Lighted inflated or inflatable objects
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising an inflated or inflatable object having at least one portion responsive to black light, and at least one source disposed within the inflated or inflatable object, the at least one light source including at least one black light source for directing black light generally towards the at least one black light-responsive portion.
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Abstract
According to various aspects of the present disclosure, an inflated or inflatable object generally includes at least one light source for illuminating at least a portion of the inflated or inflatable object. The inflated or inflatable object may be a balloon, a ball, a lamp, a furniture piece, a raft, a pillow, a slide, a bouncing platform (e.g., bounce house, etc.), a swimming pool, a support for a body part, etc. In various embodiments, at least a portion of an inflated or inflatable object'"'"'s skin is black-light sensitive, and at least one light source emits black light so as to illuminate the black-light sensitive portion of the skin. Other aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to methods relating to using, assembling, disassembling, and/or making lighted inflated or inflatable objects. Further aspects of the present disclosure relate to kits including components capable of being assembled into a lighted inflated or inflatable object. Additional aspects relate to methods that generally include receiving such a kit, and assembling the components within the kit into a lighted inflated or inflatable object.
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- 1. An apparatus comprising an inflated or inflatable object having at least one portion responsive to black light, and at least one source disposed within the inflated or inflatable object, the at least one light source including at least one black light source for directing black light generally towards the at least one black light-responsive portion.
- 11. A lighting device for an inflated or inflatable object having at least one inflation opening through which the inflated or inflatable object can receive fluid therein, the lighting device comprising at least one light source, at least one tube through which wiring extends for connecting the at least one light source to at least one power source, and at least one light-altering member at least partially supported by the tube and insertable through the at least one inflation opening for positioning within the inflated or inflatable object for receiving and altering light from the at least one light source by at least one or more of refracting, reflecting, diffracting, dispersing, and diffusing such that the altered light illuminates at least a portion of the inflated or inflatable object.
- 17. An apparatus comprising an inflated or inflatable object having a closable inflation neck through which the inflatable object can be inflated, at least one light source within the inflated or inflatable object, wiring connecting at least one power source to the at least one light source, and at least one switching device configured such that the squeezing the inflation neck activates the switching device, and, thereby, to switchably connect the at least one light source to the at least one power source.
- 21. An apparatus comprising an inflated or inflatable object having an inflation opening, at least one seam extending at least partially along at least a portion of the inflated or inflatable, at least one casing formed at the at least one seam, and at least one light source within the casing.
- 28. An apparatus comprising an inflated or inflatable object having at least one inflation opening, at least one light source within the inflated or inflatable object, at least one tube through which wiring extends for connecting the at least one light source to at least one power source, the at least one tube substantially entirely enclosed within the inflated or inflatable object, and at least one light-altering member configured for receiving and altering light from the at least one light source by at least one or more of refracting, reflecting, diffracting, dispersing, and diffusing such that the altered light illuminates at least a portion of the inflated or inflatable object.
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38. A lighting device for an inflatable or inflated object having at least one inflation opening through which the inflated or inflatable object can receive fluid therein, the lighting device comprising:
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a first tube having at least one inner fluid flow passage therethrough in which fluid may be received and delivered through the at least one inner fluid flow passage into the inflatable or inflated object;
a second tube having at least one inner cavity therein, at least a portion of the second tube being situated in the at least one inner fluid flow passage such that fluid may be received in and drawn through the at least one inner fluid flow passage generally around and past the at least a portion of the second tube in the at least one inner fluid flow passage;
at least one light source at least partially positioned within the at least one inner cavity of the second tube;
at least one housing configured to receive at least one power source therein for electrically powering the at least one light source, at least a portion of the at least one housing being situated in the at least one inner fluid flow passage such that fluid may be received in and drawn through the at least one inner fluid flow passage generally around and past the at least a portion of the at least one housing in the at least one inner fluid flow passage; and
at least one electrically-conductive lead extending from the at least one light source through at least a portion of the at least one inner cavity of the second tube to the at least one housing for electrically connecting the at least one light source to the at least one power source within the at least one housing. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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