US1956307A - Apparatus for decorating confections - Google Patents

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April 24, 1934. A. 1.. BAUSMAN APPARATUS FOR DECORATING CONFEGTIONS Filed Jan. 6. 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet l Q miHL IN V EN TOR a Lm I'M/B4 usm N BYv A TTORN E YS.

April 24, 1934. A. L. BAUSMAN 1,956,307

' APIARATUS FOR DECORATING CONFECTIONS Filed Jan. 6. 1952 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR. A L M20 Duran/5405mm A TTORNEYS.

April 24, 1934-. A. L. BAUSMAN APPARATUS FOR DECORATING CONFECTIONS Filed Jan. 6, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 IN V EN TOR. AMA/20 Lmm/ BAUSMA N A TTORN E YS.

A ril 24, 1934. A. BAUSMAN 1,956,307

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candles to Patented Apr. 24, 1934 PATENT: OFFICE APPARATUS FOR DECORATING CONFECTIONS Alonzo Linton Bausman, Springfield, Mass, as-

signcr to National Equipment Company,

Springfield, Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Application January 6,

16 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus: for decorating. confections, such for example as confections which have been freshly coated with chocolate, or any other confections, the outer surfaces of which are plastic and susceptible to being worked into decorative configurations by the same treatment.

The invention is based upon the formation of decorations by a working of the plastic covering of' the confection. Broadly, the invention is based upon the method: disclosed in my U. S. Letters Patent. No- 1,546,000, granted July 14, 1925-, in the sense that a pattern is applied to the plastic surface of" the confection, allowed to remain. in contact therewith for an interval and then removed therefrom to draw out decorations which to some extent at least resemble in design that of the applied pattern, although exact replicasof the pattern are not necessarily produced or desired. In the above named patent, the patterns were relatively small and a large number of them were flexibly connected in endless chain formation and such chain was rolled on, along and then off the confections to be decorated.

This invention has for one of its objects to practice the method of the aforesaid patent in a simpler and more expeditious way. The patterns are arranged in a set on a rigid carrier instead of in chain like formation. Such set covers an area large enough so-that a large number of confections can be simultaneously engaged by the one set of patterns. For-example, the patterns may be substantially coextensive in width with the conveyer, which carries the freshly coated be decorated, and long enough to simultaneously engage several. of the transverse rows of confections on the conveyer;

The invention has for an object to provide mechanismformoving the-pattern carrier so that the patterns may be applied to the confections Without rubbing the coatings thereof during the act of engagement and so that the patterns may travel along with the confections during a sufficient interval of their travel to secure depth contact and adhesion of the'patterns with the coatings and sothat the patterns. are subsequently lifted. to draw. out decorative configurations from the coatings.

A preferred arrangement of such mechanism provides for the; movement of the large, rigid carrier in:a .closedloop path,.fi'rst toward the conveyer, then forwardly alongthe same in the same direction. and at thesame speed, then upwardly and. finally backwardly. in a return path at a higher level.

1932, Serial No. 584,975

and consist of a blending of the marks left by the dissimilar patterns.

According to one plan of accomplishing the last named object, two or more sets of patterns may be mounted one forwardly of the other in the direction of travel of the conveyer andthese patterns may consist of tubular members disposed diagonally with respect to the conveyer. The diagonal members of one set are opposed tothose of the other set so as to intersect if sufficiently prolonged. The result of such arrangement is the formation of a very attractive decoration of roughly crisscross design having. raised diagonally disposed ridges crossing one another, leaving. roughly diamond shaped areas in between.

These and other objects will appear as the detailed description proceeds and will be pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention will be disclosed with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of an apparatus embodying my invention,-a side wall of the casing being removed toreveal interior mechanism;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, shown with the top wall removed;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is' a bottom plan View of the carrier and Figs; 5 and 6 are detail views showing the cams for producing vertical and horizontal movement, respectively, of the carrier;

the two sets of decorating members carried there- Fig... '7 is a diagrammatical view showing the path traversed by the carrier; and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a confection decorated' by the apparatus disclosed.

The decoration of confections, according to this invention, is accomplished by a working of the previously applied coating of the confection, while such coating is in plastic and workable condition, or in some possible cases, by a similar working of the outer surfaces of an uncoated confection, if sufficiently plastic. The usual condition is'to work the freshly applied coating. and usually, although not necessarily, such coating is chocolate,a substance which while in fluid or semi-fluid condition, is quite viscous and readily adheres to any member which is brought into contact with it.

