Patent ID: 6375534
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
An attaching device for closing a stem of a balloon comprising a cup having an open end for receiving a portion of a balloon, the cup having an enclosing wall, the wall extending from the open end of the cup, the wall having an area of reduced size at a location spaced from the open end of the cup, the wall having a narrow first longitudinal slit therein, the first longitudinal slit extending from the open end of the cup to adjacent the area of reduced size, the wall having a narrow first transverse slit therein, the first transverse slit extending transverse to the first longitudinal slit and communicating therewith, the wall having a narrow second longitudinal slit therein, the second longitudinal slit extending from the open end of the cup to adjacent the area of reduced size, the second longitudinal slit being spaced from the first longitudinal slit, the wall having a narrow second transverse slit therein, the second transverse slit extending transverse to the second longitudinal slit and communicating therewith, whereby a balloon may be received in the cup with the stem of the balloon wrapped tightly around the area of reduced size and with the stem of the balloon fixed in the longitudinal and transverse slits without substantial bulging of the stem.