Patent ID: 8708768

Claim:
A whirlpool toy for use in a partially enclosed household fixture having water therein and having a drain, the whirlpool toy comprising: a generally cylindrical body having a generally cylindrical upper chamber, the body having a top providing a view of the upper chamber and at least one generally vertical side wall; a first outlet aperture in a bottom of the upper chamber, the first outlet aperture located near a center of the bottom of the upper chamber; a lower chamber connected to the upper chamber by the first outlet aperture, the lower chamber having an open bottom offering a flow connection to the exterior of the toy, the lower chamber extending beyond and offset from the upper chamber; at least one inlet slot extending vertically up a portion of the at least one generally vertical side wall; and a third chamber extending above an extended portion of the lower chamber with walls of the third chamber extending to a same height as walls of the first generally cylindrical upper chamber, wherein the third chamber is configured for retrieving objects drawn into the lower chamber through a whirlpool in the upper chamber during use.