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US 9,782,011 B2Granted
Water toy
AssigneeSwimways Corporation
InventorRaymond A. Liberatore
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Abstract
A water toy comprising a foam tube having a first end, a second end and a body therebetween, an optional seat positioned on the body, a first feature attached to the first end, and a second feature attached to the second end, the first and second features being aesthetic and/or functional and/or a combination of the same.
Claims29
A water toy comprising:
- a foam tube having a first end, a second end and a body therebetween;
- at least one of a first aesthetic feature or a first functional feature attached to the first end;
- at least one of a second aesthetic feature or a second functional feature attached to the second end;
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- a seat permanently coupled to the body and being a separate component from the body, the seat being substantially planar, the seat having a bottom surface that contacts a top surface of the body and is disposed entirely above a bottom surface of the body when coupled to the body,
- the seat defining a plurality of openings, each opening from the plurality of openings configured to receive a fastener tube from a plurality of fastener tubes, each fastener tube from the plurality of fastener tubes permanently coupling the seat to the body with caps having spring-biased prongs that engage with openings in each fastener tube from the plurality of fastener tubes.
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A water toy, comprising:
- a foam tube having a body with a first end and a second end, the body defining an opening extending through a thickness of the body at a location between the first end and the second end of the body;
- a seat permanently coupled to the body and being a separate component from the body, the seat being substantially planar, the seat having a bottom surface that contacts a top surface of the body and is disposed entirely above a bottom surface of the body when coupled to the body, the seat defining an opening extending through a thickness of the seat and substantially aligned with the opening of the body;
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- a connector connecting the seat to the foam tube, the connector including a fastener tube, a first cap and a second cap, the fastener tube having a first end and a second end and being received through the opening of the seat and through the opening of the foam tube,
- the first cap being coupled to the first end of the fastener tube and including a pair of spring-biased prong members each including a projection that is received within a different opening defined in a side wall of the fastener tube,
- the second cap being coupled to the second end of the fastener tube and including a pair of spring-biased prong members each including a projection that is received within a different opening defined in a side wall of the fastener tube, the seat and the foam tube being disposed between the first cap and the second cap.
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A water toy, comprising:
- a foam tube having a body with a first end and a second end, the body defining an opening extending through a thickness of the body at a location between the first end and the second end of the body;
- a seat permanently coupled to the body and being a separate component from the body, the seat being substantially planar, the seat having a bottom surface that contacts a top surface of the body and is disposed entirely above a bottom surface of the body when coupled to the body, the seat defining an opening extending through a thickness of the seat and substantially aligned with the opening of the body;
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- a connector connecting the seat to the foam tube, the connector including a fastener tube, a first cap coupled to a first end of the fastener tube, and a second cap coupled to a second end of the fastener tube, the connector having a length that is shorter than a combined thickness of the seat and the body such that the seat and the body are coupled together with a compressive fit between the first cap and the second cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.