CA2583167C - Squirting toy - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H23/00—Toy boats; Floating toys; Other aquatic toy devices
- A63H23/10—Other water toys, floating toys, or like buoyant toys
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F41B9/00—Liquid ejecting guns, e.g. water pistols, devices ejecting electrically charged liquid jets, devices ejecting liquid jets by explosive pressure
- F41B9/0003—Liquid ejecting guns, e.g. water pistols, devices ejecting electrically charged liquid jets, devices ejecting liquid jets by explosive pressure characterised by the pressurisation of the liquid
- F41B9/0031—Liquid ejecting guns, e.g. water pistols, devices ejecting electrically charged liquid jets, devices ejecting liquid jets by explosive pressure characterised by the pressurisation of the liquid the liquid being pressurised at the moment of ejection
- F41B9/0037—Pressurisation by a piston
Abstract
A squirting toy is comprised of a cylindrical housing and a piston that slides within to force water into or out of the housing via a hole therein. The housing is encased within a polyethylene closed cell foam shell. The shell is non-absorbing, so that the foam remains buoyant and keeps the gun afloat indefinitely when left in water. The foam is soft, so that the gun is not a safety hazard when left floating in a swimming pool.
Description
SQUIRTING TOY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
[0001] The present invention is a water squirting apparatus for use at play.
More specifically, it is a soft floating tubular piston type squirt gun for use such as in a swimming pool or swimming area by participants in or adjacent to the water.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
[0001] The present invention is a water squirting apparatus for use at play.
More specifically, it is a soft floating tubular piston type squirt gun for use such as in a swimming pool or swimming area by participants in or adjacent to the water.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
[0002] Squirt guns are well known in many forms in the prior art.
Numerous squirt guns and squirting toys are made and have been made over the years for use by persons while swimming in or standing adjacent to a swimming pool, which are adapted to quickly take in water from the swimming pool for squirting.
One such toy is called Water StixTM and is sold by Hearthsong Inc. This toy, representative of many such squirting toys, is basically comprised of a housing having a nozzle at its squirting end. A piston, which includes a graspable handle, is adapted to slide within the housing so that, when the nozzle end of the housing is submerged in the pool and the piston is pulled backwards, water is drawn into the housing through the nozzle. And when the piston is subsequently forced forwardly, that water is forced from the housing, through the nozzle, towards a target, in a powerful stream.
Numerous squirt guns and squirting toys are made and have been made over the years for use by persons while swimming in or standing adjacent to a swimming pool, which are adapted to quickly take in water from the swimming pool for squirting.
One such toy is called Water StixTM and is sold by Hearthsong Inc. This toy, representative of many such squirting toys, is basically comprised of a housing having a nozzle at its squirting end. A piston, which includes a graspable handle, is adapted to slide within the housing so that, when the nozzle end of the housing is submerged in the pool and the piston is pulled backwards, water is drawn into the housing through the nozzle. And when the piston is subsequently forced forwardly, that water is forced from the housing, through the nozzle, towards a target, in a powerful stream.
[0003] Additionally, many squirt guns of the prior art are constructed in a manner that entraps air and thereby inadvertently enables those guns to partially float in water. The degree of such buoyancy is relative to the amount of water that has been taken into the gun and the longevity of such buoyancy is relative to the to the amount of air leakage from the housing.
[0004] There are also floating toy "swimming noodles" in the prior art, which are made of resilient floating closed-cell polymer foam. These toys are used to provide buoyancy to the user while swimming. Because these toys are often left floating in the pool when not in use, their softness eliminates the safety threat that they would otherwise pose.
[0005] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved squirting toy that floats fully atop the surface of the water, whether filled with or empty of water.
[0006] It is a further object to provide a soft squirting toy that is safer that squirting toys of the prior art.
[0007] It is a further object to provide a squirting toy that is both buoyant and soft.
[0008] It is a further object to provide such a squirting toy that has a similar appearance to a "swimming noodle".
