초록

A hand-held confetti launcher is disclosed of a size and shape such as to be held in and operated by one hand, and which includes readily separable connectors for rapidly removing an empty barrel and replacing it with another barrel pre-filled with confetti.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A confetti launcher comprising in combination:(a) a cylinder of compressed gas at high pressure;(b) an on-off valve having an inlet and an outlet, said inlet being connected to said cylinder;(c) trigger means for manually actuating said valve to on and off positions;(d) a

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A confetti launcher comprising in combination:(a) a cylinder of compressed gas at high pressure;(b) an on-off valve having an inlet and an outlet, said inlet being connected to said cylinder;(c) trigger means for manually actuating said valve to on and off positions;(d) a barrel filled with confetti, said barrel having first and second ends;(e) said confetti in said barrel comprising a plurality of tetragonal pieces of confetti having lengths and widths, said pieces of confetti being aligned in at least one stack with their lengths parallel to each other and to the longitudinal axis of said barrel; and(f) quick-disconnect coupling means for rapidly connecting and disconnecting said first end of said barrel to and from said valve outlet for rapidly changing barrels after discharging the confetti therefrom by opening said valve; said quick-disconnect coupling means comprising a male fitting and a female fitting, the size and shape of said male fitting being such as to be received in and removable from said female fitting, and said female fitting being connected to said valve outlet and said male fitting being connected to said first end of said barrel.