Patent ID: 6238259
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A display apparatus, comprising:a stationary base member having an outer wall, the outer wall having an opening and at least one elongate slit spaced from the opening;a unitary display member having spaced first and second apertures and having an edge portion for selective engagement in said slits;a first cord having a first end secured to the first aperture in the display member and a second end secured to the opening in the base member;a second cord having a first end secured to the second aperture in the display member and a second end;at least one inflatable balloon secured to the second end of the second cord; andwhereby said balloon, when inflated with a gas which is lighter than air, rises upwardly and pulls said display member upwardly to a location at which the display member is suspended in air beneath said balloon in a generally upright configuration at a location spaced above said stationary base member whereby one of said slits support said display member in a generally upright configuration when not secured to an inflated balloon.