Inflation timer and game

Abstract

A game comprising an inflation device, at least one inflatable object to be inflated by the inflation device, the at least one inflatable object associated with at least one indicia, and at least one game card to be associated with the at least one indicia, wherein a player of the game associates the at least one game card with the at least one indicia upon inflation of the at least one inflatable objection. There is also provided an inflation time and a method of playing a game using the inflation timer.

what is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A game comprising:
 a) an inflation device;   b) at least one inflatable object to be inflated by the inflation device, the at least one inflatable object associated with at least one indicia; and   c) at least one game card to be associated with the at least one indicia, wherein a player of the game associates the at least one game card with the at least one indicia upon inflation of the at least one inflatable object.   
     
     
         2 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of inflatable objects. 
     
     
         3 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of inflatable objects each having a different indicia. 
     
     
         4 . The game of  claim 3 , wherein the inflatable objects are balloons. 
     
     
         5 . The game of  claim 4 , wherein the indicia are letters. 
     
     
         6 . The game of  claim 5 , wherein the indicia are selected from the group consisting of letters, numbers, shapes, patterns, animals, colors, icons or logos or combinations of the same. 
     
     
         7 . The game of  claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of game cards. 
     
     
         8 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the inflation device further comprises a variable control for controlling the inflation rate. 
     
     
         9 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the inflation device further comprises a variable control for controlling the inflation time. 
     
     
         10 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one spin wheel to determine the at least one indicia. 
     
     
         11 . A method of timing game play comprising:
 a) inflating at least one inflatable object with an inflation device while a game is being played; and   b) terminating game play when the at least one inflatable object ruptures.   
     
     
         12 . A game kit comprising:
 a) an inflation device;   b) a plurality of inflatable objects to be inflated by the inflation device, each inflatable object associated with at least one indicia; and   c) a plurality of game cards.   
     
     
         13 . The game kit of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one of the inflatable objects further comprise at least one indicia. 
     
     
         14 . The game kit of  claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of inflatable objects further comprises different indicia. 
     
     
         15 . A method of playing a game comprising:
 a) defining at least one category;   b) attaching a balloon to an inflation device;   c) inflating the balloon at the start of the game;   d) completing a game card by associating at least one indicia with the at least one category while the balloon is inflating; and   e) terminating the game when the balloon pops.   
     
     
         16 . The method of playing of  claim 15 , wherein the indicia is not known to game participants prior to inflating the balloon.