CN106457051A - Self inflating balloon - Google Patents

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CN106457051A
CN106457051A CN201580033657.0A CN201580033657A CN106457051A CN 106457051 A CN106457051 A CN 106457051A CN 201580033657 A CN201580033657 A CN 201580033657A CN 106457051 A CN106457051 A CN 106457051A
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詹姆斯·哈利伯顿
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10Balloons
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10Balloons
    • A63H2027/1008Anchoring means or weights
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10Balloons
    • A63H2027/1033Inflation devices or methods for inflating balloons
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10Balloons
    • A63H2027/1058Balloons associated with light or sound

Abstract

A self-inflating balloon (100) comprising: an inflatable bag (16) of substantially air impervious material; a container of compressed gas (14); trigger means (22) associated with the container (14) operable to allow gas from the container (14) to inflate the bag (16); and an enclosure (10) in which the bag (16), the container (14) and the trigger means (22) are housed. Opening the enclosure (10) may activate the trigger means (22) or provide access for activation of the trigger means (22). The balloon (100) may additionally comprise an illumination device (26).

Description

From aerating ballon
Technical field
The present invention relates to from aerating ballon.
Background technology
Balloon is generally used for decoration or the purpose of game.This balloon is typically inflated by air or helium.When being filled by air During gas, directly can be blown afloat by exhaled gas, or by be connected to balloon neck pump or by be attached temporarily to compression Air tank and blown afloat, then use all kinds of known way, including knotting or use clamping device balloon is sealed.Use helium During gas inflation, neck and the air supply pipe of associated compression gas or mixture can be connected in short-term until balloon is charged to ideal dimensions, It is then turned off connecting and clamping.Balloon fills and is commonly used to make balloon swim in and plays role in decoration in the air.This balloon filling helium Can be held in place by by fastening a little weight below, or allow to be increased to heights of ceilings.Can use and appoint What lighter-than-air suitable light gas replaces helium.
For helium balloon (but being other balloons sometimes), consumer buys balloon, and seller inflates for them.This fills The process of gas is it is meant that seller safety must store compressed gas cylinder legally, and guarantees to employ sufficient amount of staff to come Supervise their gas replenishment process in the venue.Especially fill the balloon of helium, it is desirable to seller has safety certificate and stores compression The space, a large amount of vacant lot of helium tank.These requirements mean to sell aerating ballon, particularly helium balloon, for many shops It not a practicable trade investment.Additionally, less shop may for want of be put into the capital of compressed gas cylinder or deposit It between emptying, thus is unable to reach requirement.
Some sellers buy pre-aerating ballon from manufacturer.This pre-inflatable balloon is generally tied up on balloon bar or is placed on In big case, then client can directly buy in shop, or, if online sales, with this pre-inflation with pack Mode transports client to.Transporting and store this kind of pre-aerating ballon by this way can increase transport and storage cost, and causes sky Between poor efficiency utilize.
After the balloon venting bought, consumer typically directly or directly blows and inflates, or pump is linked balloon neck Portion inflates, and both approaches is not only time-consuming but also laborious for consumer.
Therefore, one object of the present invention can solve at least in part exactly or alleviate these problems.
Content of the invention
First aspect present invention provides a kind of from aerating ballon, including:One by filling that substantially impervious gas material is made Airbag;One pressurization-gas cascade;The triggering device being connected with this container, operate this device can make gas in described container to Described air bag inflator;And accommodate the encapsulant of described airbag, described container and described triggering device.Opening described encapsulant can Start described triggering device or the accessory being used for starting described triggering device is provided, and described balloon also includes lamp decoration device.
Thus provide open driven triggering device can the balloon of automatic inflating.Can be pressed from aerating ballon in the present invention It is tightly easy to sell and transport, and do not need big memory space.For being unable to reach sale aerating ballon in a conventional manner Requirement shop for, can provide quick for consumer from aerating ballon and facilitating inflatable balloon in the present invention is provided. Being furthermore advantageous in that from aerating ballon in the present invention, consumer can first buy balloon and inflate it subsequently, rather than buys When just inflation, relative to when buying for inflatable balloon, storage life is longer.
Described gas container can configure a container air valve, and compressed gas can depart from container through this valve.Gas container Size and dimension can be similar to the propellant bottle of moderate cigar lighter, and can be made up of plastic material.
