High-wind snow collector
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsJohn W. Govoni, Debra A. Meese
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus for collecting snow in a high wind ironment. An apertured vessel has upstanding side walls, a closed bottom and an open top for receiving a flexible liner therein. The walls of the vessel have apertures therein for allowing the liner to be drawn against the interior walls of the vessel by wind induction. A baffle is secured to the vessel for covering a portion of the open top to thereby promote entrapment of precipitation within the vessel. An adjustable supporting bracket is secured to the vessel for selectively positioning the open top of the vessel with respect to the wind to maximize collection of now. Other forms of precipitation may be collected in the apparatus as desired.
Claims7
Apparatus for collecting snow in a high wide environment comprising an apertured vessel having an upstanding side wall, a closed bottom and an open top and apertures formed in the side walls;
- baffle means secured to the vessel at the open top for covering a portion of the opening in the vessel;
- adjustable support means for selectively positioning the open top of the vessel with respect to prevailing winds;
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- wherein a flexible sample bag is located in the vessel and the apertures provide a region of low pressure between an inside wall of the vessel and the exterior of the vessel whereby the sample bag is drawn against the inside wall of the vessel in response to prevailing winds.
Apparatus for collecting precipitation in a flexible bag in a high wind environment comprising:
- an apertured vessel having an upstanding side wall, a closed bottom and an open top and apertures formed in the side walls;
- baffle means secured to the vessel at the open top for covering a portion of the opening in the vessel;
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- adjustable support means for selectively positioning the open top of the vessel with respect to prevailing winds, said flexible bag being located in the vessel and the apertures providing a region of low pressure between an inside wall of the vessel and the exterior of the vessel whereby the flexible bag is drawn against the inside wall of the vessel in response to prevailing winds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.