Patent ID: 6131318
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
An aquarium toy structure comprising:a front body having a rectangular back, a convex top, a convex bottom and a middle with an opening; the convex top having a having an upper edge forming an insertion rim, and the convex bottom having upper wall forming a shelf for the opening;a transparent water tank held in the opening of the front body; the transparent water tank having a flat back wall, a convex side wall, a bottom wall, a top wall having a water opening, and a plug received in the water opening; the convex side wall of the transparent water tank shaped to provide a wide angle of view for contents contained therein;a partitioning plate having corners with holes and a picture, the partitioning plate being arranged behind the flat back wall of the transparent water tank so that the picture is seen through the convex side wall of the transparent water tank;a back body having a rectangular shape matching that of the rectangular back of the front body, corners with thread hole posts, a top with an insertion rim, a cell chamber to hold a battery, and a motor electrically connected to the cell chamber through a switch; the motor having a drive shaft driving a rotary disc by a first rubber ring rotating around the drive shaft, the rotary disc having a large wheel working with the first rubber ring to rotate the rotary disc and a small wheel, the small wheel of the rotary disc driving a rotary shaft by a second rubber ring rotating around the small wheel of the rotary disc and the rotary shaft, the rotary shaft having at least two magnets coaxially arranged along a length of the rotary shaft;a top cover having a thickness matching a total thickness of the back body, the partitioning plate, the water tank and the front body; a bottom edge of the top cover receiving the insertion rims of the front body and the back body; andtoy fish and water contained in the transparent water tank, the toy fish having magnets and a specific gravity equal to that of the water,wherein when the rotary shaft rotates, the toy fish are magnetically attracted and repelled by the magnets of the rotary shaft to freely move back and forth in the water to mimic swimming of real fish.