(This
website is still under development and shows earlier prototypes)
The
following pages show beta-testing of a low
cost pump,
an
alternaive to mouth inflating and
tying of latex balloons.
Shown are
THREE WAYS that the pump
can
be used
to inflate latex balloons:
Foot
stomping provides
the most fun, and is the
safest
method, since
the balloon is
furthest from the
users
face should the balloon break.
Rugged.
Pump can be STOMPED ON.
Can support a
220 LB
person standing
on one foot, air outlet plugged.
Compact. 3/4 in thick
collapsed. Designed for display
along
side retail balloons. Promotes Balloon sales.
Packaging is smaller than standard
retail balloon
packages
and and will fit on same racks, along with
balloons.
Promotes
SAFETY by offering a fun
to use alternative
to
inflation
by mouth.
Tying frustration is eliminated
by use of a ProLight(r)
one-way
valve and balloon seal,
invented by Bob Murray,
the
inventor of this pump, US Patent
No.
5,145,338., and the
Whip-around (tm) balloon seal, another
method
of
sealing a balloon without tying.
All
products meet the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Tests for
all ages.
Bob Murray's
mission: Make
Balloons SAFER and MORE FUN.
CLICK to view field
testing pictures
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computer BACK
BUTTON to
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