Balloon lighting device and method
First Claim
1. A balloon lighting device comprising, in combination:
- an inflatable balloon having an elastic neck portion and an interior;
a plug adapted for a pneumatically tight-fit inside said neck and having a bore formed therethrough for access to the interior of said balloon;
a hollow tube having an interior and having spaced-apart terminal ends of an outside diameter forming a sliding air-tight seal with said bore when inserted through said bore; and
,a light bulb attached to one terminal end of said hollow tube in pneumatic sealing relationship therewith for positioning inside said balloon and including a pair of electric conductors passing from said balloon along the interior of said tube external said balloon.
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Abstract
A plug and light stick allow a light bulb to be positioned within a common elastic expandable inflatable balloon having an elastic filler neck. The plug fits into the neck of a balloon and seals against the neck wall. The plug has a central bore having an interior end located within the balloon neck and an outer end. The light stick includes an elongated cylindrical tube having a light bulb on the insertion end. The bore contains therein at least one concentric constriction ring and the tube has an outside diameter such that the tube forms a sliding air-tight seal with the constriction ring when inserted in the bore. A pair of electric conductors extend from the bulb, pass along the interior of the tube external the balloon, and connect to an electrical energy source for lighting the balloon. The method involves inserting the plug into the elastic filler neck of the balloon, inflating the balloon by injecting gas through the bore, sealing off the neck interior to the plug, inserting the bulb end, including bulb 35, of the light stick into the exterior end of the plug bore, and positioning the bulb within the balloon as desired.
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20 Claims
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1. A balloon lighting device comprising, in combination:
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an inflatable balloon having an elastic neck portion and an interior; a plug adapted for a pneumatically tight-fit inside said neck and having a bore formed therethrough for access to the interior of said balloon; a hollow tube having an interior and having spaced-apart terminal ends of an outside diameter forming a sliding air-tight seal with said bore when inserted through said bore; and
,a light bulb attached to one terminal end of said hollow tube in pneumatic sealing relationship therewith for positioning inside said balloon and including a pair of electric conductors passing from said balloon along the interior of said tube external said balloon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for lighting an interior of an inflatable balloon having an elastic neck portion, comprising:
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a plug adapted to form an air-tight seal between said plug and the balloon neck when placed inside the elastic neck of the balloon and having a bore formed therethrough for access to the interior of the attached balloon;
said bore including an interior end for disposition inside the balloon neck and an exterior end; anda light stick including; an elongated cylindrical member having an insertion end and having an outside diameter of such size as to form a sliding air-tight seal with said plug bore; a light source attached to said insertion end of said cylindrical member;
said light source of a size for fitting through said bore; andelectrical conductor means within said cylindrical member and contacting said light source for conducting electricity for lighting said light source. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of inserting a light source into an inflatable balloon having an elastic filler neck such that the light source is positionable within the inflated balloon comprises the steps of:
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inserting a plug into the elastic filler neck of an inflatable balloon;
the plug adapted to form an air-tight seal between the neck of the balloon;
the plug having a bore therethrough for access to an interior of the balloon;
the bore having an interior end for disposition within the balloon neck and an exterior end;inflating the balloon by injecting gas through the plug bore; then sealing the neck such that fluid communication is sealed off between the interior of the inflated and plugged balloon and the interior end of the plug bore; then inserting a light stick into the exterior end of the plug bore so as to substantially seal the bore;
the light stick comprising an elongated cylindrical member having an insertion end and having an outside diameter of such size as to form a sliding air-tight seal with the plug bore and comprising a light source attached to the insertion end of the cylindrical member;
the light source of a size for fitting through said bore; andthen releasing the neck seal and restoring fluid communication between the balloon interior and the interior plug bore; and then sliding the light stick within the bore so as to place the light source at a desired position within the inflated balloon. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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