US20060292960A1 - Apparatus for gastight sealing and detachable fastening of an inflated air balloon - Google Patents

Apparatus for gastight sealing and detachable fastening of an inflated air balloon Download PDF

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US20060292960A1
US20060292960A1 US11/182,125 US18212505A US2006292960A1 US 20060292960 A1 US20060292960 A1 US 20060292960A1 US 18212505 A US18212505 A US 18212505A US 2006292960 A1 US2006292960 A1 US 2006292960A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10—Balloons
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    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
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  • the invention relates to an apparatus for gastight sealing and detachable fastening of an inflated air balloon, having a head piece for holding the balloon and a rod, which is connected with the head piece, for carrying the balloon.
  • Such balloons are available, having a funnel shaped plastic body and a rod, which can be either inserted in it or is fixed firmly to it.
  • the funnel shaped plastic body comprises, for example, a conical enlargement and a cylindrical funnel neck, wherein the conical part has at least a hole or a slit or a similar thing, so that the filler neck of the filled air balloon can be pulled outwards from inside the funnel through the hole or the slit and then can be clamped anywhere on the funnel shaped body.
  • the funnel shaped body has an opening, which extends from the joining of the cylindrical funnel neck up to the edge of the funnel and serves towards insertion of the air balloon neck.
  • the funnel shaped body is pushed back on the preferably twisted neck of the balloon and is pushed away from the filling joint against the body of the balloon till it stays there.
  • the balloon neck projecting out of the funnel shaped body, is then pulled to the side and the rod is pushed in the cylindrical funnel neck sideways through the slit, by which the balloon neck is clamped securely through working of the clamp.
  • apparatus of the above mentioned type are also known, in which the funnel shaped plastic body and the rod are made from one piece plastic part.
  • Apparatus of such type admittedly, do not have the disadvantages of the two part fastening devices; these are, however, more expensive than the first ones due to application of a complicated injection moulding process in their manufacture.
  • the familiar single part fastening devices further require more space for storage and packaging of large number of parts; these cannot be packed in an optimal and compact way, which makes the packaging and transportation of more number of parts expensive.
  • the objective of the invention to create a single-part air balloon fastening, which does not have the disadvantages, as earlier mentioned.
  • the apparatus should particularly distinguish itself through uncomplicated handling, a safe and gastight sealing of the balloon neck as well as a space saving storage.
  • FIG. 1 A front view of the air balloon fastening apparatus, where it has come out of the injection moulding machine and is ready for storage.
  • FIG. 2 The essential parts of the apparatus in its position of use, however, without the air balloon.
  • FIG. 3 to 5 Three different phases of the balloon fastening, following one another in sequence.
  • FIG. 6 A view of the balloon neck, attached to the apparatus.
  • FIG. 7 The situation, represented in FIG. 6 , as seen from the opposite side.
  • the apparatus shown in top view in FIG. 1 , has a rod 1 , which carries on its one end a head piece 2 , which serves towards gas tight fastening of an air balloon.
  • the rod 1 and the head piece 2 are produced as a single part from a plastic, preferably by injection moulding.
  • the head piece 2 contains one semicircular shaped fork 4 , at whose end a ring 5 is fixed in such a way that it can be swivelled. This is attached to the fork 4 by means of flexible, shaped plastic bands 4 a / 4 b , whereby a swiveling axis A-A is generated.
  • the ring 5 can have two outwardly projecting segments 3 a / 3 b , which are made cross shaped in cross section to restrict the angle of swivel and which go over directly in the bands 4 a / 4 b . Thanks to this cross shaped formation of the cross section, the angle of swivel of the ring 5 is restricted to about 90 degrees, when one of the cross arms appears over fork 4 from the side, in case the ring 5 swings over.
  • a stiff tongue 6 extends in the inner part of the ring, in the extended rod axis, up to the center of the ring and crossing it and is connected with the ring 5 by a pliable band 7 , which functions as hinge, so that the tongue 6 allows itself to swing out from the plane of the ring 5 , if necessary.
  • Two noses ( projections) 9 a / 9 b are formed on both sides of the rod at the rod segment, which goes over to the fork 4 ; their side arms, or the arms, pointing downwards, as the case may be, form four slots E with the fork 4 or with the rod 1 , as the case may be.
  • the arms of the nose 9 a /9 b which form the boundary of the slots E from side, are rounded off at the entry region of the slots, the slots themselves being slightly widened at their respective ends E.
  • the width of the slots E is so chosen that the elastic balloon neck can be inserted under light pressure and it can be anchored at the widened slot ends.
  • the slots E can be made in another way. They can be, for example, directly incorporated in the rod 1 .
  • the length of the tongue 6 is, for example, about 1 to 2 mm more than the distance ‘a’ between the swiveling axis A-A of the ring 5 and the base point 10 of the fork 4 . It is thereby ensured that after a revolving of the ring 5 by approximately 90 degrees, the free end of the tongue 6 can stay on the outer side of the fork 4 ( FIG. 7 ) and thus prevent a turning back of the ring 5 to its original position.
  • the balloon neck H is pressed together between the thumb and the index finger of the same hand M 2 , which also holds the apparatus as per the invention. This is shown in FIG. 3 .
  • M 1 the balloon is now somewhat drawn away, by which the balloon neck H is slightly stretched, so that it can be inserted easily into the ring 5 through the opening 8 .
  • FIG. 4 thanks to its elasticity, the balloon neck can be inserted now first in one of the two lower slots E.
  • it is subsequently put in one after another in the two upper slots E, which are adjacent to the fork 4 , marking the end of the fastening process, as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • An absolute gas tightness is ensured in this condition.
  • both the edges of the opening 8 are each fitted with a rounded off projection 11 , which extends inside the ring space.
  • a distinct advantage of the described apparatus lies therein that the ring 5 , after it has swung out of the plane of the fork 4 by around 90 degrees when the balloon neck H has been inserted ( FIG. 3 & 4 ), can not spring back again to its initial position ( FIG. 1 ), since it is prevented from doing so by the tongue 6 , lined up against the fork 4 .
  • the tongue 6 takes its locking position when the ring 5 tilts by itself ; in some instances, however, it may be necessary to clear the tongue 6 over the base point 10 of the fork 4 ( FIG. 1 ) by light finger pressure.

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