Balloon kit and method of assembly

Abstract

A balloon and kit assembly includes an inflatable balloon having a port for inflating the balloon and a holder assembly including a tube and a base. The tube has an upper end designed to be selectively mated with the inflatable port and a lower end which may be used to inflate the balloon and to then be mated with the base in order to hold and display the balloon. The kit also includes a colorful tinsel assembly mountable on the tube.

1 . a balloon kit comprising: 
 an inflatable balloon having an inflating port and an inflating assembly attached to the inflating port for enabling the balloon to be inflated;    a base having a top end and a bottom surface for enabling the base to be securely mounted on a selected surface;    an elongated tube having a top end for securely mating with the inflating assembly and having a bottom end for enabling fluid to be injected into the bottom end of the tube and via the tube into said inflating assembly; and    the bottom end of said tube being shaped for mating with the top end of the base for securely holding the balloon in an upright position, when the balloon is inflated and the tube mates with the inflating assembly.    
   
   
       2 . A balloon kit as claimed in  claim 1 , further including a decorative cone extending along the tube and mountable along the tube, prior to the tube being mated with the base. .  
   
   
       3 . A balloon kit as claimed in  claim 2 , further including means for holding the decorative cone securely in place along the tube.  
   
   
       4 . A balloon kit as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the base includes at least one of suction and adhesive means for securing the bottom surface of the base to a selected surface when the tube is secured to the base and a balloon is attached to the top end of the tube.  
   
   
       5 . A balloon kit as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said balloon is formed of a material which inhibits a gas contained within the balloon cavity from escaping and wherein said inflatable assembly includes valve means for enabling a gas to flow into said balloon cavity to inflate the balloon while preventing the gas from escaping.  
   
   
       6 . A balloon kit as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein said tube is selectively attachable and detachable from said balloon and said base.  
   
   
       7 . A balloon kit as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the balloon has a cavity to which is attached a neck portion which functions as an inflating port; and wherein the inflating assembly includes a hollow cylindrical pipe stem having an upper section, a mid section and a lower section, wherein the upper section is positioned within the cavity of the balloon, the neck portion is sealed to the mid section, and the lower section extends from the neck portion for coupling to the tube.  
   
   
       8 . A method for displaying a decorative self supporting inflatable balloon having an inflating port in which an inflating assembly is positioned and part of which assembly extends externally from the end of the balloon comprising the steps of: 
 mating the top end of an elongated tube with the part of the inflating assembly extending externally from the inflatable balloon;    injecting a fluid into the bottom end of the tube for inflating the balloon to a desirable extent; and    mating the bottom end of the tube with a base element, said base element having a bottom underside surface which may be selectively secured to a selected surface.    
   
   
       9 . A method for displaying a decorative self supporting inflatable balloon as claimed in  claim 7 , further including the step of sliding a decorative cone along the outer periphery of the tube so it extends along the tube.  
   
   
       10 . A balloon kit comprising an inflatable balloon having an inflating port, a hollow tube having an upper end attachable to the inflating port for inflating the balloon and having a bottom end for mounting the tube into a base designed to enable the balloon and tube assembly to be firmly positioned on a multiplicity of different surfaces and to support the tube and balloon assembly in an upright and erect position to display the balloon.