Toy for creating visual and audial patterns

Abstract

A toy for creating visual and audial patterns that employs chemiluminescent members, colored sticks or rollers, or light tubes within an inflated bladder. The light may be generated by the chemiluminescent sticks, rollers, or the light tubes or by the reflected color of the hollow or solid sticks, balls, or rollers visible outside the bladder. The rolling members are generally elongated and have outer side walls which roll along the inner walls of the inflated bladder creating unique audial perceptions and visual designs. A sealing closure is used to prevent deflation of the inflated bladder containing the members.

1 . A toy kit for creating visual and audial patterns having component parts capable of being assembled in the field, said kit comprising: 
 an inflatable bladder having an inlet port;    one or more rolling members sized and shaped to be passable through said inlet port when said bladder is in a deflated condition, said one or more rolling members visable outside said bladder when said bladder is in an inflated condition, said one or more rolling members having outer side walls cooperating with arcuate inner walls of said bladder when said bladder is inflated such that said members contact and roll lengthwise along said walls; and    a sealing closure adapted to be affixed to said inlet port after said bladder has been inflated with said members therein.    
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein said stick members are selected from the group consisting of chemiluminescent members, hollow rods, solid rods, colored rods, spherical balls, elliptical rollers, and light tubes.  
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 1  further comprising an elastic band for affixation to said bladder.  
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 2  further comprising an elastic band for affixation to said bladder.  
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein said closure has a one-way check valve.  
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 2  wherein said closure has a one-way check valve.  
     
     
         7 . A toy for creating visual and audial patterns comprising: 
 an inflatable bladder having an inlet port;    one or more rolling members sized and shaped to pass through said inlet port when said bladder is in a deflated condition, said rolling members visible outside said bladder when said bladder is in an inflated condition, said rolling members having outer side walls cooperating with arcuate inner walls of said bladder when said bladder is inflated such that said members contact and roll lengthwise along said walls; and    a sealing closure affixed to said inlet port to prevent deflation of said inflated bladder.    
     
     
         8 . The toy of  claim 7  wherein said stick members are selected from the group consisting of chemiluminescent members, hollow rods, solid rods, colored rods, spherical balls, elliptical rollers, and light tubes.