# US 8,783,001 B2 · Balloon filling device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,783,001 B2 - Document ID: US8783001B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/965,036 - Filed: 2010-12-10 - Published: 2012-06-14 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2010-12-10 - Assignees: Tie Not Incorporated - Applicants: Wayne Sikorcin - Inventors: Wayne Sikorcin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783001B2 ## CPC - A63H 27/10: Balloons (connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; {other than toy aspects B64B1/40}) - A63H 2027/1033: {Inflation devices or methods for inflating balloons} - A63H: TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS ## Abstract A balloon filling device is provided. The balloon filling device includes a hose connector extending outwards from a body of the balloon filling device, a hose barb extending outwards from the body along a predominant axis, the hose barb being displaced on the body from the hose connector, a valve within the body having an opened state where the valve forms a conduit between the hose connector and the hose barb and a closed state where the conduit is blocked and a receptacle disposed in the body adjacent the hose barb that receives a balloon tying device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A balloon filling device comprising: a hose connector extending outwards from a body of the balloon filling device; a hose barb extending outwards from the body along a predominant axis, the hose barb being displaced on the body from the hose connector; a valve within the body having an opened state where the valve forms a conduit between the hose connector and the hose barb and a closed state where the conduit is blocked; and a receptacle disposed in the body adjacent the hose barb that receives a balloon tying device wherein the hose connector extends outwards from the body on a side of the body opposite the hose barb, parallel to the predominant axis. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The balloon filling device as in claim 1 further comprising a valve actuator extending outwards from the body midway between the hose connection and hose barb in a direction perpendicular to the predominant axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The balloon filling device as in claim 2 further comprising the receptacle being disposed on the body on a side opposite the valve actuator. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The balloon filling device as in claim 1 wherein the balloon tying device 14 is removed from the body and used separately for tying balloons. ### Claim 5 A balloon filling device comprising: a body of the hose filling device engaging a pressure source; a hose barb extending outwards from a body along a predominant axis, the hose barb extending from the body parallel to and displaced from the pressure source; and a balloon tying device extending from the body parallel to the predominant axis, the balloon device being detachable from and reattachable to the body without tools or damage. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The balloon filling device as in claim 5 wherein the body further comprises a valve within the body having an opened state where the valve forms a conduit between the pressure source and the hose barb and a closed state where the conduit is blocked. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The balloon filling device as in claim 6 wherein the body further comprises a receptacle that axially accepts the balloon tying device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The balloon filling device as in claim 7 wherein the balloon tying device is rotated by one-quarter turn within the receptacle to release the balloon tying device from the body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The balloon filling device as in claim 8 wherein the body further comprises a balloon tying device with a set of transverse slots. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The balloon filling device as in claim 9 wherein the balloon tying device further comprises a set of circumferential ridges that engage the transverse slots. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The balloon filling device as in claim 5 wherein the pressure source further comprises a water hose. ### Claim 12 (depends on 5) The balloon filling device as in claim 5 wherein the balloon tying device 14 is removed from the body and used separately for tying balloons. ### Claim 13 A balloon filling device comprising: a body of the balloon filling device; a hose connector extending outwards from the body along a predominant axis; a hose barb extending outwards from the body in a direction opposite the hose connector and parallel to the predominant axis; a valve within the body having an opened state where the valve forms a conduit between the hose connector and the hose barb and a closed state where the conduit is blocked; a valve actuator extending outwards from the body midway between the hose connection and hose barb in a direction perpendicular to the predominant axis; and a receptacle that receives a balloon tying device on a side of the body that is opposite the valve actuator with an axis of insertion of the balloon tying devices into the receptacle lying parallel to the predominant axis. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The balloon filling device as in claim 13 further comprising the balloon tying device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The balloon filling device as in claim 14 wherein the balloon tying device is rotated by one-quarter turn within the receptacle to release the balloon tying device from the body. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The balloon filling device as in claim 15 wherein the body further comprises a balloon tying device with a set of transverse slots. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The balloon filling device as in claim 16 wherein the balloon tying device further comprises a set of circumferential ridges that engage the transverse slots. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The balloon filling device as in claim 13 further comprising a finger grip extending from a side of the body opposite the valve. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The balloon filling device as in claim 13 wherein the balloon tying device 14 is removed from the body and used separately for tying balloons.