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Cotton candy machine
Assignee: Gold Medal Products Co
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Filing: 1987-03-23
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Granted: 1989-10-10
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Expires: 2007-03-23
Abstract
Abstract A spinner assembly for a cotton candy machine. The spinner assembly includes a tubular wall member having an upright wall provided with slots. A tubular heater element is supported by the heater element in close proximity with the slots. The wall member is of aluminum material. A dielectric anodized coating on the wall member insulates the wall member from the heater element.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald R. Weiss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 02:42
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/02; A23G3/10; D; D01; D01D; D01D5/00; D01D5/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A spinner assembly for a cotton candy machine which comprises a tubular wall member having an upright wall provided with a plurality of slots, a tubular heater element supported by the wall members in close proximity with the slots, the wall member being of aluminum material, and a dielectric anodized coating on the wall member to insulate the wall member from the heater element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
A spinner assembly for a cotton candy machine which comprises a tubular wall member having an upright wall provided with a plurality of slots, a tubular heater element supported by the wall members in close proximity with the slots, the wall member being of aluminum material, and a dielectric anodized coating on the wall member to insulate the wall member from the heater element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A spinner assembly as in claim 1 in which the wall member includes inwardly extending flanges above and below the upright wall and the heater element is supported by the flanges.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
A spinner assembly as in claim 1 in which a spinner cap overlies the wall member, the spinner cap having a central opening for entry of sugar, a table mounted below the central opening of the spinner cap, and means for spinning the table, the tubular wall, and the tubular heater element, sugar entering the central opening of the spinner cap falling onto the table and being discharged outwardly through the heater element and the slots of the wall member as cotton candy.
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