Confection product and method for making same
First Claim
1. An edible article of shaped body configuration comprised of at least two discrete body parts arranged in predetermined positioning one with respect to another and sinultaneously formed as the solidified product of corresponding ones of separate stocks of plastic state edible materials compressively cohered together in a single compression step along common joinder interfaceing between each other, one body part being different from that of at least one other body part in respect of at least one of its physical and/or chemical properties, and wherein the body parts are substantially equal geometric volumes and are in the form of substantially staked layers.
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Abstract
A confection piece having two or more discrete parts, each part being different from another in respect of at least one of its physical and/or chemical properties such as in respect of at least one or a combination of its coloration, material composition or texture. The confection piece can be used to combine diverse confections to provide new and unique organoleptic response for the user and its also can be used as a vehicle for oral administration of nutrients and medicinal compositions and particularly where same include interactive components which should be kept separated until the confection piece is dissolved in the user'"'"'s mouth. A method for making the confection piece also is disclosed.
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64 Claims
- 1. An edible article of shaped body configuration comprised of at least two discrete body parts arranged in predetermined positioning one with respect to another and sinultaneously formed as the solidified product of corresponding ones of separate stocks of plastic state edible materials compressively cohered together in a single compression step along common joinder interfaceing between each other, one body part being different from that of at least one other body part in respect of at least one of its physical and/or chemical properties, and wherein the body parts are substantially equal geometric volumes and are in the form of substantially staked layers.
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22. A method for making an edible article of configuration having at least two discrete but unitarily joined parts, said method comprising
advancing at least two separate plastic state continuous strands of edible material compositions from respective sources thereof along separate feed lines in passage directed toward a downstream article forming operation, the compositions in the respective sources being different one from another in respect of the at least one of their physical and/or chemical properties, converging and guiding the travel passage of the advancing strands such as to bring said strands into closely alongside confrontation with each other and establish a predetermined orientation of one with respect to the other, forming a continuous strand composite by coheringly joining the advancing strands along a common strand interface by moving the strands into contact with each other while maintaining the prior established orientation therebetween, sectioning the composite in a pre-shaping step to provide successive individual pieces, thereof, and then shaping each piece into an article configuration having discrete parts arranged in positioning corresponding to the cohered strand orientation.
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42. A method for making an edible article of configuration having at least two discrete but unitarily joined parts, said method comprising
advancing at least two separate plastic state continuous uniformly thick strands of edible material compositions from respective sources thereof along codirectional feed lines, the compositions in the respective sources being different one from another in respect at least one of its physical and/or chemical properties, cohering the two strands along a planar common joinder interfacing therebetween to form a composite of coextensively disposed strands, and thereafter passing the composite through a forming device which acts crosswise to the composite joinder interface to compressively shape at least a portion of the composite into an article having uniformly thick discrete parts arranged in positioning corresponding to that of the strands in the composite.
- 45. In a rotary candy forming machine of the type wherein at least one continuous plastic state strand of a confection composition having a predetermined strand orientation is moving in a generally straight line lead-in-path at entry to the machine and is then sectioned into pieces by a sectioning means carried in the machine following strand transition from straight line travel to travel in a circular path within the machine, and the pieces are thereafter shaped by moving cooperating shaping members acting crosswise to the circular path, the improvement of a strand travel guidance chute extending from the strand machine entry location to proximal the sectioning means, the chute including an initial length straight section and a curved fore length section for directing the strand into curved travel transition, the chute having side wall means closely embracing the travelling strand to inhibit twisting of said strand from said orientation.
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49. In apparatus which includes means for forming plural plastic state strands of edible composition, and
means for shaping and advancing said strands toward an article forming operation, said shaping and advancing means imparting a predetermined advance orientation to said strands related to required entry dispositions thereof to an article forming device downstream of said shaping and advancing means, the improvement of strand orientation guidance means disposed between the shaping and advance means and the article forming device effective to engageably guide and hold said strands in the said predetermined advance orientations thereof so that said strands enter the forming device undeviated from such orientations.
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52. In appaatus which includes means for forming and advancing at least two continuous plastic state strands of edible material compositions to a forming machine which sections and shapes the strand in-feed thereto into individual edible articles, tne strands being cohered together along a common interface as a stranded composite prior to the sectioning in said forming machine, the improvement of
strand shaping means for shaping at least one continuous planar surface on each continuous strand prior to its cohering joinder to the other so that the strands can thereafter being juxtaposed alongside each other with the planar surface of one facing that of the other and cohered joinder be effected by merging said planar surfaces into face-to-face contact.
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56. A method for making an edible article of configuration having at least two discrete but unitarily joined parts, said method comprising
advancing at least two separate plastic state continuous strands of edible material compositions from respective sources thereof along codirectional feed lines, the compositions in the respective sources being different one from another in respect at least one of its physical and/or chemical properties, converging the strands in closely alongside positioning one with the other in a predetermined orientation of one with respect to the other, and thereafter passing the strands in that close alongside positioning and predetermined orientation through a forming device which acts crosswise to the strand advance to compressively shape at least a portion of the strands into an article having discrete parts arranged in positioning corresponding to that of the strands.
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