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US 9,393,499 B1Granted
Water rocket toys, assemblies, components, and methods
OwnerAdam L. Flanaganinventor
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Abstract
The present inventor recognized that children's interest in conventional water rockets can wane rapidly over time, particularly as children are drawn to other types of toys, such as video games. Accordingly, the present inventor devised, among other things, one or more exemplary water rocket systems or assemblies that include a removably mounted action figure. In some embodiments, the water rocket includes two hollow fuselage structures joined via a crossbar structure, with the action figure mounted to the crossbar structure.
Claims8
A water rocket action figure assembly comprising:
- first and second water rocket fuselage tanks configured to hold water under pressure, with the first water rocket fuselage tank connected via lower and upper crossbar structures to the second water rocket fuselage tank and the first and second water rocket fuselage tanks having respective first and second exhaust nozzles;
- an action figure removably attached to at least the upper crossbar structure;
- and a launch platform having first and second launch tubes extending vertically from a surface of the platform and configured to extend through the respective first and second exhaust nozzles into the first and second water rocket fuselage tanks, with each of the launch tubes in fluid communication with a pressure source to enable simultaneous pressurization of the first and second water rocket fuselage tanks, wherein the launch platform includes a releasable latch assembly that engages the lower crossbar structure and inhibits separation of the first and second water rocket fuselage tanks and the upper and lower crossbar structures from the launch platform when the first and second rocket fuselage tanks are pressurized and is releasable to allow launch of the first and second water rocket fuselage tanks, the upper and lower crossbar structures, and the removably attached action figure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.