GB2357708A

GB2357708A - Inflatable toy

Info

Publication number: GB2357708A
Application number: GB9930764A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Teng Hui Wu
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-12-30
Filing date: 1999-12-30
Publication date: 2001-07-04
Also published as: GB9930764D0

Abstract

An inflatable toy includes an inflatable envelope, an alkali material 12 and one or more sleeves 13 received in the envelope, and an acid liquid received in the sleeve. The acid liquid may flow out of the sleeve to act with the alkali material when the sleeve is broken. The sleeve and the alkali material may be received in a bag. One or more limit bulbs 53 are secured on a circuit board which has two wires 51,52 that may be electrically coupled together by the acid liquid when the acid liquid flows into the envelope. The inflatable envelope may be received in a casing or may be secured to a rod.

Description

2357708 INFLATABLE TOY The invention relates to an inflatable toy.

Typical balloons comprise a nozzle for blowing air into the balloon by the users. However. most people may not easily inflate the halloons. An inflatable machine or a pressurized air reservoir has been provided for inflatin, the balloons. However. people may not easily carry the prestsurized air reservoir with them.

It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide an inflatable toy which may be inflated without blowing air into the inflatable toy and which need not be injected with the pressurized a i r.

According to the present invention there is provided an inflatable toy comprising:- a) an inflatable device includinR an envelope havinR a hollow interior.

b.) an alkali material received in the envelope, c) at least one sleeve received in the envelope and made of breakable materials: and d) an acid liquid received in the sleeve.

the acid liquid flowing out of the sleeve and actine with the alkali material when the sleeve is broken.

At least one bag is received in the envelope. the sleeve and the alkali material are received in the bag. The alkali material is alkali powder formed into part i cl es At least one liRht bulb is received in te enve I ope for generat ing 1 i Eh t A cil-cuit board is further provided for support ing the light bulb. te 0:z circuit board includes two wires. the wires are cotioltd to2ether with the acid liquid when the acid liquid fiGws out of the sleeve. A covering is further provided lor receivinz the circuit board and the light bulb.

A rod is further provided and secured to the The enve 1 ope i nc 1 ude s an e a r. t he s c cur i r 2 means ncludes a first cap secured on the rod. and a second, cap securing the ear between the first cap and the second cap. The second cap includes a hub. te first cap includes a projection en.-a,---ed throuEh. the eer 1 of the envelope and en-gaged into the hub for securir 2 the envelope to the rod.

The envelope includes a pat tern provided thereor A casinR has a line formed therein, the inflatable device is received in the cas inR to break the 1 ine c f )o the casin- when the inflatable device is inflated.

In the drawin,-,s:- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an inf latable to,, FIG. 2 is a partial exploded view of the toy; FIG. 3 is a partial bottom perspective view of a cap for the inflatable toy:

FIG. 4 is a partial cross sectional view taken alona lines 4-4 of FIG. 1:

FIG. -R is an enlarged partial perspective view of an inflatable device. in which a portion of the inflatable device is cut off for showing the inner structure of the inflatable device:

0Z TI-. 6 is an enlarged partial perspective view sim lac to FIG. 5. il lustrating the other appl ication k-)[ the inf lat:tl)le device FIC-3. is a Perspect ive view of the inf I atable toy. in which a portion of the inflatable device is cut off for showina the inner structure of the inflatable d e v i c e:

FIGS. R and 9 are perspective views illustrating the operation of the inflatable toy:

FIG. 10 is a partial exploded view illustrating other application of the inflatable toy: and FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of the inflatable toy as shown in FIG. 10.

Referr.ina to FIGS. 1-5 an inflatable t o y comprises an inflatable device 1 including an ear 15 extended therefrom and having a hole 11 formed therein. A rod 2 is selectively provided and includes a cap 3 secured to one end thereof. The cap 3 i nc 1 udes a projection 31 (FIG. 3) extended therefrom and engaged through the hole 11 of the ear 15 of the inflatable device 1. Another cap 4 has a hub 41 provided therein for receiving the project ion 3 1 ( F I G. 4) and for securing the caps 3, 4 together with such as a force- 4 fitted en.-agement, such that the ear 15, and thus tle inf latable device 1 may be secured to the rod 2 wil h the caps 3. 4. As best shown in FIG. 4. it is preferable that a grommet 8 is further provided ard e n g -ft 2 e d i n the ho 1 c 1 1 of the car I:; and encyaged between t h e e a r 1 5 a n d t h c projection 3) 1 f c r re i n f orc 1 n2 t he ear 15 and f or prevent ing the ear 1 f rom be ini eas i 1. v damazed. The inf 1 atabl e devi ce 1 mE v be formed into various kinds of shapes such as a circular (FIGS. 7-9) or an oval shape. or various kinds of shapes as shown in FIGS 10. 1 1.

