Patent ID: 7641460

Claim:
A cotton candy handling device comprising: a chute having a longitudinal axis, first and second open ends, and engagement members extending longitudinally along an interior surface of the chute with the chute being positioned to locate the first open end relatively higher than the second open end, the chute being rotatably mounted and being driven to rotate about the longitudinal axis while cotton candy is passing through the chute from the first open end to the second open end; a hopper having an outlet operably coupled to the first open end of the chute; a drive shaft extending into the hopper; and a cotton candy making head operable coupled to the drive shaft in the hopper above the chute, wherein the drive shaft rotates the cotton candy making head and the cotton candy making head dispenses cotton candy into the hopper, and wherein the engagement members are configured to increase a density of the cotton candy as the cotton candy passes through the rotating chute.