Apparatus for tying knots in inflated balloons

Abstract

An apparatus for tying inflated balloons having a wrapping member and a threading member. The threading member is configured to insert into a slot in the wrapping member. The apparatus is configured to aid in tying an inflated balloon by wrapping a neck of the inflated balloon around the wrapping member, securing a mouth of the inflated balloon in a gripping portion of the threading member, and removing the threaded member from the wrapping member to pull the mouth of the inflated balloon through the wrapped neck of the balloon. This results in an inflated balloon having a knot tied in the neck thereof.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A balloon tying apparatus comprising: 
 a wrapping member configured to support a neck of an inflated balloon in a wrapped configuration and including a receiving slot;    a threading member configured to insert into the receiving slot and configured to secure a mouth of the inflated balloon.    
     
     
         2 . The balloon tying apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the wrapping member includes a neck support guide configured to support the neck of the inflated balloon during the tying operation.  
     
     
         3 . The balloon tying apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the threading member includes a mouth holding slot for securing the mouth of the inflated balloon.  
     
     
         4 . A method for tying an inflated balloon comprising: 
 providing a balloon tying apparatus including a wrapping member configured to support a neck of an inflated balloon in a wrapped configuration and including a receiving slot and a threading member configured to insert into the receiving slot and configured to secure a mouth of the inflated balloon;    wrapping a neck of an inflated balloon around the wrapping member;    crossing the mouth of the inflated balloon over the wrapped neck of the balloon;    securing the mouth of the inflated balloon in a mouth-retaining slot in the threading member;    removing the threaded member from the wrapping member thereby pulling the mouth of the balloon through the wrapped neck of the balloon; and    removing the wrapped neck of the balloon from the wrapping member and releasing the mouth of the balloon from the threading member.    
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the wrapping member includes a neck support guide configured to support the neck of the inflated balloon during wrapping.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the threading member includes a mouth holding slot for securing the mouth of the inflated balloon.