US 7,331,839 B2
Floating water toy
Brett J. Diffley, 29288 218th Pl. SE., Black Diamond, Wash. 98010 (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/687,778.
Prior Publication US 2005/0085155 A1, Apr. 21, 2005
Int. Cl. A63H 33/00 (2006.01); A63H 23/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 446—153  [446/26; 446/176] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water toy, comprising:
a buoyant body having a lower portion adapted to float on a body of water, and an upper portion connected to the lower portion and extending upwardly from it;
said upper portion including top and side walls forming an inner cavity, said lower portion including a bottom opening entering into said inner cavity;
said bottom opening and said cavity being sufficiently large to receive the head of a person;
said upper portion including at least one sight opening through which a person whose head is in the cavity can look;
at least one water gun mounted on the buoyant body, said water gun having a water discharging portion above the water, a pump for pumping water up to and out through the water discharging portion, and a hand operated control portion positioned to be grasped by and operated by a hand of a person whose head is in the cavity;
whereby said person can use the control to operate the pump to cause water to discharge from the water discharging portion of the water gun
wherein the lower portion of the buoyant body is an inflatable structure that includes said bottom opening, and said upper portion has a lower end that is connected to the lower portion substantially about the bottom opening, said lower portion being inflatable to make the buoyant body buoyant, and said upper portion being inflatable to give it a stand up form whereby it stands up from the lower portion.