Compressed gas can be lighter-than-air gas.In such embodiments, gas is preferably helium and/or helium Mixture with other gases.Advantage of the invention is that to achieve and safety inflated is carried out to helium balloon, it is ensured that the storage of helium And easily helium balloon is inflated, store place without secure license, the suitable of bigger compressed helium gas tank And transport means safely.
Or, compressed gas can use HCFC (hydrogenated chlorofluorocarbon).This has It is beneficial to the pressurization-gas cascade that plastic material is made.This gas needs to press under far below carbon dioxide or helium pressure Contracting, is highly suitable for being similar to safe storage in the low cost plastic containers of the cheap cigarette lighter shell of tradition.In addition, hydrogen Chlorofluorocarbons gas can be used safely, is not environmental hazard thing.
Or, compressed gas can be lighter-than-air gas and the combination of HCFC class gas.
This inflatable bag can include neck and main part.Neck is narrow more than main part, and with elongated entrance Passage, gas can enter main part by this access road.Main part can be any suitable shape, including but not It is limited to spherical or substantially spherical, elliposoidal or prolate ellipsoid shape.In certain embodiments, main part can make personage or some The shape of mark.
Inflatable bag can be substantially or partially translucent.In such embodiments, other parts of inflatable bag are permissible Substantially opaque.
Inflatable bag can be made up of lightweight, non-resilient and air-locked material, the poly-terephthaldehyde of such as biaxial tension Acid glycol ester (BoPET) film (example of this material is sold with trade name " Mylar "), or with ethylene-vinyl alcohol altogether The BoPET film (example of this material is sold with trade name " Heptax ") of polymers (EVOH) gas barrier layer.When compressed gas is During helium, inflatable bag can preferentially use this kind of material to make, in order to balloon " floating ".Make the excellent of sack with non-elastic material Gesture is that sack can make many difformities, including asymmetrically shaped, the sack stretching when this shape is for inflation comes Say it is impossible.Additionally, when the amount of compressed gas used is identical, the size that non-resilient bag expands is bigger than flexible bag. This is because retraction material non-resilient, non-is less than the elastomeric material of stretching to the pressure that gas applies.
Or, inflatable bag can be made up of elastic membrane.Elastic membrane flexibility high, firm, flexible and can stretch so that Inflation.The example of suitable material has elastomer latex or for producing the polyurethane film class of modern safety set.When compressed gas is hydrogen During chlorofluorocarbons, the most handy this elastic membrane makes inflatable bag.
The neck of inflatable bag is preferably provided check valve.Check valve can engage with gas container valve.Especially, when with gas When body container value engages, this check valve can allow gas pass through its entrance airbag and inflate.Check valve can be with inflatable bag neck The inner surface bonding in portion, the advantage of this bonding is to produce sealing function, makes gas to pass through between.Thus Guarantee that check valve is that gas passes through its unique passage entering airbag.In addition, check valve can prevent gas from flowing out airbag.
In certain embodiments, check valve is suitable to releasably engage with container air valve.So when air bag inflator is to ideal During degree, inflatable bag can disengage with gas container.This releasable engagement can be come real by any suitable engagement device Existing.For example, this engagement device can include but is not limited to:Snap fit attachment means, thread mechanism, magnetic devices.Can take off Driving joint can also use temporary adhesion to realize, for example, uses the adhesive pad that can be opened, or uses making hole film, should Check valve and air valve can be maintained at bonding station by film, and valve is disengaged after being torn by user.When the gas for balloon inflation When being helium or the another kind of gas being lighter than air, can be disengaged especially advantageous because it can make airbag with heavier Pressurization-gas cascade separates with trigger mechanism and can " floating ".
A kind of tie mechanisms can be arranged between inflatable bag and pressurization-gas cascade or encapsulant.This tether can wrap Include elongated flexible member, such as line, rope, band or silk thread.When helium or be lighter than air another kind of gas for air bag inflator When, the advantage arranging tether is inflatable airbag can be maintained at the predetermined height above encapsulant or pressurization-gas cascade, Thus prevent its " floating " or cannot catch to heights of ceilings.
Container air valve can arrange the biasing device promoting valve to open, and this biasing device is contrary with triggering device.This In embodiment, opening driven triggering device and meaning to remove triggering device, such bias unit can be used for opening container air valve.Or, Container air valve can arrange the biasing device promoting valve to close.In such an embodiment, open driven triggering device and can react on bias Device thus open container air valve, and when stop starting operation when, container air valve returns to closed mode.
In some cases, open driven triggering device and can destroy valve seal.
