Patent ID: 9004893
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A23G

Abstract:
1. A cotton candy machine comprising: a) a base including a switch, motor and heater; b) a head including: a shaft removably coupled to the motor, a dish coupled to the shaft and heatable by said heater when said shaft is coupled to the motor, a cover disposed between said dish and a lid, said shaft, cover and lid in a fixed relationship relative to each other, said dish cover and said lid forming a cavity there between configured to receive hard candy which is meltable within said dish when said dish and cover combination is heated to a predetermined temperature; wherein said lid further comprises a lip formed on a top surface of the lid around an inner annular ring portion of said lid, said lip having a bottom portion attached to said top surface of the lid at a top portion extending from said bottom portion, said top portion having a smaller circumference than said bottom portion, said lip configured to enable said hard candy, when melted, and said head is rotating at a predetermined speed, said shaft forming an axis around which said head is rotating, to form strands or threads which are collectable as cotton candy.