SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR FILLING AT LEAST ONE BALLOON

1 . An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a fluid-additive mixture, the apparatus comprising:

a connector configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source;

a plurality of coupling elements, each coupling element configured to couple a corresponding container to the apparatus;

a flow path providing fluid communication between the fluid source and each of the containers coupled to the apparatus; and

a mixing mechanism disposed in the flow path and configured to receive an additive and introduce the additive into the flow path,

wherein the apparatus is configured such that a fluid supplied by the fluid source flows through the flow path and the mixing mechanism, thereby creating the fluid-additive mixture and filling each of the plurality containers coupled to the apparatus with the fluid-additive mixture substantially simultaneously, and

wherein the additive includes a dye.

2 . An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a fluid-additive mixture, the apparatus comprising:

a connector configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source;

a plurality of coupling elements, each coupling element configured to couple a corresponding container to the apparatus;

a flow path providing fluid communication between the fluid source and each of the containers coupled to the apparatus; and

a mixing mechanism disposed in the flow path and configured to receive an additive and introduce the additive into the flow path,

wherein the apparatus is configured such that a fluid supplied by the fluid source flows through the flow path and the mixing mechanism, thereby creating the fluid-additive mixture and filling each of the plurality containers coupled to the apparatus with the fluid-additive mixture substantially simultaneously, and

wherein the additive includes at least one of a pellet, a gel, and a powder.

3 . An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a fluid-additive mixture, the apparatus comprising:

a connector configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source, the connector including a mixing mechanism disposed in the flow path and configured to receive an additive and introduce the additive into a flow path providing fluid communication between the fluid source and each of the containers coupled to the apparatus;

a plurality of coupling elements, each coupling element configured to couple a corresponding container to the apparatus;

wherein the apparatus is configured such that a fluid supplied by the fluid source flows through the flow path and the mixing mechanism, thereby creating the fluid-additive mixture and filling each of the plurality containers coupled to the apparatus with the fluid-additive mixture substantially simultaneously, and

wherein the mixing mechanism includes a separator which defines at least a first and a second chamber in an interior of the connector, the first and second chambers being in fluid communication.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the additive is substantially secured within the first chamber.

5 . A method of filling at least one balloon with a mixture of a fluid and an additive using a balloon filling apparatus, comprising:

coupling the balloon filling apparatus to a fluid source via a connector of the balloon filling apparatus;

activating the fluid source;

introducing the additive to a fluid provided by the fluid source so that the mixture of the fluid and the additive mixture is created within the balloon filling apparatus when the fluid source is activated; and

filling the balloons with the mixture using the balloon filling apparatus.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the additive includes a dye.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the connector includes a mixing mechanism configured to receive the additive.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the mixing mechanism includes a separator which defines at least a first and a second chamber in an interior of the connector, the first and second chambers being in fluid communication.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the additive is substantially secured within the first chamber.

10 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the balloon filling apparatus includes a least one conduit, each of the at least one balloons being coupled to a corresponding conduit by a corresponding coupling element.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein each coupling element is configured to automatically seal the corresponding balloon when the corresponding balloon is decoupled from the conduit.

12 . An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a mixture of a fluid and an additive, the apparatus comprising:

a connector including a first coupling element configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source configured to provide the fluid, the connector including:

an interior portion defining a flow path,

a mixing mechanism disposed within the interior portion,

an additive disposed in the mixing mechanism, and

a plurality of openings each having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends being in fluid communication,

a plurality of conduits coupled to each of the plurality of openings, the plurality of containers being removably coupled to the plurality of conduits via a plurality of corresponding second coupling elements, each container being in fluid communication with the flow path,

wherein the apparatus is configured such that the fluid supplied by the fluid source flows through the flow path and the mixing mechanism, thereby creating the mixture of the fluid and the additive and filling each of the plurality containers coupled to the apparatus with the mixture substantially simultaneously.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the additive includes a dye.

14 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the mixing mechanism includes a separator which defines at least a first and a second chamber in the interior portion of the connector, the first and second chambers being in fluid communication.

15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the additive is substantially secured within the first chamber.

16 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein each second coupling element is configured to automatically seal the corresponding container when the corresponding container is decoupled from the apparatus.

17 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of containers include a plurality of balloons.