Patent ID: 8123077

Claim:
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; a shaft, supported by a slide bushing, 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 being adapted for longitudinal movement within the housing to decrease and increase the volume of the chamber such that water is inhaled through the opening when the volume increases and exhaled through the opening when the volume decreases; and on at least the housing, 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, (ii) being constructed such that that the at least one outer shell imparts a buoyancy that causes the floating squirting toy to remain afloat when the chamber is completely filled with water, and (iii) being constructed such that remaining elements of the floating squirting toy do not substantially protrude beyond the at least one outer shell.