Floating Water Toy

Abstract

The present invention concerns a water toy for children that floats and combines features of a human with an animal. In one aspect of the invention, the toy has two parts, one with animal features and another with human features. The animal features are separable from the human features. If a child has several of the toys, they can mix and match to create new characters. There is a diverse group of both animals and humans so that a child with several toys can create a large number of different characters. One or both of the parts of the toy are fabric covered for easy cleaning and fast drying. The fabric can be removed to allow for washing in a washing machine.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the sole embodiment described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the following claims: 
     
         1 . A floating water toy comprising:
 a main body having an interior cavity large enough to support buoyancy;   the main body having a fabric exterior and composed of two halves, a first half having a first appearance and a second half having a second appearance.   
     
     
         2 . The toy of  claim 1  wherein said main body has an exterior surface, with patches of fastening material positioned thereon, wherein a weighting material may be attached so that either said first half or said second half is positioned above a water surface when floating. 
     
     
         3 . The toy of  claim 1  wherein said first half has a human appearance and said second half has an animal appearance. 
     
     
         4 . The toy of  claim 2  wherein said fastening material is a hook and loop type of material. 
     
     
         5 . The toy of  claim 2  wherein said weighting material is a metal slug enclosed in a fabric material with hook and loop fasteners positioned thereon.