Patent ID: 7364488

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: at least one first component adapted to generate at least one of light and sound; and at least one second component coupled to the at least one first component and adapted to facilitate insertion of the apparatus into an inflatable device, wherein the at least one first component includes at least one LED system configured to generate the light, wherein the at least one LED system is configured such that the generated light includes variable multi-colored light, wherein the at least one LED system is configured to generate at least first radiation having a first wavelength and second radiation having a second wavelength different than the first wavelength, and wherein the at least one first component further comprises at least one controller coupled to the at least one LED system and configured to independently control a first intensity of the first radiation and a second intensity of the second radiation so as to generate the variable multi-colored light, the apparatus in a combination with the inflatable device, wherein the apparatus is configured such that when the apparatus is inserted into the inflatable device, the at least one of the light and the sound, when generated, is projected into an interior space of the inflatable device, wherein the inflatable device is a balloon, wherein the at least one second component includes a tether attachment feature, wherein the combination includes a tether coupled to the tether attachment feature, wherein the tether is formed of a side emitting fiber material, and wherein the at least one second component is configured such that at least some of the generated light is directed into the tether.