Portable snow making tower

Abstract

A portable snow making tower having a base frame with spaced parallel skids for sliding engagement over a ground surface and a tow tongue for towing the base frame behind a motor vehicle. The portable snow making tower includes an upwardly extending snow making tower secured to the base frame and having snow making nozzles at its upper end for ejecting atomized water spray into ambient atmosphere for manufacture of snow in sub-freezing conditions, and water and air connectors at the lower end of tower for connection to supplies of air and water under pressure. A tower support arm is provided which has a bottom end received for axial rotation in an upright tower support pipe section secured to the base frame and the support arm has an inclined top end secured to the tower for supporting the tower in an inclined upright manner from the base frame. The tower may thus be rotated 360° in order to easily change direction of the snow making nozzles for changing wind conditions. The upright support pipe section is pivotally secured to the base frame for rotation from substantially vertical to substantially horizontal for adjustably lowering and raising the tower.

1 : A portable snow making tower comprising:
 a base frame with spaced parallel skids for sliding engagement over a ground surface and a tow tongue for towing said base frame behind a motor vehicle;   an upwardly extending snow making tower secured to said frame and having snow making nozzles at its upper end for ejecting atomized water spray into ambient atmosphere for manufacture of snow in sub-freezing conditions, and water and air connectors at the lower end of said tower for connection to supplies of air and water under pressure;   a tower support arm having a bottom end received for axial rotation in an upright tower support pipe section secured to said base frame, said support arm having an inclined top end secured to said tower for supporting said tower in an inclined upright manner from said upright tower support pipe section and said base frame;   said upright tower support pipe section pivotally secured to said base frame for rotation from substantially vertical to substantially horizontal for adjustably lowering and raising said tower.   
     
     
         2 : The portable snow making tower of  claim 1 , said base frame, tower, pipe section and support arm constructed of aluminum tubing. 
     
     
         3 : The portable snow making tower of  claim 2 , said tow tongue pivotal in a vertical plane. 
     
     
         4 : The portable snow making tower of  claim 2 , a winch mechanism secured between the bottom of said upright tower support pipe section and said base frame for pivoting said pipe section while supporting said support arm and said tower to raise and lower said tower. 
     
     
         5 : The portable snow making tower of  claim 4 , said winch mechanism is a screw jack. 
     
     
         6 : The portable snow making tower of  claim 1 , including a hose reel on said base frame. 
     
     
         7 : The portable snow making tower of  claim 6 , including a water hose and an air hose bundled together in tandem for joint storage of said hoses on said reel. 
     
     
         8 : The portable snow making tower of  claim 1 , said upright tower support pipe section centrally located on said base frame with said pivotal connection adjacent the upper end thereof.