space for the cancly to fall b--LA7veei:i the rolls ly to:produce pieces of ctild,),, of the - (losit@ect '@4 aiid '@5 ancl oii-to the forining@ roll 108 -%vhicli is positioned belo-w, the rolls 74 and 'i 5 aiid ivhich is pro-vided -%vitli flanges 109 ivliieli are of sucli t widtli as to pass bet-%vecii the flanges 104 and the flanges 105 ,,nd i-N-Iiieli pi@ovicl6'd -vn-itli oiit(,r periplieral i'aces sl-iapecl so as to foriii the caiidy ip-to the desil-@ed contotir, the fltnoes in the 10 present iiist,,tnce beii-ig sliown as 17eip-g I)rovided Avit'li stibstan'@-i@.illy ,ircuate grooves 110 to foriii ball-like pieces of caiidy. The i-iieiiiI)c,,rs 74 ancl '7,@') and the iiieitiber 108 revolve coiist@intl,,,. Tlle iiieli-iber 74 -%-vill revolve iio 1;-) niatter w, hat position the saiue is in due to theconstruction o,f the spiral gear SI, i@,liieh is of sucli ,t lengtli tlat the ge,,ir 82 iiiay tr,,ivel b,,iel,-. and forth over the saiiie as the i@oll 'i4 is inoved back and forth diie;to th,-actioli of the eam 96. Tlle lokver roll 108 is di-.iven b-- tl,,e o-ear III -which isiiiolinted oi-i the eiicl of 'U-lie sii@llft for the roll '(5 op. posite that at -which the spiral gear 't 6 is loca'uecl, s@tid o-e,,tr III iiieshin(y with tlic ear 2,i 112 provided on the end of the roll 108. 1,17heii the e-,tncly has droppecl betiveeli tlie ro'lls 74 and 75 aiicl oii'o ttic roll 108, the roll 74 al)proaches the roll 75, tl-ie cardy -will the,.i be coiiipressed ivitli @t ai,adiially increasinc.y presstire between the rolls 74 ,ind 75 aiid 108, thiis the candy is cyi,adii-,ill.@ formecl the i@oll 108 ,ti-id cltie to the sliape, of the cuttiiig fltnges 104 and 105 ,ind is graduallv i ciit througl-i until the flanges 104@ and 105 ntee4u- at Avhich tiiiie the candy is severed oi, s, ,,ibsl-a.nti-,Llly severed into inclividLi-,Ll pieces Of tile desired shape. At this tin-ic the roller ec,opoi-,gtiiig AA@ith ea-,ii drops cloivn aloiig 40 the shoulcler 100 and the spring 85 sud@Lenly sepa,rates the roll 71 from the rolls 75 ancl 108 aiid the candy drops onto the guideway 113 f ror.-i wliieh it rolls iiito ,t receptacle for .the stme. 4 It is, of course, understood that tliroiigl-iout the opei-.,ttions of the macliine as descril)ed aboi-c ivhicli are very rapid, the cai-icly is quite a--qd iii a plastic condition th-Lis enabling the same to be readily r) 0 molded by the rolls ancl cut by tl-ie cuttiiig flaii,yes. In order that the shears having the bl,,tdes 54-. ivill properly cut the lengths of the ctndy, the belt 30 ina-y be provided -witli rollers 114 on the tipper side thereof and 5,-, 115 on l@he lo-wer side thereof to provide a bend as 116 iri the conveyor belt 30 so as to accommodate the bl,,tdes 54 of the shears aiid. eii,,i,ble: the. sime to eiiuage %vith thecandy ii,ithout iiiterference thei,ewith on the part 60 6f the belt. It will thiis be seeii that the machine is eiitirely auton-iatic and does not require the,ittentioii of- aii operator to citt off and form tl-ie pieces of caiidy from said strip and thtt C).,! the 8,,tme operates continuously atid efficientdi-ie to the slial)e ol@ the faces oii contolir. thtis described iiiy iiiveiitioii, i-vliit 1 de aiid seciire by U. S@ Letters I'ateiit is: TO 1. -V machiiie of the cliaracter clescribed pltirali ty of C_Llttil_lc, and foriiicomprisiii,, a, rolls, @'oi)e of said etittiii(y rolls bein-- t, zn iiiovable to)i-ard and aia@,ay from said other 1-ol,s, ajid i-neaiis for rotatin,@- said rolls coill- 75 prisiiig a: drii-e spiral I)e'uA-Veeii -,aid rolls aiid said shaft, said -eariiig compi-isinoa spiial eear on oiie end of saict ulovable @oll alicl a--wide f,,teecl spiral r (,Year on said drive sliaft iiiesliiiao- tliereiiith. so 2. A iiiacliiiie of the cliaracte-r described conipi.