Blowing wool machine outlet plate assembly

A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool, the machine comprising:

• a shredding chamber including a plurality of shredders configured to shred and pick apart the blowing wool;
• a discharge mechanism mounted to the shredding chamber and configured to distribute the blowing wool into an airstream;
• an outlet plate assembly mounted at an outlet end of the discharge mechanism, the outlet plate assembly having at least one outlet pipe, the outlet pipe having a plurality of inner diameters configured to receive distribution hoses of different size diameters, the outlet pipe fastened to the outlet plate assembly by a retention member, the retention member having an end section configured to seat against a hose end of the outlet pipe;
• and
• a blower configured to provide the airstream flowing through the discharge mechanism and the outlet plate assembly;
• wherein the retention member is configured to fasten and unfasten the outlet pipe to the outlet plate assembly without the use of special tools.