Counterweighted Free-Floating Helium Balloon

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kit that provides one or more counterweights, one or more counterweight containers, and a fastener adapted to attach the counterweight and counterweight container to the balloon. The counterweight container could be a plastic pipette, small rubber duck, plastic bottle, or something else. The fastener could be an adhesive, hook, or something else. A balloon could also be included in the kit. The counterweight container can be filled with any weight, such as water, and then attached to the helium balloon to balance the rise of the balloon. The weight can be adjusted by the addition or removal of water from the pipette. This counterweight allows for the balloon to be balanced at the desired height, free-floating, and desirable for many different applications.

1 . A balloon counterweight apparatus compromising:
 a. a counterweight;   b. a counterweight container designed to precisely adjust the effect of said counterweight;   c. and a counterweight fastener designed to attach the said counterweight container to said balloon.   
     
     
         2 . A balloon counterweight apparatus as in  claim 1  wherein said counterweight compromises a liquid or material used to create weight to offset the rise of a balloon. 
     
     
         3 . A balloon counterweight apparatus as in  claim 1  wherein said counterweight container compromises a plastic pipette, bottle, or rubber toy used to hold the said counterweight at a precise level of control to remove excess weight or recursively add additional weight. 
     
     
         4 . A balloon counterweight apparatus as in  claim 1  wherein said counterweight fastener compromises an adhesive, hook, or hook and loop fastener to connect the counterweight and/or container to the balloon. 
     
     
         5 . A method of making a free-floating balanced counterweighted balloon compromising:
 a. forming an accurate counterweight to the rise of the balloon;   b. attaching the counterweight and/or container to the balloon;   c. recursively resetting the weight of the counterweight to re-balance the rise of the balloon.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the forming an accurate counterweight and recursively resetting the counterweight compromises adjusting the weight of the counterweight substance by adding more of the counterweight substance or removing some of the counterweight substance to precisely balance the rise of the balloon.