Patent ID: 8056843

Claim:
A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool, the machine comprising: a chute configured to receive the compressed blowing wool; a shredding chamber connected to the chute and including a plurality of shredders configured to shred and pick apart the blowing wool; a discharge mechanism mounted to receive the shredded and picked apart blowing wool and configured to distribute the blowing wool into an airstream; an outlet plate assembly mounted to the discharge mechanism, the outlet plate assembly including an outlet pipe configured to connect a distribution hose to the discharge mechanism, the outlet pipe having a plurality of inner diameters each having an inner surface; and a blower configured to provide the airstream flowing through the discharge mechanism and the outlet plate assembly; wherein the outlet plate assembly includes a support, the support having an inner shoulder formed within a hollow interior portion and a threaded exterior surface, wherein a plate end of the outlet pipe has a member arranged circumferentially about an exterior surface and configured to seat against the inner shoulder of the support when the outlet pipe is inserted into the support, and wherein in an installed position, an outer surface of the distribution hose contacts the inner surface of one of the inner diameters of the outlet pipe.