Balloon holding device

A holder for the end of a balloon string for an inflatable balloon having a stem, such device comprising:

• (a) a spool member having an internal barrel of cylindrical configuration, such spool member having a first end and a second end, with such spool member having a first rim member and a second rim member integrally and concentrically joined respectively to said first end and said second end of the barrel of such spool member, with each such rim member being larger in diameter than the barrel member of said spool member, and wherein each said rim member has an inner surface and an outer surface and each rim member having an outer circumference, with said barrel of said spool member adapted to have a balloon string wrapped circumferentially around said barrel of said spool member;
• (b) opposing tooth means, comprising at least one pair of opposing projecting tooth means with one such tooth means being integrally affixed to the inner surface of the first rim member and the second such tooth means being integrally affixed to the inner surface of the second rim member, and wherein said two members are aligned with each other with those portions of the two tooth members that face one another being flat and minimal contact with each other and wherein said respective opposing tooth members are discrete members that extend integrally around a portion of the respective first circular rim member and second circular rim member in a circumferential manner less than the full circumferential distance of each of the first circular rim member and second circular rim member.

A holder for the end of a balloon string for an inflatable balloon having a stem, such device comprising:

• (a) a spool member having an internal spindle barrel of cylindrical configuration, such spool member having a first end and second end, with such spool member each having a first circular rim member, and a second circular rim member integrally and concentrically joined respectively to said first end and said second end of the spindle barrel of such spool member, with each such rim member being larger in diameter than the spindle barrel member, and wherein said rim member has an inner surface and an outer surface, as well as each such rim member having an outer circumference with the spindle barrel member being adapted to have a balloon string with a free end wrapped circumferentially therearound;
• (b) abutment means, comprising at least one pair of opposing projecting teeth members with each of such opposing teeth members being integrally affixed to the respective opposing inner surfaces of the first circular rim member and second circular rim member, and wherein said respectively opposing teeth members are discrete members that extend integrally around a portion of the respective first circular rim member and second circular rim member in a circumferential manner less than the full circumferential distance of each of the first circular rim member and second circular rim member and wherein said opposing teeth members are triangular in configuration with the aspices of such triangular teeth members abutting one another in a mutually contacting manner, with such opposing teeth members adapted to retard, between such opposing teeth members a part of an unwrapped portion of the balloon string.

A holder for the end of a balloon string for an inflatable balloon having a stem, such device comprising:

• (a) a spool member having an internal spindle of cylindrical configuration, such spool member having a first end and second end, with such spool member having a circular rim member integrally and concentrically joined to each f aid first end and said second end of the spindle of such spool member, with each such rim member being larger in diameter than the barrel member, and wherein said rim member has an inner surface and an outer surface, as well as each rim member having an outer circumference with the spindle of said spool member being adapted to receive in circumferential fashion a balloon string;
• (b) abutment means, comprising at least one tooth member integrally affixed to either of the respective opposing inner surfaces of the first and second rim member, and wherein said tooth member is triangular in configuration with the apex of such tooth member abutting against the opposing inner surface of the opposing rim member from which such tooth member is affixed with such abutment of such apex point of such tooth adapted to retard the unwinding of the balloon string, and wherein said respective tooth member is a discrete member that extends integrally around a portion of the respective first circular rim member in a circumferential manner less than the full circumferential distance of the first circular rim member.