Patent ID: 8490831
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: A63H,F41B

Abstract:
1. A floating squirting toy, comprising: a housing having a chamber and an opening, the opening allowing fluid communication between the chamber and the outside environment, said chamber comprising an interior wall; a shaft having a first portion inside of the chamber attached to a piston and a second portion outside of the chamber attached to a handle; the piston slidably engaged with the interior wall of the chamber adapted for longitudinal movement within the chamber to decrease and increase the volume of the chamber such that when immersed in water the water is inhaled through the opening when the volume increases and exhaled through the opening when the volume decreases; on at least a portion of at least one of the housing and the handle, an at least one outer shell that provides safety benefits by (i) being constructed of a resilient closed-cell polymer foam material that is substantially soft and (ii) being constructed such that the at least one outer shell contributes to a buoyancy that causes the floating squirting toy to remain afloat when the chamber is completely filled with water; and an at least one bellows extending over at least a portion of at least one of the housing and the shaft.