Patent ID: 8292454

Claim:
An illuminated inflator for inserting into the neck of a balloon, comprising: a gas-tight flange having a periphery, a center, and upper and lower surfaces; a filler tube having upper and lower ends, the filler tube extending through the flange, with the lower end of the filler tube extending below the lower surface of the flange and the upper end of the filler tube extending above the upper surface of the flange; a one-way valve in flow communication with the filler tube; a light assembly including a power source and at least one light element electrically connected to the power source, the light assembly operably mounted to the flange at the upper surface thereof, a switch operably connected to the power source and the at least one light element for providing power to and isolating power from the at least one light element, wherein the inflator is inserted into the balloon with the flange in the neck of the balloon defining a pressure region boundary, and the bottom of the filler tube extends outside of the pressure region boundary for filling the balloon with a gas, such that the one-way valve prevents gas from escaping from the pressure region boundary through the filler tube, and wherein the switch is mounted to the inflator outside of the pressure region boundary on one of the gas-tight flange or the filler tube.