Amusement devices: toys – Inflatable – And means attachable to form a figure
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-15
2001-08-21
Rimell, Sam (Department: 2166)
Amusement devices: toys
Inflatable
And means attachable to form a figure
C446S220000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06276984
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a balloon, and particularly, relates to a balloon for show entertainment use. Balloons according to the invention, can be easily continuously connected together to obtain a display constituted of a plurality of balloons, where the balloons are connected not only in a two dimensional directions but also in a three-dimensional directions.
2. Related Art Statement
FIG. 1
is a schematic view showing a state that a plurality of balloons
12
are continuously connected to be displayed in a conventional manner for entertainment purpose. A pipe rod frame
10
having lattice spaces
11
is provided for holding the balloons
12
in the lattice spaces
11
, respectively, to complete the display.
FIGS.
2
(
a
) and
2
(
b
) show another conventional way to continuously connect a plurality of balloons for display purposes. As shown in FIG.
2
(
a
), each balloon
13
has a hole
15
in the flap portion
14
thereof so that a string or a pipe
16
can be inserted through the hole
15
to hold them, and the balloons are collected together to be displayed in a manner shown in FIG.
2
(
b
).
These conventional displays, however, have drawbacks mentioned below. In case that a frame having lattice spaces is used to display the balloons, it is required to previously build up the frame in the place where the balloons are displayed. Therefore, it costs for preparing the frame
10
, i.e. a labor cost for transporting the frame
10
to the place to display the balloons
13
, for assembling the frame
10
and for removing the frame after the event finishes, in addition to the manufacturing cost of the frame. Further, in order to build up a big display, stable ground is required because of the weight of the frame
10
.
While, in case that a pipe is used to display the balloons, a display extended in a longitudinal direction as shown in FIG.
2
(
b
) can be completed easily, however, it is not easy to achieve a display extended in a two- or three-dimensional manner.
Furthermore, according to the conventional methods, the rough shape of the display as a whole is preliminarily determined by the frame
10
or the pipe
16
and it is not so easy to change the design of the display. Therefore, the free degree is very small in designing the shape of a display as a whole.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has for its purpose to provide balloons use for entertainment and show purposes, in which the above-mentioned drawbacks are solved, so the balloons can be displayed freely both in size and shape without using any frame member or any supporting member such as a pipe rod and a string.
In order to solve the above drawbacks, the balloon according to the present invention comprises a balloon body, at least one piece being protruded from said balloon body for connecting said balloon to another balloon, and an adhering means being provided on said protruded piece, wherein said balloon is connected to another said balloon by means of the adhering means.
The balloon may comprise a plurality of pieces protruded from said balloon body for connecting said balloon to another balloon, and said adhering means is provided on each of the pieces for connecting said balloon to still another balloon.
According to such a construction of the balloon, balloons can be connected to each other in a continuous manner and thus a two- or three dimensional display of balloons is easily completed.
The balloon may further comprise an adhering means being provided on said balloon body itself. According to the balloon, since the adhering means is not only on the protruded pieces but also on the balloon body itself, it becomes easier to constitute a three-dimensional display of balloons.
A preferred embodiment of the balloon according to the present invention comprises a balloon body, at least two strings being fixed to said balloon body for connecting said balloon to other balloons.
In this case, it is preferred that the balloon further comprises an adhering means being provided on said balloon body itself for connecting said balloon to still another balloon.
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Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Rimell Sam
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