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Article inflating system including an endless belt assembly

  • US 4,307,761 A
  • Filed: 08/22/1979
  • Issued: 12/29/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A belt assembly suitable for engaging the open end portion of an article to permit the inflation thereof while said article is being decorated which comprisesan endless belt having a plurality of spaced openings extending therethrough, a plurality of cup-shaped nozzles adapted to be fastened to said endless belt, each of said cup-shaped nozzles having a central opening extending therethrough and an article engaging surface to facilitate a sealing relationship with the open end of the article to be decorated, said article engaging surface being disposed adjacent said opening and terminating adjacent an inclined portion extending outwardly therefrom, and a flanged sleeve member adapted to fasten each of said plurality of cup-shaped nozzles to said endless belt, said flanged sleeve member having a centrally open sleeve portion adapted to engage and fit within a central opening extending through said cup and a flange portion extending outwardly from said sleeve portion suitable for holding said member in engagement with the opposite side of said endless belt.

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