Timed water release toy
OwnerElliot Rudell, George Foster +1inventors
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.
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A method of playing a game for at least two players, including a ball, having a chamber defined by a rigid, foraminous wall totally enclosing an interior chamber and totally free of any external appendages, and a timer controlled release mechanism operative to open and discharge the contents of an inner member that forms an interior closure within said interior chamber, said game comprising the steps practiced by said players of:
- a. loading water within said inner member;
- b. setting said timer to a time interval to actuated said release mechanism upon expiration of said time interval;
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- c. throwing said ball to at least one of said players and catching said ball, with the objective for said players being avoid being wetted with water from the interior chamber of the ball while catching, holding or throwing the ball at the moment that said timer actuates said release mechanism.
A toy comprising a container with a rigid, foraminous wall totally free of any external appendages, and totally enclosing an interior chamber, an enclosure totally received within said interior chamber and filled with water and having opening means at a wall surface location, a wall opening means with a timer mechanism also contained within said interior chamber and positioned in operative engagement therein to activate said wall opening means, and including randomly selectable time setting means whereby the duration of time interval between setting of said time setting means and activation of said wall opening can be preset.
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