Tools – Miscellaneous
Patent
1988-08-08
1989-11-14
Parker, Roscoe V.
Tools
Miscellaneous
81485, 269 481, B25B 900
Patent
active
048799289
ABSTRACT:
The Balloon Stretcher includes a molded base and a bottom bolt which adjusts to clamp the base to a countertop. Within the base and projecting from it is a stationary rod and an adjustable rod with a handle. This adjustable rod has a set screw which, when loosened allows the rod to be pulled out and away from the fixed rod and, when tightened, allows the adjustable rod to be held firmly in any one of various positions. By loosening the set screw the adjustable rod may be pushed back to its starting position, parallel to the stationary rod. The neck of a latex balloon in any size from five inches and larger is fitted over and up the ends of both rods. The rods are inside the balloon and the rod ends protrude into the body of the balloon. The set screw is then loosened and the adjustable rod is pulled out in a straight line away from the Balloon Stretcher base. The neck of the balloon is thus stretched open and, with the set screw tightened, objects may be inserted into the neck of the stretched balloon between the rods and pushed down into the balloon just below the balloon neck opening. The set screw is then loosened and the adjustable rod is pushed back into its start position. The balloon with the object inside is then pulled off both rods simultaneously and is ready to be inflated.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3386371 (1968-06-01), Farmer et al.
patent: 3835522 (1974-09-01), Ward
patent: 4706358 (1987-11-01), Johnson et al.
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Juslin Scott E.
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