Decorative balloon holder

• US 6,523,798 B1
• Filed: 05/05/2000
• Issued: 02/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Unique Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Unique Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Novak, Craig
• Primary Examiner(s): Braun, Leslie A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BAXTER, GWENDOLYN WRENN
• Application Number:
  US09/565,709
• Time in Patent Office: 1,026 Days
• Field of Search: 248/176.1, 248/504, 248/910, 248/506, 248/346.01, 248/400.1, 248/346.03, 248/346.04, 248/346.5, 446/220, 446/223, 446/79, 446/235, 446/221, 446/397, 446/71, 446/488, D15/199, D19/10
• US Class Current: 248/346.01
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/10 Balloons connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; other than toy aspects B64B1/40

Abstract

A decorative balloon holder has a core having sufficient weight to hold a buoyant balloon in position on a tabletop or the like. The balloon holder has an attachment held directly to the core for securing the string of the balloon, and has a layer of decorative material wrapped around the core.

Claims

1. A holder for securing a buoyant balloon having a string for securing the balloon, including a core having sufficient weight to hold a buoyant balloon in place, an attachment adapted to secure the string of a balloon and held to said core by tape, and a decorative layer of material held around said core to cover said holding means and positioned to help hold said attachment to said core.

2. A holder for a balloon as set forth in claim 1, said decorative layer being wrapped around said core and held in place by a twist tie.

3. A holder for a balloon as set forth in claim 2, said attachment being formed of a transparent material.

4. A holder for a balloon as set forth in claim 3, the weight of said core being provided substantially from a mixture of sand, cement and water.

5. A holder for a balloon as set forth in claim 2, the weight of said core being provided substantially from a mixture of sand, cement and water.

6. A holder for a balloon as set forth in claim 1, said attachment being formed of a transparent material.

7. A holder for a balloon as set forth in claim 1, the weight of said core being provided substantially from a mixture of sand, cement and water.

8. A holder for securing a buoyant balloon having a string for securing the balloon, including a core having sufficient weight to hold a buoyant balloon in place, an attachment adapted to secure the string of a balloon, means holding said attachment to said core, and a decorative layer of material held around said core to cover said holding means and positioned to help hold said attachment to said core, said attachment being formed of a transparent material.

9. A holder for securing a buoyant balloon having a string for securing the balloon, including a core having sufficient weight to hold a buoyant balloon in place and having an attachment adapted to secure the string of said balloon, said attachment being held to said core by tape, and a decorative layer of material held around said core to cover said tape and positioned to help hold said attachment to said core.

10. A holder for a balloon as set forth in claim 9, said attachment being formed of a transparent material.

11. A holder for securing a buoyant balloon having a string for securing the balloon, including a core having sufficient weight to hold a buoyant balloon in place, an attachment adapted to secure the string of a balloon, means holding said attachment to said core, and a decorative layer of material wrapped around said core to cover said holding means and held in place to help hold said attachment to said core.

12. A holder for securing a buoyant balloon having a string for securing the balloon, including a core having sufficient weight to hold a buoyant balloon in place, an attachment adapted to secure the string of a balloon, means holding said attachment to said core, and a decorative layer of material wrapped around said core to cover said holding means and held in place to help hold said attachment to said core, said attachment extending outwardly from said decorative layer to enable a string of a buoyant balloon to be secured thereto.