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US 7,247,077 B1Granted
Aquatic toys
AssigneeSwimways Corporation
InventorDavid A. Arias
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Abstract
An aquatic toy that is capable of maintaining a desired form and position in water, which includes a fabric portion, at least one hollow opening formed in the fabric portion, a frame pocket formed substantially around a perimeter of the hollow opening, and a frame member, wherein the frame member is at least partially contained within the frame pocket, and wherein the frame member provides at least partial form to a perimeter of the hollow opening. The aquatic toy may also include at least one buoyancy element and at least one weight element.
Claims14
An apparatus, comprising:
- a frame member forming a closed loop and defining an interior area within the closed loop and an exterior area outside the closed loop, the frame member at least partially defining an opening within the interior area;
- a fabric portion coupled to the frame member, the fabric portion positioned substantially within a portion of the exterior area;
- at least one buoyancy member disposed at a location on the fabric portion;
- and
- at least one weight disposed at a location on the fabric portion, the fabric portion extending outwardly from the frame member away from the opening and maintaining a substantially planar orientation when submerged in water.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a first fabric portion including an interior portion and an exterior portion, the interior portion at least partially defining an opening and the exterior portion disposed opposite from the opening;
- a second fabric portion coupled to at least one of the first fabric portion or the frame member, the second fabric portion extending substantially within the opening, the second fabric portion having an area less than an area of the opening;
- a frame member coupled to the interior portion of the fabric portion and disposed between the opening and the exterior portion of the fabric portion, the frame member forming a substantially rigid perimeter of the opening;
- at least one weight coupled to the exterior portion of the fabric portion;
- and
- at least one buoyancy member coupled to the exterior portion of the fabric portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.