Donald Joseph Simon

US Patent:

7762897, Jul 27, 2010

Filed:

Jun 5, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/422266

Inventors:

Joseph W. Starr - Saugus CA, US
Rockne J. Hall - Newhall CA, US
Donald A. Simon - Castaic CA, US

Assignee:

Technifex, Inc. - Valencia CA

International Classification:

A63J 5/02
A63J 5/00

US Classification:

472 65, 40427

Abstract:

The present invention provides a device for producing a fire special facilitates a more compact device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a steam curtain generator for directing received steam to an outlet slot that directs the steam into the ambient atmosphere such that the steam is flowing in a substantially a first direction to produce a curtain of steam, fan that is oriented so as to produce a flow of air in a direction that is substantially parallel to the flow of a steam curtain, a deflector for redirecting the flow of air produced by the fan towards the steam curtain, an adjustable agitator for causing turbulent flow in the stream of air directed towards a steam curtain, and an LED light for producing light that is projected onto a steam curtain.