IP Library Granted Patent US 9,841,144
Granted Patent B2
US 9,841,144 · App. 14/279,194 · Granted Dec 12, 2017

Balloon pumper having relief valve

Inventor: Chon Seong Gan (Irvine, CA)
Assignee: MerchSource, LLC
F17C7/00A63H27/10B05B9/0827F04B9/14A63H2027/1033
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Patent No.
US 9,841,144
App. No.
14/279,194
Granted
Dec 12, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A balloon filling device is provided for filling balloons with air or water. The balloon filling device includes a container for holding fluid, a pump mechanism for pressurizing the container and a trigger mechanism for releasing fluid in the container. The trigger mechanism includes a nozzle for attaching and holding a balloon while releasing pressurized air or liquid within the container into the balloon. The pump mechanism includes a pressure relief valve for releasing air back through the pump mechanism to the outside of the container when the container is over-pressurized.

Claims (7)

1. A balloon filling device, the balloon filling device comprising:

a container for holding fluid,

a pump mechanism for pressurizing the container, the pump mechanism having an automatic pressure relief valve for releasing air back through the pump mechanism and outside of the container when the container is over-pressurized; and

a trigger mechanism for releasing fluid in the container, the trigger mechanism including a nozzle for attaching and holding a balloon while it is being filled with air or fluid and whereby the fluid can be released into the balloon for filing the balloon.

2. The device of claim 1 , where the pump mechanism includes a pump handle, a rod and a plunger contained within a sleeve and where the automatic pressure relief valve is positioned within the plunger to release air back through the sleeve if the container is over-pressurized.

3. The device of claim 1 , where the fluid is water, air or a mixture thereof.

4. The device of claim 1 , where the automatic pressure relief valve includes a spring that will compress in response to a pressure of approximately 27-32 psi in the container.

Assignments (7)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2025
From: MERCHSOURCE, LLC
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070671/0884 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2025
From: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
To: MERCHSOURCE, LLC; COHESION PRODUCTS, LLC; THREESIXTY SOURCING LIMITED; THREESIXTY BRANDS GROUP LLC; VORNADO AIR, LLC
Reel/Frame 070666/0256 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2020
From: MERCHSOURCE, LLC; VORNADO AIR, LLC
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
Reel/Frame 052231/0650 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2020
From: MERCHSOURCE, LLC; VORNADO AIR, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052231/0567 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2017
From: BANK OF MONTREAL
To: MERCHSOURCE, LLC; COHESION PRODUCTS, LLC; THREESIXTY SOURCING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 041870/0428 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2016
From: GAN, CHON SEONG
To: MERCHSOURCE, LLC
Reel/Frame 040773/0933 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2014
From: GAN, CHON SEONG
To: MERCHSOURCE, LLC
Reel/Frame 033371/0060 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61956015 · Mar 15, 2013
Related Publication 20140290794A1 · Oct 2, 2014