Patent ID: 6696116
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A47G,A63J,G09F

Abstract:
A system for effecting the flow of pellets simulating snow from a container to a position adjacent to an object from where said pellets are fed onto said object comprising:a main tube having an outlet adjacent to the pellets simulating snow in said container and an outlet adjacent to said object; said main tube including a venturi tube at the inlet thereof having an adjustable flap formed from the wall of said venturi tube and projecting inwardly from an inner wall thereof, said flap being manually positionable between a position where it closes said venturi tube a predetermined maximum amount and a position whereat it opens said venturi tube a predetermined maximum amount, the position of said flap simultaneously determining the action of said venturi tube in setting the pressure differential between the opposite ends of said venture tube and the rate of flow of said pellets into said main tube; said pellets being collected in said container after flowing over said object; and blower means for generating air flow for driving said pellets from said container through said main tube onto said object.