IP Library Granted Patent US 8,662,004
Granted Patent B2
US 8,662,004 · App. 13/010,472 · Granted Mar 4, 2014

Balloon fill gauge

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Patent No.
US 8,662,004
App. No.
13/010,472
Granted
Mar 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A balloon fill gauge for a balloon made of elastomeric expanding material has a base sheet with balloon filling indicia thereon that is temporarily tackable on to the balloon face material. An indicator tab with two ends having one end temporarily tackable onto the balloon material has its other end slideably interlockable with the base sheet. An indicator mark on the tab is alignable with the balloon filling indicia to indicate when the balloon is full as the tacked base sheet and tacked indicator tab move apart during the filling of the balloon. The balloon fill gauge alternatively may have an elongate non-stretchable indicator tab having two ends tackable onto the balloon material which physically acts to visual indicate when the balloon is full by snapping in two, popping off the balloon or changing color. Alternatively, the balloon filler gauge may include a base sheet with a balloon filling indicia temporarily tackable onto the balloon which is indexed with an expansible indicator ink mark on the balloon alignable with the filling indicia to indicate upon expansion of the ink mark when the balloon is full or the ink otherwise changes color.

Claims (25)

1. A balloon fill gauge for a balloon made of an elastomeric material, comprising:

a) a nonstretchable base sheet with balloon filling indicia thereon temporarily tackable onto the inside of the balloon material;

b) a nonstretchable indicator tab with two ends having one end temporarily tackable onto the balloon material with the other end slideably interlockable with the base sheet; and

c) an indicator mark on the tab alignable with the balloon filling indicia to indicate when the balloon is full as the tacked base sheet and the tacked indicator tab move apart.

2. The balloon fill gauge of claim 1 , wherein the balloon fill gauge is removably tackable to the balloon material with pressure sensitive adhesive.

3. The balloon fill gauge of claim 1 , wherein the balloon fill gauge is removably tackable to the balloon material on the outside of the balloon.

4. The balloon fill gauge of claim 1 , wherein the balloon filling indicia is language-free and the indicia is color coded.

5. The balloon fill gauge of claim 1 , wherein the balloon filling indicia is language-free and a novelty visual.

6. The balloon fill gauge of claim 1 , wherein the base sheet and indicator tab is made from one of a group comprising paper or plastic.

7. The balloon fill gauge of claim 1 , wherein the indicator tab visually indicates the balloon is full by at least one end popping off the balloon material.

8. A balloon fill gauge for a balloon made of an elastomeric material, comprising an elongate non-stretchable indicator tab of pre-set length having two ends each removably tackable on the balloon material with pressure sensitive adhesive at a measured distance apart as to visually indicate by the tab breaking apart when the balloon is full.

9. The balloon fill gauge of claim 8 , wherein the indicator tab is made from one of a group comprising paper or plastic.

10. The balloon fill gauge of claim 8 , wherein the balloon fill gauge is removably tackable to the balloon material on the inside of the balloon.

11. The balloon fill gauge of claim 8 , wherein the balloon fill gauge is removably tackable to the balloon material on the outside of the balloon.

12. The balloon fill gauge of claim 8 , wherein the balloon fill gauge has color changing ink to indicated when the balloon is full.

13. A balloon fill gauge for a balloon made of an elastomeric material, comprising:

a) a base sheet with balloon filling indicia thereon temporarily tackable onto the balloon material; and

b) an expansible indicator ink mark on the balloon material alignable with the balloon filling indicia to indicate when the balloon is full.

14. The balloon fill gauge of claim 13 , wherein the base sheet is non-stretchable.

15. The balloon fill gauge of claim 13 , wherein the balloon filler gauge is removably tackable to the balloon material with pressure sensitive adhesive.

16. The balloon fill gauge of claim 13 , wherein the balloon filler gauge is removably tackable to the balloon material on the inside of the balloon.

17. The balloon fill gauge of claim 13 , wherein the balloon filler gauge is removably tackable to the balloon material on the outside of the balloon.

18. The balloon fill gauge of claim 13 , wherein the balloon filling indicia is language-free and the indicia is color coded.

19. The balloon fill gauge of claim 13 , wherein the balloon filling indicia is language-free and a novelty visual.

20. The balloon fill gauge of claim 13 , wherein the base sheet is made from one of a group comprising paper or plastic.

Assignments (14)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2024
From: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
To: ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 066106/0372 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2024
From: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
To: ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 066106/0359 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2024
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 066269/0824 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2024
From: CELEBRATION BIDCO, LLC
To: GLAS AMERICAS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 065995/0087 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2024
From: CELEBRATION BIDCO, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 065997/0450 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2023
From: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC
To: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 065111/0970 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2023
From: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
Reel/Frame 064946/0826 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2021
From: ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 056179/0230 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2020
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 053363/0248 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2020
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 053363/0257 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2020
From: ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 053365/0246 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2020
From: ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 053365/0291 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST (ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT) Recorded Aug 21, 2015
From: ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036419/0408 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST (TERM LOAN SECURITY AGREEMENT) Recorded Aug 21, 2015
From: ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036419/0807 →