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US 4,729,749 AGranted
Balloon stem connector
AssigneeCTI Industries Corporation
InventorJames A. Milne
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Abstract
Balloon stem connector for securing a balloon by its neck to the end of a stem-like object includes a wire formed slot at the end of the stem for receiving the balloon neck. A capture element having a tubular body portion is fitted in sleeve-like fashion to slide along the stem from a position where the slot is fully exposed to a captive position where it envelops a substantial portion of the loop. The capture element also has balloon positioning body portions outwardly flaring from the tubular body.
Claims5
The combination comprising a balloon having a neck and a balloon stem connector,
- said connector comprising a supporting stem for the balloon,
- balloon capture means securing a portion of said balloon at the end of said supporting stem, and
- means affixed to said supporting stem at said end forming an elongated balloon neck receiving slot adjacent said end,
- said balloon capture means including a generally tubularly shaped body fittable in sleeve-like fashion on said supporting stem to slide therealong in frictional engagement therewith from a position wherein said slot is fully exposed to a capture position wherein a portion of said body envelops a substantial portion of said slot, whereby the balloon neck is inserted into said slot when the same is exposed and captively held therein when said body is slid to said capture position,
- said capture means further including balloon positioning means for orienting said balloon in a predetermined orientation when said body is at said capture position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.