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US 5,638,581 AGranted
Balloon mooring system
OwnerEdward Matthew Burkeinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides means for quickly and easily attaching a balloon to an anchoring object such as a name card holder, a flag, or a garment. The preferred embodiment is comprised of a specially manufactured ribbon which is made with an attachment mechanism on one end so that the balloon can be secured to an anchoring object without complicated pins, adhesive tape or knots.
Claims6
An apparatus for attaching a balloon to a name card holder, comprising
- a ribbon having a first end and a second end, said ribbon first end being reserved for attachment to the balloon and said ribbon second end including an anchoring area;
- a standard name card holder, including, at least, means for attaching said name card holder to a garment or other object;
- ribbon attachment means for attaching said ribbon second end to said name card holder, said ribbon attachment means being mounted to said ribbon anchoring area;
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- said name card holder further including ribbon connecting means for connecting to said ribbon attachment means.
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An apparatus for attaching a balloon to a flag, comprising:
- a ribbon having a first end and a second end, said ribbon first end being reserved for tying to the balloon and said ribbon second end including an anchoring area;
- first attachment means mounted near said ribbon first end for attaching a control ribbon to said ribbon;
- second attachment means for attaching said ribbon second end to said flag, said attachment means being mounted to said ribbon anchoring area;
- said control ribbon including, at least, a first end and a second end, with third attachment means mounted to said control ribbon first end and fourth attachment means mounted to said control ribbon second end;
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- wherein said flag includes, at least, a top side, a bottom side, a first end for attachment to a flag pole, a second opposite end, and first flag attachment means for attachment to said ribbon second end, located near said flag second opposite end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.