Balloon decorative devices, methods and kits

An ornamental arrangement of decorative balloons comprising, in combination:

• (a) a light-weight support element formed of paperboard in a plate configuration;
• (b) a plurality of first decorative balloons inflated with a lighter-than air inflation medium, said plurality of first decorative balloons being independent of one another and capable of independent movement with respect to one another;
• (c) corresponding plurality of flexible streamers for securing said plurality of first decorative balloons to said support element with respective different ones of said streamers having a first inboard end secured to said support element at one of a plurality of points spaced about the periphery thereof and a second outboard end separably attached to the constricted neck portion of respective different ones of said plurality of first decorative balloons;
• (d) a second decorative balloon inflated with a lighter-than air-inflation medium;
• and,
• (e) means for securing said second decorative balloon to said support element at the approximate midpoint thereof;
• whereby said second decorative balloon serves to suspend said support element centrally with respect to said plurality of first decorative balloons and said plurality of first decorative balloons are coupled to the periphery of said support element by said plurality of streamers which are deployed in a swagged configuration so that the assemblage of said first and second decorative balloons, said streamers, and said support element simulate a chandelier configuration.

A prepackaged kit for forming at least one of an ornamental decorative balloon chandelier and a decorative balloon hanging basket, said prepackaged kit comprising, in combination:

• (a) a plurality of inflatable decorative balloons;
• (b) a light-weight support element formed of paperboard in a plate configuration;
• (c) a plurality of flexible streamers;
• and,
• (d) a package for containing said decorative balloons, support element and streamers;
• whereby the purchasing consumer can inflate said decorative balloons with a lighter-than-air inflation medium and:
• (i) attach at least certain of said inflated decorative balloons to the periphery of the support element with said streamers to form a decorative balloon hanging basket;
• or (ii), attach one of said inflated decorative balloons to the approximate midpoint of said support element, and attach a plurality of additional inflated decorative balloons to the periphery of said support element with said streamers so as to form a simulated decorative balloon chandelier consisting of said support element, said decorative balloons, and said streamers.

The method of forming a decorative balloon simulation of a chandelier, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) inflating a plurality of first decorative balloons with a lighter-than-air inflation medium;
• (b) attaching the constricted neck portions of the plurality of inflated first decorative balloons to one end of respective different ones of a corresponding plurality of streamers;
• (c) attaching the opposite end of each of the plurality of streamers to the periphery of a light-weight support element formed of paperboard in a plate configuration at a corresponding plurality of spaced peripheral points;
• (d) inflating a second decorative balloon with a lighter-than-air inflation medium;
• and,
• (e) attaching the second decorative balloon to the approximate midpoint of the support element so as to form a chandelier configuration wherein the second decorative balloon and the support element attached thereto are disposed centrally of the plurality of first decorative balloons, the plurality of first decorative balloons are deployed thereabout and are coupled to the periphery of the support element by the plurality of streamers wit freedom for independent movement with respect to one another, and where the streamers depend at their inboard ends from the periphery of the support element and are secured at their outboard ends to respective different ones of the plurality of first decorative balloons with the streamers being deployed in a swagged configuration.

The method of forming a decorative balloon simulation of a hanging basket for displaying at least one of stuffed animals, floral arrangements, gifts and like novelty items, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) inflating a plurality of first decorative balloons with a lighter-than-air inflation medium;
• (b) attaching the constricted neck portions of the plurality of inflated first decorative balloons to respective different ones of a plurality of flexible streamers;
• and,
• (c) attaching the opposite end of each of the plurality of streamers to a light-weight support element formed of paperboard in a plate configuration at respective different spaced points located about the periphery thereof so that the support element is suspended from the plurality of inflated first decorative balloons by the plurality of streamers to form hanging basket capable of supporting at least one of stuffed animals, floral arrangements, gifts and like novelty items.