Castle and Moat Beach Toy

Abstract

A beach toy kit that presents a compact unit with everything a child needs to have fun at the beach. The beach toy kit includes a castle, a ramp, a bridge, a moat, a sand sifter, a shovel, a boat, and a vehicle. The castle can be used as a play unit, a sand mold, or a storage unit, and is provided in multiple pieces that are capable of stacking and nesting. The ramp is provided in multiple, connected pieces that can be disassembled to allow for compact storage. The ramp is multi-functional in that it can be used as a play vehicle driving surface, a shovel, and a closure device for the castle to retain items inside the castle. The bridge is also multi-functional, in that it can be used as a bridge to span the width of the moat and can be connected to the castle to serve as a handle. The moat is a water resistant or impervious sand liner that can be recessed into the sand to provide a water channel for the boat. The moat is constructed of a flexible material which allows the moat to be compactly stored within the castle. The sand sifter also is multi-functional, and can be used simply as a sand sifter and also as a closure device for the castle to retain items inside the castle.

1 . A beach toy kit comprising:
 a sand mold, a first accessory, a second accessory, and a third accessory;   the sand mold having an opening and defining a partially closed volume, the partially closed volume being configured to provide storage for the first accessory;   the second accessory being removably connected to the sand mold at the opening to hold the first accessory within the partially closed volume;   the third accessory removably connected to an outside surface of the sand mold to form a handle for transporting the beach toy kit.   
     
     
         2 . The beach toy kit of  claim 1  wherein the first accessory is a sand liner. 
     
     
         3 . The beach toy kit of  claim 3  wherein the sand liner comprises a flexible and water resistant material and defines a channel for holding water. 
     
     
         4 . The beach toy kit of  claim 1  wherein the second accessory is a sand sifter. 
     
     
         5 . The beach toy kit of  claim 4  wherein the sand mold has a lower lip that at least partially surrounds the opening and the sand sifter has a flange that that engages with the lower lip to hold the sand sifter at the opening, whereby the sand sifter at least partially covers the opening in the sand mold. 
     
     
         6 . The beach toy kit of  claim 5  wherein the sand sifter is configured to snap onto the lower lip of the sand mold. 
     
     
         7 . The beach toy kit of  claim 1  wherein the second accessory comprises a vehicle ramp. 
     
     
         8 . The beach toy kit of  claim 7  wherein the second accessory has a first side and a second side, the first side comprising the vehicle ramp and the second side comprising a shovel. 
     
     
         9 . The beach toy kit of  claim 8  wherein the second accessory comprises a first generally linear surface and a second generally linear surface with opposing gussets to form a shovel handle and a shovel head. 
     
     
         10 . The beach toy kit of  claim 1  wherein the sand mold defines a castle. 
     
     
         11 . The beach toy kit of  claim 1  further comprising a second sand mold, the second sand mold defining a tower for the castle, and the partially closed volume of the sand mold being configured to provide storage for both the first accessory and the second sand mold. 
     
     
         12 . The beach toy kit of  claim 1  wherein the third accessory is a bridge. 
     
     
         13 . A beach toy kit comprising:
 a sand mold, a first implement, and a second implement;   the sand mold having an open bottom and defining an internal volume for receiving sand;   the sand mold being adapted to receive the second implement within the internal volume; and,   the first implement having a connector for connecting to the sand mold whereby the first implement at least partially covers the open bottom of the sand mold to hold the second implement within the internal volume of the sand mold.   
     
     
         14 . The beach toy kit of  claim 13 , wherein the first implement is a sand sifter. 
     
     
         15 . The beach toy kit of  claim 14 , wherein the sand mold includes a first flange disposed at least partially around the periphery of the open bottom, the connector of the sand sifter comprises a second flange, and the first and second flanges are configured to engage. 
     
     
         16 . The beach toy kit of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the sand mold defines a castle with a play surface for a vehicle, the castle having a first connector at the periphery of the open bottom and a second connector adjacent to the play surface;   the first implement is a vehicle ramp, the vehicle ramp having the connector at a first end, the connector of the vehicle ramp being configured to engage with the first connector of the castle whereby the vehicle ramp at least partially covers the open bottom of the castle, and the connector of the vehicle ramp also being configured to engage with the second connector of the castle whereby the vehicle ramp is adjacent to the play surface.   
     
     
         17 . The beach toy kit of  claim 16 , wherein the vehicle ramp comprises a first generally linear surface and a second generally linear surface with opposing gussets on the underside of the vehicle ramp to form a shovel handle and a shovel head. 
     
     
         18 . A beach toy kit comprising:
 a sand mold and a vehicle driving surface;   the vehicle driving surface having spaced apart first and second ends;   at least one of the first and second ends of the vehicle driving surface having a connector for connecting to an outside surface of the sand mold, whereby the vehicle driving surface defines a handle for the sand mold.   
     
     
         19 . The beach toy kit of  claim 18  wherein the vehicle driving surface is a bridge, both the first and second ends of the bridge having a connector for connecting to an outside surface of the sand mold. 
     
     
         20 . The beach toy kit of  claim 19  wherein the beach toy kit further comprises a sand liner, the sand liner being adapted to be at least partially recessed within sand and defining a channel for holding water. 
     
     
         21 . The beach toy kit of  claim 20 , wherein the channel has a width and the bridge spans the width of the channel.