Toolless cotton candy machine
AssigneeGold Medal Products Co.
InventorsMichael James BERRY, Timothy A. RHOME
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Abstract
A cotton candy machine includes a floss head comprised of a floss head cap, a heated filament spinning screen, a floss head base and a rotatable retaining cap, all removable from said head without tools by manually rotating said retaining cap. A floater includes a vane, a shank and a shank end. Sockets on the upper surface of the retaining cap capture the shanks of plural floaters. The floaters are relative rigid and of selective pitch to produce sugar fiber cooling air flow, and are non-porous for enhanced cleaning. The floss head is easily manually disassembled for cleaning.
Claims28
A floater for a cotton candy apparatus, said floater comprising:
- a vane;
- a shank;
- an end portion on said shank spaced distally from said vane;
- said vane, shank and end portion formed in one integral piece.
A cotton candy apparatus having a floss head and including:
- a floss head cap;
- a floss head retaining cap;
- at least one floater;
- at least one socket on said floss head retaining cap;
- said floater yieldably and rotatably captured in said socket.
A cotton candy apparatus having a rotatable floss head comprising:
- a floss head cap;
- a floss head base;
- a perforated heated screen captured between said cap and said base;
- a plurality of bolts extending from said base;
- said cap slidable on said bolts;
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- a retaining cap oriented over said floss head cap and being releasably held on said floss head by said bolts.
In a cotton candy machine, a floss head including a floss head cap, a heated perforated screen and a retaining cap, said floss head cap, screen and retaining cap being removeable by rotation of said retaining cap without tools.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.