Balloon and method of connecting objects to one of two sheets forming the balloon

A non-latex balloon comprising:

• a plurality of balloon sheets that are heat-sealable, two of said plurality of balloon sheets having a body portion, a stem portion, an interior and an exterior, the stem portion extending outwardly from the body portion, the body portion and the stem portion of each of said two sheets defining a periphery, the two sheets being bonded together generally around their peripheries to define a balloon body and a balloon stem;
• an object comprising at least a heat sealable portion coupled to an interior body portion of one of said two balloon sheets, the object having a plurality of sides;
• and
• a heat resistant barrier coupled to one of the sides of the heat sealable portion of the object, the object being entirely between the body portions of the two sheets of the balloon.

A method of attaching an object, which has a plurality of sides, to a balloon formed from a plurality of balloon sheets that are heat-sealable, each of at least two of said plurality of balloon sheets having a body portion, a stem portion, an interior and an exterior, the stem portion of each of said plurality of balloon sheets defining a periphery, the balloon sheets being bonded together generally around their peripheries to define a balloon body and a balloon stem, the method comprising:

• depositing a heat resistant coating on the interior of one of the balloon sheets;
• placing the object between the heat resistant coating and a further of the balloon sheets;
• and
• heating said object until the object attaches to the further of the balloon sheets.

A non-latex balloon comprising:

• a plurality of heat sealable balloon sheets, at least two of said plurality of balloon sheets each having a body portion, a stem portion, an interior and an exterior, the stem portion extending outwardly from the body portion, the body portion and the stem portion of each of said plurality of sheets defining a periphery, the balloon sheets being bonded together generally around their peripheries to define a balloon body and a balloon stem;
• an object comprising at least a heat sealable portion coupled to the interior of the body portion of one of said balloon sheets, the object having a plurality of sides;
• and,
• a heat resistant barrier coupled to another of said balloon sheets.