Trigger device and can comprise drawstring, realize activating by pulling or moving drawstring.Trigger device also can comprise Button or switch, can realize starting by pressing button or operation switch.Trigger device can comprise to receive control signal Sensor, and operate air valve to respond signal.Sensor can sense the control signal of any suitable method, including but not limited to Radio frequency and/or infrared signal.
Preferably should can also comprise lamp decoration device from aerating ballon.Lamp decoration device can comprise any appropriate lamp, including but It is not limited to one or more light emitting diode (LED).In at least part of translucent inflatable bag embodiment, lamp decoration device can Illuminate balloon.In certain embodiments, the opaque part for inflatable bag, light can only pass through non-opacity part.At this moment Preferably design makes only given shape, letter or personage is translucent and permission light transmission.
Lamp decoration device can arrange power supply, including but not limited at least one battery or energy collecting device.Collection of energy Device can be any suitable equipment, including but not limited to photovoltaic cell.It is suitable to be preferably formed with between power supply and lamp decoration device Conducting element.Power supply and lamp decoration device can be arranged in a public case.Or, power supply and lamp decoration device can separately set Putting, conducting element is positioned between which.
The control of lamp decoration device is completed by opening driven triggering device.In certain embodiments, the triggering dress of lamp decoration device Put the insulating materials that can include being originally located between battery or battery pack and LED, this material can from battery or battery pack it Between pull-out.In this case, the loop of lightening LED lamp or LED group is formed after taking out insulating materials.
Or, the triggering device of lamp decoration device can comprise switch or button.In this case, activate switch or button-shape Become loop thus lightening LED lamp or LED group.
Or, the triggering device of lamp decoration device can comprise the sensor receiving control signal.This sensor can be examined Survey and receive control signal, thus correspondingly control or trigger lamp decoration device.Control signal can be sent by remote controller.In this feelings Under condition, sensor receives control signal can lightening LED lamp or LED group.
In some embodiments of the invention, inflation triggers the triggering device that device is also lamp decoration device, and therefore airbag fills Gas and illuminate and can carry out simultaneously.
In an alternative embodiment, the triggering device of lamp decoration device and inflation trigger device and are provided separately.This The advantage arranged is that airbag can first be inflated, and illuminates in the time then needing afterwards again.Thus can use inhomogeneity The triggering device of type opens lamp decoration device and inflation, for example, inflated by a kind of material drawstring, but with switching or remotely monitored sensing Device illuminates.
Lamp decoration device can be arranged on the neck of inflatable bag.
Or, lamp decoration device can be arranged on the far-end of airbag main body.In this case, lamp decoration device can be with prominent Rising, thus, it is connected inside inflatable bag by clip, bandage or the O-ring being contained in balloon exterior protrusions.
The audio player releasing sound should be can also configure from aerating ballon.
This audio player is controlled by opening driven triggering device.The triggering device of audio player can include switch or by Button.Or, the triggering device of audio player can include the sensor that can be received control signal by operation.
In some embodiments of the invention, inflation triggers device and/or the triggering device of lamp decoration device is also that audio frequency is broadcast Put the triggering device of device.In an alternative embodiment, the triggering device of audio player and inflation triggers device and/or lamp decoration The triggering device of device is provided separately.The advantage of this arrangement is that airbag can first be inflated, subsequently within the time needing again Light or release sound.Audio player, lamp decoration device and inflation is so made to use different types of triggering device to start, Such as material drawstring is used for inflating, but switch or remotely monitored sensor are play for illumination and/or audio frequency.
In certain embodiments, audio player can be wholely set with lamp decoration device.In alternative embodiments, audio frequency is play Device can be provided separately with lamp decoration device.In such embodiments, audio player can be arranged on the neck of inflatable bag.Or Person, in audio player can be arranged on encapsulant or is set together with gas container.
Encapsulant can be box.In such embodiments, box can be made up of any suitable material, for example Paper, card or plastics.When inflatable bag helium or be lighter than the another kind of gas inflated of air then disengage with gas container after, Pressurization-gas cascade can be retained in box.In certain embodiments, pressurization-gas cascade can stick in box.Then, should Box, including pressurization-gas cascade, beyond preventing inflatable balloon " floating " from arriving expected height as counterweight.In this situation Under, box is both as ornament and be used as counterweight.This dicoration box also is adapted for being designed together with balloon, for example personage or Mark.In this case, aerating ballon can be fixed by tether.In this embodiment that encapsulant is box, permissible Moveable lid is set.Or, lid can be set to be attached at an edge of box.In certain embodiments, touch Transmitting apparatus is set to the downside that at least one end is connected to lid.This is conducive to starting triggering when opening or removing lid Device.
