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ABSTRACT
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PRODUCTION
so as to cool it.
thick white fog. Although CO2 gas is not toxic per se, it
ual crystals into ?akes that will fall by gravity out of the
waste gas as dry ice snow. This is usually accomplished 45 upper end for drawing the waste CO2 gas through the
ports and out of the enclosed chamber during the opera
by impinging the crystals upon a surface located close
tion of the device.
to the expansion ori?ce, such as the inside surface of a
Other features and advantages are inherent in the
snow horn, thereby allowing the ?akes to form and fall
drawings.
weight.
head which insures that all of the particles impinging 65 tion; and
upon it are de?ected with substantially downwardly
FIG. 5 is a side elevational view in partial section of
directed vectors thereby avoiding any turbulence in the
the device shown in FIG. 1 shown in an alternate opera
head area which otherwise would further divide the
tional position.
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FIG. 1.
area is lost.
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prising:
ber at its upper end for drawing said CO2 gas through
saidport means and out of said enclosed chamber,
comprising:
its upper end for drawing said CO2 gas through said
its upper end for drawing said CO2 gas through said
port means and out of said enclosed chamber,
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improvement comprising:
(a) an outwardly directed annular ?ange mounted about
the lower end of said skirt;
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