The invention makes use of a rigid carrier 11 from which the patterns are suspended. The carrier 11, as shown is a horizontally disposed fiat member of sheet metal. From it are suspended one or more sets of suitable pattern or contact members. As shown herein, two sets of such members are provided, both mounted on the carrier 11 one in advance of the other with respect to the direction of travel of the confections. lhe members of one set are marked 12 and those of the other set 13. All of the members, as herein shown, are tubular in form. They need not necessarily be tubes for coil springs are sufficiently tubular in formation to satisfy the requirements. Also, according to many features of the invention other styles of patterns, differing widely from those shown, may be used. But for the type of decoration, herein shown, the tubular formation of the contact members is desired. The members 12 are disposed diagonally over one half of carrier 11 and the members 13 are disposed in opposed diagonal relation on the other half of carrier 11. The members 12 and 13 are supported by wires 14 passing through, or at least part way into opposite ends of the tubes. The ends of the Wires are upturned as at 15 and suitably fixed to the carrier. The wires 14 are of a diameter less then the inside diameter of tubes 12 and 13. Accordingly there is freedom for the tubes to move vertically relatively to the wires.

With this understanding of the nature of the decorating members, the general manner of forming the decorations will be described, with reference to Fig. 1. The confections, shown at a, are decorated while moving continuously forward in the direction of the arrow, being carried by a suitable conveyer, such as belt 10. The carrier 11 is moved continuously in a closed loop path, such as that shown in Fig. 7. Thus, the carrier will descend toward belt to, and the tubular members 12 and 13 will eventually engage and rest upon the confections. During the act of engaging the members with the confections and for an interval thereafter, the carrier 11 is moved forwardly in the direction of travel of belt w and at the same speed whereby the deccrating members, when lowered into contact with the freshly coated confections a, will not move relatively thereto in a horizontal plane. Consequently, there need be no rubbing of the coatings when the members 12 and 13 are engaged with the confections. The carrier 11 travels down far enough so that the wires 14 move below the upper inner peripheral parts of members 12 and 13. Accordingly, these members are yieldably applied to the fresh coating of the confections, as distinguished from being positively forced into the coatings. The members 12 and 13 rest on the coatings and by their weight sink into the same to the desired extent. Sufiicient depth of contact may thus be secured. With the decorating members thus engaged with the confections, the carrier 11 travels forwardly as described, and the members 12 and 13 are carried along with the confections, resting thereon for a short interval to secure full adhesion with the coatings. Then the carrier 11 is elevated to raise the decorating members with the result that pertions of the coatings are drawn up into decorative forms. The carrier then returns in a direction opposite to that of the travel of belt 10 into its original position. There then ensue repeated cycles of the operation just described.

The carrier 11 moves through one complete fection a on belt to will be engaged once by one or more of the members 12 and subsequently once by one or more of the members 13. The traces left by the members 12 are intersected by the traces left by the members 13 and the result is a composite of both traces. In the particular example shown, a crisscross or checkered design of decoration is formed. The tubes 12 and 13 will draw up coating from the confection in the form of ridges 7c and Z. The ridges lc cross the ridges Z and more or less diamond shaped spaces in are formed between them. Generally, the ridges are a little lower at points between the points of intersections, at which last named points there is a tendency to form peaks such as n. At intervals along the ridges, usually near these peaks n, strings of chocolate are drawn up by the tubes until they break. These strings fall back upon the confections in various ways as shown at o. The results are not exactly uniform which is an advantage as carrying the decorations out of the class of fixed, stereotyped designs. The designs have substantially the appearance and characte istics of hand work. The results will also vary according to the temperature, quality and consistency of the chocolate.

With this general understanding of the method of decoration, I will next proceed to describe an exemplary form of apparatus for practicing the method. This apparatus is shown in conjunction with a confection coating machine for decorating the freshly coated confections as they are delivered therefrom.

In the drawings, the coating machine is shown at C in fragmentary and conventional form. E represents the projecting frame forming the socalled extension portion of the machine and w the usual wire mesh belt. The delivery portion only of the wire belt w is shown together with its small end roll 2 and its driving roll r, fixed to a shaft 3. The coating machine may be of any suitable form and an example of one suitable form will be found in my U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,323,948, granted December 2, 1919. The confections coated in machine C with chocolate or other coating, are carried on the upper stretch of belt 10 in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1 and are delivered to the upper stretch of a delivery belt, shown in part and conventionally at cl, which carries the candies to a cold room or through a cooling apparatus in the usual way.

