Water toy
AssigneeMarvin Glass & Associates
InventorsHoward J. Morrison, Harry Disko
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Abstract
A water toy or tube toy propelled by a jet of water includes an elongated body having an internal cylinder for containing a variable volume of water therein. A piston is mounted for slidable movement in the cylinder and is biased in one direction to decrease the volume of water in the cylinder by discharging a propelling jet stream of water from the rear end of the body. Valve means is provided permitting the filling of the cylinder with water when the piston is moved in an opposite direction and floatation means is provided for supporting the body on the water.
Claims21
A water toy propelled by a jet of water, comprising:
- an elongated body portion having an externally opening outlet nozzle;
- an internal cylinder in said body, communicating with said nozzle for containing a variable volume of water;
- a piston slideably disposed in said cylinder and means in said body for biasing said piston in one direction to decrease the volume of water by discharging a stream of water from said nozzle;
- said biasing means including an elongated stretchable bias element secured at one end to said cylinder and at an opposite end to an elongated stem on said piston, said stem including a hollow tube in coaxial alignment with a longitudinal axis of said cylinder and said bias element extending inside said tube;
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- valve means in said body permitting the filling of said cylinder with water when said piston is moved in an opposite direction.
The water toy of claim 5 including fastening means for securing an inner end of said bias element to an end wall of said cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.