As shown in FIG. 5 the inflatable device 1 includes an envelope 1-1 which is preferably made of flexible or soft material and which is preferably. mace wi th the transparent material for al lowing- the interior of the envelope 21 to be seen through by people. But the inf latable device 1 ma. also be made with the othf:r mater ia 1 s that are not t ransparent. One or more enclosed tubes 14 are provided in the envelope 21 cf -)o the inflatable device 1 and each includes a capsule 141 provided for receiving a 1 iquid 142 that may emi t 1 ights of one or more colors. The capsule 141 is preferably made of fragile materials, such as the glass, or is made of materials that may be broken ty 2 5, compression.. for al lowing the capsule 141 to be compressed and broken by the users, for example, ard for allowing the liquid 14-1 to flow out of the capsule - R - 141 and to f low into the tube 14 and to generate the light. For example, the tube 14 may be disposed within or close to a pattern 16 (FIG. 8) for lighting the pattern 16 when the liquid 14-1 flows out of the capsule 141 and flows into the tube 14 to Renerate the liwht.

As also shown in FIG. 5. the inflatable device 1 further includes a number of alkali materials 12. selected from such as the soda powder. which may be pressed or formed into a grain or particle shape. The inflatable device 1 further includes one or more sleeves 13 provided therein which is also preferably made of fragile materials. such as the Rlass. or which is made of materials that may be broken by compression.

The sleeves 13) are provided for containing the acid 1 liquid 1-311 which may f low out of the sleeves 13 and which mav act with the alkal i materials 12 to generate a Eas. particularly the CO, and to inflate the inflatable device 1. when the sleeve 13 is broken by the users.

Referring next to FIG. 6. instead of the alkali particles 121, the sleeve 13 may be disposed within a bag 143. The soda powder or the other alkali powder or materials 144 are also received in the bag 143 for actin- with the acid liquid 131 when the sleeve 13 is broken by the users.

Referring next to FIG. 7, a mini circuit board 5 is secured in the inflatable device 1 and a light bulb.

6 such as a light emitting diode 353 is secured on the board 5. and two wires 51. 521 coupled to the circuit board 5. A battery is coupled to the circuit board 5 for energizing the light bulb -53. The circuit board 5 and the! izht bulb 53 are preFerabl v received in a transparent f 1 lm or covering -J which may seal the ci rcuit board 5 for prevent ing water or 1 iquid from damitR'L.nR the circuit board 5. Only the wires 51. 52 are exposed. When the acid liquid 1J1 flows out of the sleeve 13. the acid liquid 131 may electrically couple the wires 51. 5,'2 together in order to turn on the light bulb 53). The pattern 16 as shown in FIG. 8 may further be 1 ighted by, the light generated by the light bulb As shown in FIG. 9. when the rod 71 is hunR on a hanexer 6 and when the inflatable device 1 is disposed in te lower portion of the rod 2. the acid liquid may not te contacted with the wires 51. 52 such that the lict bulb 53 may not be ener-ized at this moment.

Referring next to FIGS. 10 and 11. the inflatab e -)o device 1 may also be received in a casing 72 which has a sawtooth line 71 or the like that may be broken ly the inflatable device 1 when the inflatable device 1 Js inflated (FIG. 11). in order to surprise people.

The materials or members of the inflatable toy aie t preferably made of materials that may be recycled.

is to be noted that the most important characterist c of the present invention is the inflatable device 1 that mav be inflated with the zas zenerated bv the materials received therein. Both the users and the other apparatus are not required to blow or inject air into the inflatable device. The tubes 14 need not be 0 1 necessarily provided and may be selectively provided wi thin the inf latable device 1. The pattern 16 may also be select ivel v provided on the inf latable device 1. The 1 is!ht bulb -53 and the circui t board J may al so be selectively provided in the inflatable device 1.

Claims

CLAIMS:

1. An inflatable tov comprising:

a) an inflatable device i n c 1 u d i n 2 having a hollow interior.

0:; b) an alkali material received in the envelope. c at least one sleeve received in the envelope and made of breakable materials: and d) an acid liquid received in the sleeve.

the acid liquid flowing out of the sleeve and actinR with the alkali material when the sleeve is broken.

2. The inflatable toy as claimed in claim 1 further comprising at least one bag received in the envelooe. the sleeve and the alkali material beinR received in the bag.

3. The inflatable toy as claimed in claim 1 wherein the alkali material is alkali powder formed into particles.

4. The inflatable toy as claimed in claim i -)o further comprising at least one 1 ig-ht bulb received in the envelope for generating- 1 it-=ht.

The inflatable toy as claimed in claim 4 further comprising a circuit board for supporting the light bulb, the circuit board including two wires. the wires being coupled together with the acid liquid when the acid liquid flows out of the sleeve.

6. The inflatable toy as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a covering for receiving the circuit board and the light bulb.

7. The inflatable toy as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a rod. and means for securing the 0! envelope to the rod.

8. The inflatable toy as claimed in claim 7. wherein the envelope includes an ear. the securing means includes a first cap secured on the rod. and a second cap securing the ear between the first cap and the second cap.

9. The inflatable toy as claimed in claim 8. wherein the second cap includes a hub, the first cap includes a projection engaged through the ear of the envelope and engaged into the hub for securing the Is envelope to the rod.

10. The inflatable toy as claimed in claim 1. w h e r e i n the envelope includes a pattern provided thereon.

11. The inflatable toy as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a casing having a line formed therein. the inflatable device being received in the casing, to break the line of the casing when the inflatable device is inflated.

12. The inflatable toy substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.