COMBINATION NOVELTY BALLOON AND BAG
An inflatable, non-latex balloon with an attached bag for holding items. The balloon with attached bag has an inflatable portion and a non-inflatable portion. The inflatable portion or balloon is inflatable with air or gas, while the non-inflatable portion forms a bag for holding items. The balloon and bag are preferably constructed unitarily from sheets of heat-sealable film. The bag may be closed as for example by a tie. The bag may be either opaque, translucent, or transparent.
1 . A combination inflatable, non-latex balloon with a non-inflatable attached bag, comprising:
a.) an inflatable portion;
b.) a valve portion in flow communication with the inflatable portion; and
c.) a non-inflatable portion exterior to the inflatable portion, the non-inflatable portion further comprising a bag with an opening adapted to receive an item.
2 . The combination balloon and bag of claim 1 , wherein the inflatable portion further comprises a first edge and the non-inflatable portion further comprises a second edge, the second edge being sealed to the first edge.
3 . The combination balloon and bag of claim 1 , wherein the bag is substantially transparent.
4 . The combination balloon and bag of claim 1 , wherein the bag is substantially translucent.
5 . The combination balloon and bag of claim 1 , wherein the bag is substantially opaque.
6 . The combination balloon and bag of claim 1 , further comprising a secondary inflatable portion in flow communication with the inflatable portion.
7 . A combination inflatable, non-latex balloon with a non-inflatable attached bag, comprising:
a.) a first sheet of heat-sealable film;
b.) a second sheet of heat-sealable film; and
c.) a self-sealing valve;
i.) wherein the first sheet is heat-sealed to the second sheet along three extents, thereby forming an open, non-inflatable portion adapted to receive an item; and
ii.) wherein the first sheet is heat-sealed to the second sheet along a fourth extent, the heat-sealed portion of one of the first three extents and the fourth extent further comprising walls encompassing an inflatable portion, the self-sealing valve being heat-sealed between the first sheet and the second sheet in flow communication with the inflatable portion;
iii.) the non-inflatable portion being spatially outside the inflatable portion.
8 . The combination balloon and bag of claim 1 , further comprising a secondary inflatable portion in flow communication with the inflatable portion, the secondary inflatable portion being formed by heat-sealing the first sheet to the second sheet along a fifth extent.
9 . A method of manufacturing a combination inflatable, non-latex balloon with a non-inflatable attached bag, comprising the steps of:
a.) heat-sealing a first sheet of heat-sealable film to a second sheet of heat-sealable film along three extents, thereby forming an open, non-inflatable portion adapted to receive an item;
b.) heat-sealing the first sheet to the second sheet along a fourth extent, the heat-sealed portion of one of the three extents and the fourth extent comprising walls encompassing an inflatable portion, the non-inflatable portion remaining exterior to the inflatable portion; and
c.) heat-sealing a self-sealing valve between the first sheet and the second sheet, the valve being in flow communication with the inflatable portion.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising the step of heat-sealing the first sheet to the second sheet along a fifth extent, thereby creating s secondary inflatable portion in flow communication with the inflatable portion.