APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONSUMABLE CANDY DRINKING STRAW
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1. A method of manufacturing a candy drinking straw, comprising the steps of:
- arranging a soft mass of sugar composition around a solid mold having a support cord extending from an end thereof,rolling the sugar composition to shape the sugar composition into a hollow tube;
moving the sugar composition along the support cord to form hollow cylindrical candy; and
cutting the hollow cylindrical candy into a plurality of hollow candy segments.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for manufacturing a candy drinking straws includes a system for arranging a soft mass of sugar composition around a solid mold having a support cord extending from an end thereof, rolling the sugar composition along a surface of the solid mold using a plurality of rotating scrolls rotating around the solid mold to shape the sugar composition into a hollow tube, the sugar composition being pushed along the solid mold onto the support cord, pulling the sugar composition along the support cord to form hollow cylindrical candy, and cutting the hollow cylindrical candy into a plurality of hollow candy segments.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a candy drinking straw, comprising the steps of:
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arranging a soft mass of sugar composition around a solid mold having a support cord extending from an end thereof, rolling the sugar composition to shape the sugar composition into a hollow tube; moving the sugar composition along the support cord to form hollow cylindrical candy; and cutting the hollow cylindrical candy into a plurality of hollow candy segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system to manufacture a candy drinking straw, the system comprising:
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a scrolling unit to receive a solid mold having a soft mass of sugar composition arranged therearound, the scrolling unit having a plurality of rotating scrolls rotatable about the solid mold to shape the sugar composition into a hollow tube and to move the sugar composition along the solid mold onto a support cord extending from an end of the solid mold; a movement unit cooperating with said scrolling unit and operable to move the sugar composition along the support cord to form hollow cylindrical candy; and a cutting unit cooperating with said movement unit and operable to cut the hollow cylindrical candy into a plurality of hollow candy segments. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A candy drinking straw manufacturing apparatus to manufacture a candy drinking straw, the apparatus comprising:
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a scrolling unit having a rotating support member around which a soft candy mass is arranged, the rotating support member having a first end disposed in the scrolling unit and a second end extending out of the scrolling unit for being rotated and pressed by said scrolling unit to gradually decrease a diameter of the soft candy mass from the first end toward the second end of the rotating support member; a pulling unit operably associated with said scrolling unit for pulling the sugar composition along said rotating support member to form hollow cylindrical candy; and a cutting unit operably associated with said pulling unit for cutting the hollow cylindrical candy into a plurality of hollow candy segments.
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23. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein said rotating support member comprises a conical portion disposed in said scrolling unit and a cylindrical portion extending said conical portion into said pulling unit.
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24. A candy scrolling apparatus, comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of scrolls disposed in the housing along a length thereof, said scrolls being rotatable with respect to said housing and defining a recess extending along the length of said housing; a conical mold disposed in said recess and extending along the length of said housing to be rotated by rotational forces received from the scrolls; and a support cord extending from said conical mold out of said housing.
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