Air driven toy assembly
OwnerAdar Goladinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an air driven toy assembly (1) and method therefore, comprising an elongated tube (24) adapted for the passage of a malleable play material, preferably while making unusual and entertaining sound effects. The invention provides several measures which reduce clogging of the play material in the toy assembly.
Claims15
Air driven toy assembly (1) comprising:
- air pressure means (40) for producing a flow of pressurized air,
- a main body (20) comprising a substantially airtight tube (24) having an interior wall (25) defining a through-passage (26) for the passage of a quantity of a malleable play material (50), the main body further comprising an insert-section (30) for insertion of the play material (50), said insert-section (30) having an interior wall (36) defining a through-passage (32) and comprising an opening (33) for passage of play material, the through-passage (32) of the insert-section (30) being connected to the through-passage (26) of the tube (24),
- wherein
- the insert-section (30) is provided with an air inlet proximate (31) to and downstream from said opening (33), said air inlet (31) connecting the through-passage (32) of the insert-section (30) with the air pressure means (40),
- wherein the air driven toy assembly (1) further comprises a plug (60,160) comprising an air-tight wall (62,162) and an air-permeable wall (66,166) spaced apart from each other, wherein the air-permeable wall (66,166) is permeable to air and substantially impermeable to the quantity of play material (50), and wherein the plug further (60,160) comprises a gap (65,165) bounded on one side by the air-tight wall (62) and adjacent on another side to the air-permeable wall (66,166),
- wherein the plug (60,160) is adapted for having its air-permeable wall (66,166) fittingly placed in the insert-section (30) downstream of the air inlet (31), with its air-tight wall (62,162) substantially closing off the insert-section (30) upstream the air inlet (31), with said air inlet (31) debouching in the gap (65,165).
Method for inserting and transporting a quantity of malleable play material (50) into and through a tube (24,30) having an upstream opening (33) and a downstream opening (28), said tube defining a through-passage (26, 32) for said play material and provided with an air inlet (31) proximate to and downstream from its upstream opening (33), said air inlet (31) connecting the through-passage (26, 32) of the tube with air pressure means (40), said method comprising the steps of placing a quantity of play material (50) in the upstream opening (33) of the tube, pushing the quantity of play material past the air inlet, closing off the tube upstream of the air inlet (31) using a plug (60,160), and activating the air pressure means (40) to provide a flow of pressurized air in the tube, said flow of pressurized air moving the quantity of play material (50), wherein the quantity of play material is pushed past the air inlet (31) using the plug (60,160).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.