Balloon filling and tying device

An apparatus for tying a knot in the neck of a balloon comprising:

• a shaft having a longitudinal axis;
• a slot extending diametrically across a marginal end of the shaft, the slot having a depth extending along the longitudinal axis of the shaft;
• a bevel located in the shaft, the bevel extending on opposing sides of the slot, the bevel intersecting the outer surface of the shaft, the intersection between the bevel and the outer surface of the shaft being curved lines;
• and
• the bevel extending from adjacent a root of the slot towards the marginal end of the shaft.

An apparatus for filling a balloon with a fluid, comprising:

• a body of the filling apparatus adapted to engage a source of fluid under pressure;
• a balloon barb extending outwards from the body;
• and
• a downward elongated bottom nozzle flange on an outer end of the balloon barb.

An apparatus for filling a balloon with a fluid and tying a knot in the neck of the balloon, comprising:

• a filling device body adapted to engage a source of fluid under pressure;
• a balloon barb extending outwards from the body;
• a fluid passageway in the body, the fluid passageway communicating with a control for the passage of fluid from the source to the balloon barb;
• a tying device extending from the body substantially parallel to the balloon barb, the tying device being detachable from and reattachable to a receptacle in the body of the filling device;
• a snap fit engagement between the receptacle and the tying device.