Balloons adaptor
AssigneeTema Toys & Games Ltd.
InventorsARIEL LADEN, URI NIR
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Abstract
A balloon adaptor formed from a single piece body for receiving therein a balloon flange. The balloon adaptor has a one-way valve that is located between an inflating opening and a balloon insertion opening. The balloon insertion opening has a forwardly diverging conical surface and ends, in a rearward portion thereof, with a sharp shoulder. The balloon flange abuts against a shoulder abutment surface that holds the balloon attached to the balloon adaptor during inflation of the balloon. The present invention also discloses a balloon release mechanism for easily releasing the inflated balloon from the balloon adaptor.
Claims24
A balloon adaptor (10) for receiving therein a balloon flange (18) of a balloon (12), the balloon adaptor is formed from a single piece body (20) and comprises:
- an inflating opening (26), and
- a balloon insertion opening (22).
A process for inflating a balloon (12), having a balloon flange (18) and a balloon neck (16), by a balloon adaptor (10) and releasing the inflated balloon from the balloon adaptor, the process comprises the steps of:
- a. Providing a balloon adaptor (10) that is formed from a single piece and comprising:
- an inflating opening (26) and a balloon insertion opening (22).
- b. Inserting the balloon flange into the balloon insertion opening such that the balloon is self attached to the balloon adaptor and cannot be easily pulled away therefrom.
- c. Inflating the balloon, by a mouth of a user or mechanically, through the inflating opening.
- d. Releasing the inflated balloon by squeezing the balloon neck in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal dimension of the balloon neck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.