The confections may be decorated while being carried by either of the belts d or w. The only essential is to perform the decorating operation while the coatings of the confections are plastic and workable. Usually, and as disclosed herein, the decorations are formed while the candies are being carried by belt 20 so that any drippings from the decorating members will fall through the pervious belt 10 and be returned to the supply tank of the coating machine in the usual Way.

Upon each extension frame E, a suitable frame 16 is secured (Figs. 1 and 3). As herein shown, frame 16 is of substantially the shape of an inverted U. Fixed to the upper horizontal portion of each frame 18 in longitudinally spaced relation are a pair of brackets 17, which serve to support a pair of transversely disposed shafts 18. The latter are held against endwise displacement in any suitable way, as in one case by two collars 19 (Fig. 2), fixed thereon one adjacent each bracket, and in the other case by a similar collar at one end and by the hub of a lever 20 at the other end. Each shaft 18 serves to support at longitudinally spaced points a pair of bellcranks 21 and the horizontal arms ofeach such pair serves to support a cross rod 22, which is free to turn in the aforesaid arms. The vertical arms of each bellcrank on the left hand shaft 18 are connected by links 23 to the corresponding arms of the bellcranks on'the right hand shaft 18. The bellcranks on the left hand shaft are fixed thereto, while those on the right hand shaft can turn relatively thereto and are each held in place between a pair of collars 24 (Fig. 2) Movement of lever 20 will serve to simultaneously rock all four bellcranks 21.

Each cross rod 22 has fixed thereon a depending link 25 and these links coact with the horizontal arms of bellcranks 21 to hold rod 22 against endwise movement (Fig. 2). The lower ends of each pair of links 25 serve to support a cross'rod 26, underlying rod 22. Mounted to turn on each rod 26 are a pair of rectangular blocks 2'1, arranged one adjacent each link 25 and held between the latter and a collar 28 (Fig. 3) on rod 26 against endwise movement. Each block 27 on one rod 26 is connected to the corresponding block on the other rod 26 by a horizontal and longitudinally disposed rod 29. Each block 27 is held between a pair of collars 30 on rod 29. One end of one rod 26 (Figs. 1 and 3) extends between a pair of angle irons 31, fixed to a rear wall 32 secured to the rear frame 16. Accordingly, this rod 26 is forced to move in a true vertical path as the bellcranks 21, which support it, are raised and lowered and the other rod 26, being tied to it by rods 29, will follow a similar path. The rods 29' will thus remain truly horizontal while they move up and down. These rods 29 support by means of links 33 a similar pair of rods 34,-the links being fixed to each as indicated.

The rods 34 serve to slidably support a frame on which is mounted the carrier 11 for the deccrating members 12 and 13. Such frame includes two cross rods 35 and 36, each of which extends across from one rod 34 to the other and which also rests upon and is slidably supported by rods 34. The rods 35 and 36 are interconnected by longitudinal tie rods 37 which complete the supporting frame for the carrier 11. Collars 38 on rod 35 engage rods 34, as shown in Fig. 3, to hold the frame against lateral displacement thereon and yet allow free longitudinal sliding movement on rods 34. Rod 36 carries pairs of collars 39 between each of which a rod 34 is slidably engaged for a similar purpose. Each rod 35 and 36 has a plurality of vertical holes 40 therethrough to receive the vertical parts of right angularly bent rods 41. A pair of such rods 41 are mounted in any desired pair of holes in rod 35 and fixed thereto by set screws 42. and a similar pair of rods'41 are similarly fixed to rod 36. The horizontal parts of the rods 41 on rod 35 and the similar parts of the rods 41 on rod 36 pass through vertical slots 42 in upstanding flanges 43 of the carrier 11 and serve to support the same with freedom to rise to a limited extent relatively to rods 41, due to slots 42.. Collars 44 on rods 41 serve to hold member 11 against displacement on rods 41.

