US 12,337,252 B2
Balloon containment device
Nevin R. Salvino, Wauconda, IL (US)
Filed by Nevin R. Salvino, Wauconda, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/541,872.
Application 18/541,872 is a continuation of application No. 16/418,948, filed on May 21, 2019, granted, now 11,878,256.
Prior Publication US 2024/0139639 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63H 27/10 (2006.01)
CPC A63H 27/10 (2013.01) [A63H 2027/1041 (2013.01); A63H 2027/1091 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inflatable device comprising:
an inflatable balloon having a body and a neck portion, the neck portion formed by a sidewall having a proximal end opposite the body and a distal end adjacent the body, the sidewall forming a balloon opening portion having an inner dimension when the balloon is inflated, wherein the proximal end of the neck portion comprises a first opening for a flow of a fluid into and out of the inflatable balloon;
an air containment body positioned in the body, the air containment body having a first outer dimension larger than an inner dimension of the balloon opening portion and positionable relative to the distal end of the neck portion; and,
an elongate external retainer extending from the air containment body through a second opening formed in the sidewall of the neck portion, the elongate external retainer having a retainment end positioned outside the balloon, wherein the second opening in the sidewall of the neck portion is located within a middle portion of the neck portion, and wherein the second opening is closed against the elongate external retainer by an elastic retention property of the inflatable balloon.