Liquid squirting creature

• US 4,630,756 A
• Filed: 02/11/1985
• Issued: 12/23/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Coleco Industries Incorporated (Ranger Industries, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Coleco Industries Incorporated (Ranger Industries, Inc.)
• Inventors: Piazza, Pietro, Farrington, Richard I., Amici, Francis R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rolla, Joseph J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/700,395
• Time in Patent Office: 680 Days
• Field of Search: D 9/310, D 9/318, 222/206, 222/211, 222/215, 222/173, 222/78, 446/183, 446/197, 446/475, 446/483
• US Class Current: 222/78
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 13/02 imitating natural actions, e.g. catching a mouse by a cat, the kicking of an animal

Abstract

A liquid squirting simulated creature is comprised of a front section having a body, legs and head, and a rear section which is assembled thereto. The front section is comprised of top and bottom elements defining a cavity therebetween and front and rear apertures, as well as apertures extending along the sides thereof through which a multiplicity of legs extend. The rear section is a resiliently compressible bulbous member providing a chamber therewithin to contain fluid and having a neck portion extending through the aperture in the rear wall of the front section. A tubular conduit is seated in an opening in the neck portion of the rear section and extends to a front aperture in the front section so as to provide the conduit for discharge of fluid from the chamber therethrough. The leg members are comprised of a web on each side interconnecting a multiplicity of legs on that side of the front section, and flexible portions which extend through apertures along the sides of the front section.

Claims

1. A liquid-squirting simulated creature comprising:

(a) a front member integrally formed of relatively rigid synthetic resin simulating a creature'"'"'s head portion at its forward end portion and a creature'"'"'s torso portion at its rearward end portion, said front member torso portion having a sidewall extending rearwardly from said head portion and a rear wall extending transversely inwardly from said sidewall adjacent the rearward end thereof to define a cavity therewithin, said rear wall having an aperture extending therethrough and said head portion having a nozzle aperture;

(b) a seperately formed rear member integrally formed of resiliently deflectable resin with a body portion simulating the rearward portion of the creature'"'"'s body and a neck portion, said body portion and neck portion defining a chamber therewithin, said neck portion extending through said aperture of said rear wall of said front member and into said cavity therewithin, said neck cavity extending forwardly of said rear wall towards said head portion with its forward end spaced forwardly of said rear wall, said neck portion having a passage therethrough extending outwardly from said chamber providing the only aperture from said chamber, said rear wall of said front member engaging said neck portion of said rear member adjacent its rearward end;

(c) a tubular conduit having one end supported in said passage of said neck portion, said neck portion providing integrally formed sealing means at its forward end sealingly engaged with said conduit forwardly of said rear wall of said front member and extending therefrom to said nozzle aperture in said head, said conduit being imperforate along its length and open only at its ends at said nozzle aperture and said neck portion passage, whereby fluid may be drawn into an expelled from said chamber by compression of said rear member.

2. The liquid squirting creature of claim 1 wherein said front member is comprised of top and bottom elements joined together along transversely plane disposed abutting surfaces each defining a portion of said aperture in said rear wall, said rear member neck portion having an enlarged outer end portion with said neck portion being captured between said elements upon assembly thereof.

3. The liquid squirting creature of claim 2 wherein said front member includes a tubular nozzle element simulating a proboscis captured between said top and bottom elements and said nozzle aperture is provided in the forward end of said nozzle element.

4. The liquid squirting creature of claim 3 wherein said legs extend outwardly from said cavity of said front member and those on each side of said front member are joined by a common web portion in said cavity.

5. The liquid squirting creature of claim 4 wherein said web portion and legs are captured between said top and bottom elements.