Inflatable ornamental device

Claim 2

An ornamental device comprising an inflatable envelope depicting a figure when inflated, said envelope having a translucent bottom wall, a base having an upstanding annular wall, said base having its upper end connected to said envelope so that the upper end of said base is aligned with said translucent bottom wall and supports the figure when the latter is inflated, said base having air holes between its upper end and its lower end, means to support a lamp within the base adjacent the lower end of the base so that light can project upwardly through the base and through the translucent bottom wall into the figure when inflated, the periphery of the bottom wall of the envelope being heat-sealed to the periphery of the figure portion of the envelope, said base being multisided and collapsible, and the upper end of said base surrounding the periphery of said envelope bottom wall.

Claim 3

A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said lamp support means is a bottom wall of said base, one side of said base bottom wall being pivotably connected to the juxtaposed portion of the base.

Claim 4

An ornamental device comprising an inflatable envelope depicting a figure when inflated, said envelope having a translucent bottom wall, a base having an upstanding annular wall, said base having its upper end connected to said envelope so that the upper end of said base is aligned with said translucent bottom wall and supports the figure when the latter is inflated, said base having air holes between its upper end and its lower end, means to support a lamp within the base adjacent the lower end of the base so that light can project upwardly through the base and through the translucent bottom wall into the figure when inflated, the periphery of the bottom wall of the envelope being heat-sealed to the periphery of the figure portion of the envelope, the upper end of said base surrounding the periphery of said envelope bottom wall, said base being multisided and including a plurality of panels connected together, each panel having an inner and outer layer of polymeric plastic material with a reinforcing rigid layer therebetween.

Claim 5

An ornamental device comprising an inflatable envelope depicting a figure when inflated, said envelope having a translucent bottom wall, a base having an upstanding annular wall, said base having its upper end connected to said envelope so that the upper end of said base is aligned with said translucent bottom wall and supports the figure when the latter is inflated, said base having air holes between its upper end and its lower end, means to support a lamp within the base adjacent the lower end of the base so that light can project upwardly through the base and through the translucent bottom wall into the figure when inflated, the periphery of the bottom wall of the envelope being heat-sealed to the periphery of the figure portion of the envelope, the upper end of said base surrounding the periphery of said envelope bottom wall, said base being multisided and including a plurality of panels connected together, each panel having an inner and outer layer of polymeric plastic material with a reinforcing rigid layer therebetween.

Claim 6

A device in accordance with claim 3 wherein the outer layer of polymeric material on each panel is substantially thicker than the inner layer on each panel.

Claim 7

An ornamental device comprising an inflatable envelope depicting a figure when inflated, said envelope having a translucent bottom wall, the base having an upstanding annular wall, said base having its upper end connected to said envelope so that the upper end of the base is aligned with said translucent bottom wall and supports the inflated figure, said base having air holes between its upper end and its lower end, means to support a lamp within the base annular wall adjacent the lower end of the base so that light can project upwardly through the base and through the translucent bottom wall into the inflated figure, said envelope having a skirt, the lower end of said skirt overlapping the upper end of said base and being free from attachment with said base.

Claim 8

An ornamental device comprising an inflatable envelope depicting a figure when inflated, said envelope having a translucent bottom wall, the base having an upstanding annular wall, said base having its upper end connected to said envelope so that the upper end of the base is aligned with said translucent bottom wall and supports the inflated figure, said base having air holes between its upper end and its lower end, means to support a lamp within the base annular wall adjacent the lower end of the base so that light can project upwardly through the base and through the translucent bottom wall into the inflated figure, said envelope having a skirt, the lower end of said skirt overlapping the upper end of said base and being free from attachment with said base.

Claim 9

An ornamental device comprising an inflatable envelope, said envelope having a bottom wall at least a portion of which is translucent, a base having an upstanding annular wall, means coupling said envelope to an end portion of said base for support by the base, the interior of the base being aligned wIth said translucent portion of the bottom wall of the envelope, the envelope when inflated having a height substantially greater than the height of said base, means to support a lamp within the base so that light from the lamp can project through the base and through the translucent portion of the envelope bottom wall into the envelope, said lamp supporting means being adjacent to the end of the base remote from the envelope, and said base including a plurality of panels pivotably connected together to facilitate collapsing the base when not in use.

Claim 10

An ornamental device comprising an inflatable envelope, said envelope having a bottom wall at least a portion of which is translucent, a base having an upstanding annular wall, means coupling said envelope to an end portion of said base for support by the base, the interior of the base being aligned wIth said translucent portion of the bottom wall of the envelope, the envelope when inflated having a height substantially greater than the height of said base, means to support a lamp within the base so that light from the lamp can project through the base and through the translucent portion of the envelope bottom wall into the envelope, said lamp supporting means being adjacent to the end of the base remote from the envelope, and said base including a plurality of panels pivotably connected together to facilitate collapsing the base when not in use.

Claim 11

A device in accordance with claim 6 wherein said lamp supporting means includes a bottom wall of the base, one edge of said bottom wall being pivotably connected to said base, said base being comprised of rigid panels, and said base bottom wall being a rigid panel.

Claim 12

An ornamental device comprising an inflatable envelope having portions delineated by paint-like material applied thereto, said envelope having a bottom wall at least a portion of which is translucent, a base which is multi-sided and collapsible, said base having an annular wall containing air holes, said annular wall having a thickness which is substantially greater than the thickness of said envelope bottom wall, means coupling said envelope to an end portion of said base for support by the base, the interior of the base being aligned with said translucent portion of the bottom wall of the envelope, the envelope when inflated having a height in transverse dimensions substantially greater than the height and transverse dimensions of said base, means to support a lamp within the base so that light from the lamp can project through the base and through the translucent portion of the envelope bottom wall into the envelope, and said lamp supporting means being adjacent to the end of the base remote from said envelope.

Claim 13

An ornamental device comprising an inflatable envelope having portions delineated by paint-like material applied thereto, said envelope having a bottom wall at least a portion of which is translucent, a base which is multi-sided and collapsible, said base having an annular wall containing air holes, said annular wall having a thickness which is substantially greater than the thickness of said envelope bottom wall, means coupling said envelope to an end portion of said base for support by the base, the interior of the base being aligned with said translucent portion of the bottom wall of the envelope, the envelope when inflated having a height in transverse dimensions substantially greater than the height and transverse dimensions of said base, means to support a lamp within the base so that light from the lamp can project through the base and through the translucent portion of the envelope bottom wall into the envelope, and said lamp supporting means being adjacent to the end of the base remote from said envelope.