Timed water release toy
AssigneeElliot Rudell
InventorsElliot Rudell, George Foster, Joseph Cernansky
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Abstract
There is disclosed a ball having a foraminous outer shell with an inner membrane which forms an interior closure within the outer shell and with a timer and a release mechanism operative to open the inner membrane and release its contents after the time on the timer expires. The contents spill through the foraminous outer shell, wetting the player who is handling or catching the ball at the moment of release. The timer is activated and the ball is used in a game in which it is tossed between participants who seek to avoid becoming wet when the timer releases the water from the interior closure of the ball.
Claims30
A ball comprising:
- a. an outer foraminous shell;
- b. an inner membrane member supported by said outer shell and forming a sealed enclosure therein;
- c. sealable port means in said inner membrane to permit filling of said sealed enclosure with an aqueous medium;
- d. timer means fixedly received within said outer foraminous shell;
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- e. aqueous medium release means also received within said outer foraminous shell and responsive to said timer to open said sealed enclosure and permit discharge of its contents through said foraminous shell.
The ball of claim wherein said membrane comprises an inner foraminous member rotatably mounted within said outer shell and both said inner member and outer shell have through slots open in aligned positions and close in non-aligned positions as said inner member is rotated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.