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Granted Patent B2
US 12,311,278 · App. 18/665,601 · Granted May 27, 2025

Toy water ball

Inventor: Bin Xiong (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen Huamingjun Rubber Co., Ltd
A63H23/10A63H23/12A63H33/18B65D2313/04
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Patent No.
US 12,311,278
App. No.
18/665,601
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A toy water ball includes at least two shells that are enclosable to form a water storage cavity, each of the shells including: a mounting frame, a magnetic member and a water pocket mounted on the mounting frame. The mounting frame includes a first surface and a second surface oppositely arranged in a thickness direction thereof. When the shells are enclosed to form the water storage cavity, magnetic members of adjacent shells attract each other, and second surfaces of adjacent shells abut each other. The mounting frame is provided with an accommodation groove, a notch of the accommodation groove is located on the first surface, the magnetic member is installed in the accommodation groove, and the water pocket is connected to the first surface, and covers the notch of the accommodation groove on the first surface to seal the magnetic member in the mounting frame.

Claims (24)

1. A toy water ball, comprising:

at least two shells that are enclosable to form a water storage cavity, each of the shells comprising:

a mounting frame, a magnetic member and a water pocket,

the water pocket being connected to the mounting frame, the magnetic member seal in the mounting frame;

wherein when the shells are enclosed to form the water storage cavity, magnetic members at corresponding positions on mounting frames of adjacent shells attract each other, so that adjacent mounting frames abut each other;

the toy water ball includes a connection structure, and each shell is connected to the connection structure; and

the connection structure is made of flexible material, and the connection structure is integrally formed with the mounting frame.

2. The toy water ball according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting frame is provided with an accommodating groove for accommodating the magnetic member, and the accommodating groove has a notch and a groove bottom; the mounting frame further includes a limiting baffle, and the limiting baffle is arranged at the notch of the accommodation groove, and is opposite to a groove bottom of the accommodation groove.

3. The toy water ball according to claim 2 , wherein edge of the magnetic member is provided with a round chamfer.

4. The toy water ball according to claim 2 , wherein an adhesive layer is provided between the magnetic member and the accommodation groove.

5. The toy water ball according to claim 2 , wherein when the water pocket is connected to the mounting frame, a covering layer is formed on mounting frame, and total thickness of the covering layer, and the mounting frame is ≥2.3 mm.

6. The toy water ball according to claim 2 , wherein in a length direction of the accommodation groove, the limiting baffle is arranged at a middle position of the notch of the accommodation groove, so that a middle position of the magnetic member is covered by the limiting baffle, and two ends of the magnetic member are exposed from the notch of the accommodation groove.

7. The toy water ball according to claim 6 , wherein an adhesive layer is provided between the magnetic member and the accommodation groove.

8. The toy water ball according to claim 1 , wherein an inner ring of the mounting frame is provided with a warped edge when the adjacent mounting frames abut each other, corresponding warped edges of the adjacent mounting frames fit each other under pressure.

9. The toy water ball according to claim 1 , further comprising a light-emitting assembly, wherein the light-emitting assembly is arranged inside the shells, and the light-emitting assembly comprises a lamp bead, a controller, a vibration sensor, and a battery for powering the lamp bead, the controller and the vibration sensor; the controller controls the lamp bead to work when the vibration sensor detects vibration.

10. The toy water ball according to claim 1 , wherein an edge of the magnetic member is provided with a round chamfer.

11. The toy water ball according to claim 1 , wherein when the water pocket is connected to the mounting frame, a covering layer is formed on the mounting frame, and total thickness of the covering layer and the mounting frame is ≥2.3 mm.

12. The toy water ball according to claim 1 , wherein both the mounting frame and the water pocket are made of flexible materials.

13. The toy water ball according to claim 12 , wherein the mounting frame is further provided with a gap groove, the gap groove is arranged on a periphery of the magnetic member, and the water pocket is provided with an embedded part embedded in the gap groove.

14. The toy water ball according to claim 13 , wherein the gap groove is located at a position close to an end of the magnetic member, and two ends of the gap groove extend from a direction parallel to the end of the magnetic member and to turn to a direction of a side surface of the magnetic member.

15. The toy water ball according to claim 13 , wherein the gap groove comprises a first groove wall and a second groove wall opposite to the first groove wall, the mounting frame is further provided with a connection rib, and the connection rib connects the first groove wall and the second groove wall.

16. The toy water ball according to claim 13 , wherein four corner positions of the magnetic member are all provided with gap grooves, and each gap groove is “L” shaped.

17. The toy water ball according to claim 13 , wherein an edge of the magnetic member is provided with a round chamfer.

18. The toy water ball according to claim 13 , wherein when the water pocket is connected to the mounting frame, a covering layer is formed on mounting frame, and total thickness of the covering layer, and the mounting frame is ≥2.3 mm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2025
From: DONGGUAN YUEYING RUBBER CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN HUAMINGJUN RUBBER CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 070904/0571 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2024
From: XIONG, BIN
To: DONGGUAN YUEYING RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067459/0536 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202320769008.9 · Apr 7, 2023 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18243099 · Sep 7, 2023
Continuation 18201210 · May 24, 2023
Related Publication 20240335760A1 · Oct 10, 2024
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