It will be clear that the frame supporting the carrier 11 is free to slide horizontally back and forth in a longitudinal direction on rods 34, and also that the carrier can be moved vertically up and down as the rods. 34 are lifted by bellcrank These two'motions of the carrier 11, as just described,.may be imparted by any suitable mechanism, asfor example by two cams 46 and 47, fixed to the drive shaft s of wire belt w. The cam 46 imparts vertical movement to the carrier by means of a lever 49, pivoted at 50 to one of the frames E, and a link connection 51 to the lever 26 above described. The cam 4'7 imparts movement to the carrier in a horizontal plane and longitudinally with respect to the direction of travel of belt w. Cam 47 operates a lever 52, likewise. pivoted to stud 50, and lever 52 is connected by a link 53 to a lever 54 fixed to the right hand shaft 18 (Fig. 1). Fixed to this shaft, at a point intermediate its ends is a bell-crank 55, the depending arm of which is forked to straddle rod 36. A spring 56 pulls on the short and substantially horizontal arm of bell-crank 55, tending to move the carrier supporting frame on its supporting rods 34 to the left (as viewed in Fig. 1), and tending to hold lever 52 engaged with its cam 47.

Referring to Fig. 5, the cam 46 which effects the rising and falling movements of the carrier 11, has concentric dwell surfaces 57 and 58, which will respectively maintain the carrier in the normal lifted position shown in Fig. 1 and in lowered and confection engaging position. Between these two surfaces 5'7 and 58, there is a relatively steep surface 59 which allows the carrier 11 to quickly drop until it rests upon the confections a beneath it, and a relatively sharp rise 60, which causes the carrier 11 to be lifted back to its normal level and draw out strings from the coatings of the confections engaged thereby. There is desirably some overtravel in the drop surface 59, allowing the carrier holding members 41 to descend further than necessary to secure contact with the confections. The carrier 11 will descend with members 41 until the members 12 and 13 rest by gravity on the tops of the confections a and thereafter the carrier can continue its downward movement until the wires 14 strike the lower part of the inner wall ofv the tubes 12 or 13; after this the members 41 can continue their downward movement to a certain extent without moving the carrier because of the vertical slots 42 in the side walls of the carrier. After the carrier has engaged the confections, it dwells thereon for an interval determined by the angular extent of surface 58. After the carrier 11 rises to draw out the strings, it is held stationary at the normal level by the dwell surface 57 while other operations are being performed.

Referring to Fig. 6, the cam 4'7 which moves the carrier 11 in a longitudinal direction, has a long dwell surface 61 which holds the carrier in the retracted position. shown in Fig. 1. Between the extremities of surface 61 are surfaces 62 and 63 which cause the carrier successively to move forwardly (in the direction of travel of belt w) and backwardly respectively. The surface 62 is designed to produce uniform motion of the carrier and to move it forwardly at the same speed as the wire belt. Surface 62, as shown, is substantially equal in angular extent to the combined angular extent of surfaces 58, 59 and 60, so that surface 62 functions to produce uniform forward motion of the carrier while the surfaces 59, 58 and act successively on the carrier in the order named. It will thus be clear that as the carrier is lowered toward the confections it is also moving forwardly at the same speed as the confections, as shown by the path a: in Fig. '7, so that the decorators 12 and 13 will be engaged with the confections without rubbing them. The uniform motion of the carrier continues during all of the dwell interval 58 (path y) and during the lifting of the carrier away from the confections (path 2). The uniform motion of the decorators in the same direction and at the same speed as the confections is important only during the act of engaging the decorators with the confections, while the decorators are engaged therewith and during the initial part of the movement of disengagement. During other parts of the raising and lowering movement and during return movement of the carrier (path it), its motion need not necessarily be uniform.

The operation should be clear from the foregoing description and need be but briefly summarized. With the parts positioned as in Fig. 1, and shaft 5 turning in the direction of the arrow, cam 46 is about to lower carrier 11 and cam 47 is about to move it forwardly in the same direction that confections a are being. carried by belt and at the same As the confections move along, the members 12 and 13 approach in the path at of Fig. 7 eventually engage them,- the engagement being accom ished without rubbing the coatings of the confections longitudinally or laterally and also yieldably because of the play provided between wires lei and tubes 12 and 13 and/or because of the play provided between wires 41 and flanges 43 of the carrier 11. Some of the confections beneath the carrier will be engaged by decorators l2 and some the decorators 13,-the last named group of confections having been previously engaged by decorators 12. Since belt w moves forward a distance equal to the length of the set of decorators 3.2 or 13 (measured in the direction of travel of belt 20) during one complete cycle of operation of carrier 11, all the confections engaged by decorators 12 will be carried forward into positions to be engaged by the decorators 13 on the next cycle of operation of the carrier. For example, the confection shown at a in Fig. 1 will move to the position shown at a during one complete cycle of operation of the carrier. If it was engaged by one or more decorators 12, when at the position a it will be engaged by the decorators 13 when at the position 1 A large number of confections are simultaneously engaged by the decorators 12 (all those in several transverse rows on. belt to) and subsequently by decorators 13. These decorators can rise and fall within limits to take care of variations in the heights of the confections. The decorators, having been applied to the confections as described, travel with them in the path 1/ of Fig. '7 while the lever 49 is engaged with the dwell part 58 of cam 46. Cam 47 moves the decorators forwardly at the same speed as the conf ctions during this interval. Then the surface 60 of cam 46 comes into play to lift the decorators off the candies and at this time cam 47 is still moving the decorators forwardly at the same speed as the candies so the decorators traverse the path 2 of Fig. '7. l'lien the cam 47, acting by its surface 63, moves the decorators backwardly in path a into their original positions in which they dwell until the time arrives for the commencement of the next cycle of operation.

