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Water mat activity with puddles and spray action

US5672123A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
6References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 1995
Grant dateSep 30, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2208/12
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A water game that has a mat and a wall which define a reservoir that holds a volume of water. The reservoir may be separated into a plurality of individual compartments. The wall has a height that allows children to hop in and out of the reservoir. The base mat has a plurality of indicia located in separate blocked areas of the mat. The indicia are arranged so that the participants can jump about the mat in accordance with the rules of the game hopscotch. The wall may be inflated with water and contain apertures that continuously emit streams of water onto the mat area of the game to fill and replenish the reservoir.

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