Patent ID: 8333577

Claim:
An apparatus for making candy floss, the apparatus comprising: a rotatable bowl; a heating element located within said bowl; a sugar hopper configured to deposit a quantity of sugar into said bowl; an actuating mechanism including a gripper configured to grip a stick, said actuating mechanism being operable to actuate a gripped stick that is gripped with said gripper in a first direction between an extended position, in which the stick is at least partially located within said bowl, and a retracted position in which the stick is withdrawn from said bowl; a first chamber in which said bowl is located; a vend chamber located above said first chamber in use; a partition configured to partition said first chamber from said vend chamber; and a door provided in said partition, wherein said actuating mechanism is located above said first chamber in use and said door is positioned in register with said bowl, and wherein, when said door is open, said actuating mechanism is configured to actuate said gripped stick into and out of said first chamber through said door during the actuation of said gripped stick between said extended and retracted states, and wherein in the retracted position the gripped stick is located entirely above said partition.