Lightweight snow making tower
OwnerHerman K. Dupreinventor
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Abstract
A lightweight snow making tower having a substantially vertical support pole anchored in the ground and an aluminum support pipe coaxially received on the pole for axial rotation thereon. An elongated aluminum support arm C-channel having spaced upturned side flanges is pivotally secured intermediate its ends relative to the upper end of the support pipe. In turn, an elongated aluminum snow making tower pipe is clamped adjacent its lower end on the support arm C-channel with side portions of the tower pipe protruding into the channel between the side flanges. A removable lock locks the C-channel and support pipe from further relative rotation therebetween.
Claims15
A lightweight snow making tower comprising:
- a substantially vertical support pole having a bottom end anchored in a ground surface;
- an aluminum support pipe having upper and lower ends and coaxially received on said pole for axial rotation thereon;
- an elongated aluminum support arm C-channel having spaced upturned side flanges and pivotally secured intermediate its ends relative to the upper end of said support pipe for rotation in a vertical plane;
- an elongated aluminum snow making tower pipe having upper and lower ends with snow making nozzles at the upper end and water and air supply connections at the lower end for connection to sources of water and air under pressure, said tower pipe clamped intermediate its ends on said support arm C-channel with side portions of said tower pipe protruding into said C-channel between said side flanges;
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- a removable lock for locking said support arm C-channel from pivotal rotation relative to said support pipe at an angle of at least 45° above horizontal.
A lightweight snow making tower comprising:
- a substantially vertical support pole having a bottom end anchored in a ground surface;
- an aluminum support pipe having upper and lower ends and coaxially received on said support pole for free axial rotation thereon;
- an elongated aluminum support arm plate secured to the upper end of said pipe and positioned at an angle of at least 45° above horizontal with a face of said plate facing upwardly;
- an elongated aluminum snow making tower pipe having upper and lower ends with snow making nozzles at the upper end and at least a water supply connection at the lower end for connection to a source of water under pressure;
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- said tower clamped intermediate its ends to said plate on said upwardly facing face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.