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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1989
Siu L Wong, Kowloon, HK;
Blue Box Toy Factory Limited, Kowloon, HK;
Abstract
An inlet valve for a toy water gun comprising an outer hollow sleeve molded from sythetic plastics material having an upstream end and a downstream end, water from a reservoir being arranged to be in communication with the downstream end, an annular seating at the upstream end, and a central plunger molded from synthetic plastics material, the plunger comprising a head having an annular sealing surface capable of engaging the annular seating and sealing thereagainst, an integral shaft slidably received within the hollow sleeve, a stop at the end remote from the head which together with the head retains the shaft in the hollow sleeve, and a passage between the shaft and the hollow sleeve to allow the passage of water past the plunger when the head is not engaged on the seating.