Patent ID: 7188443

Claim:
A charm display apparatus comprising: an outer exhaust tube having a first end and a second end, a flow generator assembly having a venturi, said venturi having an input end and an output end, and a charm hopper having a base and an opening whereby one or more charms may be placed into said hopper, said charm hopper capable of holding said one or more charms; said flow generator assembly capable of moving said charms into said outer exhaust tube from said charm hopper, and said outer exhaust tube positioned to accept said moving charms into said exhaust tube, and said outer exhaust tube positioned to allow said charms which exit from said exhaust tube to be collected in said charm hopper; and an opening between said outer exhaust tube and the charm hopper opening whereby a person may retrieve one or more of said charms; and an inner exhaust tube having a first end and a second end, said first end of said inner exhaust tube positioned with the output end of said venturi of said flow generator assembly whereby charms may be fed into said inner exhaust tube; and said second end of said inner exhaust tube positioned near said outer exhaust tube whereby said charms fed into said inner exhaust tube feed into said outer exhaust tube; and said flow generator assembly further having an agitator assembly positioned within said charm hopper comprising an agitator which slowly rotates and clears a gap between a first end of an inlet tube mounted with said flow generator assembly and the charm hopper base, thereby clearing any clogged or jammed charms.