Inflatable object that contains a module that is inaccessible from the outside but which becomes powered in response to inflation of the object
First Claim
1. An apparatus that prevents drainage of power, comprising:
- an inflatable object;
an electronic module and at least one battery within confines of the inflatable object;
an insulator being configured and arranged in a disabling position to electrically insulate and prevent powering of the electronic module by the at least one battery, the insulator having an end secured to an inside surface of the inflatable object, the insulator being arranged to leave the disabling position in response to opposite sides of the inflatable object spreading apart from each other due to inflation of the inflatable object; and
electrical contacts making electrical connection in response to the insulator leaving the disabling position to enable powering of the electronic module by the at least one battery.
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Abstract
An inflatable object including an electronic module with a voice/music chip or an illumination device and at least one battery within confines of the inflatable object, an insulator being configured and arranged in a disabling position to prevent powering of the electronic module by the at least one battery, and an end of the insulator being secured to an inside surface of the inflatable object so that as opposite sides of the inflatable object spread apart in response to inflation of the inflatable object, forces are imposed on the insulating tab to force the insulating end to leave the disabling position to permit powering of the electronic module by the at least one battery.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus that prevents drainage of power, comprising:
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an inflatable object;
an electronic module and at least one battery within confines of the inflatable object;
an insulator being configured and arranged in a disabling position to electrically insulate and prevent powering of the electronic module by the at least one battery, the insulator having an end secured to an inside surface of the inflatable object, the insulator being arranged to leave the disabling position in response to opposite sides of the inflatable object spreading apart from each other due to inflation of the inflatable object; and
electrical contacts making electrical connection in response to the insulator leaving the disabling position to enable powering of the electronic module by the at least one battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of preventing drainage of at least one battery in an inflatable object including an electronic module, comprising the steps of:
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arranging the electronic module and at least one battery within the inflatable object;
positioning an insulator in a position to electrically insulate the electronic module from the at least one battery;
securing an end of the insulator to an inside surface of the inflatable object; and
arranging electrical contacts to make electrical connection between the at least one battery and the electronic module in response to the insulator leaving the disabling position as opposite walls of the inflatable object spread apart. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus that prevents drainage of power in an inflatable balloon including an electronic module, comprising:
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an inflatable balloon;
an electronic module and at least one battery within confines of the inflatable balloon;
an actuatable switch being entirely within the confines of the inflatable balloon, mechanically actuatable and configured and arranged to actuate powering of the electronic module by the at least one battery in response to the inflatable balloon spreading apart during inflation;
an insulator being configured and arranged to insulate the actuatable switch against actuating the powering while the insulator is in a disabling position, the insulator being configured and arranged to move from and clear of the disabling position in response to the opposite sides of the inflatable object spreading apart during inflation of the inflatable object thereby freeing the trigger to effect the actuating of the powering. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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