US Patent:
20130344264, Dec 26, 2013
Inventors:
Tracy A. PAOLILLI - East Greenwich RI, US
John J. FITCH - Middletown RI, US
Todd Richard SARNSTROM - Ellsworth WI, US
Dean BORCHARDT - River Falls WI, US
Paul Andrew ANSOLABEHERE - Minnetonka MN, US
Steven SARGEANT - Kingston RI, US
Larissa M. BOUTIN - Warwick RI, US
Robert T. ERVOLINO - North Kingstown RI, US
Douglas J. BOWER - Charlestown RI, US
Delaware HOOD - Wakefield RI, US
Assignee:
ANAGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. - Eden Prairie MN
TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC. - N. Kingstown RI
International Classification:
A63H 27/10
US Classification:
428 347, 428 357, 428 366, 428 359, 264510, 427299
Abstract:
Described are stretchable and formable lighter than air balloons including a high barrier lamination. The stretchable and formable balloons stretch when overinflated instead of failing. The balloons are formed from a lamination including a polyester film with a total thickness of 4 μm to 12 μm including a biaxially oriented polyester core layer and at least one amorphous copolyester skin layer. The polyester film has an Elongation % in the transverse direction (TD) or machine direction (MD) of greater than 125%.