Apparatus for making ball-shaped marshmallow products
US4120627A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 1977 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G3/02
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An extruded string of marshmallow material is powdered and conveyed to a pair of scallop surfaced cutter drums which are synchronously rotated in opposite directions and simultaneously axially reciprocated relative to each other, whereby the string is pinch or squeeze severed into individual marshmallows. A rounded form is implemented by each marshmallow being rolled in the tube formed by a pair of facing scallop grooves of the reciprocating drums during its temporary presence therein. If a filler of jam or the like is extruded within the string, the pinch severing tends to sealingly force the relatively viscous marshmallow material over the ends of the filler pocket to thereby prevent the escape and leakage of the filler.
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