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US 9,296,934 B2Granted
Artificial snow and method for making same
AssigneeThomas FX Group, Inc.
InventorsJohn Quee, Elizabeth Quee
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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, hydrogenated soy flakes and talc to form an extruded starch product and processing the extruded starch product into snow flake like fragments. The snow flake like fragments may be sorted by size. Colorant may be added to yield artificial snow flakes in various festive colors.
Claims12
An artificial snow composition comprising an extruded, smashed mixture of about 80% to 90% by volume starch;
- about 10% to 15% by volume polyvinyl alcohol;
- about 0.1% to 2.5% by volume talc;
- about 0.1% to 2.5% by volume hydrogenated soy flakes;
- and 0% to 5% colorant by volume;
- wherein said composition comprises ⅛ to 6/8 inch screen-fiter passed, fine fragments of the mixture having a size, conformation and density comparable to snowflakes and which are non-toxic and environmentally benign.
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