Patent ID: 7703696

Claim:
A sprinkler toy for producing a geyser-like burst of liquid supplied by a source of pressurized liquid, comprising: a reservoir in fluid communication with the pressurized liquid source, wherein the volume of the reservoir increases as the liquid is supplied to the reservoir by the pressurized liquid source; and a valve in fluid communication with the reservoir, wherein the valve is moveable between a closed position and an open position; a link operatively coupled to the valve such that movement of the link causes the valve to move between the open and closed positions, and with the link operatively coupled to the reservoir with the entire link disposed external to the reservoir, wherein the movement of the reservoir during the increase of the volume of the reservoir from a first volume to a second volume causes the link to move the valve from the closed position to the open position, and wherein the pressure within the reservoir when the valve moves to the open position causes a geyser-like burst of liquid stored in the reservoir to discharge through the valve.