Toy balloon

• US 20060105667A1
• Filed: 11/12/2004
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anagram International Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Anagram International Incorporated
• Inventors: Smith, Kirk, Trofka, Steven James
• Application Number:
  US10/986,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20060105667A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/220
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2027/1066 Having means to guide movement, e.g. propeller or wings
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2027/1075 Special shapes or constructions
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/10 Balloons connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; other than toy aspects B64B1/40

Abstract

A non-latex toy balloon is described and includes a body and a base in communication with the body. The body and base cooperate to orient the toy balloon in a floating state, such that the toy balloon floats downwardly in a substantially vertical fashion.

Claims

1. A non-latex toy balloon, having a floating state, comprising, in combination:

an inflatable body having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending through said first and second ends; and

an inflatable base attached to and extending outwardly from said second end of said first inflatable body;

said inflatable body and said first inflatable base cooperating to define bias means for biasing said longitudinal axis to a substantially vertical orientation in said floating state.

2. A non-latex balloon as claimed in claim 1 wherein said inflatable body is substantially elliptical.

3. A non-latex balloon as claimed in claim 2 wherein said inflatable base communicates with said inflatable body.

4. A non-latex balloon as claimed in claim 3 wherein said inflatable base includes three base sections extending outwardly from said second end away from said first end and substantially equally displaced about said longitudinal axis in said floating state.

5. A non-latex toy balloon, having a floating state, comprising, in combination:

a first sheet; and

a second sheet secured to said first sheet to provide a body section and three base sections in communication with said body section, said body section having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending through said first and second ends;

said three base sections extending outwardly from said second end away from said first end and substantially equally displaced about said longitudinal axis in said floating state;

said body section and said three base sections cooperating to define bias means for biasing said longitudinal axis to a substantially vertical orientation in said floating state.

6. A non-latex balloon as claimed in claim 5 wherein said body section is substantially elliptical.

7. A non-latex balloon as claimed in claim 6 further comprising a stem, extending from one of said three base sections, and a self-sealing valve secured within said stem.