A tethered balloon assembly the balloon, to be inflated via the tether which is to be subsequently closed by a one way valve to keep the balloon inflated and allow additional inflation as desired, controllable by its tether.

There is provided a balloon holder having an elongate handle and a balloon-receiving portion. The balloon-receiving portion has a first aperture adapted to permit a neck of a balloon to pass through, and at least one slit for receiving and securely engaging a neck of a balloon. The elongate handle and balloon-receiving portion are folded from a single sheet of material, and the elongate handle comprises two plies of the single sheet of material.

In one embodiment, an apparatus for simultaneously filling balloons with water generally includes a fitting and at least three branch assemblies coupled to the fitting. The fitting includes an inlet and at least three outlets. Each branch assembly includes a tube, a balloon, an elastic ring, and a plurality of colloid particles disposed within the balloon. For each branch assembly, the tube extends from its respective fitting at a respective one of the at least three outlets; the balloon has a neck defining an opening through which an end of the tube is inserted; and the elastic ring. Each elastic ring compresses the neck of the balloon around the end of the tube. The elastic ring is configured to restrict detachment of the balloon from the tube and to automatically seal the opening of the balloon upon detachment of the balloon from the tube. The restriction of the elastic ring is limited such that the balloon, if filled with a sufficient amount of water, is detachable by gravity or by gravity combined with a manually applied acceleration of the tube. The plurality of colloid particles, if suspended within water, are capable of plugging a hole 500 microns wide or less that would otherwise permit water to leak from the balloon.

The present application discloses a balloon holder comprising a body and a plurality of fixtures. The body comprises an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, wherein the inner perimeter defines a void. The plurality of fixtures is coupled to the body, each of the plurality of fixtures comprises a first slot and a second slot connected to one end of the first slot, wherein another end of the first slot is connected to an edge of the fixture. A method for using the aforementioned balloon holder is also disclosed. The method for using a balloon holder comprises inserting a first plurality of balloons into the plurality of fixtures through the first slot and the second slot; inserting a second plurality of balloons into the plurality of fixtures through the first slot and the second slot; and inserting a central balloon into the void.

In a foil balloon dispensing apparatus folded or rolled-up foil balloons are accommodated and are each provided with an adapter part including an attachment section connected to a foil balloon and a guide section which is removably connected to the attachment section and which is disconnected from the attachment section after the foil balloon is inflated but both sections remain attached to one another by a string wound up on the adapter part and connected to the attachment and guide sections for holding and guiding the foil balloon after its removal from the dispensing apparatus.

The present invention provides a balloon containment device comprising a central portion having a diameter larger than the diameter of the narrowest part of an expanded opening portion of a balloon. An elongate external retainer extends from the central portion toward a proximate end to the balloon opening portion and having a length enabled for placement of the central portion, extending through a neck portion of the balloon opening portion. An elongate internal retainer extends from the central portion, and toward a distal end from the balloon opening portion, and having a length designed for placement inside of the balloon. Wherein when the balloon is inflated, the central portion is held against the neck portion by manipulation of the external retainer.

A dedicated midair balloon-popping game apparatus is used by attaching to a drone that can be remotely controlled. The midair balloon-popping game apparatus includes: a container, which includes an attachment portion for attachment to the drone, and is capable of accommodating a balloon in an inflated state; a pressed portion which is provided on an outer side of the container; a balloon-popping member which acts to pop the balloon inside the container when the pressed portion is pressed; and a pressing portion configured to collide with a pressed portion of a midair balloon-popping game apparatus of another player.

A room installation including: a room having at least one wall, a ceiling, and a floor, each of which is at least partially covered by a mirrored surface; at least one transparent window to permit ambient light into the room; and a first plurality of mirrored balloons arranged within the room, and filled with a mixture of helium and another gas, the mixture configured to float the balloons of the first plurality of balloons substantially within a middle height of the room; and a plurality of vents to circulate and move the balloons of the first plurality of balloons in a designated pattern within the room.

An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a fluid. The apparatus including a connector configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source, a plurality of conduits, and a flow path providing fluid communication between the fluid source and each of the plurality of containers, each container being coupled to a respective one of the plurality of conduits via a knot formed from material forming a neck of the container, the knot being configured to releasably couple the container to the respective conduit and automatically seal the container when the container is decoupled from the apparatus.

A broadhead mountable to an arrow shaft for striking a target, upon striking impact is created which deploys the broadhead from a pre-deployment configuration to a post-deployment configuration. The broadhead including a longitudinally extending body, which includes a means for retaining a plurality of mechanically expandable blades while in a post-deployment configuration. The longitudinally extending body including a means for securing the plurality of mechanically expandable blades to the body while in both the pre-deployment configuration and the post-deployment configuration. The broadhead includes a means for not deploying the blades until impact with the target. The broadhead includes a means for deploying a front blade upon impact. The means for deploying the front blade upon impact is mounted over the longitudinally extending body with an alignment position to secure each blade and to set the broadhead in the pre-deployment configuration.