Magician Harry Houdini patented a "Diver's Suit" enabling the wearer to "quickly divest himself of the suit while being submerged and to safely escape and reach the surface of the water."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4362299 | Amusement device with fluid movable articulated member A hand held housing has a fluid chamber located therein which is divided into a first section and a second section. The fluid chamber is capable of holding a body of fluid. A passageway connects the first and second sections of the chamber. The second sec... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4347683 | Conductive fluid activated devices A conductive fluid activated device for use in toys and the like is provided. The device includes resistive responsive circuitry adapted to produce various sounds or to control electric components such as motors, solenoids and the like. A fluid retaining ... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4242830 | Three dimensional limbed doll The invention relates to a doll having movable jointed body parts, comprising a main body portion and limb portions, said limb portions being preformed individually, a body-shaped covering bag of air and fluid-tight material, joint regions between the lim... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4236347 | Flexible doll closure and head mounting A flexible doll having a normal form defined by a molded elastic skin and viscous liquid filler and a separate molded head, and which will repeatedly return to its normal form after stretching and deforming of its body parts, is provided with a closure me... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4224757 | Toy perfume maker A toy perfume maker having a vial capable of containing a liquid in which perfume is to be mixed and an arrangement for suspending a perfume concentrate in the vial and rotating it. The arrangement includes a base, a cup which rotates on the upper surface... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4221073 | Fluid flow and viscosity display toy An amusement device for young children having a six-sided open frame with four sides thereof providing handles to orient three closed and separate chambers located between the other two sides, each chamber containing a fluid or material of different visco... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4212460 | Hollow water-filled game toy A hollow body is provided having two complementary parts releasably joined about interfitting rim portions. When the parts are joined, the hollow body may be compressed to partially deform a portion of the rim structure into an opening thereby allowing th... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4209939 | Doll using circulating fluid to simulate body temperature A skin structure in a doll providing simulated body temperature by fluid circulation comprised of two layers separated by studs forming passageways between said layers for the circulation of fluid of the desired temperature to impart on the surface of the... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4205481 | Bubble viewing and preserving device This invention relates to an apparatus and method for preserving bubbles permitting prolonged observation of the bubble. The device comprises, a bubble on a support therefor and a housing around the support for isolating and protecting the bubble from the... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4186513 | Toy nursing bottle Toy nursing bottle includes inner and outer shells spaced from one another with the space containing a fluid to simulate milk or other fluid. Flow of the fluid from the space between the shells to a hollow cap on the outer shell is by way of a notch on on... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4169336 | Stretchable figure exhibiting slow recovery A toy figure is provided having skin of elastic film and a filling of a high viscosity material, the viscosity of such filling remaining constant under shear. The skin may be of natural or synthetic rubber capable of recovery after stretching of 300 perce... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4032141 | Amusement device An amusement device including a transparent enclosure which is filled with a fluid such as water and having one or more goals within the enclosure. Also within the enclosure are a plurality of objects having a specific gravity greater than that of the flu... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3956851 | Hook the loop An activity toy for small children, consisting of a large circular hoop and a push rod for pushing the hoop so it rolls over a ground, the push rod having a loop at one end to form a handle, the other end having a U-shaped hook for fitting against the rim... | 05/18/1976 |