Additionally, encapsulant can be flexible pouch.In such embodiments, airbag can be by any suitable flexible material Make, including but not limited to plastic foil, fabric, net or Web materials or foil material.In such embodiments, can arrange tactile Transmitting apparatus at least one end is attached to flexible pouch inner surface.So make to open driven triggering device when opening flexible pouch.
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In order to be more clearly understood that the present invention, now with reference to accompanying drawing and by example, embodiments of the invention are described, its In:
Fig. 1 be according to the present invention from aerating ballon schematic diagram before inflation;
Fig. 2 be shown in Fig. 1 from aerating ballon schematic diagram after inflation;
Fig. 3 be according to the present invention from another embodiment of aerating ballon schematic diagram after inflation
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of the inflatable bag neck from aerating ballon embodiment according to the present invention, with lamp Decorations device;With
Fig. 5 A-5E is a set of explanatory diagram of the possible process from aerating ballon of the operation present invention.
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Fig. 1 show according to the present invention from aerating ballon 100, there is an encapsulant 10.This balloon 100 is applicable to work as When encapsulant is opened, balloon is from inflation.
Encapsulant 10 is set to a kind of box with lid 12.In certain embodiments, lid 12 can be fixed on box One edge of 10.Pressurization-gas cascade 14 and an inflatable bag 16 is accommodated in encapsulant.
Inflatable bag 16 can be made up of a kind of film materials, the polyethylene terephthalate of such as biaxial tension (BoPET) film or the BoPET film with ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) gas barrier layer, and include neck 161 and main part 162. It is provided with the check valve 20 coordinating with air valve 18 in neck 161.This check valve 20 and the inner side laminating of airbag 16 neck 161, make Obtaining check valve 20 is that gas can be by unique passage of its entrance airbag 16.
Pressurization-gas cascade 14 is provided with air valve 18, and gas can leave this container 14 by this valve.Compressed gas can be helium Gas.This air valve is provided with a spring or other biasing device (not shown), air valve 18 can be promoted to open its operation.
It is also configured with drawstring trigger 22, wherein under the lid 12 of one end of this drawstring 22 and encapsulant 10 in encapsulant 10 Side is connected, and is then releaseably in such position when the other end is initial:I.e. make spring or other biasing devices (not shown) is positioned at the position making air valve 18 remain turned-off and preventing any gas from passing through.
During use, user opens the lid 12 of encapsulant 10 to inflate to balloon 16.Referring now to Fig. 2, open encapsulant The lid 12 of 10 makes drawstring trigger 22 pull out from its initial position, makes spring be in the biased position keeping air valve to open.Open Driven triggering device opens air valve, so that the helium of gas container 14 enters inflatable bag 16 and inflates inflatable bag.Unidirectional Valve 20 and air valve 18 are for releasably coordinating, and therefore after enough gas enters airbag, this matching mechanism just can disengage.This When, balloon 16 can separate with the air valve 18 of pressurization-gas cascade 14.Any suitable releasable connection mechanism can be used, Such as screw thread, frictional fit, button engagement device, making hole film fixed mechanism or temporary adhesion piece.
In an alternative embodiment, air valve 18 has a spring or other biasing device (not shown), can be right It operates and promotes valve to close.Trigger mechanism includes an exercisable button (not shown), can push against this bias upon start up Device thus open air valve and inflatable bag 16 inflated.Decontroling button makes air valve 18 return to closed position.
Referring now to Fig. 3, check valve 20 and air valve 18 have disengaged and have not rejoined.In this case, inflatable bag 16 Can swim in above encapsulant 10.Floating airbag 16 is held by tether 24, one end of tether by knotting or adhesive with Inflatable bag 16 is connected, and the other end connects gas container 14.Tether 24 can be any suitable flexible tether, such as one fixed length The band of degree, rope or line.Tether 24 can be one section of fine rule (such as fishing line), so can be less susceptible to be seen.
Gas container 14 be used as counterweight can prevent airbag 16 float to do not reach or reach undesirable height.This gas Container 14 can remove from encapsulant 10 or stick at encapsulant.Can be from the embodiment of encapsulant 10 removal at gas container 14 In, this gas container 14 can play role in decoration.
