Patents by Inventor Ned R. Sands

Ned R. Sands has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4615488
    Abstract: A generally cylindrical nozzle assembly having several relatively rotatable cylindrical members directs water streams in different directions in response to manual rotation of these members and fits on a water gun to provide modes of operation including the forward, sideward and backward discharge of streams of water. A rotatable cap has a plurality of orifices for alignment with passageways transmitting water streams as the rotatable members are relatively positioned manually to discharge water pumped from an attached water gun in different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Inventor: Ned R. Sands
  • Patent number: 4597527
    Abstract: A toy water shooting gun for shooting water in a plurality of directions with respect to the axis of the gun. The toy water gun is operable by a plunger/piston rod movable within a water storage cylinder. A cap having a plurality of apertures is located at the discharge end of the water gun and is rotatable to operate a valve to selectively align the apertures with the water cylinder for discharge therethrough. The apertures when in communication with the water cylinder discharge water in different directions, i.e., forward, rearward and sideways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1986
    Inventor: Ned R. Sands
  • Patent number: 4519611
    Abstract: This game provides a set of rings for a corresponding number of players, a mallet for driving the rings on a course frictionally sliding across a smooth planar surface and a set of removable thin markers adherable to the playing surface to lay out a course of predetermined difficulty with a sequence of scoring stations. The scoring area defined by the markers can vary in size and difficulty as may the distance between the marker positions to thereby challenge players of various ages and skills. A particular challenge provided by this invention is that of design of the layout of a course of play by means of locating the removable markers to define a particular course layout before a match or meet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1985
    Inventor: Ned R. Sands