Cup-shaped balloon holder with stick

Abstract

An improved balloon cup for mounting and supporting a balloon with the valve tail on a stick includes a frustoconical top for supporting and holding a balloon with a first depending slot therethrough for passing the balloon tail therethrough. A stem depends from the top with an open inner channel circular in cross section extending the length of the stem. The channel is in open communication with the slot through an elongated channel opening for receiving the balloon tail therethrough. After the balloon tail is placed within the inner channel, the stick is transversely placed into the circular inner channel through the elongate channel opening and the stick and balloon tail are held in place by opposing bias flanges along the elongate channel opening.

1 . An improved balloon cup for mounting and supporting a balloon with a valve tail on a stick, comprising:
 a) a frustoconical top for supporting and holding a balloon with a first depending slot therethrough for passing the balloon tail therethrough the slot; and   b) a stem depending from the top with an open inner channel extending the length of the stem, the channel being in open communication with the slot for receiving the balloon tail therethrough afterwhich biasedly receiving the stick transversely therethrough to hold the balloon tail in the channel and to hold the balloon cup on the stick.   
     
     
         2 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 1 , wherein the top has a solid side wall. 
     
     
         3 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 1 , further comprising a second depending slot therethrough the top generally opposite the first depending slot. 
     
     
         4 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 1  wherein the open inner channel is circular in cross section to receive and capture the stick. 
     
     
         5 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 1 , further comprising an elongate channel opening for receiving the balloon tail and the stick in a biased locking arrangement in the stem. 
     
     
         6 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 5 , further comprising opposing biased flanges along the elongate channel opening to biasedly transversely receive and hold the stick. 
     
     
         7 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 5 , further comprising a balloon tail notch in the stem opposite the elongate channel opening for locking the balloon tail in the stem after the stick is placed in the open inner channel. 
     
     
         8 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 1 , further comprising a stick rim in an upper portion of the open inner channel to prohibit the stick from moving upwardly into the balloon. 
     
     
         9 . An improved balloon cup for mounting and supporting a balloon with a valve tail on a stick, comprising:
 a) frustoconical top for supporting and holding a balloon with a first depending slot therethrough for passing the balloon tail therethrough the slot; and   b) a stem depending from the top with an open inner channel circular in cross section extending the length of the stem, the channel being in open communication with the slot through an elongate channel opening for receiving the balloon tail therethrough afterwhich biasedly receiving the stick transversely therethrough to hold the balloon tail in the channel and to hold the balloon cup on the stick.   
     
     
         10 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 9 , wherein the top has a solid side wall. 
     
     
         11 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 9 , further comprising a second depending slot therethrough the top generally opposite the first depending slot. 
     
     
         12 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 9 , further comprising opposing biased flanges along the elongate channel opening to biasedly transversely receive and hold the stick. 
     
     
         13 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 9 , further comprising a balloon tail notch in the stem opposite the elongate channel opening for locking the balloon tail in the stem after the stick is placed in the open inner channel. 
     
     
         14 . The improved balloon cup of  claim 9 , further comprising a stick rim in an upper portion of the open inner channel to prohibit the stick from moving upwardly into the balloon. 
     
     
         15 . An improved balloon cup for mounting and supporting a balloon with a valve tail on a stick, comprising:
 a) a frustoconical top for supporting and holding a balloon with a first depending slot therethrough for passing the balloon tail therethrough the slot; and   b) a stem depending from the top with an open inner channel circular in cross section extending the length of the stem, the channel being in open communication with the slot through an elongate channel opening with opposing biased flanges along the channel opening for receiving the balloon tail therethrough afterwhich biasedly receiving the stick transversely therethrough to hold the balloon tail in the channel and to hold the balloon cup on the stick.