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A rocket launching pad-like device for inflating and ejecting toy balloons that permits a balloon to be mounted directly on the device, permits the balloon to be inflated while mounted on the device, shields a child\s face and eyes during inflation of the balloon, and forcibly ejects the inflated ba

A rocket launching pad-like device for inflating and ejecting toy balloons that permits a balloon to be mounted directly on the device, permits the balloon to be inflated while mounted on the device, shields a child\s face and eyes during inflation of the balloon, and forcibly ejects the inflated balloon from the device on demand. An efficient ramming surface enables use of the device with balloons of a range of sizes. A docking station may be used to group a plurality of inflation and ejection devices to provide a multiple balloon launching toy.

대표청구항 ▼

A toy device for inflating and ejecting a balloon having a bead, comprising: (a) support means having two ends and a surface area on one of said ends to which the balloon will frictionally adhere when the bead is stretched open and pulled over, said surface area having intermittent indentations wher

A toy device for inflating and ejecting a balloon having a bead, comprising: (a) support means having two ends and a surface area on one of said ends to which the balloon will frictionally adhere when the bead is stretched open and pulled over, said surface area having intermittent indentations where the bead will not come into contact with said support means; (b) inflation means connected to said support means to permit air to be blown into the balloon and maintained therein; and (c) ejection means having intermittent projections in close proximity to said support means surface area in alignment with the intermittent indentations in said surface area, each of said projections having a surface area disposed perpendicular to said support means surface area, and said ejection means being movable so as to bring said projection surface areas into contact with the bead and to urge the bead off said support means.