Lighter than air novelty figure
OwnerDonald Burchettinventor
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Abstract
A lighter than air floating novelty toy figure include a latex balloon inflated with helium and including facial features to form the head of the novelty figure. Attached to the head of the novelty figure is a light weight body portion which may be supported by a light weight plastic frame. The body can be in the shape of a ghost, a bat, a witch, a scarecrow, and so on. Preferably, the facial features include glow in the dark eyes. This is particularly suited for a kit including a plurality of the above elements, and a tank of helium.
Claims14
A floating toy figure comprising
- a head member attached to a body member, the head member comprising a toy latex balloon having facial features on said balloon;
- said balloon being inflated with a lighter than air gas and being positively buoyant;
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- said body member comprising a light-weight sheet material extended downwardly away from said balloon wherein said toy figure is positively buoyant.
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A kit comprising a tank containing helium under pressure adapted to fill latex balloons;
- a plurality of latex balloons, said latex balloons including facial features;
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- a plurality of body members adapted to attach to a neck of said balloons said body members comprising plastic sheets wherein each said balloon, when inflated with helium to approximately 80% of its burst size, has sufficient buoyancy to support said balloon and one body member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.