Patent ID: 7967344

Claim:
A balloon tying device comprising: a base adapted for attaching to a support structure; and a cantilever supported by said base and protruding away from the support structure, said cantilever having a U-shaped cross section, said cantilever having a proximal region closest to said base and a distal region, said proximal region having two ears defining generally parallel planes extending outwardly therefrom, each of said ears terminating in a distal retaining edge for retaining a loop of balloon material, said cantilever defining inside said U-shape an axially oriented recess, said recess extending from said proximal region and between said ears to said distal region; and a brace tab extending downward from the lower edge of said base; and a ribbon retainer disposed on said device, said ribbon retainer further comprising a proximal ribbon retaining section and a distal ribbon retaining section.