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Inflatable plastic articles with sealed internal illumination

  • US 20080090487A1
  • Filed: 02/13/2007
  • Published: 04/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An inflatable blimp replica formed of thin plastic sheet and operable with an electric battery, comprising:

  • a. an inflatable main chamber having top and bottom walls and side walls which define the perimeter of the air space within said main chamber, valve means in one of said walls for inflating and deflating said main chamber, and a gondola extending downward from said bottom wall,b. an inner chamber having a central part, an open top part and a closed bottom part, wherein said top part intersects and is heat sealed in an air tight manner to said top wall, said central part extends downward through said main body, and said bottom part extends into said gondola, such that said main chamber can be closed and inflatable notwithstanding the intersection of said inner chamber through said top wall, said inner chamber'"'"'s top end being open to the atmosphere, andc. an illumination sub-assembly within said inner chamber, comprising;

    i. at least one LED in said bottom part of said inner chamber,ii. means at said top part for receiving and holding said electric battery,iii. electrical conductor wires extending through said inner chamber and interconnecting said battery and said LED, andiv. control means for controlling when at least one said LED is switched on and off,said electrical wires which interconnect said battery and said LED being within said inner chamber but outside said air space within said main chamber, and said gondola having at least one wall area that is transparent or translucent and through which light from said at least one LED, when it is turned on, is visible.

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