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US 7,730,909 B1Granted
Accessory for a vapor generator
OwnerJay B. Greeninventor
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Abstract
An accessory for a vapor generator, such as a smoke or fog machine, includes an elongated member that connects to an output nozzle of the vapor generator. The elongated member has one or more perforations formed in its sidewall along its length. A vapor generated by the vapor generator travels through an interior of the elongated member and escapes through the perforations to the ambient atmosphere. The effect creates a curtain of smoke or fog.
Claims15
An accessory for a machine that generates a vapor, the accessory comprising:
- an elongated member;
- and
- a coupling formed on one end of the elongated member, and comprising an intermediate member configured to releasably interconnect the elongated member to an outlet nozzle of a vapor generator;
- the intermediate member comprising a valve that includes a movable member configured to:
- seal the intermediate member to prevent the generated vapor from escaping when the intermediate member does not interconnect the outlet nozzle to the elongated member;
- and
- allow the generated vapor to pass into the elongated member when the intermediate member does interconnect the outlet nozzle to the elongated member;
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- one or more perforations formed in a sidewall of the elongated member to emit a vapor generated by the vapor generator, and arranged along the sidewall such that the emitted vapor rises above the elongated member as a curtain of smoke.
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A vapor generating system comprising:
- a vapor generator to generate a vapor, and comprising an outlet nozzle to expel the generated vapor;
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- an accessory comprising:
- an elongated tube;
- a coupling at a first end of the elongated tube, and comprising an intermediate member configured to releasably interconnect the elongated tube to the outlet nozzle;
- the intermediate member comprising a flexible tube having an interior chamber configured to receive the generated vapor, and including a valve having a movable member configured to:
- prevent the generated vapor from escaping the interior chamber when the intermediate member does not interconnect the outlet nozzle to the elongated tube;
- and
- allow the generated vapor to pass through the interior chamber and into the elongated tube when the intermediate member does interconnect the outlet nozzle to the elongated tube;
- and
- one or more perforations formed in the elongated tube and arranged on the elongated member to emit the generated vapor to rise above the elongated member as a curtain of smoke.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.