US2006289707A1PendingUtilityA1

Balloon mounting cup and stick assembly

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jun 23, 2005Filed: Jun 23, 2005Published: Dec 28, 2006
Est. expiryJun 23, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Robert E. GreenwaldMark Steven SifferlinKari Leukam-Breitbach
A63H 27/10A63H 2027/1041
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Abstract

An adaptor for a standard balloon cup with a stem with a hollow core having an inside diameter and that receives a straw. The adaptor allows the use of a straw with an outside diameter different from the inside diameter of the balloon cup stem core. The adaptor has a first portion engaging the stem core and a second portion receiving the straw. The straw may be either larger or smaller in diameter than the balloon cup stem core.

Claims

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1 . In a standard balloon cup with a stem with a stem core having an inside diameter, an adaptor comprising a first portion engaging the stem, and further comprising a second portion having a second core with a second inside diameter different from the inside diameter of the stem core and receiving a straw.  
     
     
         2 . The adaptor of  claim 1 , wherein the second inside diameter is greater than the inside diameter of the stem core.  
     
     
         3 . The adaptor of  claim 2 , wherein the adaptor further comprises a third portion between the first portion and the second portion, the third portion having sides that smoothly and continuously taper from the second portion toward the first portion.  
     
     
         4 . The adaptor of  claim 1 , wherein the second inside diameter is smaller than the inside diameter of the stem core.  
     
     
         5 . The adaptor of  claim 4 , wherein the adaptor further comprises a third portion between the first portion and the second portion, the third portion having sides that smoothly and continuously taper from the first portion toward the second portion.  
     
     
         6 . The adapter of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion is insertable into the stem core.  
     
     
         7 . The adapter of  claim 1 , wherein the stem is insertable into the first portion.  
     
     
         8 . An adaptor for a standard balloon cup, the balloon cup having a stem with a hollow core having an inside diameter and receiving a straw, to adapt a straw with an outside diameter different from the inside diameter of the balloon cup stem core, the adaptor comprising a first portion engaging the stem core and a second portion receiving the straw.  
     
     
         9 . The adaptor of  claim 8 , wherein the second portion has an inside diameter larger than the inside diameter of the balloon cup stem core.  
     
     
         10 . The adaptor of  claim 8 , wherein the second portion has an inside diameter smaller than the inside diameter of the balloon cup stem core.  
     
     
         11 . The adapter of  claim 8 , wherein the first portion is insertable into the stem core.  
     
     
         12 . The adapter of  claim 8 , wherein the stem is insertable into the first portion.  
     
     
         13 . An adaptor for a standard balloon cup, the balloon cup having a stem with a hollow core having an inside diameter and receiving a straw, to adapt a straw with an outside diameter different from the inside diameter of the balloon cup stem core, the adaptor comprising a first portion engaging the stem core and a second portion receiving the straw, and further comprising a tapered portion between the first portion and the second portion.  
     
     
         14 . The adaptor of  claim 13 , wherein the second portion has an inside diameter larger than the inside diameter of the balloon cup stem core.  
     
     
         15 . The adaptor of  claim 13 , wherein the second portion has an inside diameter smaller than the inside diameter of the balloon cup stem core.  
     
     
         16 . The adapter of  claim 13 , wherein the first portion is insertable into the stem core.  
     
     
         17 . The adapter of  claim 13 , wherein the stem is insertable into the first portion.

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