Apparatus and process for preparing confectionery having an inclusion therein using forming rolls and a forming pin
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsDavid Pontzer, Peter T. Kashulines, Jr., Bob Crossley, Thomas Collins
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a forming apparatus comprising (a) first and second forming rolls with forming pockets in corresponding alignment, wherein at least one roll has one or more continuous grooves extending around the circumference of the roll in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the roll and which intersects the forming pockets in the plane, wherein the first and second forming rolls rotate in directions counter to one another, and (b) one or more forming pins positioned between the counter rotating rolls and within the continuous groove of the roll.
Claims8
A forming apparatus comprising:
- (a) first and second forming rolls with forming pockets in corresponding alignment, wherein at least one roll has one or more continuous grooves provided in the surface of the roll such that each continuous groove extends around the circumference of the roll in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the roll and intersects a plurality of discrete forming pockets intersected by said plane, and
- wherein the first and second forming rolls rotate counter to one another;
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- (b) one or more forming pins positioned between the counter rotating rolls and within the continuous groove of the roll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.