Patent ID: 7302170
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: F22B

Abstract:
1. A smoke generator comprising an oil tank having a port for receiving oil; a pump having an inlet in communication with the oil tank and an outlet; and a heating device, with the heating device comprising a first heating rod and a vaporization tube distinct from the first heating rod, with the vaporization tube including a longitudinal passageway having a first end connected to the outlet of the pump and a second end open to atmosphere, with the vaporization tube coiling around said first heating rod, with the vaporization tube having a central section intermediate the first end and the second end and in surface contact with the first heating rod, with the pump being operable to pump oil from the oil tank and into the first end of the longitudinal passageway of the vaporization tube, with the oil flowing through the longitudinal passageway of the vaporization tube, with the first heating rod heating and vaporizing the oil in the longitudinal passageway, and with the second end of the longitudinal passageway outputting the vaporized oil as smoke, wherein the smoke provides a stage performance effect.