Abstract:
A hand-held balloon structure comprises: a balloon having a nozzle; at least one light-emitting device fixed on a cord; a rod; and a controller. The cord is coupled with the balloon. The both ends of the rod are coupled with the nozzle of the balloon and the controller, respectively. As a result, the hand-held balloon structure is easy to carry and handy to operate. Besides, the light-emitting device is capable of generating lighting from the inside or the outside of the balloon for providing various lighting effects.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to an improved hand-held balloon structure, and more particularly to a hand-held balloon structure, which comprises a balloon, at lest one light-emitting device, a rod and a controller, wherein the light-emitting device is coupled with a cord, and the nozzle of the balloon and the controller are coupled with the both ends of the rod, respectively, whereby the improved hand-held balloon structure is easy to carry, handy to operate, and suitable for use in all kinds of balloons or the likes. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The balloon is lighter than air and can float quite high in the sky. As a result, a lot of balloons are generally released to liven up the atmosphere of pageant. In addition, patterns may be marked on the outside of the balloon, and the balloon may be coupled with a cord or a rod for being held by hand. The aforesaid balloon structure is capable of livening up the atmosphere in the daytime or at the location with sufficient illumination, but it is useless during nighttime. As a result, the conventional balloon structure must be improved to enable it to create lifelikeness and interest during nighttime or at the location that lacks sufficient illumination or to provide different effects in the daytime. 
         [0003]    Whereas the foregoing description, the present inventor makes diligent studies in providing consumers with a newly improved hand-held balloon structure. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0004]    It is a main object of the present invention to provide a balloon structure, which comprises a balloon, one or more light-emitting devices, a rod and a controller, wherein the light-emitting device is coupled with a cord, and the nozzle of the balloon and the controller are coupled with the both ends of the rod, respectively, whereby the hand-held balloon structure is usable during nighttime or at the location that lacks sufficient illumination. 
         [0005]    It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved hand-held balloon structure. Several light-emitting devices are arranged on a cord disposed on a balloon. The light-emitting devices are connected to a conducting wire, and a controller is disposed on a rear end of the conducting wire so as to generate constant lighting, twinkling lighting or color changing lighting from the inside or the outside of the balloon by operating the controller, thereby increasing the function of the hand-held balloon structure. 
         [0006]    It is a further object of the present invention to provide an improved balloon structure, wherein several light-emitting devices are arranged on a cord disposed on a balloon. The light-emitting devices have receivers disposed thereon. The light-emitting devices can generate constant lighting, twinkling lighting or color changing lighting by operating a remote type controller or another remote control, thereby increasing the function of the hand-held balloon structure. 
         [0007]    In order to achieve the above-mentioned objects, an improved hand-held balloon structure comprises: a balloon; at least one light-emitting device; a rod; and a controller. The balloon has a nozzle. The light-emitting device is fixed on a cord. The cord is coupled with the balloon. The both ends of the rod are coupled with the nozzle of the balloon and the controller, respectively. As a result, the hand-held balloon structure is easy to carry and handy to operate. Besides, the light-emitting device is capable of generating lighting from the inside or the outside of the balloon for providing various lighting effects. 
     
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0008]      FIG. 1  is a hand-held balloon structure in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0009]      FIG. 2  is a hand-held balloon structure in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0010]      FIG. 3  is a hand-held balloon structure in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0011]      FIG. 4  is a hand-held balloon structure in accordance with a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0012]      FIG. 5  is a hand-held balloon structure in accordance with a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0013]      FIG. 6  is a hand-held balloon structure in accordance with a sixth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0014]    The above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention will be better understood by reference to the following descriptions of embodiments taken in conjunction with the drawings. 
         [0015]    Referring to  FIGS. 1 through 4 , a hand-held balloon structure of the present invention generally comprises a balloon  10 , one or more light-emitting devices  20 , one or more cords  30 , a rod  40  and a controller  50 . 
         [0016]    The balloon  10  has a nozzle  11  for air inflation, and patterns or characters that have certain meanings may be optionally marked on the outside of the balloon  10  so as to provide functions of advertisement, publicity and decoration for pageant. 
         [0017]    The light-emitting device  20  is composed of a LED, a battery and a receiver (not shown) disposed on a circuit board, wherein the receiver is capable of receiving a signal from the remote type controller  50  or another remote control (not shown) to allow the light-emitting device  20  to generate constant lighting, twinkling lighting or color changing lighting according to the requirements of users. 
         [0018]    The light-emitting device  20  is coupled with the cord  30  by following methods. In a first method, a single light-emitting device  20  is adhered to the cord  30 . In a second method, several honeycomb-arranged light-emitting devices  20  are adhered to the cord  30 . In a third method, several straight-aligned light-emitting devices  20  are adhered to the cord  30 . In a fourth method, a single light-emitting device  20  is adhered to two cords  30  simultaneously. 