The present invention is provided with lamp decoration device 26.In this embodiment, lamp decoration device 26 is arranged in inflatable bag 16, and At the far-end at bag.This lamp decoration device 26 has a projection 28, here, by the clip of configuration in airbag exterior protrusions, Bandage or O-ring, it is connected inside the wall of inflatable bag 16.
The present invention is provided with lamp decoration device trigger 30.The drawstring that this lamp decoration device trigger 30 is made up of insulating materials 301 are constituted, and are positioned on inflatable bag 16 and bond therein.Lamp decoration device 26 shown in Fig. 3 is in opening, Qi Zhongqi The inflation of bag 16 makes lamp decoration device 26 away from drawstring 301, thus disengages it from initial position and forms circuit loop.With regard to setting WO2008110832 is shown in the detailed description of the drawstring startup putting the lamp decoration device at balloon far-end.
Refer to Fig. 4 again, illustrate a kind of alternative arrangements, wherein lamp decoration device 26 configures the neck 161 at inflatable bag 16. Here, lamp decoration device 26 is arranged adjacent to check valve 20.With check valve 20 and inflatable bag 16 neck 161 while this lamp decoration device 26 Inner surface be connected, make check valve 20 become gas and can enter unique passage of this airbag 16 by it.In this embodiment, Lighting equipment 26 can be opened by any suitable triggering device 30.Triggering device 30 can be same triggering with inflation trigger Device, or the trigger of identical or different species also can be separately configured.
Lighting equipment 26 also can additionally be unlocked or remote control.In this type of embodiment, can first balloon be inflated, Restart lamp decoration device 26 after a while.For example, the part as party preparation, may give a balloon or multiple balloon Inflation., the lamp decoration device 26 being provided in each aerating ballon then can open lamp decoration device by remote controller subsequently.? In such embodiment, button or like on pressing remote controller send control signal (typically radio frequency (RF) or infrared Signal), lamp decoration device 26 is then with the sensor being able to receive that this control signal.Subsequently, lamp decoration device 26 is in response to being examined The control signal that measures and be unlocked.This control signal can open lamp decoration device 26, or this control signal by operating surface Also open mode, such as constant light emitting or interval can be selected luminous by operation.
Neck at inflatable bag 16 can configure an audio player (not shown) by operating surface output sound.Should Audio player is controlled by the startup triggering device in response to.In the present embodiment, the triggering dress of this audio player Put and be wholely set with lamp decoration device, and the triggering device of audio player is identical with the triggering device of lamp decoration device.
With reference to Fig. 5, give the schematic diagram starting each step from aerating ballon.Fig. 5 A show and is in initial position Encapsulant 10, wherein lid 12 is in the closed position.In Fig. 5 B, encapsulant 10 is opened and triggers device 22 and is activated.Touch The startup of transmitting apparatus 22 makes balloon inflation, as shown in Figure 5 C.Embodiment shown in Fig. 5 D be inflatable bag 16 be full of gas and Its main body is seated above encapsulant 10 and pressurization-gas cascade 14.
If use lighter-than-air gas to air bag inflator, start the step from aerating ballon and can continue until Fig. 5 E. Fig. 5 E show an embodiment, and the air valve (not shown) being wherein positioned in neck 161 and check valve (not shown) are releasably Engage and disengage when inflatable bag 16 is full of gas.Air bag 16 is by flexible tether 24 anchorage.
In alternative embodiment, gases used can be HCFC.Air bag 16 can be by latex rubber Glue is made, and its main part may be substantially of spherical.Clearly as HCFC not lta, therefore use this gas Inflatable balloon will not float.Owing to balloon will not float, therefore do not need to arrange tether.But, use tether to use Family easily can be bonded to balloon on object, and can apply in such embodiments.In such embodiments, seal Dress thing can be light flexible bag.Additionally, in such embodiments, the neck 161 of inflatable bag 16 can be not provided with unidirectional Valve.Air valve 18 can directly engage with the neck 161 of inflatable bag 16, and use balloon whole during keep this Engage.In such an embodiment, inflation triggers device and can use any suitable triggering device.Especially, triggering device can To include a kind of material drawstring initially contacting with air valve 18.Pull drawstring formula trigger can unclamp biased spring to beat Open air valve 18 so that gas enters and is full of airbag 16.
It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that any feature of embodiment described herein, for example, use helium (or light Another kind of gas in air) when, but it is not limited to this certain trigger device being configured, it is arranged on the unidirectional of inflatable bag neck Valve and configuration tether etc., be equally applicable in invention described herein use the embodiment of the gas overweighting air, otherwise As the same.
