Tube man

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A skydancer in Sendai, Japan

A tube man, also known as a skydancer, air dancer and originally called the Tall Boy, is an inflatable moving advertising product comprising a long fabric tube (with two or more outlets), which is attached to and powered by an electrical fan. As the electrical fan blows air through the fabric tube, this causes the tube to move about in a dynamic dancing or flailing motion.

Peter Minshall, an artist from Trinidad and Tobago, came up with the concept, and it was developed by a team that included Israeli artist Doron Gazit[1] and Arieh Dranger,[2] for the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3][4][1][5] Minshall originally called his invention the "Tall Boy". Gazit eventually patented the concept of an inflatable, dancing human-shaped balloon, and licensed the patent to various companies that manufacture and sell the devices.

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  1. ^ a b Dean, Sam (2014-10-20). "Biography of an Inflatable Tube Guy". re:form. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  2. ^ "Apparatus and Method for Providing Inflated Undulating Figures". Justia Patents. May 31, 2001. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Caribbean Origins of the Dancing Inflatable Man". Slate. 2014-12-03. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  4. ^ Ali, Shereen (2014-12-10). "Who Knew Minshall Invented - Inflatable Men?". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  5. ^ Northrup, Laura (2014-12-05). "Who Invented Roadside Arm-Waving Air Dancers?". Consumerist. Archived from the original on 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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