         [0019]    Referring to  FIGS. 1 through 4 , if the receiver is located on the light-emitting device  20  that locates on the cord  30 , the cord  30  can be positioned on the inside of the deflated balloon  10  with one end adhered to the inside of the balloon  10  and the other end located at the nozzle  11  or at any location inside the balloon  10 . For the same reason, if two cords  30  are utilized, the both ends of the first cord  30  can be adhered to the inside of the balloon  10  and the nozzle  11  or any location inside the deflated balloon  10 , respectively. In addition, a first end of the second cord  30  can be adhered to any location inside the deflated balloon  10 , and a second end of the second cord  30  can be coupled with the light-emitting device  20 . Alternatively, the second end of the second cord  30  may be further adhered to another location inside the balloon  10  after connection with the light-emitting device  20 . Accordingly, the connection between the balloon  10  and the cord  30  is much more secure. After the gas inflation is completed, the nozzle  11  is sealed such that the light-emitting device  20 , which is coupled with the cord  30 , is located inside the balloon  10  and that the cord  30  is extended to the outside of the balloon  10  via the nozzle  11 . In addition, the controller  50 , which is coupled with the rear end of the cord  30 , is further coupled with the rear end of the rod  40 , wherein the both ends of the rod  40  are coupled with the nozzle  11  and the controller  50 , respectively, and thus the first hand-held balloon structure of the present invention is completed. Thereafter, several reflection sheets  70  are optionally adhered to the top surface of the balloon  10 , and a ribbon  60  is optionally tied to nozzle  11  of the balloon  10  for the purpose of decoration. In addition, the nozzle  11  further has two passageways to permit the passage of the gas and the cord  30 . 
         [0020]    As shown in  FIG. 6 , the light-emitting device  20  that locates on the cord  30  is further connected with a conducting wire  80 . In addition, the light-emitting device  20  is wire controlled by the controller  50  that is electrically connected to the rear end of the conducting wire  80  to generate constant lighting, twinkling lighting or color changing lighting. When the cord  30  is positioned on the inside of the deflated balloon  10 , one end of the cord  30  is adhered to the inside of the balloon  10  and the other end of the cord  30  is located at the nozzle  11  or at any location inside the balloon  10 . For the same reason, if two cords  30  are utilized, the both ends of the first cord  30  can be adhered to the inside of the balloon  10  and the nozzle  11  or any location inside the deflated balloon  10 , respectively. In addition, a first end of the second cord  30  can be adhered to any location inside the deflated balloon  10 , and a second end of the second cord  30  can be coupled with the light-emitting device  20 . Alternatively, the second end of the second cord  30  may be further adhered to another location inside the balloon  10  after connection with the light-emitting device  20 . Thus, the connection between the balloon  10  and the cords  30  is much more secure. After the gas inflation is completed, the nozzle  11  is sealed such that the light-emitting device  20 , which is coupled with the cord  30 , is located inside the balloon  10  and that the cord  30  and the conducting wire  80  are extended to the outside of the balloon  10  via the nozzle  11 . In addition, the controller  50 , which is coupled with the rear end of the conducting wire  80 , is further coupled with the rear end of the rod  40 , wherein the both ends of the rod  40  are coupled with the nozzle  11  and the controller  50 , respectively, and thus the second hand-held balloon structure of the present invention is completed. In addition, the nozzle  11  further has two passageways to permit the passage of the gas, the cord  30  and the conducting wire  80 . 
         [0021]    As shown in  FIGS. 1 through 4  and  FIG. 6 , the hand-held balloon structure of the present invention is suitable for use in the pageant by holding the tube  40  under the nozzle  11  such that the single light-emitting diode  20  or the straight-aligned or honeycomb-arranged light-emitting diodes  20  of the balloon structure of the present invention can be allowed to generate lighting in a constant or specific twinkling mode by operating the controller  50  that couples with the rear end of the rod  40 . Besides, the ribbon  60  and the reflection sheets  70  that dispose on the balloon  10  can reflect the light emitted from the light-emitting diode  20  to generate different decoration effects. As a result, the balloon  10  is able to create lifelikeness and interest during nighttime or at the location that lacks sufficient illumination. 
         [0022]    As shown in  FIGS. 1 through 4 , the light-emitting device  20  and the cord  30  are located inside the balloon  10 . However, as shown in  FIG. 5 , when in use, one or more light-emitting devices  20  can be fixed on a cord  30 , and this cord  30  is further coupled with the outside of the balloon  10 . The remaining components, which are identical to the forgoing description, are omitted herein. Therefore, the light-emitting device  20  that locates on the outer surface of the balloon  10  is capable of generating lighting. As a result, the balloon  10  is applicable during daytime and nighttime and at the location that lacks sufficient illumination so as to generate constant lighting, twinkling lighting or color-changing lighting by operating the controller  50 . 
         [0023]    In accordance with the foregoing description, it is apparent that the present invention provides the advantages as follows: 
         [0024]    1. Because the light-emitting device and the rod that has the controller disposed thereon are coupled with the balloon, the balloon can generate lighting and is easy to be held such that the balloon is further applicable during both daytime and nighttime and at the location that lacks sufficient illumination. 
         [0025]    2. In the balloon structure of the present invention, the light-emitting device that locates inside the balloon is provided with the receiver or connected with the controller via the conducting wire such that the balloon can further generate constant lighting, twinkling lighting or color changing lighting by operating the remote control or the controller for promoting the function and illumination effect of the balloon. 
         [0026]    In summary, the present invention indeed achieves the expected objects and provides an improved multi-use hand-held balloon structure. Accordingly, the present invention meets the requirement for patentability and is therefore submitted for a patent. 
         [0027]    While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiment of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments, which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.