Skipping, skimming water toy

Abstract

A skipping or flying hydrodynamic water toy for children and dogs designed for recreational use upon and across a surface of water is provided. . . . The toy preferably is an equilateral triangle with concave sides and rounded vertices and includes a pliable body, or upper external layer of neoprene which is laminated with or without fabric or and has a natural buoyancy, and lower external layer of same material. The upper body preferably forms a relatively thin outer shell that extends laterally, through a smooth curve defining a peripheral region. The lower body is of similar design to provide minimum drag and maximum hydrodynamic performance. Since both external layers slope downwardly and upwardly respectively, they provide minimal toy contact with water thus increasing skipping characteristics and throwing distance. The interior cavity is filled with plastic pellets or some other material that can increase the buoyancy of the toy and adds weight to increase throwing distance. The upper and lower layers are sewn, melted or chemically adhered together to form a tight seal to prevent interior cavity material from escaping.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates to skipping or skimming water toy for children and dogs for recreational use, and more specifically to a water-skipping / skimming toy for use in a swimming pool, lake, pond or ocean. Many rigid flying discs are available that provide a throwing and catching recreation, with a flick of the thrower's wrist imparting a spin that enhances the water toy's aerodynamics, are well known. These inventions all are based on a disc shape which is not well suited for skipping on water. The design and choice of materials of this invention cause it to substantially outperform these designs providing better aerodynamic lift, smaller percentage of product contacting the water surface and yet being capable of evenly dispersing water carried thereby throughout a major portion of its flight. Additionally, since the invention is made from soft pliable material it is substantially safer than other inventions. With a fre...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]The simple design of the present invention provides enhanced safety to a user, hydrodynamic efficiency, long skipping

Problems solved by technology

However, due to their emphasis on aerodynamic design, such flying saucer devices are not adapted towards skimming or skipping over bodies of water efficiently.

In addition, most flying saucer devices are manufactured with rigid material that can injure people or damage property upon impact.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,836,840 to Bustamante (1998) discloses a hydroplaning disc designed to skip or skim over water; however, the design of this disc is complex and expensive to manufacture.

None of the designs cited utilize any type of free flowing material to increase centrifugal force nor does their designs

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