Amusement devices: toys – Convertible from – or serving as diverse article – Including container or storing toy parts
Patent
1993-05-06
1994-08-16
Hafer, Robert A.
Amusement devices: toys
Convertible from, or serving as diverse article
Including container or storing toy parts
446 79, 446220, A63H 3304, A63H 3316, A63H 306
Patent
active
053382412
ABSTRACT:
A packaged balloon and greeting card are disclosed comprising a balloon having an uninflated body, a filler neck extending from the body, and a first image displayed on the body; a greeting card having a face displaying a second image matching the first image; a tether line having a first end attached to the filler neck and a second end attached to the greeting card; and a packaging envelope receiving the uninflated balloon body, the greeting card, and at least a portion of the tether line. A third image, matching the first and second image, can be displayed on the envelope. The packaging envelope can also include an opening through which the balloon filler neck extends outside the envelope for communication to a source of inflating gas to permit in-situ inflation of the balloon body in the envelope. The envelope can also be constructed so as to be burst by inflation of the uninflated balloon body while it resides in the envelope to facilitate unpackaging of the balloon for use.
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Reiter Ernst R.
Van Dyke Mark J.
Carlson Jeffrey D.
CTI Industries Corporation
Hafer Robert A.
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