Reusable toy capsule apparatus including water play methods

Abstract

An amusement device in the general form of a reusable water capsule that explodes with the affect of toys commonly referred to as water-balloons and the like. User may choice between a reusable exploding water capsule to be thrown at a target and a device for shooting a directional stream of water similar to a “squirt gun”. A variety of various shaped flexible components each of which including a first wall with a first wall external surface and a first wall internal surface, and a second wall with a second wall external surface and a second wall internal surface for interconnection. This toy may be used as packaging, within the capsule, for additional items. The combination of unique design with the typically chosen softness of the material used to make the capsule means much of the kinetic energy in a throw is dissipated in a water burst.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A reusable toy capsule apparatus, comprising:
 a pair of flexible components, each flexible component comprising:   a first wall having a first wall external surface and a first wall internal surface thereof;   a second wall having a second wall external surface and a second wall internal surface thereof, said second wall integrally formed together with said first wall defining a fluid-holding interior for receiving fluid between said first wall and said second wall; and   a fluid seal formed with said pair of flexible components where a portion of each second wall external surface is brought into apposition with a portion of each first wall internal surface of said pair of flexible components, wherein each flexible component of said pair of flexible components are complimentary, said portion of each first wall internal surface of each flexible component comprising an identical internal curved surface shape.   
     
     
         2 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 1 , wherein said portion of each second wall external surface of each flexible component comprise an identical external curved surface shape. 
     
     
         3 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 1 , wherein said first wall of each flexible component further comprises a first wall edge, and said second wall of each flexible component further comprises a second wall edge defining an opening into each flexible component between the first wall edge and the second wall edge. 
     
     
         4 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 3 , wherein the first wall edge comprises a primary sealing edge, and the second wall edge comprises a secondary sealing edge. 
     
     
         5 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 4 , further comprising at least one rib on the first wall internal surface where the secondary sealing edge engages said at least one rib when portion of each second wall external surface is brought into apposition with a portion of each first wall internal surface of said pair of flexible components. 
     
     
         6 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 3 , wherein the first wall external surface comprises a curved surface in the shape of a half sphere, and wherein the second wall external surface comprises a curved surface in the shape of a quarter sphere with said second wall integrally formed with said first wall together as a curved surface in the shape of a three-quarter sphere. 
     
     
         7 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 6 , further comprises a primary sealing edge along the first wall edge of the half sphere curved surface of the first wall, with the portion of each second wall external surface comprising a coupling for being brought into apposition with the portion of the first wall internal surface wherein the second wall edge comprises a secondary sealing edge. 
     
     
         8 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of ribs on the first wall internal surface. 
     
     
         9 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 4 , further comprising one or more ribs on the second wall internal surface. 
     
     
         10 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 1 , comprising one or more further flexible components having a curved wall internal surface and a curved wall external surface forming another fluid seal with said pair of flexible components where a portion of the second wall external surface is brought into apposition with a portion of the curved wall internal surface of the one or more further flexible components. 
     
     
         11 . A reusable toy capsule apparatus, comprising:
 a pair of flexible components, each flexible component comprising:   a first wall having a first wall external surface and a first wall internal surface thereof;   a second wall having a second wall external surface and a second wall internal surface thereof, said second wall integrally formed together with said first wall defining a fluid-holding interior for receiving fluid between said first wall and said second wall; and   a fluid seal formed with said pair of flexible components where a portion of each second wall external surface is brought into apposition with a portion of each first wall internal surface of said pair of flexible components, wherein said first wall of each flexible component of said pair of flexible components are identical with each comprising first wall internal and external surfaces of a first curved shape.   
     
     
         12 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 1 , wherein said second wall of each flexible component of said pair of flexible components are identical with each comprising second wall internal and external surfaces of a second curved shape. 
     
     
         13 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 11 , wherein said first wall of each flexible component further comprises a first wall edge, and said second wall of each flexible component further comprises a second wall edge defining an opening into each flexible component between the first wall edge and the second wall edge. 
     
     
         14 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 13 , wherein the first wall edge comprises a primary sealing edge, and the second wall edge comprises a secondary sealing edge. 
     
     
         15 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 14 , further comprising at least one rib on the first wall internal surface where the secondary sealing edge engages said at least one rib when portion of each second wall external surface is brought into apposition with a portion of each first wall internal surface of said pair of flexible components. 
     
     
         16 . The reusable toy capsule apparatus recited in  claim 13 , wherein the first wall external surface comprises a curved surface in the shape of a half sphere, and wherein the second wall external surface comprises a curved surface in the shape of a quarter sphere with said second wall integrally formed with said first wall together as a curved surface in the shape of a three-quarter sphere. 
     
     
         17 . A reusable toy capsule method, comprising:
 providing a pair of flexible components, each having a first wall with a first wall external surface and a first wall internal surface thereof, and having a second wall with a second wall external surface and a second wall internal surface thereof;   disposing the second wall integrally together with the first wall;   defining a fluid-holding interior;   receiving fluid between the first wall and the second wall; and   forming a fluid seal with the pair of flexible components where a portion of each second wall external surface is brought into apposition with a portion of each first wall internal surface of the pair of flexible components, wherein said first wall of each flexible component of said pair of flexible components have identical internal curved surface shapes, and wherein said second wall of each flexible component of said pair of flexible components have identical external curved surface shapes.   
     
     
         18 . The reusable toy capsule method recited in  claim 17 , wherein the step of receiving fluid into the fluid-holding interior between the pair of flexible components first and the second wall external surfaces brought into apposition further comprises providing a partial vacuum sufficient for a lower relative internal pressure inside the fluid-holding interior for creating a suction force that moves fluid into the fluid-holding interior within the pair of flexible components. 
     
     
         19 . The reusable toy capsule method recited in  claim 17 , comprising the steps of providing a first wall edge at the first wall of each flexible component, and providing a second wall edge the second wall of each flexible component defining an opening into each flexible component between the first wall edge and the second wall edge. 
     
     
         20 . The reusable toy capsule method recited in  claim 18 , comprising the steps of providing a primary sealing edge along the first wall edge, with the portion of each second wall external surface brought into apposition with the portion of the first wall internal surface with the second wall edge providing a secondary sealing edge, and maintaining fluid in the fluid-holding interior with hydrostatic pressure of the fluid pushing against the walls to generate surface tension at the fluid-holding interior within the pair of flexible components.