Dumping toy
OwnerRobert S. Stoneinventor
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Abstract
A dumping toy that can safely and easily be used by one or more children includes a frame having a pivotable cross-beam that extends horizontally across an upper portion of the frame, and a receptacle flexibly connected to the cross-beam such that when a target connected to the cross-beam is stricken or falls over by a projectile, the otherwise upright receptacle tips over and dumps a selected material, for example water, onto a person under the receptacle and then automatically rights itself. The target may be a main target connected to the frame or it may be a remote target connected to either the main target or the frame.
Claims29
A toy for dumping a selected material, for example water, comprising:
- a frame having a pivotable cross-beam;
- a receptacle flexibly connected to the cross-beam, the receptacle filled with the selected material;
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- a target connected to the cross-beam such that when struck by a projectile, the receptacle pivots form an upright position to a tipped position thereby dumping the selected material.
A toy for dumping a selected material, for example water, comprising:
- a frame having a pivotable square cross-beam that extends horizontally across an upper portion of the frame;
- an upright receptacle flexibly connected to the cross-beam and filled with the selected material;
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- a main target connected to the cross-beam by a main target arm extending downwardly from one end of the cross-beam such that when struck by a projectile, the target arm swing rearwardly causing the cross-beam to pivot forwardly and downwardly tipping the receptacle and thereby dumping the selected material.
A toy for dumping a selected material, for example water, comprising:
- a frame having a pair of first and second vertical posts, a trio of parallel crossbars extending therebetween, a signboard between two of the three crossbars, and a cross-beam extending horizontally across an upper portion of the frame from the first vertical post where a dowel at the end of the cross-beam is received in a round bore therein through and beyond a substantially arcuate bore having a flat bottom surface in the second vertical post, and a triangular foot portion at the lower end of each of the first and second vertical posts;
- a receptacle filled with the selected material and supported on a flat upper surface of the cross-beam and connected thereto by an elastic band fitted through an opening in the cross-beam and secured thereto;
- at least one target connected to the cross-beam, the target having a pair of target discs mounted on opposite sides thereof;
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- means for pivoting the cross-beam when the target is struck by a projectile whereby the receptacle pivots from an upright position to a tipped position thereby dumping the selected material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.