Heart and long bow novelty balloon

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of the novelty balloon bow design of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a right side end elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the design of FIG. 1.

The phantom line representation of an inflation valve (e.g. see FIG. 1) does not form a portion of the invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a heart and long bow novelty balloon, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D65512 August 1924 Worstell
D234467 March 1975 Del Grosso
4837059 June 6, 1989 Milne
D313373 January 1, 1991 Taylor
D338628 August 24, 1993 Daun
D347031 May 17, 1994 Axtell
5573439 November 12, 1996 Turner et al.
5662509 September 2, 1997 Lieberman
D428943 August 1, 2000 Padilla
D448813 October 2, 2001 Perry et al.
Other references
  • Qualatex® Valentine's Day 2000 Catalog, p. 4, showing “I Love You Heart With Roses” balloon, published at least as early as Jan., 2000.
  • http://southernballoon.com/pages/seasonal/1999valent2.html—Qualatex 1999 Valentine's Day Collection, showing “Vertical Heart—I Love You” balloon, and other heart-shaped balloons, publicly available at least as early as Jan., 1999.
  • M&D Industries International, Inc. “Making the World A Happier Place” catalog, p. 43, showing various heart-shaped balloons, published at least as early as 1998.
  • Anagram Valentine's Day 2000 catalog, p. 12, showing “Pillow Talk: Ruffles & Ribbons” heart-shaped balloon and “I Heart You” balloon, published at least as early as Jan., 2000.
  • Betallic “Everyday Shapes” Supplement catalog, pp. 12-13, showing “Package I Love You”, “Dancing Heart Two”, “Twin Bears Heart”, and various other heart-shaped balloons, believed to be published before Jul., 2000.
  • M&D Industries “Making the world a happier place in a BIG way” catalog, p. 5, showing “Mickey B-day Gift Shape” balloon, and p. 38, showing “COCL B-day Package Shape” balloon. Balloons in the gift box and package shapes shown on pp. 5 and 38 were publicly available at least as early as 1998.
  • http://southernballoon.com/pages/seasonal/mdchristmas.html—M&D Industries 1998 Christmas & New Year's Collections. “Christmas Mouse Gift Shape”, publicly available at least as early as 1998.
  • M&D Industries “Making the world a happier place in a BIG way” catalog, p. 46, showing various heart-shaped balloons. Balloons in the heart shapes shown were publicly available at least as early as 1999.
  • http://southernballoon.com/pages/seasonal/1999MDvalent.html—M&D Industries 1999 Valentine's Day Collection, showing various heart-shaped balloons, publicly available at least as early as Jan., 1999.
Patent History
Patent number: D457921
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 13, 2001
Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
Assignee: CTI Industries Corporation (Barrington, IL)
Inventors: Leanne Perry (Lake Zurich, IL), Carol Ostrander (Algonquin, IL)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Marshall, Gerstein, & Borun
Application Number: 29/145,002
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Inflated (e.g., Balloon) (D21/440); Simulative (15) (D11/125); Miscellaneous (D11/184)
International Classification: 2102;