US1612643A - Balloon toy - Google Patents

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Dec. 28 w26. r1,612,643

J. F. MULHOLLAND BALLOON TOY Filed August 27, 1925 N V/JN'TOR.

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A further object is the provision of an inflatable toy having parts capable of ready assembly', Land arranged when assembled to permanently' stand in an upright position, l and to'land insuch position when pushed sidewis'e or thrown into the air.

`Inrthe accompanying"drawingA which illustrates my invention and forms a part-of this specification,

.Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete toy,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, w Figure 3 is an enlarged side view of thel inflated body,

Figure 4 ,is a plan viewI of the body band, Figure 5 lis a horizontal section through the body, and

Figure 6 is aV plan view of the base plate or support.

Referring now tothese figures, my invention proposes a toy having an inflatable body 10, preferably one which when inflated has a tail 11, adapted to be extended through the opening 12 of a fiat base plate or support 13 of suilieient proportions to hold the body in uprightposition when said plate rests uponj a flat supporting surface. The tail 11 is also.v extended through a weight ring 14. and may be tied or knotted below the plate 13 in order lete the connection.

It will be noted that the weight ring 14 affords an eifective seat for the inflated body 10 and also insures return of the light body to an upright position when pushed sidewise or thrown 1nto the air.

f the body 10 is to some extent at least immaterial, I have shown the same of elongated form with the tail at oney end, the body being adapted to be drawn in around the other end as by means of a tape.

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Application led August 27, 1925. Serial INO. 52,873.

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1. The ,combination W body provided with a. closed tail, of a flat perforated base piece on the tail and means 70 for securing the end of the tail below said 2. The comblnation w1 base piece, of an inflatable body having a closed tail in said perforated base piece and securing means below the base piece, and a weight-ring encircling the ltail and located between the body and base piece.

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15 adapted to form a necktie and a head portion 16 above the necktie. portion may be printed orl otherwise ornamented upon its surface to simulate the ,facial features, and the remaining portion of the body may be similarly ornamented to represent clothing on the body.

, Moreover, a band 17 may be yextended partly around the body lwith freely projecting ends 18 cut' to represent arms and hands. This band may be attached'by short sections of gumnied tapes 19 at spacedpoints therealong .which V`.willvl adhere.l directly to `the This head The base plate or support 13 may be cut and ornamented to`si`mulate the feet and thus the complete toy will have amanlike appearance and vthe figure will stand upri ht at all times witharnusing and enter 65 ith an inflatable base piece, a welght locatedI between the body and base piece and means for retaining ,the weight on the tail.

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3. A balloon toy having means constricting 4a portion thereot` to form an inflated body and an inflated hea stituting a detachable neck-tie, base-piece to which the body is loosely andetachable band about lthe body portion havingl free ends forming arms d, saidk means con- `a detachable -In testimony whereof I have aixed my JAMES F. MUnHoLLAND.

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