Helium balloon kit
First Claim
1. A balloon kit comprising:
- at least one balloon;
a cylinder containing helium, said cylinder comprising a coupling portion;
a conduit for dispensing said helium from said cylinder to said balloon, said conduit comprising;
a body;
a coupler to fasten said conduit body to said coupling portion of said cylinder;
a puncture pin disposed within said conduit body for puncturing said cylinder as said coupler of said conduit is fastened to said coupling portion of said cylinder; and
an outlet for dispersing said helium into said balloon.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a balloon kit that provides one or more balloons, a cylinder filled with a compressed gas, such as helium, and a conduit adapted to connect to the cylinder. The cylinder comprises an ORMD cylinder that may be mailed or transported and used at any convenient time. When connected to the cylinder, the conduit punctures the cylinder and dispenses the helium into a balloon. After the balloon is inflated, the open end of the balloon is sealed to contain the helium in the balloon. The balloon kit may also include ribbons and/or weights to attach to the balloons and/or a card to present to a recipient along with the balloons. The conduit may comprise an external nozzle or an internal conduit disposed in an open end of a balloon. Exemplary cylinders include two sections threadably coupled to form a cylinder for holding the helium.
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47 Claims
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1. A balloon kit comprising:
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at least one balloon;
a cylinder containing helium, said cylinder comprising a coupling portion;
a conduit for dispensing said helium from said cylinder to said balloon, said conduit comprising;
a body;
a coupler to fasten said conduit body to said coupling portion of said cylinder;
a puncture pin disposed within said conduit body for puncturing said cylinder as said coupler of said conduit is fastened to said coupling portion of said cylinder; and
an outlet for dispersing said helium into said balloon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 46, 47)
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21-29. -29. (canceled)
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30. A method for inflating a balloon with a balloon kit, the method comprising:
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connecting an open end of said balloon to a cylinder containing a compressed gas via a conduit adapted to fasten to said cylinder;
puncturing said cylinder with a puncture pin disposed in said conduit while fastening said conduit to said cylinder; and
inflating said balloon by dispersing said compressed gas from said cylinder into said open end of said balloon via said conduit. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 43, 44, 45)
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38-42. -42. (canceled)
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