[0009] Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent upon a review of the following description and drawings of the invention, including the preferred embodiment thereof.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
[0010] The present invention comprises a squirting toy that is housed within a polyethylene (PE) closed cell foam shell. The closed cell shell is non-absorbing, so that the foam remains buoyant and keeps the gun afloat indefinitely.
The foam is soft, so that the gun is not a safety hazard when left floating in a swimming pool. In the preferred embodiment, the squirting toy is comprised of a cylindrical housing and a piston that slides within to force water into or out of the housing via a hole therein. The foam shell of the preferred embodiment is similar in size and shape to a "swimming noodle", and is therefore more attractive to a child who is familiar with such.
The foam is soft, so that the gun is not a safety hazard when left floating in a swimming pool. In the preferred embodiment, the squirting toy is comprised of a cylindrical housing and a piston that slides within to force water into or out of the housing via a hole therein. The foam shell of the preferred embodiment is similar in size and shape to a "swimming noodle", and is therefore more attractive to a child who is familiar with such.
[0011] A more complete understanding of the invention will be realized upon review of the following description and drawings of the Preferred embodiment of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:
[0012] Figure 1 is an action view of a squirting toy according to the preferred embodiment of the invention showing water being expelled there-from.
[0013] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view through the toy of Figure 1 in its retracted/empty state.
[0014] Figure 3 is an enlarged partial section of the toy of Figure 1 floating in water, [0015] Figure 4 is an action cross-sectional view in showing the intake of water into the toy of Figure 1, and [0016] Figure 5 is an action cross-sectional view in showing the expulsion of water from the toy of Figure 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT:
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT:
[0017] The Preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in Figures 1 though 5, where there is depicted a toy 100 for squirting a water stream 102, and which is adapted to float on the water surface 104.
[0018] The toy comprises a rigid tubular housing 106 that encloses a hollow cylindrical chamber 110. The forward end 112 of the tubular housing is closed except for a small hole 114. Piston 116 slides longitudinally within chamber 110 and is sealed against the cylindrical inner surface 120 of the chamber by o-ring 122, which is seated within groove 124 of the piston. The piston separates the chamber 110 into a forward portion 110A and a rear portion 110B. The piston 116 is rigidly connected to shaft 124 at the forward end 126 thereof. Slide bushing 128 supports shaft 124 at the rear end 130 of the tubular housing 106, while allowing longitudinal movement relative thereto. Handle portion 132 is rigidly connected to shaft 124 at the rearward end 134 thereof. Expansion of the handle portion 132 relative to the tubular housing 106, while hole 114 is below the water surface 104, as depicted in Figure 4, causes water to be inhaled into the expanding forward chamber portion 110A, through hole 114. Subsequent retraction of the handle portion 132 relative to the tubular housing 106 causes that water to be exhaled through hole 114 in a powerful stream 102.
[0019] Tubular shell 138, preferably made of closed-cell polyethylene foam, surrounds tubular housing 106, to provide both a soft protective surface and buoyancy. Other materials may be substituted for polyethylene foam, such as ethylene vinyl acetate closed-cell foam.
[0019] Tubular shell 138, preferably made of closed-cell polyethylene foam, surrounds tubular housing 106, to provide both a soft protective surface and buoyancy. Other materials may be substituted for polyethylene foam, such as ethylene vinyl acetate closed-cell foam.
[0020] Handle portion 132 also includes handle shell 140, which is preferable made of the same foam, and is rigidly connected shaft 124 by means of support bushings 144 and 146. Alternatively, other materials having sufficient buoyancy, softness, and water impermeability, such as polyurethane foam, may be used for both the tubular and handle shells. Or the shells could instead be replaced by blow molded or rotationally molded air-filled cylindrical bladders. When the handle portion is retracts as in Figure 2, the shells create a similar appearance and feel to those of a common "swimming noodle".
[0021] It will be appreciated by those skilled in the applicable arts that the foregoing is merely one of many possible embodiments of the invention, and that the invention should therefore only be limited according to the following claims.
