Apparatus for use by picking up ice lollies from an ice-lolly freezing machine

Abstract

For picking up ice lollies which have been frozen in split moulds which are adapted to be inserted into rows of freezing pockets of an ice-lolly machine, an appartus is used comprising two rods. One of the rods is connected with one of the mould parts in each of the freezing pockets, and the other rod is connected with the other mould part in the freezing pocket. Means are arranged at the ends of each rod for engaging guiding means at a pick-up station. The guiding means are adapted for moving the rods away from each other after withdrawal of the lower moulds in question and for moving the rods towards each other after the ice lollies have been removed, and for inserting the moulds in the row of freezing pockets. The apparatus automaticizes the withdrawal and the insertion of the moulds in such a way that such withdrawal and insertion and the removal of the ice lollies may be carried out during the same working operation which is used by picking up ice lollies in normal automatic ice-lolly freezing machines.

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