Patent ID: 8915826
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: A63B,B05B

Abstract:
1. A play apparatus comprising: an inflatable elastic ball that is configured such that a user can sit on top of the ball and can bounce while sitting on top of the ball; at least one reservoir defining a chamber adapted to contain a body of liquid; at least one handle positioned to allow a user to grasp the play apparatus while sitting on top of the ball; an array of mammillated protrusions on the landing surface portion of the ball to improve stability and inhibit slippage during bouncing; at least one orifice disposed on an external surface of the play apparatus, the at least one orifice being in liquid communication with the chamber and being positioned to direct a stream of liquid to a location distant from the ball; and a pump mechanism that is activated by bouncing of the ball on a surface and that is operative to expel liquid contained in the chamber through the at least one orifice to a location distant from the ball.