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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1995
Michael J Kelly, Maineville, OH (US);
Brynda L Kelly, Maineville, OH (US);
Kari M Kelly, Maineville, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
A product for use in creating sculpted shapes and features comprises a dry quantity of granular sand which is treated to retain its cohesiveness when submerged in water. A compressible receptacle contains the granular sand in a hollow interior thereof, and this receptacle includes a longitudinally extending sidewall surrounding the interior, a closure forming an upstream end of the receptacle and a dispensing nozzle disposed at a downstream end. The nozzle has a mouth sized to be larger than the granular size of the sand and in fluid communication with the interior. The sidewall is fabricated from a material having sufficient flexibility to allow the receptacle to be squeezed with enough force to cause a cohesive mass of the sand to be forcibly extruded out of the mouth when the nozzle is immersed within a volume of water. A sculpting kit is also provided which further includes a container sized and adapted to include items such as the filled receptacle, an ensemble of tools, a refilling implement and a filter.