US 12,146,722 B2
Liquid dispensing apparatus
Mathew Peter Mowbray, Cambridge (NZ)
Assigned to ZURU (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Appl. No. 17/435,844
Filed by ZURU (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
PCT Filed Mar. 8, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/051872
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 2, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/183216, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0155040 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. F41B 9/00 (2006.01); B05B 9/08 (2006.01)
CPC F41B 9/0059 (2013.01) [B05B 9/0822 (2013.01); F41B 9/0018 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water gun or toy water gun for dispensing a liquid, the water gun or toy water gun comprising:
a chamber for storing the liquid defined by a chamber housing extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, the second end of the chamber housing being closed by an end wall, the at least one chamber being of a constant or substantially constant cross section and extending from the first end towards the second end;
an opening at the first end of the chamber housing through which the liquid is to be received in the at least one chamber;
a lid located proximal to the opening and adapted to pivotally move relative to the at least one chamber between a closed position in which at least a portion of the opening is concealed by the lid and an open position in which at least the portion of the opening is revealed by the lid;
at least one liquid dispensing outlet extending through the end wall of the chamber housing thereby permitting the liquid to be dispensed during use, wherein the at least one liquid dispensing outlet extends through a nozzle fixedly attached to and protruding from the end wall, wherein the water gun or toy water gun further comprises a handle portion mounted to or integrally formed with the chamber housing, wherein the handle portion is proximal to the first end of the chamber housing, and wherein a body of the water gun or toy water gun is adapted and configured to present the opening so that the at least one chamber is replenished with water by moving the water gun or toy water gun through a body of water with a back leading a front in a moving direction to cause water flow into the at least one chamber via the opening;
a slider movable from a location adjacent to the at least one liquid dispensing outlet toward the first end along an outer surface of the chamber housing to dispense the liquid through the nozzle; and
a rail located below the at least one chamber housing along which the slider is adapted to slide.