Accessory device for a gas balloon

• US 4,737,133 A
• Filed: 06/24/1986
• Issued: 04/12/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Neumeier
• Original Assignee: Robert Neumeier
• Inventors: Neumeier, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Application Number:
  US06/897,339
• Time in Patent Office: 658 Days
• Field of Search: 446/222, 446/220, 446/485, 446/397, 446/404, 446/224, 116/210, 116/DIG. 8, 116/DIG. 9, 40/214, 137/560, 362/96
• US Class Current: 446/397
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2027/1008 Anchoring means or weights
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2027/1041 Holding or sealing means, e.g. handling rods, clamps or plugs
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2027/1058 associated with light or sound
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2027/1091 with object inserted within; Means or methods for insertion of objects
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/10 Balloons connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; other than toy aspects B64B1/40
• CPC Class Codes: B64B 1/40 Balloons B64B1/58 takes precedence; toy balloons A63H27/10
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/002 making direct electrical contact, e.g. by piercing F21V21/35 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/023 Chinese lanterns; Balloons
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/24 characterised by the material
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/00 Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/002 Distress signalling devices, e.g. rescue balloons vehicle optical signalling for indicating emergencies B60Q1/52
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2025/005 Message recorded in a memory device
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/10 illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 25/00 Audible advertising sound recording or reproducing per se G11B; public address systems H04R27/00

Abstract

Accessory device for a gas balloon having, bounding its interior, an inflatable balloon envelope (1) on which is constructed a balloon neck (1a) for inflation of the balloon envelope (1). According to the invention, there is on a sealing head (2) adapted to be inserted in sealing-tight fashion into the balloon neck (1a) a sound irradiating device (20) such as a loudspeaker for irradiating sound into the interior of the gas balloon (FIG. 1).

Claims

1. An accessory device for a gas balloon having a balloon neck comprising:

a sealing head means for insertion in sealing-tight manner into the balloon neck; and

a loudspeaker mounted in conjunction with said sealing head means and adapted to be driven by an electro-acoustic control unit for radiating sound into the interior of the gas balloon, wherein the loudspeaker is connected by electrical connecting conductors to an external electromechanical coupling means for electrical connection of the loudspeaker to an electro-acoustic control unit, the electro-mechanical coupling means being mechanically connected to the sealing head means.

2. The accessory device according to claim 1 wherein the electromechanical coupling means comprises a screw lamp cap.

3. The accessory device according to claim 1, wherein the sealing head is constructed as a cup-shaped housing containing the loudspeaker and having an open end and an end closed by a bottom member, said open end being adapted to be inserted in sealing-tight fashion into the balloon neck.

4. The accessory device according to claim 3, wherein the electromechanical coupling is mechanically connected to the bottom member of the cup-shaped housing.

5. The accessory device according to claim 3, further including a sealable gas supply passage formed at the closed end of the housing and means for conducting gas through said loudspeaker for inflating and deflating said balloon.