Patent ID: 6523778
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A63H,F21V,G09F

Abstract:
A process for creating a flying light source, comprising the steps of:providing an inflatable balloon; associating a light source with the balloon; filling the balloon with lighter-than-air gas; sealing the lighter-than-air gas within the balloon; attaching a retaining filament to the balloon; creating a self-contained signaling device comprising a canister containing lighter-than-air gas, a nozzle for dispensing the lighter-than-air gas from the canister into the inflatable balloon, a battery-operated light assembly attached to the inflatable balloon, and the filament attached to the inflatable balloon; and disposing a collar over an upper end of the canister and the nozzle, the collar having a reel rotatably connected thereto, wherein the filament is wound onto the reel, and detachably connecting a lid to the collar, wherein the inflatable balloon is disposed within the lid.