Drum drying of food products

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR THE REDUCTION OF MOISTURE IN FOOD CONTAINING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SUGAR COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A DRUM DRIER FOR DRYING SAID FOOD IN THE FORM OF A FILM, A DOCTOR BLADE FOR REMOVING THE FILM FROM THE DRUM DRIER, A PAIR OF TENSION ROLLERS SPACED FROM SAID DRUM DRIER FOR DRAWING THE DRUM DRIED FILM AND TRANSPORTING IT AWAY FROM ITS REMOVAL POINT, A RECEIVING CONDUIT CONTAINING COOL GAS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ROLLERS, SAID CONDUIT HAVING AN ENTRANCE OPENING DISPOSED TO RECEIVE FOOD FILM FROM SAID ROLLERS, AND SCRAPERS MOUNTED ADJACENT SAID ENTRANCE OPENING IN CONTACT WITH SAID ROLLERS TO REMOVE STICKING PORTIONS OF FOOD FILM THEREFROM, SAID SCRAPERS BEING MOUNTED WITH RESPECT TO SAID ROLLERS AND ENTRANCE OPENING SO AS TO PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF COOL GAS FROM SAID CONDUIT TO THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE.