US3207088A
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Integrated candy making machine
Assignee: Frederick and Nelson
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Filing: 1961-06-30
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1981-06-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Elwood L Mcdonald
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 17:06
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/02; A23G3/0236; A23G3/0242; A23G3/20; A23G7/00; A23G7/0037; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/444; Y10T83/4564
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
264 words
AN INTEGRATED CANDY MAKING MACHINE, COMPRISING: A SUPPLY TANK HAVING MEANS FOR MAINTAINING A DESIRED TEMPERATURE IN A FLUENT CANDY BASE AND MIXING MEANS TO INSURE A CONTINUOUSLY HOMOGENEUOS MIXTURE IN THE SAME; A FIRST HORIZONTAL POWER DRIVEN CANDY CONVEYOR BELT; A CANDY BASE DISCHARGE HEADER CONNECTED TO SAID TANK HAVING A PLURALITY OF DISCHARGE OPENINGS TO DELIVER CANDY BASE AT SPACED INTERVALS ACROSS SAID BELT; MEANS FOR DISTRIBUTING SAID BASE UNIFORMLY ACROSS SAID BELT AS A CANDY RIBBON; REFRIGERATING MEANS FOR COOLING SAID CANDY BASE; A SECOND HORIZONTAL POWER DRIVEN CANDY CONVEYOR BELT, ALIGNED WITH SAID FIRST BELT, MOVING AT AN INCREASED SPEED TO PERMIT OF LONGITUDINAL SPACING OF CANDY PIECES; A LONGITUDINAL CANDY CUTTER FOR CUTTING SAID CANDY RIBBON LONGITUDINALLY INTO A PLURALITY OF STRIPS; A TRANSVERSE CANDY CUTTING AND MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TRANSVERSE CUTTER FOR MOVING SAID TRANSVERSE CUTTER DOWNWARDLY TO SEVER THE CANDY STRIPS INTO PIECES AND THEN ADVANCING SAID TRANSVERSE CUTTER LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID SECOND BELT FOR SPACING THE CUT CANDY PIECES IN LONGITUDINALLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP ON SAID SECOND BELT; A THIRD HORIZONTAL CANDY CONVEYOR BELT ALIGNED WITH SAID SECOND BELT; A CANDY COATING MEANS FOR FLOWING COATING OVER THE TOP, SIDES AND ENDS OF EACH PIECE OF CANDY BASE; MEANS FOR DISTRIBUTING CANDY COATING UNIFORMLY OVER SAID CANDY PIECES; A FOURTH CANDY CONVEYOR BELT ALIGNED WITH SAID THIRD BELT FOR RECEIVING COATED CANDY PIECES AND AN ELONGATED SECTIONAL TEMPERING TUNNEL HOUSING SAID FOURTH BELT AND HAVING PROGRESSIVELY DECREASING AIR TEMPERATURES AND A DISCHARGE END FOR DELIVERING CANDY PIECES AT A FIRMNESS SUITABLE FOR PACKING IN SALES PACKAGES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
264 words
AN INTEGRATED CANDY MAKING MACHINE, COMPRISING: A SUPPLY TANK HAVING MEANS FOR MAINTAINING A DESIRED TEMPERATURE IN A FLUENT CANDY BASE AND MIXING MEANS TO INSURE A CONTINUOUSLY HOMOGENEUOS MIXTURE IN THE SAME; A FIRST HORIZONTAL POWER DRIVEN CANDY CONVEYOR BELT; A CANDY BASE DISCHARGE HEADER CONNECTED TO SAID TANK HAVING A PLURALITY OF DISCHARGE OPENINGS TO DELIVER CANDY BASE AT SPACED INTERVALS ACROSS SAID BELT; MEANS FOR DISTRIBUTING SAID BASE UNIFORMLY ACROSS SAID BELT AS A CANDY RIBBON; REFRIGERATING MEANS FOR COOLING SAID CANDY BASE; A SECOND HORIZONTAL POWER DRIVEN CANDY CONVEYOR BELT, ALIGNED WITH SAID FIRST BELT, MOVING AT AN INCREASED SPEED TO PERMIT OF LONGITUDINAL SPACING OF CANDY PIECES; A LONGITUDINAL CANDY CUTTER FOR CUTTING SAID CANDY RIBBON LONGITUDINALLY INTO A PLURALITY OF STRIPS; A TRANSVERSE CANDY CUTTING AND MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TRANSVERSE CUTTER FOR MOVING SAID TRANSVERSE CUTTER DOWNWARDLY TO SEVER THE CANDY STRIPS INTO PIECES AND THEN ADVANCING SAID TRANSVERSE CUTTER LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID SECOND BELT FOR SPACING THE CUT CANDY PIECES IN LONGITUDINALLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP ON SAID SECOND BELT; A THIRD HORIZONTAL CANDY CONVEYOR BELT ALIGNED WITH SAID SECOND BELT; A CANDY COATING MEANS FOR FLOWING COATING OVER THE TOP, SIDES AND ENDS OF EACH PIECE OF CANDY BASE; MEANS FOR DISTRIBUTING CANDY COATING UNIFORMLY OVER SAID CANDY PIECES; A FOURTH CANDY CONVEYOR BELT ALIGNED WITH SAID THIRD BELT FOR RECEIVING COATED CANDY PIECES AND AN ELONGATED SECTIONAL TEMPERING TUNNEL HOUSING SAID FOURTH BELT AND HAVING PROGRESSIVELY DECREASING AIR TEMPERATURES AND A DISCHARGE END FOR DELIVERING CANDY PIECES AT A FIRMNESS SUITABLE FOR PACKING IN SALES PACKAGES.
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