Patent ID: 7669355

Claim:
A simulated balloon display comprising: (a) a cluster silhouette, which consists of a one-piece flat panel of durable translucent colored plastic; the cluster silhouette has a front surface and a back surface, and within the cluster silhouette are etched multiple overlapping balloon outlines, each having an ovoid or partially ovoid shape, wherein the front surface and/or the back surface of the cluster silhouette is/are etched so as to create a texture that refracts lights in a manner simulating the refraction of light through an inflated balloon; (b) a staff by which the cluster silhouette is supported in an upright position, which staff has an upper end that is attached to the back surface of the cluster silhouette and a lower end; and (c) a clamp which is attachable to a freestanding, portable “tent sign,” which “tent sign” has two sign panels hingeably attached to one another and a handle by which the sign is carried from place to place, wherein the clamp comprises: (i) a socket into which the lower end of the staff is inserted, (ii) a forward arm that fits over the handle of the tent sign, (ii) a handle channel within which the handle can be secured, and (iii) an extension arm that extends downward between the two faces of the “tent sign.”