U.S. patent application number 10/722521 was filed with the patent office on 2005-06-02 for toy pet box.
Invention is credited to Lin, Mon-Sheng.
Application Number | 20050118924 10/722521 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34714000 |
Filed Date | 2005-06-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050118924 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lin, Mon-Sheng |
June 2, 2005 |
Toy pet box
Abstract
A toy pet box including a box body having a water chamber and a
water inlet sealed with a detachable cap, and an expansive toy set
in the water chamber inside the box body which is caused to expand
when the water chamber is filled up with water.
Inventors: |
Lin, Mon-Sheng; (Taipei
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
TROXELL LAW OFFICE PLLC
Suite 1404
5205 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church
VA
22041
US
|
Family ID: |
34714000 |
Appl. No.: |
10/722521 |
Filed: |
November 28, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
446/71 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63H 33/42 20130101;
A63H 23/10 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
446/071 |
International
Class: |
A63H 033/00 |
Claims
1-7. (canceled)
8. A toy pet box comprising: a) a pen; b) a body connected to a top
of the pen and having: i) an enclosed transparent outer shell; ii)
a hollow interior holding water; iii) a water inlet located on an
outer surface of the transparent shell and communicating with the
hollow interior; and iv) a sealing cap removably connected to and
sealing the water inlet; c) at least one expandable toy located in
the hollow interior and expandable therein from an original size to
an expanded size when water is placed in the hollow interior; and
d) at least one ornament connected to and protruding upwardly from
an interior surface of a bottom of the body, the at least one
ornament being spaced apart from side surfaces of the body.
9. The toy pet box according to claim 8, wherein each of the at
least one expandable toy is connected to a surface of the hollow
interior of the body.
10. The toy pet box according to claim 8, wherein each of the at
least one expandable toy is detached from surfaces of the hollow
interior of the body.
11. The toy pet box according to claim 8, wherein each of the at
least one expandable toy includes a weight located at a
predetermined location.
12. The toy pet box according to claim 8, further comprising at
least one decorative sticker connected to a surface of the
body.
13. (canceled)
14. A toy pet box comprising: a) a body having: i) an enclosed
transparent outer shell; ii) a hollow interior holding water; iii)
a water inlet located on an outer surface of the transparent shell
and communicating with the hollow interior; iv) a sealing cap
removably connected to and sealing the water inlet; and v) a
carrying handle connected thereto; and b) at least one expandable
toy located in the hollow interior and expandable therein from an
original size to an expanded size when water is placed in the
hollow interior; and c) at least one ornament connected to and
protruding upwardly from an interior surface of a bottom of the
body, the at least one ornament being spaced apart from side
surfaces of the body.
15. The toy pet box according to claim 14, wherein each of the at
least one expandable toy is connected to a surface of the hollow
interior of the body.
16. The toy pet box according to claim 14, wherein each of the at
least one expandable toy is detached from surfaces of the hollow
interior of the body.
17. The toy pet box according to claim 14, wherein each of the at
least one expandable, toy includes a weight located at a
predetermined location.
18. The toy pet box according to claim 14, further comprising at
least one decorative sticker connected to a surface of the
body.
19. (canceled)
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to toys and, more
particularly, to a toy pet box, which comprises a box body adapted
to hold water, and an expansive toy put in the box body and stopped
inside the box body when expanded after absorption of water.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] FIG. 1 shows a conventional expansive toy 10. The expansive
toy 10 has a small size before use. Referring to FIG. 2, when
dipped in water 40 in a cup 40, the expansive toy 10 absorbs water
40 and starts to expand. The size of the expanded expansive toy 20
is several times over the size of the original expansive toy 10
before expansion. This kind of expansive toy cannot be kept in
water for a long time. It starts to corrupt when keeping in water
for more than 36 hours. It is dangerous when a child ate a
corrupted expansive toy accidentally.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The present invention has been accomplished under the
circumstances in view. It is the main object of the present
invention to provide a toy pet box, which is safe for a child to
play with. According to one aspect of the present invention, the
toy pet box comprises a box body defining a water chamber, and an
expansive toy set in the box body. Water is poured out of the box
body after the expansive toy has fully expanded and stopped inside
the box body. According to another aspect of the present invention,
the surrounding ornamental devices are installed in the box body
for decoration. According to still another aspect of the present
invention, the expansive toy can be directly put in the water
chamber inside the box body, or fixedly fastened to the inside wall
of the outer shell of the box body.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] FIG. 1 is an elevational view of an expansive toy according
to the prior art.
[0007] FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing showing the expansive toy put
in water and expanded.
[0008] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a toy pet box according to
the present invention.
[0009] FIG. 4 is similar to FIG. 3 but showing the expansive toy
expanded.
[0010] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an alternate form of the toy
pet box according to the present invention.
[0011] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another alternate form of
the toy pet box according to the present invention.
[0012] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of still another alternate form
of the toy pet box according to the present invention.
[0013] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of still another alternate form
of the toy pet box according to the present invention.
[0014] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of still another alternate form
of the toy pet box according to the present invention.
