Patents Assigned to WHAM-O Corporation
  • Publication number: 20080268970
    Abstract: A recreational toy is provided. The toy has a mat for water sliding. A transparent bumper assembly is coupled to the mat and contains a liquid having at least one object submerged therein. A method for water sliding on a recreational toy is provided. A person slides on a water-supporting mat until the person contacts a transparent bumper assembly which stops the person from sliding further on the mat. Further provided is a toy assembly. The toy assembly comprises a mat and a collapsed transparent bumper assembly coupled to the mat and having at least one object within.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: WHAM-O Corporation
    Inventor: James Douglas Deasy
  • Publication number: 20080245396
    Abstract: A method for discharging a fluid in an inflated assembly. The method includes inflating a roller assembly having a roller, rotatably coupling the inflated roller assembly to an inflated structure, and discharging a fluid against the inflated roller assembly to cause the inflated roller to rotate. An inflated water toy comprising an inflated structure, and an inflated roller assembly rotatably supported by the inflated structure, and a conduit assembly for discharging a fluid against an inflated roller of the inflated roller assembly and for conducting fluid to other locations on the inflated structure for dispersing the liquid from the other locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: WHAM-O Corporation
    Inventor: David J. Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20060246817
    Abstract: A method for forming a hula hoop comprising depressing a peg member on a first terminal end section of a cylindrical member, and passing the peg member into an opening on a second terminal end section of the cylindrical member to couple the first terminal end section with the second terminal end section to form a hula hoop. A hula hoop comprising a tube member having a first terminal end section and a second terminal end section, and a connector assembly having a conduit structure coupled to the first terminal end section and slidably disposed in the second terminal end section. The connector assembly additionally has a peg assembly including a peg member passing through an aperture in the conduit structure and slidably positioned within an opening in the second terminal end section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: Wham-O Corporation
    Inventor: Boguslaw Orlowski
  • Patent number: D540413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: WHAM-O Corporation
    Inventors: Geoff McKee, Eileen Sefchick, Albert Fan, Bruce Popek
  • Patent number: D562929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Wham-O Corporation
    Inventor: David J. Fitzgerald