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An emergency balloon system for alerting motorists to a stopped vehicle on a roadway featuring a base with a fan and lights, and a balloon component attached to the top of the base. The balloon has a reflective coating, a distress message, and reflective bars on its outer surface. When activated, th

An emergency balloon system for alerting motorists to a stopped vehicle on a roadway featuring a base with a fan and lights, and a balloon component attached to the top of the base. The balloon has a reflective coating, a distress message, and reflective bars on its outer surface. When activated, the fan blows air into the balloon component to extend it upwardly. The system can be placed on a roadway or on a vehicle or any other appropriate location.

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1. An emergency balloon system (100) for alerting motorists to a stopped vehicle on a roadway, said system (100) comprising: (a) a cylindrical base (110) having a base side wall (112) with a top edge (119) and a bottom edge (121), an inner cavity (118), and a top surface (115), wherein at least one

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An emergency balloon system (100) for alerting motorists to a stopped vehicle on a roadway, said system (100) comprising: (a) a cylindrical base (110) having a base side wall (112) with a top edge (119) and a bottom edge (121), an inner cavity (118), and a top surface (115), wherein at least one space (117) is disposed in the top surface (115) allowing passage of air from the inner cavity (118) through the top surface (115);(b) a fan (130) disposed in the inner cavity (118) of the base (110), the fan (130) faces upwardly so as to blow air through the space (117) in the top surface (115) of the base (110);(c) a motor (140) operatively connected to the fan (130), the motor (140) is adapted to rotate the fan (130) in a first direction or a second direction;(d) an air intake aperture (190) disposed in the base side wall (112) of the base (110) and fluidly connected to the inner cavity (118) of the base (110), the air intake aperture (190) is positioned between the top edge (119) and bottom edge (121) of the base (110), the air intake aperture (190) is positioned below the top edge (119) of the base (110) and below the fan (130), the air intake aperture (190) allows the fan (130) to draw air from outside to be blown through the space (117) in the base (110);(e) a balloon component (150) having a first end (151), a second end (152), an outer wall (153), and a hollow inner cavity (154), the first end (151) has an opening that is fluidly connected to the inner cavity (154), the second end (152) is sealed, the outer wall (153) of the balloon component (150) has a color, a reflective coating (161) is disposed on at least a portion of the outer wall (153) of the balloon component (150), a distress message (165) is written on the outer wall (153) of the balloon component (150), and at least one reflective bar (162) is disposed on the outer wall (153) above the distress message (165) and at least one reflective bar (162) is disposed on the outer wall (153) below the distress message (165), wherein the first end (151) of the balloon component (150) is attached to the top edge (119) of the base outer wall (112) of the base (110), wherein when the fan (130) is activated the fan (130) blows air through the opening into the inner cavity (154) of the balloon component (150) to inflate the balloon component (150) and extend it upwardly away from the base (110) in a vertical position;wherein the balloon component (150) is a cylinder, the outer wall (153) being a shaft of the cylinder, the shaft of the cylinder comprising a plurality of accordion pleats (153a) such that the cylinder is collapsible in a first position when there is no air blown into it and the cylinder is expanded to a second position when there is air blown into it, wherein each accordion pleat (153a) has a pleat tip (153b), wherein each pleat tip (153b) extends up to and stops at the base side wall (112) such that at each pleat tip (153b), the outer wall (153) of the cylinder and the cylindrical base (110) have equal circumferences; and(f) a light component (120) disposed on the base (110), the light component (120) emits light upwardly in the direction of the balloon component (150). 2. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the top surface (115) of the base (110) is X-shaped. 3. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the top surface (115) of the base (110) comprises mesh. 4. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the color of the outer wall (153) of the balloon component (150) is red. 5. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the balloon component (150) is between about 40 and 80 inches in height as measured from the first end (151) to the second end (152). 6. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the balloon component (150) is between about 60 and 90 inches in height as measured from the first end (151) to the second end (152). 7. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the balloon component (150) is more than about 90 inches in height as measured from the first end (151) to the second end (152). 8. The system (100) of claim 1 further comprising a power cord (160) for operatively connecting the motor (140) to a power source. 9. The system (100) of claim 8, wherein the power cord (160) is a 12V power cord for insertion into a 12V plug of a vehicle. 10. The system (100) of claim 9, wherein the battery is a rechargeable battery. 11. The system (100) of claim 9, wherein the light component (120) is disposed in the inner cavity (118) of the base (110), the light component (120) faces upwardly to emit light through the space (117) in the top surface (115) of the base (110). 12. The system (100) of claim 9, wherein the light component (120) is disposed on the top surface (115) of the base (110), the light component (120) faces upwardly to emit light through the balloon component (150). 13. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the motor (140) is operatively connected to a battery. 14. An emergency balloon system (100) for alerting motorists to a stopped vehicle on a roadway, said system (100) consisting of: (a) a cylindrical base (110) having a base side wall (112) with a top edge (119) and a bottom edge (121), an inner cavity (118), and a top surface (115), wherein at least one space (117) is disposed in the top surface (115) allowing passage of air from the inner cavity (118) through the top surface (115);(b) a fan (130) disposed in the inner cavity (118) of the base (110), the fan (130) faces upwardly so as to blow air through the space (117) in the top surface (115) of the base (110);(c) a motor (140) operatively connected to the fan (130), the motor (140) is adapted to rotate the fan (130) in a first direction or a second direction;(d) an air intake aperture (190) disposed in the base side wall (112) of the base (110) and fluidly connected to the inner cavity (118) of the base (110), the air intake aperture (190) is positioned between the top edge (119) and bottom edge (121) of the base (110), the air intake aperture (190) is positioned below the top edge (119) of the base (110) and below the fan (130), the air intake aperture (190) allows the fan (130) to draw air from outside to be blown through the space (117) in the base (110);(e) a balloon component (150) having a first end (151), a second end (152), an outer wall (153), and a hollow inner cavity (154), the first end (151) has an opening that is fluidly connected to the inner cavity (154), the second end (152) is sealed, the outer wall (153) of the balloon component (150) has a color, a reflective coating (161) is disposed on at least a portion of the outer wall (153) of the balloon component (150), a distress message (165) is written on the outer wall (153) of the balloon component (150), and at least one reflective bar (162) is disposed on the outer wall (153) above the distress message (165) and at least one reflective bar (162) is disposed on the outer wall (153) below the distress message (165), wherein the first end (151) of the balloon component (150) is attached to the top edge (119) of the base outer wall (112) of the base (110), wherein when the fan (130) is activated the fan (130) blows air through the opening into the inner cavity (154) of the balloon component (150) to inflate the balloon component (150) and extend it upwardly away from the base (110) in a vertical position;wherein the balloon component (150) is a cylinder, the outer wall (153) being a shaft of the cylinder, the shaft of the cylinder consisting of a plurality of accordion pleats (153a) such that the cylinder is collapsible in a first position when there is no air blown into it and the cylinder is expanded to a second position when there is air blown into it, wherein each accordion pleat (153a) has a pleat tip (153b), wherein each pleat tip (153b) extends up to and stops at the base side wall (112) such that at each pleat tip (153b), the outer wall (153) of the cylinder and the cylindrical base (110) have equal circumferences; and(f) a light component (120) disposed on the base (110), the light component (120) emits light upwardly in the direction of the balloon component (150).