[0015] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of still another alternate
form of the toy pet box according to the present invention.
[0016] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of still another alternate
form of the toy pet box according to the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 12 is a perspective view of still another alternate
form of the toy pet box according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0018] Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a toy pet box is shown
comprising a box body 1, and an expansive toy 2. The box body 1
comprises an enclosed transparent outer shell 11 defining a water
chamber 12, a water inlet 13 formed in the top side of the outer
shell 11, a sealing cap 131 detachably fastened to the water inlet
13. The expansive toy 2 is put in the water chamber 12. When in
use, water is filled in the water chamber 12, causing the expansion
toy 2 to expand. After expansion of the expansive toy 2, water is
poured out of the box body 1.
[0019] The expansive toy 2 may be directly put in the water chamber
12 inside the box body 1, so that the expansive toy 2 moves in the
box body 1 when the child shaking the toy pet box. Alternatively,
the user can fixedly fasten the bottom or lateral side of the
expansion toy 1 to the inside wall of the outer shell 11.
[0020] The aforesaid expansive toy 2 is molded from a compound
containing polyethylene and expansive powder, having a small size
before expansion (before absorbing water). When put in water 3 in
the water chamber 12, the expansive toy 2 expands the size
gradually up to several times over the original size (see FIG. 4).
According to this embodiment, the expansive toy 2 has the shape of
a frog.
[0021] FIG. 5 shows an alternate form of the toy pet box according
to the present invention. According to this embodiment, the
expansive toy 2' has the shape of an elephant. The expansive toy 2'
is affixed to the top surface of the bottom wall of the outer shell
11 of the box body 1. Further, a relatively smaller expansive toy
2" is bonded to the inner surface of the upright peripheral wall of
the outer shell 11. According to this embodiment, the expansive toy
2" has the shape of a ladybird. A decorative sticker 4 showing a
fence is adhered to the upright peripheral wall of the outer shell
11 to decorate the box body 1.
[0022] FIG. 6 shows another alternate form of the toy pet box
according to the present invention. According to this embodiment,
the expansive toy 2' has the shape of a cow, and a decorative
sticker 4 is adhered to the upright peripheral wall of the outer
shell 11 to decorate the box body 1. The decorative sticker 4 shows
a fence.
[0023] FIG. 7 shows still another alternate form of the toy pet box
according to the present invention. According to this embodiment,
the expansive toy 2' has the shape of a fish, and a decorative
sticker 5 is adhered to the upright peripheral wall of the outer
shell 11 to decorate the box body 1. In order to keep the expansive
toy 2' in vertical when floating in water, the expansive toy 2' has
a bottom side fixedly mounted with a weight 20'. Further, the
decorative sticker 5 shows a water plant painting.
[0024] FIG. 8 shows still another alternate form of the toy pet box
according to the present invention. According to this embodiment,
the expansive toy 2' is affixed to the top surface of the bottom
wall of the outer shell 11, having the shape of a beetle; a
decorative sticker 6 is adhered to the upright peripheral wall of
the outer shell 11, showing the drawing of a cage.
[0025] FIG. 9 shows still another alternate form of the toy pet box
according to the present invention. According to this embodiment,
the expansive toy 2' has the shape of a bird; a decorative sticker
7 is adhered to the upright peripheral wall of the outer shell 11,
showing the drawing of a wooden cage and a nest.
[0026] FIG. 10 shows still another alternate form of the toy pet
box according to the present invention. According to this
embodiment, the box body 1' is formed integral with the barrel of a
pen 9; the expansive toy 2' has the shape of a dog; the upright
peripheral wall of the outer shell 11' of the box body 1' is
adhered with a decorative sticker 8 that shows the drawing of a
wooden dog's cage.
[0027] FIG. 11 shows still another alternate form of the toy pet
box according to the present invention. According to this
embodiment, the toy pet box comprises a box body 1" and an
expansive toy 2. The box body 1" is shaped like a flat circular
bottle, defining a water chamber 13". The box body 1" has a water
inlet 11" sealed with a detachable cap 12". The expansive toy 2 has
the shape of a butterfly, and is put in the water chamber 13". When
the water chamber 13" filled with water, the expansive toy 2 is
caused to expand, and the expanded expansive toy 2" is stopped
inside the water chamber 13". Therefore, a child can only view the
expanded expansive toy 2" in the box body 1", and cannot take the
expanded expansive toy 2" out of the box body 1".
[0028] FIG. 12 shows still another alternate form of the toy pet
box according to the present invention. According to this
embodiment, the toy pet box comprises a box body 10', an expansive
toy 2', and a plurality of ornaments 3'. The box body 10" comprises
a transparent outer shell 101' defining a water chamber 102'. The
ornaments 3' can have any of a variety of shapes. For example, the
ornaments 3' can be toy flowers, stones, etc.
[0029] A prototype of toy pet box has been constructed with the
features of FIGS. 3.about.12. The toy pet box functions smoothly to
provide all of the features discussed earlier.
[0030] Although particular embodiments of the invention have been
described in detail for purposes of illustration, various
modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from
the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention
is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
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