US2568389A - Inflatable globe and support therefor - Google Patents

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US2568389A
US2568389A US37352A US3735248A US2568389A US 2568389 A US2568389 A US 2568389A US 37352 A US37352 A US 37352A US 3735248 A US3735248 A US 3735248A US 2568389 A US2568389 A US 2568389A
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  • DWL'JZZZL'OZ readily and easily assembled or disassembled and I by reason of its simplicity can be manufactured and sold at a very low cost.
  • the overlapping of the slitted portions of the base provides a double grip of the twisted stem. 3 and thereby holds the stem most securely.
  • the sheet material of the truncated cone is of resilient material the'slitted portions engaging the twisted stem will tend to produce a shearing tendency to further enhance thegripping and holding action of the stem.
  • the sheet material truncated cone retains the globe in a desired position and the twisted stem of the globe retains the formed or shaped condition of the'truncated cone.
  • the present device can be used as an educational device but can be used as a novel toy as well as employed for displaying suitable advertising indicia that may be carried by the inflatable globe and/or'the supporting base.
  • a truncated conical supporting base for said inflatable member, said base being provided with means located above the lower edge of the base and coacting with the twisted stem of the inflated member to support and retain the latter in its inflated condition, and simultaneously hold the base in assembled truncated conical form, said base being formed from a circular disk of flexible material formed with a central opening and a radial slit extending from the central opening to the outer edge of the disk and a pair of stem pinching registering slits formed in said disk.
  • a hollow truncated conical base for supporting the inflatable globe, said base having registering radial slits in which the twisted stem of the inflatable globe is pinched for maintaining the globe inflated said stem being located above the lower edge of the hollow base.
  • said base having registering radial slits in which the twisted stem of the inflatable globe is pinched for maintaining the globe inflated, and for simultaneously holding the base in assembled form 4 said stem being located above the lower edge of said base.
  • a hollow truncated conical base for supporting the inflatable globe, said base being formed from a single blank of flexible sheet material, the blank having a central opening, and a slit extending radially from the central opening to the outer edge of the blank, said blank having additional short radial slits on opposite sides of the aforementioned radial slit disposed in registration with one another when the blank is manipulated to form the truncated cone, said twisted stem being disposed through the central opening in the base and pinched in the registering slits for simultaneously keeping the globe inflated and holding the base in assembled form and securing the inflated globe on said base said stem being located above the lower edge of the base.
  • a truncated conical base for supporting the inflatable member and its stem above the lower edge of the base, said base being formed from a single blank of flexible material, the blank being of circular configuration and having a central opening and a slit extending radially from the central opening to the outer edge'of the blank, said slit forming edge portions which overlap when the blank is manipulated to form a truncated cone, said blank having additional short radial slits arranged on opposite sides of the first mentioned radial slit, said last mentioned short radial slits adapted to be disposed in overlapping registration with one another when the blank is in truncated cone formation,
  • a truncated conical base for supporting the inflatable member and its stem above the lower edge of the base, said base being formed from a single blank of flexible material, the blank being of circular configuration and having a central opening and a slit extending radially from the central opening to the outer edge of the blank, said slit forming edge portions which overlap when the blank is manipulated to form a truncated cone, said blank having additional smaller circular openings arranged on opposite sides of the radial slit, said blank also having additional shorter radial slits that extend from the'respective smaller openings to a point adjacent the central opening, said smaller openings and the shorter radial slits adapted to be disposed in registering overlapping relation with one another respectively, when the blank is in truncated cone formation, the twisted stem being disposed downwardly through the central opening in the truncated cone and upwardly through the registering smaller openings and pinched in the registering shorter radi
  • a base for an inflated globe having a twisted stem comprising a single blank of flexible material, the blank being of circular configuration and having a central opening and a slit extending substantially radially from the central opening to and through the outer edge of the blank, said slit forming edge portions which overlap when the blank is manipulated to form a truncated cone, said blank having additional smaller openings arranged on opposite sides of the radial slit, said blank also having additional shorter substantially radial slits that extend from the respective smaller openings to a point adjacent the central opening, said smaller openings and the shorter radial slits adapted to be disposed in registering overlapping relation with one another respectively, when the blank is in truncated cone formation.
  • a base constituting a support comprising a truncated cone, said base being formed from a single blank of flexible sheet material, said blank being of circular configuration and having a central opening and a slit extending substantially radially from the central opening to and through the outer edge of the blank, said slit forming edge portions which overlap when the blank is manipulated to form a truncated cone, said blank having additional short radial slits arranged on opposite sides of the first mentioned radial slit, said short radial slits being adapted to be disposed in overlapping registration with one another when the blank is in truncated cone formation, said short radial slits constituting double pinching means.
  • a base constituting a support comprising a truncated cone, said base being formed from a single blank of flexible sheet material, said blank being of circular configuration and having a central opening and a slit extending substantially radially from the central opening to and through the outer edge of the blank, said slit forming edge portions which overlap when the blank is manipulated to form a truncated cone, said blank having in addition two short radial slits arranged on opposite sides of the first mentioned radial slit and extending inwardly through the outer edge of the blank toward its central opening, said short radial slits being adapted to be disposed in overlapping registration with one another when the blank is in truncated cone formation, said short radial slits constituting double pinching means.

