Patent ID: 7147536
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: A63H,F21V

Abstract:
1. A balloon illumination and inflation device comprising a tubular housing assembly having opposite axial ends and comprising means at one axial end for attaching, releasably, the balloon by a neck thereof for inflation and illumination thereof; an inflation mouthpiece at the opposite axial end; valve means, adjacent the mouthpiece, for admitting inflation air to flow under pressure from the mouthpiece through the housing into the balloon; means, adjacent the attaching means, for mounting lamp to direct light from the end into the attached balloon; means for mounting internally a battery power source; battery circuit means; and reversible switching means operable to connect the lamp to the battery circuit for illumination of the balloon interior, wherein the reversible switching means operates the valve means to prevent escape of air from an inflated balloon through the housing during operation of the lamp; and wherein the reversible switching means comprises first and second tubular housing members mounted together for limited relative movement to close the valve means and to simultaneously connect the battery circuit to the lamp.