Claims (30)
1. A toy for receiving, storing, and squirting water and comprising a housing defining a chamber for receiving and storing the water, said housing having a first end and a second end, said chamber having means for expansion or contraction and said housing having a hole to allow communication between said chamber and the outside environment, whereby said toy is adapted to inhale the water through said hole while said hole is submerged during said expansion of said chamber, and said toy is adapted to exhale the water through said hole during said contraction of said chamber, and further comprising an outer shell comprised of a soft material that has a buoyancy sufficient to keep the toy afloat in water when said expanded chamber is full of water, the outer shell covering substantially the entire housing from the first end to the second end to provide the toy with a cylinder shape, said housing having a uniform cross-section along substantially its entire length when said chamber is fully contracted.
2. The toy of Claim 1 wherein said soft material is closed-cell polymer foam.
3. The toy of Claim 1 wherein said soft material is closed-cell polyethylene foam.
4. The toy of Claim 1 wherein said soft material is closed-cell ethylene vinyl acetate foam.
5. The toy of Claim 1 wherein said chamber comprises a cylinder and said means for expansion and contraction of said chamber is a piston sealingly engaging said chamber's interior cylindrical surface, said piston adapted for longitudinal movement within and relative to said cylinder to alternately expand and contract the volume within the chamber.
6. The toy of Claim 5 wherein said outer shell is cylindrically shaped.
7. The toy of Claim 6 wherein said soft material is closed-cell polymer foam.
8. The toy of Claim 6 wherein said soft material is closed-cell polyethylene foam.
9. The toy of Claim 6 wherein said soft material is closed-cell ethylene vinyl acetate foam.
10. A squirting toy comprising:
a) a housing containing a chamber, a hole in a forward end of the housing and a piston slidably engaged with the interior walls of the chamber and connected to a shaft, said shaft extending from a rear end of the housing and comprising a handle external to the housing; and b) a soft shell disposed over substantially an entire length of the housing and having a buoyancy sufficient to keep the toy afloat in water when the chamber is filled to its maximum capacity with water, the toy having a cylinder shape and the housing having a uniform cross-section along substantially the entire length of the toy when the chamber is fully contracted.
a) a housing containing a chamber, a hole in a forward end of the housing and a piston slidably engaged with the interior walls of the chamber and connected to a shaft, said shaft extending from a rear end of the housing and comprising a handle external to the housing; and b) a soft shell disposed over substantially an entire length of the housing and having a buoyancy sufficient to keep the toy afloat in water when the chamber is filled to its maximum capacity with water, the toy having a cylinder shape and the housing having a uniform cross-section along substantially the entire length of the toy when the chamber is fully contracted.
11. The squirting toy of Claim 10 wherein said soft shell is closed-cell polymer foam.
12. The squirting toy of Claim 10 wherein said soft shell is closed-cell polyethylene foam.
13. The squirting toy of Claim 10 wherein said soft shell is closed-cell ethylene vinyl acetate foam.
14. A toy comprising:
a) a housing defining a chamber having means for receiving, storing, and squirting water; and b) a soft shell covering substantially the entire length of the housing, the soft shell having a buoyancy sufficient to keep the toy afloat in water when the toy is filled to its maximum capacity with water, and the housing having a uniform cross-section along substantially its entire length when the chamber is fully contracted.
a) a housing defining a chamber having means for receiving, storing, and squirting water; and b) a soft shell covering substantially the entire length of the housing, the soft shell having a buoyancy sufficient to keep the toy afloat in water when the toy is filled to its maximum capacity with water, and the housing having a uniform cross-section along substantially its entire length when the chamber is fully contracted.
