Patent ID: 6623266
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A23G,B65B

Abstract:
A system for making a three-material lollipop product, said system comprising:an extruder for extruding a gum material; a batch forming mechanism; a tubular member for transporting the gum material into said batch forming mechanism; a candy laminator mechanism for supplying candy material to said batch forming mechanism; a semi-liquid-fill mechanism for adding a semi-liquid material to said gum material; said batch forming mechanism forming a rope of three-layer material including a center layer of the semi-liquid material, an intermediate layer of the gum material, and an outer layer of the candy material; a sizing mechanism for sizing the rope of three-layer material; a lollipop forming mechanism for forming the rope of three-layer material into lollipop balls, said lollipop forming mechanism inserting stick members into each of the lollipop balls.