Abrégé

An automatic machine that holds, inflates, then securely knots ordinary latex party balloons without using accessories includes a filling nozzle, surrounding clamps, and a balloon neck stretcher. Two closable jaws can be raised, lowered, advanced, retracted and twisted about the stretched neck so that a knot is formed in the stretched neck prior to release of the balloon. Mechatronics techniques make the required motions. An optional supply mechanism pre-mounts balloons on rows of nozzles on parallel sliding strips, so that a particular strip can be selected and moved to cause inflation and knotting.

Classes IPC  ?

• A63H 27/10 - Ballons
• B65H 69/04 - Procédés ou dispositifs pour raccorder des longueurs successives du matériauDispositifs de nouage par nouage
• D04G 5/00 - Nouage non prévu ailleurs
• A63H 3/06 - Poupées gonflables ou remplies d'air
• D03J 3/00 - Outils de tisserands, p. ex. outils pour nouer