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Sept. 18, 1951 D. ELUOT 2,568 389 INFLATABLE GLOBE AND SUPPORT THEREFOR Filed July '7, 1948 1 INVENTOR.
DWL'JZZZL'OZ readily and easily assembled or disassembled and I by reason of its simplicity can be manufactured and sold at a very low cost.
It can now be readily understood that I have produced a unique combination in that the globe and its stem 3 are supported wholly above the bottom edge of the base 5. It is important that the globe 2 and its stem 3 is supported above the lower edge of the base since this structural arrangement provides for upright stability of the combination.
The overlapping of the slitted portions of the base provides a double grip of the twisted stem. 3 and thereby holds the stem most securely. In addition when the sheet material of the truncated cone is of resilient material the'slitted portions engaging the twisted stem will tend to produce a shearing tendency to further enhance thegripping and holding action of the stem.
The sheet material truncated cone retains the globe in a desired position and the twisted stem of the globe retains the formed or shaped condition of the'truncated cone.
Not only can the present device be used as an educational device but can be used as a novel toy as well as employed for displaying suitable advertising indicia that may be carried by the inflatable globe and/or'the supporting base.
While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:
1. In combination with an inflatable member having a twistedstem, a truncated conical supporting base for said inflatable member, said base being provided with means located above the lower edge of the base and coacting with the twisted stem of the inflated member to support and retain the latter in its inflated condition, and simultaneously hold the base in assembled truncated conical form, said base being formed from a circular disk of flexible material formed with a central opening and a radial slit extending from the central opening to the outer edge of the disk and a pair of stem pinching registering slits formed in said disk.
2. In combination with an inflatable globe having a twisted stem, a hollow truncated conical base for supporting the inflatable globe, said base having registering radial slits in which the twisted stem of the inflatable globe is pinched for maintaining the globe inflated said stem being located above the lower edge of the hollow base.
3. In combination with an inflatable globe having a twisted stem, a truncated conical base of sheet material for supporting the inflatable globe,
said base having registering radial slits in which the twisted stem of the inflatable globe is pinched for maintaining the globe inflated, and for simultaneously holding the base in assembled form 4 said stem being located above the lower edge of said base.
4. In combination with an inflatable globe having a twisted stem, a hollow truncated conical base for supporting the inflatable globe, said base being formed from a single blank of flexible sheet material, the blank having a central opening, and a slit extending radially from the central opening to the outer edge of the blank, said blank having additional short radial slits on opposite sides of the aforementioned radial slit disposed in registration with one another when the blank is manipulated to form the truncated cone, said twisted stem being disposed through the central opening in the base and pinched in the registering slits for simultaneously keeping the globe inflated and holding the base in assembled form and securing the inflated globe on said base said stem being located above the lower edge of the base.
5. In combination with an inflatable member having a twisted stem, a truncated conical base for supporting the inflatable member and its stem above the lower edge of the base, said base being formed from a single blank of flexible material, the blank being of circular configuration and having a central opening and a slit extending radially from the central opening to the outer edge'of the blank, said slit forming edge portions which overlap when the blank is manipulated to form a truncated cone, said blank having additional short radial slits arranged on opposite sides of the first mentioned radial slit, said last mentioned short radial slits adapted to be disposed in overlapping registration with one another when the blank is in truncated cone formation,
sembled form and securing the inflated member over the central opening in the base.