The decorators l2 and 13 are thus applied successively to each confection as it travels along on belt 20 and at a time when the coatings are still plastic and workable. Each set of decorators sinks into depth contact with the coatings of the confections and the coatings adhere thereto,-a sufficient contact interval being provided by the part 58 of cam 46 for this purpose. This interval may obviously be varied to suit the needs of any particular case by changing the angular extent of surface 58. When the decorators are lifted, marks are left where they rested on the confections. But more important is the fact that chocolate adheres to the decorators and is drawn up, as the decorators lift, into strings which, when sufficiently attenuated, break away from the decorators and fall back upon the confections in various ways, making decorations which are the more desirable and attractive because of their lack of precise uniformity. The decorations bear the earmarks of the patterns 12 and 13 which made them. Each set of decorators leaves its traces on the confections and the blending of these two sets of traces furnishes the basis of the decoration, which as here shown is of checkered or crisscross formation because of the composite effect of the successive application of the oppositely inclined diagonal members 12 and 13. But the decorations are not exact reproductions of the patterns. The deco-rations are not merely printed on the confections. Quite to the contrary, the patterns merely furnish the rough groundwork of the decorations and their attractiveness depends on the drawing up of portions of the coating until they break and fall back upon the confections in various decorative ways. A typical example is shown in Fig. 8, where the confection is divided off by ridges k and Z into diamond shaped areas m and has alp like peaks n lopping over as at o.

It is contemplated that other patterns may be substituted for the patterns 12 and 13 to get various other effects and the invention is not limited in all its aspects to the single type of patterns disclosed.

I believe that I am the first to decorate confections by the method and apparatus herein disclosed and I desire to claim my invention in the broadest possible legal manner.

What I claim is:

1. Apparatus for decorating confections, com prising, conveying means for carrying freshly coated confections, a pattern member, means for moving said member toward and away from said conveying means to rest the pattern on and subsequently remove it from confections on said conveying means, and means for moving said memher back and forth in a direction parallel to that of the travel of said conveying means, said last named means operable during the interval when said member is in contact with the confections to move said member in the same direction and at the same speed as the confections travel.

2. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, conveying means for carrying freshly coated confections, a pattern member, and means to move said member into contact with the fresh ly coated confections and subsequently away from said conveying means to disengage the pattern and to move the pattern in the direction of travel of the confections and at the same speed during engagement of the pattern with the confections, whereby the pattern is applied to the confections without relative movement therebetween in a plane parallel to the confection supporting surface of said conveying means.

3. Apparatus for decorating confections,comprising, conveying means for freshly coated confections, a device for engaging at one time a plurality of the confections on said means; and

mechanism for moving said device in the direction of travel of said means and at the same speed and, while the device is so moving, for moving it into contact wi h the confections; said mechanism subsequently moving said'member away from the confections to draw out decorations from the coatings thereof and then backwardly in a direction opposite to that of the travel of said means.

4. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, conveying means for freshly coated confections, a device for engaging at one time a plurality of the confections on said means, and mechanism for engaging said device with the moving confections and removing it therefrom without relative movement between the device and confections in planes parallel to the confection supporting surface of said means.

5. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, conveying means for freshly coated confections, a device for engaging at one time a plurality of the confections on said means, and mechanism for applying said device to the confections without relative movement therebetween in directions parallel to the confection supporting surface of said means and for moving it along with the confections while engaged there-- with and at the same speed and for subsequently disengaging the device to draw out decorative figures from the coatings of the confections.

6. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, conveying means for freshly coated confections, a pattern member, and mechanism for applying it to the confections without rubbing the coatings thereof and for moving it along with the confections while engaged therewith and at the same speed for a substantial interval to secure adhesion between the pattern and confections and for then raising it from the confections to draw out decorations from the coatings.

'7. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, continuously operable conveying means for freshly coated confections, a pattern member, and mechanism for moving the member in a closed loop path in part of which it travels in v the same direction and at the same speed as said means and in other parts of which it moves toward said means, away from said means and backwardly in a direction opposite to that of said means.

' movement relatively thereto, and mechanism for moving the carrier in the same direction and at the same speed as said means and at the same time lowering it far enough to engage the pattern members with the confections and allow such members by their weight to sink into the coatings of the confections, said mechanism subsequently raising said carrier to lift the members and draw out decorations from said coatings and then to move it backwardly in a direction opposite to the first named direction.

9. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, a conveyer for freshly coated confections, continuously operable driving means for moving the conveyer at uniform speed over a measured distance in each revolution thereof, pattern means having a length measured in the direction of travel of the conveyer equal to said measured distance, and mechanism for continuously moving said pattern means in a closed loop path and through one complete cycle during each revolution of the driving means, said'path including a part extending toward the conveyer, a partextending along the conveyer in the same direction as its travel, a part extending away from the conveyer and apart extending along the conveyer at a level above the second named part and in a reverse direction.

10. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, a conveyer for freshly coatedconfections, continuously operable driving means for moving the conveyer at uniform speed over a 'rneasured-distance in each revolution thereof, two sets of'pattern means mounted one forwardly of the other in the direction of travel of the conveyer and'each having alength measured in the direction of travel of the conveyer equal to said measured distance, and mechanism for continuously and simultaneously moving said sets of pattern means in synchronism in closed loop paths and through one complete cycle during each revolution of the driving means, each said path including a part extending toward the conveyer, a part extending along the conveyer in the same direction as its travel, a part extending away from the conveyer and a part extending along the conveyer at a level above the second named part and in a reverse direction.

11. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, conveying means for freshly coated confections, a plurality of sets of pattern members mounted above said means with one set disposed forwardly of the adjacent set in the direction of travel of said means, and means for applying said members to and subsequently removing them from the travelling confections, whereby each confection is engaged by at least one member of each set to form decorative configurations of a composite nature.

12. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, conveying means for freshly coated confections, a plurality of sets of pattern members mounted above said means with one set disposed forwardly of the adjacent set in the direction of travel of said means, the members of one set being disposed with reference to the members of the adjacent set so that they would intersect if prolonged, and means for applying said members to and subsequently removing them from the travelling confections, whereby each confection is engaged by at least one member of each set to form decorative configurations of a composite nature.

13. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, conveying means for freshly coated confections, a carrier mounted above said means for movement toward and away from the same, a series of patterns on the carrier arranged diagonally with reference to said means, a second series of patterns spaced forwardly of the first set in the direction of travel of said means and also arranged diagonally but oppositely to the first set, and means for applying said members to and subsequently removing them from the travelling confections, whereby each confection is engaged by at least one member of each set to form decorative configurations of a crisscross type.

14. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, conveying means for freshly coated confections, a carrier mounted above said means for movement toward and away from the same, two sets of tubular members mounted on the lower side of the carrier for contact successively with the confections, the members of both sets being diagonally disposed with reference to said means and the members of one set being oppositely disposed to those of the other set, and means for applying said members to and subsequently removing them from the travelling confections, whereby each confection is engaged by at least one member of each set to form decorative configurations of a crisscross nature.

15. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, conveying means for freshly coated confections, a carrier mounted above said means for movement toward and away from the same, tubular members suspended from said carrier, supports for said members engaging in opposite ends of each, each such support being of smaller size than the bore of its member, whereby the members are free to rise and fall relatively to their supports, and means for moving the carrier toward said means and subsequently away from said means to cause the members to first rest on the coating of the confections and then to be raised therefrom to draw out decorations from the coating. 7

16. Apparatus for decorating confections, comprising, conveying means for freshly coated confections, a carrier mounted above said means for movement toward and away from the same, tubular members suspended from said carrier, and means for moving the carrier toward said means and subsequently away from said means to cause the members to first rest on the coating of the confections and then to be raised therefrom to draw out decorations from the coating.

ALONZO LINTON BAUSMAN.

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