. A bubble blower comprising: a housing: a motor oriented in the housing; a reservoir oriented on the housing for retaining a bubble solution; a disk sized to be received upon the housing; a wand extending from the disk into the reservoir for receiving the bubble solution upon the wand; and a propeller coupled for rotation relative to the disk, the propeller being in operable engagement with the motor for being driven by the motor such that the propeller forces air from the disk thereby lifting the disk from the housing so that air passes through the wand thereby emitting a bubble from the wand.

15. The bubble blower of claim 14 wherein the wand further comprises a ring oriented generally perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the propeller so that air passes through the ring as the disk travels in a direction of the propeller axis of rotation.

16. The bubble blower of claim 14 wherein the reservoir further comprises a removable plate for removing the reservoir from the housing.

17. The bubble blower of claim 14 wherein the reservoir further comprises a pair of spaced apart reservoirs and the wand further comprises a pair of spaced apart wands, each oriented to be received within one of the reservoirs.

18. The bubble blower of claim 14 further comprising a locking mechanism that cooperates with the wand to lock the disk to the housing as the motor imparts rotation to the propeller.

19. The bubble blower of claim 18 wherein the locking mechanism further comprises a locking plate that extends over the reservoir thereby locking the wand in the reservoir.

20. The bubble blower of claim 18 further comprising a manual switch in cooperation with the motor and the locking mechanism such that a first actuated position of the switch locks the locking mechanism and powers the motor to impart rotation to the propeller, and a second actuated position unlocks the locking mechanism, thereby permitting the propeller to lift the disk from the housing.

21. A bubble blower comprising: a housing having an outlet; a motorized fan oriented within the housing for forcing air through the outlet; and a ring operably connected to the housing for receiving a bubble solution thereacross, the ring having a first position relative to the housing adjacent to the outlet such that the forced air passes through the ring for generating a bubble from the bubble solution, and the ring having a second position relative to the housing wherein the ring extends from the housing for manual application of forced air through the ring.

22. The bubble blower of claim 21 wherein the ring is pivotally connected to the housing.

23. The bubble blower of claim 21 wherein the housing further comprises a tube extending from the housing in fluid communication with the fan for receiving forced air from the fan, the outlet being formed in the tube, and the ring being operably connected to the tube.

24. The bubble blower of claim 23 wherein the ring is oriented generally perpendicular to the tube in the first position.

25. The bubble blower of claim 23 wherein the ring extends from a distal end of the tube and a center of the ring is spaced apart from the tube in the second position.

26. The bubble blower of claim 21 further comprising a reservoir that is attachable to the housing for retaining the bubble solution, the reservoir being sized to receive the ring therein for receipt of the bubble solution upon the ring.

27. The bubble blower of claim 26 further comprising a cap mounted to the housing for closing the reservoir and attaching the reservoir to the housing.