US 11,229,309 B2Granted

Automatically opening and closing inflatable holiday ornament

AssigneeHoliday Hideables, LLC

InventorsLaura Ann Hart, Justin Aiello

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Abstract

An automatically opening and closing inflatable holiday ornament includes a box that has a base, a plurality of side panels hingedly connected to the base, and a top portion connected to each of the plurality of side panels. The ornament further includes a motor, a plurality of pull cables, such that each of the plurality of pull cables has a first end operatively connected to the motor and a second end connected to one of the plurality of side panels. The ornament also includes a first blower, an inflatable disposed in the box and surrounding the first blower such that operation of the first blower blows air into the inflatable to inflate the inflatable, and a controller operatively connected to the motor and to the first blower such that the controller controls operation of the motor and the blower.

Claims19

Dependent claims

An automatically opening and closing inflatable holiday ornament comprising:

a box comprising:
a base;
a plurality of side panels hingedly connected to the base;
and
a top portion connected to each of the plurality of side panels;
a motor housed in a compartment having a plurality of through-slots formed therein;
a reel assembly rotatably mounted on the motor, the reel assembly having a plurality of reels mounted thereon;
a plurality of pull cables, each of the plurality of pull cables having a first end operatively connected to a respective one of the plurality of reels and a second end connected to one of the plurality of side panels such that operation of the motor simultaneously pulls all of the plurality of cables, thereby lifting the plurality of side panels,
wherein each of the plurality pull cables extends through one of the plurality of through-slots;
a first blower;
an inflatable disposed in the box and surrounding the first blower such that operation of the first blower blows air into the inflatable to inflate the inflatable;
and
a controller operatively connected to the motor and to the first blower such that the controller controls operation of the motor and the blower.

10 more elements

An automatically opening and closing inflatable holiday ornament comprising:

a box configured to operate between a closed position wherein side panels of the box are in a vertical position and an open position wherein the side panels are away from the vertical position;
an inflatable disposed inside the box when the box is in the closed position and extending upwardly from the box when the box is in the open position;
a motor configured to move the side panels between the vertical position and the away from the vertical position;
a plurality of cables, each of the plurality of cables connecting one of the side panels to the motor,
wherein the plurality of pull cables comprises four pull cables,
wherein the motor operates all of the plurality of cables, and
wherein only two of the four pull cables are each redirected by a single pulley;
and
a first blower inside the box and configured to inflate the inflatable when the side panels are moved to the away from the vertical position,
wherein the motor is housed in a compartment having a plurality of through-slots formed therein, each of the plurality of pull cables extending through one of the plurality of through-slots.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/186,108Filed 26 Feb 2021 · us provisional application
Priority: 27 Feb 2020
Published: US 2021/0267402 A12 Sep 2021
Granted: 25 Jan 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification30 codes

A47G 33/00
Religious or ritual equipment in dwelling or for general use
A63H 3/06
Dolls: air-filled or inflatable toy figures
F04B 41/06
Pumping installations or systems specially adapted for elastic fluids: combinations of two or more pumps
F04B 49/007
Control , e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided…:…