Patent ID: 8226269

Claim:
A color mixer for producing a colored light beam from a light source for projection onto a surface, the color mixer comprising: a first color media comprising a first colored section having a color gradient from a faint hue of a first color to a deep hue of the first color, a first clear section adjacent to the first colored section, and a second colored section adjacent the clear section, the second colored section having a color gradient from a faint hue of a second to deep hue of the second color, a second color media comprising a third colored section having a color gradient from a faint hue of a third color to a deep hue of the third color, a second clear section adjacent to the third colored section, and a fourth colored section adjacent the second clear section, the fourth colored section having a color gradient from a faint hue of the first color to a deep hue of the first color, a first positioner coupled to the first color media and a second positioner coupled to the second color media, wherein the first and second positioners align the first and second color media in a predetermined configuration to produce a desired color light beam; and a housing, the housing configured to include a first aperture, and a second aperture, wherein the first aperture is disposed in a side of the housing near the light source, and wherein the second aperture is disposed in a side of the housing opposite the first aperture.