# US 5,350,058 A · Chambered enclosure for maintaining a toy in a dry condition

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- Number: US 5,350,058 A
- Document ID: US5350058A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/165,729
- Filed: 1993-12-10
- Granted: 1994-09-27
- Earliest claimed: 1993-12-10
- Inventors: Katherine A. Keough
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5350058A

## CPC

- A63H 3/50: Frames, stands, or wheels for dolls or toy animals
- A63H: TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS

## Abstract

A chambered enclosure maintains a toy placed in the enclosure in a dry condition. The enclosure comprises sidewalls, a base, an openable portion, and a wall within the enclosure forming a dry chamber for receiving the toy and a wet chamber beneath the dry chamber. The wet chamber is designed to allow water to enter the wet chamber and further stabilize the enclosure when in a bathtub or other wet environment.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A chambered enclosure for holding a toy within the enclosure to maintain the toy in a dry condition while portions of the enclosure are getting wet, comprising:
a) a container having wall portions comprising sidewalls and a base, the side walls having portions forming part of the walls defining a dry chamber and a wet chamber within the enclosure, the sidewalls further forming a rim designed for cooperative engagement with an enclosure openable portion which is selectively configurable as a watertight closeable portion, the rim providing access to the dry chamber within which a toy may be placed to keep the toy dry;
b) a wet chamber formed by the base and portions of the sidewalls extending beyond the dry chamber, the wet chamber being separated from the dry chamber by an internal solid wall extending between the sidewalls, the internal solid wall comprising means for holding the toy placed within the enclosure; and
c) wet chamber ballasting means for allowing water to enter the wet chamber to provide ballast to stabilize the enclosure.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The enclosure of claim 1 in which the sidewalls are manufactured from a translucent material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The enclosure of claim 1 in which the ballasting means comprises a plurality of apertures formed by portions of the sidewalls.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The enclosure of claim 1 in which the ballasting means comprises a plurality of apertures formed by portions of the base.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The enclosure of claim 1 in which the wet chamber comprises at least one sidewall portion which extends beyond a vertical plane formed by the dry chamber sidewall portions.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The enclosure of claim 1 in which the openable portion is designed for contact with a portion of the sidewalls; the openable portion comprising means for sealing, in a waterproof manner, the access through which the toy is placed in the enclosure.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The enclosure of claim 6 in which the openable portion comprises a child-proof airway mechanism to provide normally open airways through the openable portion which may be selectively placed in a closed condition by an adult for use of the enclosure in a wet environment.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The enclosure of claim 1 in which the base comprises means for positioning the enclosure on a surface.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The enclosure of claim 1 in which the ballasting means comprises wet chamber wall portions which are of heavier material than the material forming the dry chamber wall portions.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The enclosure of claim 1 further comprising handle means to assist in the portability of the enclosure.

### Claim 11

A chambered enclosure for holding a toy in a dry condition while portions of the enclosure are getting wet, comprising:
a) wall portions including sidewalls and a base connected to the sidewalls, the wall portions forming an openable portion selectively configurable as a waterproof closeable portion, the openable portion providing access to a dry chamber within the enclosure into which a toy may be placed to keep the toy dry;
b) a dry chamber, formed within the enclosure by the wall portions, and a wet chamber, formed by the base and portions of the sidewalls extending beyond the dry chamber; the wet chamber being separated from the dry chamber by an internal solid wall extending between the sidewalls, the internal solid wall comprising a surface for holding the toy placed within the enclosure; and
c) ballasting means for allowing water to enter the wet chamber to provide ballast to stabilize the enclosure.