Improvements in or relating to Toy and Advertising Balloons, Hollow India Rubber Balls, Air Cushions, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 2nd May, 1892-Accepted, 4th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Toy and Advertising Balloons, Hollow
India Rubber Balls, Air Cushions, and the like.
I, SAMUEL EDMOND STATHAM of Manor House, Levenshulme, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster India Rubber Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improvements which form the subject of this invention relate to a means for
inflating and keeping inflated balloons or bags that are formed of india rubber and
are used as a toy or for advertizing and other purposes, air cushions, hollow india
rubber balls and the like: The object of this invention is to facilitate the inflation
of articles such as hereinbefore mentioned with either gas or air.
In this invention I form a balloon of any convenient size in the usual manner by
uniting two or more pieces of india rubber so as to form a bag for containing either
gas or air.
For the purpose of inflation I connect or form on one side of balloon or bag a
neck or stem of a tubular form the outer or open end of which I strengthen by
rolling or turning back the edge so as to form a rim.
In order to prevent the emission of gas or air during the process of inflation or
after the balloon has been filled by blowing with the mouth or by other means
without requiring the tube or neck to be tied or knotted, I insert within said tube
or neck a valve which I form by means of a short elastic tube that is open at the
upper end and closed at the lower end, or that part which is inserted in the tube or
neck of balloon : I slit or divide the aforesaid closed end, but said end will remain
closed unless pressed by the hand in a cross direction, and will prevent the emission
of contents of balloon: In order to inflate a balloon the valve is pressed by the
hand in a cross direction which thus causes the slit to open when the air may more
freely be blown in or gas passed through the neck or tube into the balloon: When
pressure by the hand on the valve is released the aforesaid slit closes and by these
means prevents the emission of contents.
In order to avoid the risk of the balloon being destroyed by excessive expansion
I enclose said balloon within a light net work or other cover formed of thread, silk
or other material.
The elastic valve herein before described may in like manner be applied to the
ordinary form of hollow india rubber balls, air cushions and like goods.
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THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Toy and Advertising Balloons, Hollow
India Rubber Balls, Air Cushions, and the like.
I, SAMUEL EDMOND STATHAM of Manor House, Levenshulme Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster India Rubber Manufacturer do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The improvements which form the subject of this invention relate to a means for
inflating and keeping inflated, balloons or bags that are formed of india rubber and

page_text: are used as a toy, or for advertizing and other purposes, air cushions, hollow india
rubber balls and the like.
The object of this invention is to facilitate the inflation of articles such as herein-
before mentioned with either gas or air.
I attain this object by the means hereinafter described and as illustrated in the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
In the several views therein shown similar letters refer to similar parts.
Fig. 1 represents side view, and Fig. 2. longitudinal section of a valve, which in
this invention I form by means of a short elastic tube a, that is open at one end b
and closed at the opposite end, or that part which is intended to be inserted
within the tube or neck of a balloon or in a ball, air cushion or the like.
I slit or divide the aforesaid closed end c as shown at e¹ but said end will remain
closed and will prevent the emission of contents of balloon unless pressed by the
hand in a cross direction in the manner shown in Fig. 3 when the slit c will open
as shown in Fig. 4.
I strengthen the open end by turning over or rolling back the edges so as to
form a rim d.
In applying my invention I form a balloon as shown in Fig. 5, of any convenient
size in the usual manner by uniting two or more pieces of india rubber so as to
form a bag e, for containing either gas or air. For the purpose of inflation I con-
nect or form on one side of balloon or bag, a neck or stem of a tubular form, the
outer or open end of which I strengthen by rolling or turning back the edge so as
to form a rim g.
In order to prevent the emission of gas or air during the process of inflation or
after the balloon has been filled by blowing with the mouth or by other means,
without requiring the tube or neck to be tied or knotted, I insert within said tube
or neck a valve a such as hereinbefore described.
To inflate said balloon the valve is pressed by the hand in a cross direction, which
thus causes the slit to open, when the air may more freely be blown in, or gas
passed through the neck or tube into the balloon. When pressure by the hand on
the valve is released the aforesaid slit closes and by these means prevents the
emission of contents.
In order to avoid the risk of the balloon being destroyed by excessive expansion
I enclose said balloon within a light network or other cover formed of thread, silk
or other material.
Fig. 6 shows my invention applied to an ordinary hollow india rubber ball h.
For the purpose of deflating a ball it may be found more convenient in place of
pressing the sides of the valve to cause the slit to open, to insert therein the end
of any article such as a pencil or the like.
The elastic valve hereinbefore described may in like manner be applied to air
cushions and like goods.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
For the purpose of inflating or deflating toy or similar balloons, hollow india
rubber balls air cushions and the like, the use of a valve formed by means of an
elastic tube, that is open at one end and closed at the opposite end, with a slit in
said closed end substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 30th day of April 1892.
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.