6. In combination with an inflatable member having a twisted stem, a truncated conical base for supporting the inflatable member and its stem above the lower edge of the base, said base being formed from a single blank of flexible material, the blank being of circular configuration and having a central opening and a slit extending radially from the central opening to the outer edge of the blank, said slit forming edge portions which overlap when the blank is manipulated to form a truncated cone, said blank having additional smaller circular openings arranged on opposite sides of the radial slit, said blank also having additional shorter radial slits that extend from the'respective smaller openings to a point adjacent the central opening, said smaller openings and the shorter radial slits adapted to be disposed in registering overlapping relation with one another respectively, when the blank is in truncated cone formation, the twisted stem being disposed downwardly through the central opening in the truncated cone and upwardly through the registering smaller openings and pinched in the registering shorter radial slits, for simultaneously keeping the member inflated and holding the base in assembled form and securing the inflated member for rest over the central opening in the base.
'7. A base for an inflated globe having a twisted stem, said base comprising a single blank of flexible material, the blank being of circular configuration and having a central opening and a slit extending substantially radially from the central opening to and through the outer edge of the blank, said slit forming edge portions which overlap when the blank is manipulated to form a truncated cone, said blank having additional smaller openings arranged on opposite sides of the radial slit, said blank also having additional shorter substantially radial slits that extend from the respective smaller openings to a point adjacent the central opening, said smaller openings and the shorter radial slits adapted to be disposed in registering overlapping relation with one another respectively, when the blank is in truncated cone formation.
8. A base constituting a support comprising a truncated cone, said base being formed from a single blank of flexible sheet material, said blank being of circular configuration and having a central opening and a slit extending substantially radially from the central opening to and through the outer edge of the blank, said slit forming edge portions which overlap when the blank is manipulated to form a truncated cone, said blank having additional short radial slits arranged on opposite sides of the first mentioned radial slit, said short radial slits being adapted to be disposed in overlapping registration with one another when the blank is in truncated cone formation, said short radial slits constituting double pinching means.
9. A base constituting a support comprising a truncated cone, said base being formed from a single blank of flexible sheet material, said blank being of circular configuration and having a central opening and a slit extending substantially radially from the central opening to and through the outer edge of the blank, said slit forming edge portions which overlap when the blank is manipulated to form a truncated cone, said blank having in addition two short radial slits arranged on opposite sides of the first mentioned radial slit and extending inwardly through the outer edge of the blank toward its central opening, said short radial slits being adapted to be disposed in overlapping registration with one another when the blank is in truncated cone formation, said short radial slits constituting double pinching means.
DAVID ELLIOT.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 30,891 Abbot Aug. 11, 1868 1,206,867 Lewis Dec. 5, 1916 2,208,445 Bates July 16, 1940 FQREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 274,762 Great Britain July 28, 1927
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US2635386A (en) * 1951-07-13 1953-04-21 Charles H Guischard Doll with inflated balloon head
US2840948A (en) * 1956-12-11 1958-07-01 John C Stickley Balloon holder
US2975534A (en) * 1958-11-26 1961-03-21 Harry A Lutz Collapsible pattern head for hair cutting, waving or styling
US3056408A (en) * 1959-04-22 1962-10-02 Adolph M Brown Ligature clip
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US1206867A (en) * 1916-03-28 1916-12-05 Jewel Lewis Educational toy.
GB274762A (en) * 1927-03-12 1927-07-28 Henry Schein Improvements relating to toy balloons
US2208445A (en) * 1938-12-27 1940-07-16 Dennison Mfg Co Decorative figure

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US1206867A (en) * 1916-03-28 1916-12-05 Jewel Lewis Educational toy.
GB274762A (en) * 1927-03-12 1927-07-28 Henry Schein Improvements relating to toy balloons
US2208445A (en) * 1938-12-27 1940-07-16 Dennison Mfg Co Decorative figure

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US2635386A (en) * 1951-07-13 1953-04-21 Charles H Guischard Doll with inflated balloon head
US2840948A (en) * 1956-12-11 1958-07-01 John C Stickley Balloon holder
US2975534A (en) * 1958-11-26 1961-03-21 Harry A Lutz Collapsible pattern head for hair cutting, waving or styling
US3056408A (en) * 1959-04-22 1962-10-02 Adolph M Brown Ligature clip
US20140273718A1 (en) * 2012-11-21 2014-09-18 Jerome A. Harris Self-sealing balloon or bladder
US9415321B2 (en) * 2012-11-21 2016-08-16 Jerome A. Harris Self-sealing balloon or bladder

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