Patent ID: 7908729

Claim:
A method for attaching a handle to a tablet to form a lollipop, the method comprising: providing a work holder comprising: a tooling pallet having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of openings in the first surface; a plurality of bullets, wherein each bullet has a first cavity, and wherein each of the plurality of bullets is inserted into one of the plurality of openings in the tooling pallet; and a plurality of springs, wherein each of the plurality of springs is located in one of the plurality of openings in the tooling pallet between one of the plurality of bullets and a surface; placing a tablet in each of the first cavities of the plurality of bullets; placing a handle in contact with each tablet so that a longitudinal axis of each handle is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the spring associated with the bullet holding the tablet, wherein an area of contact between each handle and each tablet forms a joint interface; applying high frequency mechanical vibrations to the joint interfaces until each tablet at each joint interface reaches a molten state; and cooling the joint interfaces in a molten state to allow solidification, thereby attaching a handle to each tablet.