Shooter and fabric target water gun game

• US 5,826,879 A
• Filed: 02/23/1998
• Issued: 10/27/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donald Spector
• Original Assignee: Donald Spector
• Inventors: Spector, Donald
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US09/027,923
• Time in Patent Office: 246 Days
• Field of Search: 273/349
• US Class Current: 273/349
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/0428 being squirted
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 5/24 Targets producing a particular effect when hit, e.g. detonation of pyrotechnic charge, bell ring, photograph

Abstract

A mock battle game for children in which each player in the role of a shooter is provided with a toy water gun which projects when triggered, a beam of water in the direction in which the gun is aimed. Each player who acts as a target wears a T-shirt or a similar garment having an outer layer lined by an inner layer. The outer layer is formed of a normally opaque white fabric which when a portion thereof is made wet by the beam is then rendered translucent. The inner layer is formed by a red-colored fabric which when an overlying portion of the outer layer is rendered translucent then exhibits a blood-like effect to indicate a hit.

Claims

1. A mock battle game for children comprising:

A. a shooter-player provided with a water gun which projects when triggered by the player a beam of water in a direction in which the gun is aimed; and

B. a target-player wearing a fabric garment which when any portion thereof is made wet by the beam impinging thereon, the wet portion then changes color to indicate a hit, said fabric garment being provided with a normally opaque outer layer having a distinctive color, and an inner layer having a different distinctive color, said normally opaque outer layer being rendered translucent when wet, whereby when a portion of the outer layer is made wet by the water beam impinging thereon and rendered translucent, the color of a corresponding portion of the inner layer is exposed which contrasts with the color of the outer layer surrounding the wet portion thereof.

2. A game as set forth in claim 1, in which the gun includes a water reservoir to supply water to a pump of the gun.

3. A game as set forth in claim 1, in which the outer layer is tightly woven of cotton or a mixture of cotton and synthetic fibers.

4. A game as set forth in claim 1, in which the inner layer has the color of blood.

5. A game as set forth in claim 4, in which the inner layer is fabricated or rayon.

6. A game as set forth in claim 1, in which printed on the outer layer are a plurality of target zones, each having a different shape.

7. A game as set forth in claim 1, in which the color of the outer layer is white and the color of the inner layer is red.