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US 6,663,460 B1Granted
Balloon weight with selectable ballast
AssigneePremium Balloon Accessories, Inc.
InventorDavid C. Nelson
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Abstract
A balloon weight assembly includes a spool having a cavity defined in a body portion thereof. The cavity is configured to securingly receive and retain a ballast weight of selectable mass therein. The cavity is further sized to receive more than one such ballast weight at a time in a press fit manner. Accordingly, a single weight housing may be adapted to provide retaining downforce to balloons of various sizes or “lift.”
Claims1
A balloon weight assembly for providing a balloon weight for attachment to a balloon comprising:
- a body portion configured to receive a tether:
- a cavity defined within said body portion;
- and
- a plurality of weighted ballasted members, each separate and distinct from said body portion and separately capable of directly attaching to said cavity, wherein at least one of said plurality of weighted ballasted members is of a different mass than another of said plurality of weighted ballasted members such that it is possible to provide balloon weights of different mass with the balloon weight assembly.
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