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US 10,589,184 B2Granted
Gas inflatable balloons
OwnerMathew Peter Mowbrayinventor
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Abstract
A tethered balloon assembly the balloon, to be inflated via the tether which is to be subsequently closed by a one way valve to keep the balloon inflated and allow additional inflation as desired, controllable by its tether.
Claims20
A balloon and tether assembly comprising or including:
- a plurality of inflatable balloons, each with a spout defining an inflation entrance for the balloon, and
- a plurality of inflation conduits for delivering inflation gas to said plurality of balloons, each of said inflation conduits extending between a first open end, about which the spout of a respective one of the balloons is sealed, and a second open end;
- wherein each inflation conduit has an associated valve to close the conduit and prevent deflation of its associated balloon after inflation, said valve carried by its associated inflation conduit in order to close that inflation conduit independently of the other inflation conduits of the assembly,
- and wherein each of said inflation conduits is flexible and elongate so as to be able to act as a tether of or for the balloon post-inflation.
1 more element
A method of providing a plurality of simultaneously inflated balloons, each having a tether, said method comprising or including the steps of:
- supplying an inflation gas into a manifold via which a flexible, elongate inflation conduit passing into each balloon receives inflation gas to be delivered to each respective balloon, each of said balloons having a spout region defining an inflation entrance for the balloon which spout region is sealed about a first open end of a respective inflation conduit, and
- post inflation of each balloon via its inflation conduit, closing each such inflation conduit to prevent deflation of its attached inflated balloon and to leave each such conduit as a said tether of its respective balloon, wherein closing of each inflation conduit is effected by a valve carried by its associated inflation conduit in order to close that inflation conduit independently of the other inflation conduits of the system.
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