Production of lollipops or like sweets
US4159612A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G3/0289
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the production of lollipops or like sweets directly from a rope of toffee or the like which briefly comprises feeding the toffee rope into register with successive pockets of a forming conveyor for a leading portion of the rope to be severed and received by each pocket in turn to form an individual sweet, sticks being inserted successively into the sweets thus formed to complete the individual lollipops. An object of the invention is to ensure that the positional relationship between the stick and the sweet is accurately maintained during the various steps in the formation of the lollipop. This object is achieved according to the invention by resiliently nipping each stick against a guiding surface at each stage in the formation of the lollipop from the stick-inserting position to the delivery of the completed lollipop.
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