Patent ID: 8464899

Claim:
A collection device, comprising: (a) a base having a center, an outer circumference, and a plurality of openings formed within the base, with at least a portion of the plurality of openings located near the center of the base and at least a portion of the plurality of openings located near the outer circumference of the base; (b) a plurality of collector tubes, each collector tube in communication with one of the plurality of openings in the base, the collector tubes each having a radius of curvature and a length, wherein the collector tubes in communication with the openings located near the outer circumference of the base have a greater radius of curvature and a greater length than the collector tubes in communication with the openings located near the center of the base such that the ends of the collector tubes cooperatively define a substantially hemispherical interior cavity and each collector tube defines a trajectory path for an object descending in the collector tube toward a common target region located substantially below the center of the base.