| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5857636 |
Method and apparatus for providing securement for toy balloons |
January 12, 1999 |
| A mechanism is provided for unwinding ribbon from a supply spool, for rolling the ribbon to form a wound roll, and for cutting the roll free of the supply. The rolled ribbon segments resulting from this operation are transported to a conveyor for assembly with a toy balloon. |
| 5806165 |
Method and apparatus for providing securement for toy balloons |
September 15, 1998 |
| A method of providing a toy balloon with a ribbon comprising the steps of providing a toy balloon, a roll of ribbon having a free end, and a conveyor having a table portion for supporting at least a portion of the toy balloon and an adjacent recess for receiving the ribbon roll and for |
| 5797783 |
Toy balloon packaging |
August 25, 1998 |
| A balloon kit package is provided to facilitate erection of a balloon assembly in a desired manner so as to prevent unintentional loss of buoyant balloons. The kit package includes an uninflated balloon, a placard greeting card or other object of mass sufficient of mass to overcome t |
| 5779614 |
Method and apparatus for folding toy balloons |
July 14, 1998 |
| An arrangement is provided for the automatic folding of toy balloons. A series of folding plates are provided along a path of travel and a vacuum conveyor provides traction force for the balloon as it slides across the folding plates. The folding plates interfere with the path of travel |
| 5733406 |
Manufacture of valves for inflatable articles |
March 31, 1998 |
| Valve making apparatus heat seals valve films together, and cools the resulting product web. Valves are preferably formed in two side-by-side serial arrays, with each operation of a valve die forming multiple balloon valves, including a portion of a balloon valve to be completed on a |
| 5595521 |
Balloons and balloon valves |
January 21, 1997 |
| Balloon assemblies and valves for balloons have improved inflation capabilities. The inlet ends of the balloon valves are disrupted either with a slit or a portion of material removal to prevent the inlet end from being folded back into the valve passageway during insertion of an inf |
| 5514022 |
Toy balloon packaging |
May 7, 1996 |
| A balloon package is provided to facilitate erection of a balloon assembly, which prevents unintentional loss of buoyant balloons. The package includes an uninflated balloon, a placard or preferably planar object of a mass sufficient to overcome the buoyancy of the balloon when inflated |
| 5482492 |
Balloons and balloon valves |
January 9, 1996 |
| Balloon assemblies and valves for balloons have improved inflation capabilities. The inlet ends of the balloon valves are disrupted either with a slit or a portion of material removal to prevent the inlet end from being folded back into the valve passageway during insertion of an inf |
| 5378299 |
Method of making a balloon with flat film valve |
January 3, 1995 |
| A method of making a balloon includes providing two balloon films and providing two valve films. The two valve films are placed one on top of the other and then inserted between the two balloon films. Then a portion of each of the valve films is tack sealed to its respective adjacent |
| 5378186 |
Balloon assembly connected by tab and encircling collar |
January 3, 1995 |
| A balloon of at least two balloons is facilitated by a connecting tab on one balloon joined to a collar on another balloon. The collar wraps around the connecting tab to contribute to the aesthetic appearance of the balloon assembly by hiding the balloon joinder. |
| 5248275 |
Balloon with flat film valve and method of manufacture |
September 28, 1993 |
| A balloon includes a pair of overlying valve film strips disposed between a pair of overlying balloon films, which include neck and body portions. The valve film strips extend at an angle to a central axis of the neck portions, and valve seals formed in the valve film strips direct incom |
| 4597244 |
Method for forming an inflated wrapping |
July 1, 1986 |
| A method for forming an inflated gift wrapping includes the insertion of a gift or other item into an open-end of an envelope, at least partially inflating the envelope with an inert gas and thereafter completely sealing the envelope. The envelope is thus formed into an inflated gift wra |
