Illuminated balloon, protable balloon kit, advertising method & method of enhancing festive occasions
OwnerStephen K Ohlundinventor
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Abstract
A lighter-than-air balloon (17) is illuminated from within by an internal light source (18). This light source (18) may be energized by a power source carried on-board the balloon when aloft, or from a ground based power source (32) tethered to the balloon (17) by a conductor (30) connected to the light source (18). Spectators attending an event, usually a festive occasion, may use a switch 36) on ground to switch on and off the light source (18) aloft in the balloon (17). By displaying on an internally illuminated balloon (17) while aloft indicia (17b) of the subject being advertised, a very creative and effective advertisement is broadcaster over a wide geographically area potentially reaching millions of onlookers.
Claims30
A balloon, including
- a light weight, inflatable member having a transparent or translucent section,
- said member having a cavity with an open end through which gas enters to fill the cavity and inflate the member, said open end being closed after being filled with gas,
- a light weight light source positioned within the cavity that illuminates the member from inside the cavity, with light from said light source passing through said transparent or translucent section,
- a light weight, two-way conductive wire having one end connected to the light source and another end adapted to be connected to a power source.
A balloon kit, including the following disassemble parts
- a light weight, portable tank of helium gas;
- a light weight, inflatable member having a transparent or translucent section and providing a cavity with an open end through which gas from the tank is injected to fill the cavity and inflate the member, said open end configured to be closed after being filled with the gas;
- a light weight light source adapted to be positioned within the member to illuminates the member from inside the cavity, with light from said light source passing through said transparent or translucent section;
- a ground based, portable control unit having a battery compartment to hold a battery and an on-off switch;
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- a light weight, two-way conductive wire having one end adapted to be connected to the light source and another end adapted to be connected to a battery in the compartment to supply power to the light source under the control of the on-off switch.
A balloon inflating device, including
- a body member having an inlet and outlet,
- a passageway between the inlet and outlet to enable gas to flow from the inlet to the outlet,
- said body member holding a light weight light source,
- a light weight power source adapted to be connected to the light source,
- a balloon clamp adapted to hold a balloon at the outlet to enable the balloon to be inflated with a gas that flows from the inlet though said passageway and out the outlet,
- a valve that has an open position enabling gas to flow into a balloon attached to the body member at the outlet and a closed position that terminates gas flows, and
- a control switch connected in a circuit including the light source and the power source.
A method of advertising a subject by displaying indicia of the subject on a balloon and illuminating said balloon from inside of the balloon with the balloon aloft, and at least a section of the balloon being transparent or translucent to enable light to illuminate the indicia of the subject and draw spectator attention to the illuminated balloon.
A method of enhancing festive occasions comprising inflating an releasing into the atmosphere at least one internally illuminated balloon having indicia thereon appropriate to the occasion.
A balloon device comprising a balloon having a therein a source of light that is energized to illuminate the balloon from within while aloft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.