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US 5,667,824 AGranted
Method and apparatus for forming miniature size confectionery products
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorsRonald L. Ream, Christine Corriveau, Michael McHale, Sharon Van Horn
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for forming miniature size confectionery products. A mass of a confectionery product, such as bubble gum, is formed into a thin, flat sheet. The flat sheet is then cooled and formed into a webbed mat having a plurality of desired configurations thereon. Next, the webbed mat is tumbled to break apart the webbed mat and form a plurality of miniature size confectionery products in the form of the desired configuration.
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A method for forming miniature size confectionery products comprising the steps of:
- providing a mass of confectionery product;
- forming the mass of confectionery product into a sheet;
- cooling the sheet;
- forming the sheet into a webbed mat having a plurality of desired configurations thereon, the step of forming the sheet into a webbed mat occurring after the step of cooling the sheet;
- and
- breaking apart the webbed mat to form a plurality of miniature size confectionery products.
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