Inflatable edge holder assembly
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1. An inflatable edge holder assembly for an inflatable body adapted to be filled with an inflation medium, comprising:
- a plurality of adjoined sealable panels having first seal means defining an inflation port formed therein;
means defining an inflation conduit for communicating the inflation medium from said inflation port to the interior of said inflatable body;
second seal means spaced from said first seal means and traversing without closing said inflation conduit and bonding together at least predetermined ones of said sealable panels forming said inflatable body for defining pressure chamber means expandable substantially to surround said inflation conduit between said first and second seal means; and
a holder element releasably insertable within said inflation conduit whereby the pressure of said inflation medium within said pressure chamber means when said inflatable body is filled depressed sidewalls defining said inflation conduit against said holder element frictionally to secure said holder within said inflation conduit along its length, said pressure chamber means thereby providing sidewall support to hold the inflatable body rigidly relative to said holder element.
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Abstract
An edge holder for an inflatable body such as a balloon is disclosed which is adapted for use with an optional straw as a holder by which the balloon may be both inflated with an suitable inflation medium and thereafter held. The inflatable body may be provided with an inflation conduit through which, for example, a straw can be inserted for communicating the inflation medium to the interior of the body. The handle is gripped by a plurality of pressure chambers spaced around the holder which, after inflation of the balloon, define a reinforced edge holder assembly.
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1. An inflatable edge holder assembly for an inflatable body adapted to be filled with an inflation medium, comprising:
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a plurality of adjoined sealable panels having first seal means defining an inflation port formed therein; means defining an inflation conduit for communicating the inflation medium from said inflation port to the interior of said inflatable body; second seal means spaced from said first seal means and traversing without closing said inflation conduit and bonding together at least predetermined ones of said sealable panels forming said inflatable body for defining pressure chamber means expandable substantially to surround said inflation conduit between said first and second seal means; and a holder element releasably insertable within said inflation conduit whereby the pressure of said inflation medium within said pressure chamber means when said inflatable body is filled depressed sidewalls defining said inflation conduit against said holder element frictionally to secure said holder within said inflation conduit along its length, said pressure chamber means thereby providing sidewall support to hold the inflatable body rigidly relative to said holder element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An inflatable edge holder assembly for an inflatable body adapted to be filled with an inflation medium, comprising:
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a plurality of adjoined sealable panels having seal means defining an inflation port and bonding together at least predetermined ones of said sealable panels forming said inflatable body, at least a pair of said adjoined sealable panels forming an inflation conduit for communicating the inflation medium from said inflation port to the interior of said inflatable body and being located between sealable panels defining external surfaces of the inflatable body, said seal means being adjacent said inflation conduit at first and second locations spaced apart in the direction of said inflation conduit for defining pressure chamber means expandable substantially to surround said inflation conduit therebetween; a holder element releasably insertable within said inflation conduit whereby the pressure of said inflation medium within said pressure chamber means when said inflatable body is filled depresses sidewalls defining said inflation conduit against said holder element frictionally to secure said holder within said inflation conduit along its length, said pressure chamber means thereby providing sidewall support to hold the inflatable body rigidly relative to said holder element. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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