Patent ID: 6599164
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A63B,A63H,B05B

Abstract:
A fountain toy, comprising:a vertical channel defining an upper exit opening and a lower entrance opening; a helical conduit surrounding the channel, the helical conduit including an upper entrance opening surrounding the upper exit opening of the channel and a lower exit opening communicating with the lower entrance opening of the channel, the helical conduit having an unobstructed path extending between the upper entrance opening and the lower exit opening; an intake portal for transferring liquid from an external source; a jet port disposed in the channel to be remote from the upper exit opening of the channel, the jet port communicating with the intake portal and emitting a jet of liquid that travels through the lower entrance opening of the channel and toward the upper exit opening of the channel; and a game piece having a spheroidal shape which can pass through the helical conduit, the lower entrance opening of the channel and the channel, wherein the game piece may be dropped in the helical conduct, whereupon the game piece travels through the conduit and into the channel, whereby the jet of the liquid forces the game piece up through and out of the channel.