Play table with contours and water feature

Abstract

A child play table and kit accompanying the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, the child play table may have contoured terrain, such as a mountain, valley, or other types of terrain that may include a waterfall, a river, lake and/or an ocean featuring water flow produced by a pump. A controller may be included that activates the pump in coordination with a story line, which may be incorporated into a book, and/or user activity. The kit may include accessories corresponding to the story line such as human, dinosaur, fish and animal figurines, buildings, homes, forts, castles, roads, bridges and other structures as well as miniaturized toy vehicles. The controller may also generate audio signals corresponding to the story line.

1 . A child's play table kit, the kit comprising:
 a play table, the play table having a platform supporting a surface, the surface having formed thereon a waterproof landscape that includes at least one recessed portion for receiving liquid;   a plurality of accessories that are configured for placement on the play table, the accessories being sized in relation to the landscape; and   a book having a plot that corresponds to the landscape and the accessories in the plot.   
   
   
       2 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the landscape has mountains and valleys formed thereon. 
   
   
       3 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the landscape has a water course formed therein, where the watercourse is in communication with the recessed portion of the landscape. 
   
   
       4 . The kit of  claim 3 , where the play table further includes a pump having an intake in communication with the recessed portion and an outlet in communication with the water course so as to create a flow of water on the play table. 
   
   
       5 . The kit of  claim 4 , where the play table further includes a controller operably coupled to the pump to control the function of the pump. 
   
   
       6 . The kit of  claim 5 , the kit further including a sensor disposed on the surface of play table, where the controller is operably coupled to the sensor in order to sense the presence of a user and the controller is configured to activate the pump in response to sensing the user. 
   
   
       7 . The kit of  claim 5 , where the controller is further configured to perform a timer function in order to coordinate an event that occurs in the plot on the play table, where the at least one event that occurs on the play table involves activating the pump for an interval of time. 
   
   
       8 . The kit of  claim 5 , where the controller further includes a sound generator for generating audible signals corresponding to the plot of the book. 
   
   
       9 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of accessories includes at least one of a human, an animal, a dinosaur, a fish, a boat, a pirate ship, an airplane, a helicopter, a canoe, a car, a jeep, a truck, a tank, a train, an all terrain vehicle, a building, a house, a fortification, a castle, a road, and a bridge. 
   
   
       10 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the landscape is user-configurable. 
   
   
       11 . A play table comprising:
 a platform supporting a surface, the surface having formed thereon a landscape that includes at least one recessed portion for receiving liquid and a water course that is in communication with the recessed portion of the landscape; and   a pump having an intake in communication with the recessed portion and an outlet in communication with the water course so as to create a flow of water on the play table.   
   
   
       12 . The play table of  claim 11 , wherein the landscape has a raised portion formed thereon, where the water course is formed at least in part on the raised portion of the landscape and the outlet of the pump is positioned on the raised portion of the landscape. 
   
   
       13 . The play table of  claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of accessories including at least one of a human, an animal, a dinosaur, a fish, a boat, a pirate ship, an airplane, a helicopter, a canoe, s car, a jeep, a truck, a tank, a train, an all terrain vehicle, a building, a house, a fortification, a castle, a road, and a bridge. 
   
   
       14 . The play table of  claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the landscape is user-configurable. 
   
   
       15 . The play table of  claim 11 , where the play table further includes a controller operably coupled to the pump to control the function of the pump. 
   
   
       16 . The play table of  claim 15 , the play table further including a sensor disposed on the surface of the play table, where the controller is operably coupled to the sensor in order to sense the presence of a user and the controller is configured to activate the pump in response to sensing the user. 
   
   
       17 . The play table of  claim 16 , where the controller is further configured to perform a timer function in order to coordinate at least one event that occurs on the play table in accordance with a story line, where the at least one event that occurs on the play table involves activating the pump for an interval of time. 
   
   
       18 . The play table of  claim 16 , where the controller further includes a sound generator for generating audible signals in accordance with a story line. 
   
   
       19 . The play table of  claim 16 , where the controller further includes a sound generator for generating audible signals in accordance with a story line and the controller is further configured to perform a timer function in order to coordinate at least one event that occurs on the play table in accordance with the story line. 
   
   
       20 . The play table of  claim 19 , the play table including a book that includes the story line.