The description of above-described embodiment is for illustration only.Without departing under the scope of the present invention defined in the appended claims, There may be many changes.

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1. from an aerating ballon, including:One inflatable bag being made up of gas impermeable material;One pressurization-gas cascade;With The triggering device that described container is associated, makes the gas in described container to described air bag inflator by operating this device;One Accommodate the encapsulant of described airbag, described container and described triggering device, open described encapsulant and just start described triggering dress Putting or providing the accessory starting described triggering device, described balloon also includes a kind of lamp decoration device.
2. according to claim 1 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described gas container is provided with container air valve, pressure Contracting gas leaves container by this container air valve.
3. according to aforementioned any one claim from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described inflatable bag includes neck And main part.
4. according to aforementioned any one claim from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described inflatable bag is basic or portion Divide translucent.
5. according to according to any one of claim 3 or 4 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that the neck of described inflatable bag It is provided with the check valve engaging with described gas container air valve.
6. according to claim 5 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that the inner surface of described check valve inflatable bag neck Engage so that gas can not pass through between.
7. according to claim 5 or 6 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described check valve releasably with gas hold Device air valve engages.
8. according to according to any one of claim 2 to 7 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described air valve is provided with permissible Promoted spring or biasing device that described air valve opens by operation, with described, described biasing device triggers that device is contrary mutually to be made With.
9. according to claim 8 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described inflation triggers device and includes that one is removable Drawstring, described drawstring is originally located in and described spring or biasing device is in the position making described air valve remain turned-off.
10. according to according to any one of claim 2 to 9 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described air valve is provided with permissible Promoted spring or biasing device that described air valve closes by operation, with described, described biasing device triggers that device is contrary mutually to be made With.
11. is according to claim 10 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described triggering device includes opening when starting The switch of described air valve or button.
12.
13. according to aforementioned any one claim from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described lamp decoration device be one or Multiple Light-Emitting Diode LED.
14. according to aforementioned any one claim from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described lamp decoration device has one Power supply, this power supply include at least one battery or
15. 1 energy collecting devices.
16. according to aforementioned any one claim from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described lamp decoration device in response to touch The startup of transmitting apparatus and controlled.
17. is according to claim 16 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that the triggering device of described lamp decoration device includes Just being positioned at the insulating materials between battery or battery pack and LED, described insulating materials can be between described battery or battery pack Pull-out, thus form loop.
18. is according to claim 16 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that the triggering device of described lamp decoration device includes out Close or button.
19. is according to claim 16 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that the triggering device of described lamp decoration device includes can To receive the sensor of control signal.
20. according to according to any one of claim 16 to 19 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described inflation trigger device It is also the triggering device of described lamp decoration device.
21. according to according to any one of claim 16 to 19 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described lamp decoration device touch Transmitting apparatus triggers device with described inflation and is provided separately.
22. according in any one of the preceding claims wherein from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described lamp decoration device is arranged on The neck of described inflatable bag.
23. according to according to any one of claim 1 to 21 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described lamp decoration device arrange Far-end in described airbag main body.
24. is according to claim 23 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described lamp decoration device has projection, by from It is arranged on the clip in this projection, bandage or O-ring outside balloon it is connected with the inner side of described inflatable bag.
25. according in any one of the preceding claims wherein from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that also include sending sound Audio player.
26. is according to claim 25 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that this audio player is by opening driven triggering device Control.
27. is according to claim 26 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that the triggering device of described audio player includes Switch or button.
28. is according to claim 26 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that the triggering device of described audio player includes The sensor of control signal can be received.
29. is according to claim 26 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described inflation triggers device and/or described lamp The triggering device of decorations device is also the triggering device of described audio player.
30. is according to claim 26 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that the triggering device of described audio player and institute State inflation triggering device and/or the triggering device of described lamp decoration device is provided separately.
31. is according to claim 25 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described audio player and described lamp decoration device It is wholely set.
32. is according to claim 25 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described audio player and described lamp decoration device It is provided separately.
33. according to aforementioned any one claim from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described encapsulant is with can move Move the box of lid, and at least one end that described inflation triggers device is connected with the downside of described lid.
34. according to according to any one of claims 1 to 32 from aerating ballon, it is characterised in that described encapsulant is flexible Bag, and at least one end that described inflation triggers device is attached to the inner surface of described flexible pouch.
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