Patent ID: 6402047
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B05B,F25C

Abstract:
A snow making apparatus for making snow in an ambient air temperature below about 28Â° F., comprising:a) a rigid, hollow air tube having a first end and a second end; b) an air inlet having a connector adapted for attachment to a supply of compressed air disposed at the first end of said air tube; c) an air outlet disposed at the second end of said air tube for the outlet of a stream of compressed air; d) a rigid water tube disposed in parallel relation to, and spaced apart a predetermined distance from, said air tube, the water tube having a first end and a second end; e) a water inlet having a connector adapted for attachment to a supply of water under pressure disposed at the first end of said water tube; and f) a pliable conduit disposed at the second end of said water tube, said conduit having a nozzle disposed at an end thereof, said conduit and said water tube defining a continuous passage for the flow of water, said conduit being bent in order to dispose the nozzle in the outlet path of said air tube, said nozzle being flattened and having a narrow slit for the discharge of water from said air tube.