Composition and method of forming sand sculptures
AssigneeSandsmart, Inc.
InventorDaniel Perlman
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Abstract
A sand sculpting composition including approximately 100 parts by dry weight of sand, between 0.1 part and 5 parts by dry weight of at least one non-toxic cold water-soluble adhesive agent selected from the group consisting of pre-gelatinized starches, chemically modified starches and chemically modified celluloses, and between 6 and 25 parts by weight water. The adhesive agent has been combined with the sand and an amount of water sufficient to both dissolve the adhesive agent and allow the adhesive agent to coat the particles of sand. A coloring agent may be added to the adhesive agent.
Claims30
A sand sculpting composition comprising approximately 100 parts by dry weight of sand, between 0.1 part and 5 parts by dry weight of at least one non-toxic cold water-soluble adhesive agent selected from the group consisting of pre-gelatinized starches, chemically modified starches and chemically modified celluloses, and between 6 and 25 parts by weight water, wherein said adhesive agent has been combined with said sand and an amount of water sufficient to both dissolve said adhesive agent and allow said adhesive agent to coat the particles of said sand.
A colored adhesive sand additive composition comprising one part by weight of a non-toxic cold water-soluble adhesive agent selected from the group consisting of pre-gelatinized starches, chemically modified starches and chemically modified celluloses, and between 0.01 part and 5 parts by weight of a non-toxic cold water-dispersible coloring agent.
A kit for making a colored sand sculpting composition, said kit comprising at least one non-toxic cold water-soluble dry particulate adhesive agent selected from the group consisting of pre-gelatinized starches, chemically modified starches and chemically modified celluloses, at least one non-toxic coloring agent that optionally may be pre-mixed with said adhesive agent, and user instructions for mixing a first quantity of sand with a second quantity of said adhesive agent, a third quantity of said coloring agent that optionally may be pre-mixed with said adhesive, and a fourth quantity of water to make said colored sand sculpting composition.
A method of enhancing the cohesion of sand particles, the method comprising the steps of providing and combining approximately 100 parts by dry weight of sand, between 0.1 part and 5 parts by dry weight of a non-toxic cold water-soluble adhesive agent selected from the group consisting of pre-gelatinized starches, chemically modified starches and chemically modified celluloses, and between 6 and 25 parts by weight water, and thoroughly mixing said water, said adhesive agent, and said sand to form a generally homogeneous and cohesive mixure.
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