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Granted Patent B2
US 10,279,936 · App. 15/123,434 · Granted May 7, 2019

System, device, and method for filling at least one balloon

Inventors: Ajit Khubani (Saddle River, NJ); Cara Leonard (Little Falls, NJ)
Assignee: Telebrands Corp.
B65B3/17A63H27/10A63H37/00B65B7/025A63H2027/1033
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Patent No.
US 10,279,936
App. No.
15/123,434
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a fluid. The apparatus including a connector having a coupling mechanism proximate to a first end of the connector, the coupling mechanism being configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source, a plurality of conduits coupled to the connector, each of the plurality of conduits having a distal end, and a plurality of containers, each container coupled proximate to the distal end of a corresponding conduit via a corresponding coupling element. The connector and conduits being configured such that each distal end of the plurality of conduits is located at a respective distance from the first end of the connector, all the respective distances associated with each of the distal ends being different.

Claims (32)

1. An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a fluid, the apparatus comprising:

a connector having a coupling mechanism proximate to a first end of the connector, the coupling mechanism being configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source;

a plurality of conduits coupled to the connector in a spiral arrangement, each of the plurality of conduits having a distal end; and

a plurality of containers, each container coupled proximate to the distal end of a corresponding conduit via a corresponding coupling element,

the connector and conduits being configured such that each distal end of the plurality of conduits is located at a respective distance from the first end of the connector, all the respective distances associated with each of the distal ends being different.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the distal ends of the plurality of conduits form a cascading spiral arrangement.

3. An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a fluid, the apparatus comprising:

a connector having a coupling mechanism proximate to a first end of the connector, the coupling mechanism being configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source;

a plurality of conduits coupled to the connector, each of the plurality of conduits having a distal end and each of the plurality of conduits all have substantially a same length; and

a plurality of containers, each container coupled proximate to the distal end of a corresponding conduit via a corresponding coupling element,

the connector and conduits being configured such that each distal end of the plurality of conduits is located at a respective distance from the first end of the connector, all the respective distances associated with each of the distal ends being different.

4. An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a fluid, the apparatus comprising:

a connector having a plurality of channels and a coupling mechanism proximate to a first end of the connector configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source;

a plurality of conduits coupled to the channels of the connector in a spiral arrangement, each of the plurality of conduits all having substantially a same length; and

a plurality of containers being coupled proximate to a distal end of the conduits,

the conduits being coupled to the connector such that each distal end of the plurality of conduits is located at a respective distance from the first end of the connector, all the respective distances associated with each of the distal ends being different.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the distal ends of the plurality of conduits form a cascading spiral arrangement.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein each of the containers includes a balloon.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising:

a flow path providing fluid communication between the fluid source and each of the containers coupled to the apparatus; and

a mixing mechanism disposed in the flow path and configured to receive an additive and introduce the additive into the flow path.

8. An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a fluid, the apparatus comprising:

a connector having a plurality of channels disposed in a spiral arrangement and a coupling mechanism proximate to a first end of the connector configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source;

a plurality of conduits coupled to the channels of the connector; and

a plurality of containers being coupled proximate to a distal end of the conduits,

the conduits being coupled to the connector such that each distal end of the plurality of conduits is located at a respective distance from the first end of the connector, all the respective distances associated with each of the distal ends being different.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the distal ends of the plurality of conduits form a cascading spiral arrangement.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of conduits all have substantially a same length.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein each of the containers includes a balloon.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising:

a flow path providing fluid communication between the fluid source and each of the containers coupled to the apparatus; and

a mixing mechanism disposed in the flow path and configured to receive an additive and introduce the additive into the flow path.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2026
From: TELEBRANDS CORP.
To: ZURU INC.
Reel/Frame 075854/0617 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: KHUBANI, AJIT; LEONARD, CARA
To: TELEBRANDS CORP.
Reel/Frame 048664/0424 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 14997230 · Jan 15, 2016
Provisional Application 62254487 · Nov 12, 2015
Provisional Application 62182122 · Jun 19, 2015
Related Publication 20180162565A1 · Jun 14, 2018