Array of toys simulating a vehicle control panel

Abstract

This invention relates to children's toys, and particularly to an array of toys that may be attached to a baby boat or stroller, or may be used independently in or out of a bathtub, pool, or other body of water, to stimulate and entertain a child by providing a simulated control panel or dashboard panel of a boat or other vehicle. The toys are affixed to an inflatable body member, at least one of the toys being in fluid communication with the inflatable body member so that as the body member is inflated, that toy is simultaneously inflated

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A amusement device for children comprising:
 an inflatable body having an arcuate shape to partly surround the child;   a plurality of toys arrayed on an external surface of the inflatable body, at least one of said toys being inflatable and in fluid communication with the inflatable body, said plurality of toys simulating a control panel of a vehicle.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the inflatable body is comprised of a soft plastic material. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the at least one toy in fluid communication with the inflatable body is comprised of a soft plastic material. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3  wherein the at least one toy in fluid communication with the inflatable body is comprised of the same soft plastic material as the inflatable body. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising attachment means for removably attaching the inflatable body to a baby boat or float. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising attachment means for removably attaching the inflatable body to a child's stroller. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the inflatable body is adapted to be placed partly around the waist of a child and remain secured to the child without additional attachment means. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1  wherein one of the toys is a simulated steering wheel. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1  where one of the toys emits the sound of an engine starting when activated by the child. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1  where one of the toys emits the sound of a vehicle horn when activated by the child. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1  where one of the toys simulates a vehicle rear-view mirror. 
     
     
         12 . An amusement device for children comprising an inflatable body and a plurality of toys attached to said inflatable body, at least one of said toys being inflatable and in fluid communication with the inflatable body, so that when the inflatable body is being inflated, the at least one toy is simultaneously inflated. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12  wherein said plurality of toys simulates a control panel of a vehicle.