15. The toy of Claim 14 wherein said soft shell is closed-cell polymer foam.
16. The toy of Claim 10 wherein said soft shell is closed-cell polyethylene foam.
17. The toy of Claim 10 wherein said soft shell is closed-cell ethylene vinyl acetate foam.
18. A toy for receiving, storing, and squirting water comprising:
a) a housing defining a chamber for receiving and storing the water, said chamber having a volume and means for expansion or contraction of said volume and said housing having a hole to allow communication between said chamber and the outside environment, whereby said toy is adapted to inhale water through said hole during expansion of said chamber while said hole is submerged and to eject the water through said hole during contraction of said chamber; and b) further comprising a soft outer shell that has a buoyancy sufficient to keep the toy afloat in water when said expanded chamber is full of water, the soft outer shell covering substantially the entire housing to provide the toy with a cylinder shape, the housing having a uniform cross-section along substantially its entire length when the chamber is fully contracted.
a) a housing defining a chamber for receiving and storing the water, said chamber having a volume and means for expansion or contraction of said volume and said housing having a hole to allow communication between said chamber and the outside environment, whereby said toy is adapted to inhale water through said hole during expansion of said chamber while said hole is submerged and to eject the water through said hole during contraction of said chamber; and b) further comprising a soft outer shell that has a buoyancy sufficient to keep the toy afloat in water when said expanded chamber is full of water, the soft outer shell covering substantially the entire housing to provide the toy with a cylinder shape, the housing having a uniform cross-section along substantially its entire length when the chamber is fully contracted.
19. The toy of Claim 18 wherein said soft outer shell is closed-cell polymer foam.
20. The toy of Claim 18 wherein said soft outer shell is closed-cell polyethylene foam.
21. The toy of Claim 18 wherein said soft outer shell is closed-cell ethylene vinyl acetate foam.
22. The toy of Claim 18 wherein said chamber comprises a cylinder and said means for expansion and contraction of said chamber is a piston sealingly engaging an interior cylindrical surface of said chamber, said piston adapted for longitudinal movement within and relative to said cylinder to alternately expand and contract the volume within the chamber.
23. The toy of Claim 22 wherein said soft outer shell is cylindrically shaped.
24. The toy of Claim 23 wherein said soft outer shell is closed-cell polymer foam.
25. The toy of Claim 23 wherein said soft outer shell is closed-cell polyethylene foam.
26. The toy of Claim 23 wherein said soft outer shell is closed-cell ethylene vinyl acetate foam.
27. The toy of any one of Claims 18-26 wherein the soft outer shell provides a protective surface over the toy.
28. A toy for receiving, storing, and squirting water, comprising:
a) a housing defining a chamber for receiving and storing water, said chamber having a volume;
b) a piston disposed in the chamber and attached to a shaft having a handle portion, the handle portion disposed external to the chamber, the piston sealingly and slidingly engages an internal wall of the chamber and is actuatable by the handle of the attached shaft for expansion or contraction of the volume of the chamber;
c) a hole in communication with the chamber and the outside of the chamber, whereby said toy is adapted to inhale water through said hole during expansion of the volume of the chamber while said hole is submerged in water and squirt water through said hole during contraction of the volume;
and d) further comprising a soft outer shell that has a buoyancy sufficient to keep the toy afloat in water when said expanded chamber is full of water, the soft outer shell covering substantially the entire length of the housing to provide the toy with a cylinder shape, the housing having a uniform cross-section along substantially its entire length when the chamber is fully contracted.
a) a housing defining a chamber for receiving and storing water, said chamber having a volume;
b) a piston disposed in the chamber and attached to a shaft having a handle portion, the handle portion disposed external to the chamber, the piston sealingly and slidingly engages an internal wall of the chamber and is actuatable by the handle of the attached shaft for expansion or contraction of the volume of the chamber;
c) a hole in communication with the chamber and the outside of the chamber, whereby said toy is adapted to inhale water through said hole during expansion of the volume of the chamber while said hole is submerged in water and squirt water through said hole during contraction of the volume;
and d) further comprising a soft outer shell that has a buoyancy sufficient to keep the toy afloat in water when said expanded chamber is full of water, the soft outer shell covering substantially the entire length of the housing to provide the toy with a cylinder shape, the housing having a uniform cross-section along substantially its entire length when the chamber is fully contracted.
29. The toy of Claim 28, wherein the shaft further comprises a shaft central lumen extending from a first end to a second end of the shaft.
30. The toy of one of Claims 28 or 29, wherein the handle comprises a handle central lumen.
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