×

Balloon inflation and illumination device

  • US 5,879,219 A
  • Filed: 01/17/1997
  • Issued: 03/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An illumination device for a balloon, comprising:

  • an illumination source;

    a tube having a first end and an opposite second end and at least one side hole disposed in said tube between said first end and said second end, wherein said first end of said tube is adapted to receive and retain said illumination source in a fixed orientation;

    a baffle structure having at least one sloped surface that is disposed within said tube proximate said at least one side hole, wherein said at least one sloped surface directs gas flowing in said tube from said second end through said at least one side hole, said baffle structure further including an aperture disposed there through;

    a wire extending through said hollow tube and past said baffle structure through said aperture, wherein said wire is electrically coupled to said illumination source;

    an elastic element disposed around said tube covering said at least one side hole, wherein said elastic element enables the outward flow of gas from inside said tube through said at least one side hole and prevents the inward flow of gas from outside said tube through said at least one side hole; and

    wherein said baffle structure and said tube are integrally molded from the same material as a single unit.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×