WO2004073801A3 - Rigid balloon - Google Patents

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WO2004073801A3
WO2004073801A3 PCT/US2003/041310 US0341310W WO2004073801A3 WO 2004073801 A3 WO2004073801 A3 WO 2004073801A3 US 0341310 W US0341310 W US 0341310W WO 2004073801 A3 WO2004073801 A3 WO 2004073801A3
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structural member
balloon
rigid balloon
rigid
seam
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Lloyd R Anderson
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Lloyd R Anderson
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Priority claimed from US10/366,387 external-priority patent/US6659838B1/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10—Balloons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10—Balloons
    • A63H2027/1075—Special shapes or constructions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/048—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled using hook and loop-type fastener or the like

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Abstract

A rigid balloon (10) having a structural member (26) which is inserted into a channel portion (20) through apertures (28). Once the structural member (26) has been inserted through the channel portion (20), opposing ends (30) of the structural member (26) can be joined together by a connector (32). The rigid balloon (10) includes skin portions (i.e. top and bottom halves) (12, 14), a valve (24) through which the balloon (10) may be filled with lighter-than-air gas. The structural member (26) may be formed as a ring. The ring may be placed adjacent a first seam (16) and around the chamber (22) before a second seam (18) is formed.
PCT/US2003/041310 2003-02-14 2003-12-24 Rigid balloon WO2004073801A2 (en)

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AU2003300376A AU2003300376A1 (en) 2003-02-14 2003-12-24 Rigid balloon

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US10/366,387 2003-02-14
US10/366,387 US6659838B1 (en) 2003-02-14 2003-02-14 Rigid helium balloons
US10/643,780 2003-08-19
US10/643,780 US7223151B2 (en) 2003-02-14 2003-08-19 Rigid ballon

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WO2004073801A2 WO2004073801A2 (en) 2004-09-02
WO2004073801A3 true WO2004073801A3 (en) 2005-12-22

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EP (1) EP1447119A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2004243111A (en)
KR (1) KR20040073951A (en)
CN (1) CN1541741A (en)
AU (2) AU2003268591A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2004073801A2 (en)

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AU2003300376A1 (en) 2004-09-09
KR20040073951A (en) 2004-08-21
AU2003268591A1 (en) 2004-09-09
WO2004073801A2 (en) 2004-09-02
JP2004243111A (en) 2004-09-02
EP1447119A1 (en) 2004-08-18
US7223151B2 (en) 2007-05-29

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