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US 2007/0176137 A1Published application
Artificial snow and method for making same
OwnerJohn QUEE, Elizabeth QUEEinventors
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Abstract
A non-toxic, non-static, environmentally benign artificial snow product is made by extruding a mixture of starch, polyvinyl alcohol, soy flakes and talc to form an extruded starch product and smashing the extruded starch product into fragments. The fragments may be sorted by size. Colorant may be added to yield artificial snow flakes in various festive colors.
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A non-toxic, environmentally benign artificial snow comprising fine fragments of a material extruded from a mixture comprising:
- starch 80% to 90% by volume;
- polyvinyl alcohol 10% to 15% by volume;
- talc 0% to 2½% by volume;
- hydrogenated soy flakes 0% to 2½% by volume;
- and
- colorant 0% to 5% by volume.
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A method for making artificial snow comprising:
- extruding a mixture comprising starch, polyvinyl alcohol and talc to yield an extruded product;
- smashing the extruded product into fragments;
- and
- sorting the fragments by size.
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