Illuminated balloon
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1. An illuminated display apparatus, comprising:
- a balloon having an inflatable body and a neck integrally formed therewith, said inflatable body disposed in air tight, sealed relation about a hollow interior gas chamber,a translucent design printed on at least a portion of said inflatable body,an electric lamp fixedly attached to an outer surface of said inflatable body and structured and disposed to direct light into said interior gas chamber and at least partially out through said translucent design, thereby effectively illuminating said translucent design,said electric lamp being attached to said outer surface of said inflatable body with an opaque tape,said opaque tape including a highly reflective inner surface adapted to substantially reflect said light emitted from said electric lamp into said interior gas chamber, anda battery container structured to contain a battery therein and electrically interconnected to said electric lamp by substantially thin gauge conductor wires.
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An illuminated balloon having a front face and a rear face sealed together about an outer peripheral edge in surrounding relation to an interior gas chamber, and a neck portion integrally formed therewith to facilitate filling of gas within the interior chamber. An electric lamp is fixedly attached to an outer surface of the balloon so as to direct light through the interior chamber effectively illuminating a design on at least one of the faces of the balloon. A battery pack is electrically interconnected to the electric lamp by a pair of substantially thin gauge wires intertwined to form a cord extending therebetween.
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1. An illuminated display apparatus, comprising:
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a balloon having an inflatable body and a neck integrally formed therewith, said inflatable body disposed in air tight, sealed relation about a hollow interior gas chamber, a translucent design printed on at least a portion of said inflatable body, an electric lamp fixedly attached to an outer surface of said inflatable body and structured and disposed to direct light into said interior gas chamber and at least partially out through said translucent design, thereby effectively illuminating said translucent design, said electric lamp being attached to said outer surface of said inflatable body with an opaque tape, said opaque tape including a highly reflective inner surface adapted to substantially reflect said light emitted from said electric lamp into said interior gas chamber, and a battery container structured to contain a battery therein and electrically interconnected to said electric lamp by substantially thin gauge conductor wires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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