PARTY BALLOON WITH ILLUMINATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A party balloon comprising an expansible membrane with an inlet port to allow entry of gas upon inflation and an illumination device mounted to the expansible membrane, characterised in that the illumination device has a projection in the form of a flattened button whereby it is attached to the expansible membrane, inside the balloon, by a clip or O-ring fitted over the projection from outside the balloon.
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Abstract
A party balloon (10) comprises an expansible membrane with an inlet port (15) to allow entry of gas upon inflation and an illumination device comprising a light emitting diode (LED) (50) powered by at least one battery (54) is mounted inside the balloon (10). In this respect, the illumination device (50) has a projection (58) whereby it is attached to the expansible membrane, inside the balloon, by a clip or O-ring (59) fitted onto the projection (58) from outside the balloon. A strip of insulating material (53) is initially located between the battery or batteries (54) and the LED (50) and is capable of being withdrawn, e g prior to or upon inflation of the balloon (10), to light up the LED and the balloon.
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9 Claims
- 1. A party balloon comprising an expansible membrane with an inlet port to allow entry of gas upon inflation and an illumination device mounted to the expansible membrane, characterised in that the illumination device has a projection in the form of a flattened button whereby it is attached to the expansible membrane, inside the balloon, by a clip or O-ring fitted over the projection from outside the balloon.
- 7. A party balloon comprising an expansible membrane with an inlet port to allow entry of gas upon inflation and an illumination device mounted to the expansible membrane, the illumination device having a projection whereby it is attached to the expansible membrane, inside the balloon, by a clip or O-ring fitted over the projection from outside the balloon, characterised in that the illumination device comprises a light emitting diode (LED) powered by at least one battery and a strip of insulating material is provided which is initially located between the battery or batteries and the LED, said strip being capable of being withdrawn from extending between the battery or batteries and the LED to light up the LED and the balloon, and in that said strip of insulating material also extends through the inlet port to an outer end region of enlarged width, and has a second region of enlarged width at a spacing from the enlarged outer end region, the width of said second region being chosen so that it tends to remain inside the inlet port of the balloon, with the rim of the balloon membrane lodged between the respective enlarged width regions, unless a significant force is used to pull the strip outwardly of the balloon.
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