Water toy

Abstract

A water toy is provided which starts to move in different ways by the participation of a player in a play. A water toy is a water toy which pumps up stored water for discharge and includes a pump unit having in an interior thereof an electric pump for pumping up water and configured to pump up the water disposed below a toy main body, a power supply, a power supply switch configured to control an electric current supplied to the electric pump to activate or stop the electric pump, and a plurality of water discharge devices provided directly in the toy main body or coupled to the toy main body for discharging stored water, and a flow channel switching device configured to switch water channels reaching the plurality of water discharge devices.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A water toy which pumps up stored water for discharge, comprising:
 a pump unit having in an interior thereof an electric pump for pumping up stored water and configured to pump up the water disposed below a toy main body;   a power supply switch electrically connected to the electric pump and a power supply and configured to control an electric current supplied to the electric pump to activate or stop the electric pump;   a plurality of water discharge devices provided directly in the toy main body or coupled to the toy main body for discharging stored water, the plurality of water discharge devices discharging therefrom water pumped up by the pump unit; and   a flow channel switching device configured to switch water channels reaching the plurality of water discharge devices.   
     
     
         2 . The water toy according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the toy main body has a waterwheel,   wherein the plurality of water discharge devices are a first water discharge portion which is a first water discharge device and a second water discharge portion which is a second water discharge device,   wherein the first water discharge portion is an upper hole portion in the toy main body,   wherein the second water discharge portion is a front mouth portion in the toy main body, and   wherein the waterwheel rotates when water is discharged from the mouth portion.   
     
     
         3 . The water toy according to  claim 2 , wherein the hole portion which is the first water discharge device which is switched to discharge water by the flow channel switching device is made into a coupling device, the water toy further comprising:
 a plurality of figure shaped members configured to be detachably attached to the hole portion.   
     
     
         4 . The water toy according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 as one of the plurality of figure shaped members, a first figure shaped member configured to be fitted in the hole portion which is the first water discharge device to thereby discharge water from a plurality of portions in association with water being discharged into the first water discharge device.   
     
     
         5 . The water toy according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 as one of the plurality of figure shaped members, a second figure shaped member configured to be fitted in the hole portion which is the first water discharge device to thereby rotate in association with water being discharged into the first water discharge device.   
     
     
         6 . The water toy according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 as one of the plurality of figure shaped members, a second figure shaped member configured to be fitted in the hole portion which is the first water discharge device to thereby rotate in association with water being discharged into the first water discharge device.   
     
     
         7 . The water toy according to  claim 5 , wherein the second figure shaped member can be coupled to the first figure shaped member. 
     
     
         8 . The water toy according to  claim 6 , wherein the second figure shaped member can be coupled to the first figure shaped member. 
     
     
         9 . The water toy according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 as one of the plurality of figure shaped members, a third figure shaped member configured to be fitted in the hole portion which is the first water discharge device not only to thereby cause a spherical element to float from a spherical element accommodating portion in association with water being discharged into the first water discharge device but also to thereby hold the spherical element in such a floating state by the discharge of water.   
     
     
         10 . The water toy according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 as one of the plurality of figure shaped members, a third figure shaped member configured to be fitted in the hole portion which is the first water discharge device not only to thereby cause a spherical element to float from a spherical element accommodating portion in association with water being discharged into the first water discharge device but also to thereby hold the spherical element in such a floating state by the discharge of water.   
     
     
         11 . The water toy according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 as one of the plurality of figure shaped members, a third figure shaped member configured to be fitted in the hole portion which is the first water discharge device not only to thereby cause a spherical element to float from a spherical element accommodating portion in association with water being discharged into the first water discharge device but also to thereby hold the spherical element in such a floating state by the discharge of water.   
     
     
         12 . The water toy according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 as one of the plurality of figure shaped members, a third figure shaped member configured to be fitted in the hole portion which is the first water discharge device not only to thereby cause a spherical element to float from a spherical element accommodating portion in association with water being discharged into the first water discharge device but also to thereby hold the spherical element in such a floating state by the discharge of water.   
     
     
         13 . The water toy according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 as one of the plurality of figure shaped members, a third figure shaped member configured to be fitted in the hole portion which is the first water discharge device not only to thereby cause a spherical element to float from a spherical element accommodating portion in association with water being discharged into the first water discharge device but also to thereby hold the spherical element in such a floating state by the discharge of water.   
     
     
         14 . The water toy according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 as one of the plurality of figure shaped members, a third figure shaped member configured to be fitted in the hole portion which is the first water discharge device not only to thereby cause a spherical element to float from a spherical element accommodating portion in association with water being discharged into the first water discharge device but also to thereby hold the spherical element in such a floating state by the discharge of water.   
     
     
         15 . The water toy according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 positioning and resting hole portions which are provided on an upper surface of the toy main body and where the plurality of figure shaped members can be positioned to rest.   
     
     
         16 . The water toy according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 positioning and resting hole portions which are provided on an upper surface of the toy main body and where the plurality of figure shaped members can be positioned to rest.   
     
     
         17 . The water toy according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 positioning and resting hole portions which are provided on an upper surface of the toy main body and where the plurality of figure shaped members can be positioned to rest.   
     
     
         18 . The water toy according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 positioning and resting hole portions which are provided on an upper surface of the toy main body and where the plurality of figure shaped members can be positioned to rest.   
     
     
         19 . The water toy according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 positioning and resting hole portions which are provided on an upper surface of the toy main body and where the plurality of figure shaped members can be positioned to rest.   
     
     
         20 . The water toy according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 positioning and resting hole portions which are provided on an upper surface of the toy main body and where the plurality of figure shaped members can be positioned to rest.   
     
     
         21 . The water toy according to  claim 9 , further comprising:
 positioning and resting hole portions which are provided on an upper surface of the toy main body and where the plurality of figure shaped members can be positioned to rest.   
     
     
         22 . The water toy according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 positioning and resting hole portions which are provided on an upper surface of the toy main body and where the plurality of figure shaped members can be positioned to rest.   
     
     
         23 . The water toy according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 positioning and resting hole portions which are provided on an upper surface of the toy main body and where the plurality of figure shaped members can be positioned to rest.   
     
     
         24 . The water toy according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 positioning and resting hole portions which are provided on an upper surface of the toy main body and where the plurality of figure shaped members can be positioned to rest.   
     
     
         25 . The water toy according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 positioning and resting hole portions which are provided on an upper surface of the toy main body and where the plurality of figure shaped members can be positioned to rest.