Product Description
Product Description
Children can now play in the water with sharks, without worrying parents and avoiding the razor sharp teeth of real live sharks. The Shark Bite introduces a toy that allows children to explore, play, and enjoy the water through the use of a remote controlled and submersible shark.
Use
To use the Shark Bite, one just places it into the water, allow for the shark to completely submerge and then the adventure begins as the child takes the helm with the remote control. The remote control (not pictured) will include throttle and vertical and horizontal steering controls allowing for 3-dimensions of travel under the water.The Shark Bite is designed to be used in bodies of water that are sufficiently large enough for this foot-long shark to roam as well as high water clarity so the toy does not get lost, basically the Shark Bite is made for pools.
Mechanics and Construction
The Shark Bite works by having a propeller push water through the body (water intake is through the mouth and gills, and there are exhaust ports towards the rear of the tail) to provide propulsion. Furthermore the side fins will rotate up and down allowing vertical movement and the tail fin rotates back and forth allowing horizontal movement (much like a rudder of a ship). The Shark Bite is constructed out of plastic with water tight compartments for the mechanical devices that allow for the control of the shark. The cost of constructing this toy will widely be dependent of the mechanical devices (servos, motor, controller, and circuits) and the cost of molding the plastic shell. While the shark will not be able to move very quickly through the water, there really is no durability problems will collisions, but the main concern comes from the water tight compartments housing the the mechanical devices, if these leek, the Shark Bite will most likely no longer work.
Safety
For safety, the Shark Bite's speed is limited so it is unlikely that one can get hurt from a collision and the propeller is housed within the shark so that the moving parts are not within a child's reach.