Aquatic Toy

摘要

In one embodiment there is provided an aquatic toy configured for movement under water. The aquatic toy employs sensors to automatically turn on when placed in water and further employs a timing circuit to automatically turn the toy off after a predetermined amount of time. The aquatic toy further includes a shock sensor to monitor movement of the toy when in water and after the timer expires. Movement such as tapping on the tank, splashing the water, or physical movement of the toy will turn on the toy and re-activate the timer. However, the sensors can further detect when the toy is dry to ensure the shock sensor is only active when the sensor is wet.

主权项

1. An aquatic toy comprising:
a body having a propelling mechanism to propel the toy when placed in a liquid; a control circuit in control of the propelling mechanism; a conductivity sensor having a pad, the conductivity sensor being configured to monitor a conductivity of said pad, the conductivity sensor further being in communication with the control circuit, wherein the control circuit has a first set of conductivity instructions configured to activate the propelling mechanism when the conductivity of said pad indicates the pad is in a liquid and the control circuit has a second set of conductivity instructions configured to deactivate the propelling mechanism when the conductivity of said pad indicates the pad is dry; a timing circuit in communication with the control circuit, the timing circuit having a set of timing instructions configured to activate when the control circuit activates the propelling mechanism and further configured to instruct the control circuit to deactivate the propelling mechanism when the conductivity of said pad indicates the pad is in a liquid for a predetermined amount of time; and a shock sensor in communication with the control circuit and configured to send a shock signal to the control circuit when the body is moved, the control circuit having a set of shock instructions configured to activate the propelling mechanism only after the timing circuit instructs the control circuit to deactivate the propelling mechanism, the conductivity sensor detects said pad is wet, and when the control circuit receives the shock signal to indicate movement has been detected by the shock sensor.