Apparatus for making snow

Abstract

A snow making tower comprising an upright elongated tower conduit having air and water supply connections at the bottom end and at least one fluid discharge nozzle at the upper end for making snow in freezing ambient conditions, and an upright support pole having a bottom end anchored in the ground surface for supporting the tower conduit. Spaced upper and lower tower supports protrude in the same direction from a side of the support pole for supporting the tower conduit. The upper support includes a hoop laterally extending from the pole and having a minimum inner diameter which is sufficient whereby the tower conduit may be readily slid upwardly through the hoop with clearance, and the lower support includes a support arm laterally extending from the pole and supports the tower conduit for axial rotation thereon. The lower support includes an upturned L-bracket protruding from the support pole and a downturned L-pipe protruding from the tower conduit and having a downturned portion which is coaxially received over the upturned portion of the upturned L-bracket for axial rotation of the downturned pipe portion on this upturned bracket portion.

1 . A snow making tower comprising: 
 upright elongated tower conduit means having air and water supply connections at a bottom end thereof and at least one fluid discharge nozzle at an upper end thereof for making snow in freezing ambient conditions;    an upright support pole having a bottom end anchored in a ground surface;    spaced upper and lower tower supports protruding in the same direction from a side of said support pole for supporting said conduit means, said upper support comprised of a hoop laterally extending from said pole and having a minimum inner diameter which is sufficient whereby said conduit means may be readily slid upwardly through said hoop with clearance, and said lower support comprised of a support arm laterally extending from said pole and supporting said conduit means for axial rotation thereon;    said lower support comprised of an upturned L-bracket protruding from said support pole and a downturned L-pipe protruding from said tower conduit means and having the downturned portion thereof coaxially received over the upturned portion of said upturned L-bracket for axial rotation of said downturned pipe portion on said upturned bracket portion.    
   
   
       2 . The snow making tower of  claim 1 , including stop means for selectively preventing further axial rotation of said downturned pipe portion on said upturned bracket portion.  
   
   
       3 . The snow making tower of  claim 1 , including detent means in said lower support for selectively retaining said downturned pipe portion at a desired position of axial rotation relative to said upturned bracket portion.  
   
   
       4 . The snow making tower of  claim 1 , wherein said hoop for said upper support is connected to said support pole with a pivotal connection whereby said hoop is permitted to pivot about a horizontal axis.  
   
   
       5 . The snow making tower of  claim 1 , wherein said support pole includes a support pipe slidably received over a ground support pole for axial rotation thereon, and said upper and lower supports secured to said support pipe.  
   
   
       6 . The snow making tower of  claim 5 , including air and water hydrants protruding from a ground surface adjacent said support pole with hoses respectively connecting said hydrants to air and water supply connections whereby said hoses have no portions thereof sagging to form a water trap.  
   
   
       7 . The snow making tower of  claim 6 , wherein all exposed portions of said air hydrant, air hose and air supply connection are insulated.  
   
   
       8 . The snow making tower of  claim 1 , wherein said tower conduit means has at least one bend above said upper support.