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US 2012/0058704 A1Published application
Floating Squirting Toy
AssigneePrime Time Toys, Ltd.
InventorsBoguslaw Orlowski, Veronica Wong, Francis Chia
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Abstract
A squirting toy is comprised of a cylindrical housing and a piston that slides within to force water into or out of the housing via a hole therein. The housing is encased within a shell creating a water impervious volume sufficient for the toy to float in water. The shell is soft, so that the gun is not a safety hazard when left floating in a swimming pool. Handles associated with one or both actuating portions of the squirting toy are provided for gripping and operating the squirting toy more effectively.
Claims17
A floating squirting toy, comprising:
- a housing having a chamber and an opening, the opening allowing fluid communication between the chamber and the outside environment, said chamber comprising an interior wall;
- a shaft having a first portion inside of the chamber attached to a piston and a second portion outside of the chamber attached to a handle;
- the piston slidably engaged with the interior wall of the chamber adapted for longitudinal movement within the chamber to decrease and increase the volume of the chamber such that water is inhaled through the opening when the volume increases and exhaled through the opening when the volume decreases;
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- on at least one of the housing and the handle, an at least one outer shell that provides safety benefits by (i) being constructed of a resilient closed-cell polymer foam material that is substantially soft and (ii) being constructed such that the at least one outer shell contributes to a buoyancy that causes the floating squirting toy to remain afloat when the chamber is completely filled with water.
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A floating squirting toy, comprising:
- a housing having a chamber and an opening, the opening allowing fluid communication between the chamber and the outside environment, said chamber comprising an interior wall;
- a shaft having a first portion inside of the chamber attached to a piston and a second portion outside of the chamber attached to a handle;
- the piston slidably engaged with the interior wall of the chamber adapted for longitudinal movement within the chamber to decrease and increase the volume of the chamber such that water is inhaled through the opening when the opening volume increases and exhaled through the opening when the volume decreases;
- and on at least one of the housing and the handle, an at least one outer shell that provides safety benefits by (i) being constructed of a resilient closed-cell polymer foam material that is substantially soft, (ii) being constructed such that the at least one outer shell contributes to a buoyancy that causes the floating squirting toy to remain afloat when the chamber is completely filled with water, and (iii) being constructed such that the remaining elements of the floating squirting toy, which include the housing, the chamber, the shaft, the slide bushing, the piston, do not substantially protrude beyond the at least one outer shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.