-isin,,- a, table caiidv (,iittiiig meaiis motiiitecl -,tbove said table, sal-.d mea" coiiiprisii-ig a sliaft, slie@i-s rnounted to rotate ivith said shaft iii sv.iiel-ii-oiiism ivith the 55 mon-eineii' of saicl belt, a coiiveyor belt niotii-itecl to iiioi,e aloiio- the upper stir'Lace of said table, mealis for formlii,- and c,,itting said caiidy into pieces coiiiprisiiig ,t pluralit@@ of flaii,ed i-olls aiid rneaiiis for moving 00 said caiidy@off saicl belt to feed the s,,tme to said rolls. 3; A machine o'i the character described comprisiii,, a table, candy C-Litting meails ii:iouiited -,tboi,e said table said --tneai-is com9.3 prisin(, a slitft, sliears iiiouiited to rotpto with said sl-iaft in S37iiehroiiism witli the movemeiit of saicl belt, means for liormally holdiiig the blides 6f said slleai-s sepirated, ajid means for nioviiig said blades iiito clit101) tilio- relatioii. ",hen the same, are substaiitially iii engagement -",itli saicl belt. 4. A 1-naebine of the ch,,tracter descrilied coiriprisii-ig a table, caiidy cutting iueaiis mounted ,tboi-e said table, a conveyor belt 103 mounted to niove aloiiy the tippei- surf,,tee of raid table, meaiis for@'formiiig aild clittiiig said cindy into pieces coi-nprisiii!,, a plurality of fl@ii,),ed rolls .iiid iicalis for iiao-%,lng said candy off said belt to feed tho san-ie to I 1 C, said rolls, sai(I means comprisii-ig a pair oi arms rotatinc), above said belt aiid traiisversely thereof, iiid a wiper bir coiinecting said arms. 5. A mtelilpe of the cha, - -acte-c described 11.5 COMPTisilig a table, cai-icly Clitting meaiis iqounted tboil@e sai.d t,,tble,, 9, conve3,or belt moiinted to 1-noi-e aloii(y the upp.-r sui-I'llice of saicl tELble, means for formiiig and cuttiiig, said iil'o pieces coniprisiiic,r a120 plurality of Ha ii(yed rolls, said tal)le bei-iig provided AA-itli a slot exteiiding parallel to said belt, a Tuide exteiidiiio@ from said slot to said rolls, a,ncl me,,iiis for nioving said cand3, laterally off said belt and into stild i 2,'@ slot, @i7lier0up6ii said caiidy molTe.-9 by -ravity to said rolls. 6. A machiiie, oT- the cliarleter (leseribed compi-isii-ig -,t table, candy cutti-@ig iiieai-is m<)iii-ited above said table, s-,tid means com-

p risid(r a pair of sliears rotatiiig about an pi,ovidiiig a, bend iii said belt to accom Od means f o axis transi-ei-se to said belt, an r providing a beiid in said belt to accommodate said sliears as it moves into cutting positioii adjacent said belt. 7. A machiiie of the chai,actei- clescril)ed COII'Iprisii)o- a table, candy ctitting means mounted above saicl t,,ii)le, said means comprising a pair of shears rotatiiig about an lo axis transverse to said belt, and means for M date saicl shears as it moves into cutting position adjacent said belt, said means comprising rollers above and below said belt to deflec'u the saiiie from its iiornial path of i,,5 movement. Tii ivitiiess ivhereof, I hereuiito subscribe iny name this 19tb day of October, A. D. 1921. -J. T. HOHBERGER.

Patent--d June 10, 1924, l@4969880@ UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFIC@EO JOHN T. HOHBFRGER, OF CHICArxO ILLINOIS. CANDY-DIARING MACHINE. Applicatioii filed October 26,1921. Serial No. 510,539. o ct.17,Lvhom it inay concer?@: Be it t-iio-,vn that I, JOHN T. HOHBERGLU, a citizep of the Uiiited St,,ites, resid.;,.ig at Chicag'o, iii the couiity of Cook aiid St,,ite of II'lino'ls, bave initented a cert,,tin neiv aiid iisel@ I Iiilprovemel-it iii Cti-idy-Makiiig Ma. -L II el,iiies, of whicli the followiilg is a, full@ clear, coilelse, ,tiid exact description, i-efei,ence beiiig had to the accoint)ailying dra-w10 Iii(-s l@oi,iiiiiiy a pal-t of this specification. My invention relates to c,,iiidy makin-Y machiiies alict inoie p,,trticular,ly to a i-olling iii,,i chiiie wliereby c-,Llidy is auton-iatictlly formed iiito ,t suitible ball forn-iation prei15 er ably witli son-ie-wh at flattelied end portions. It is a pui-pose, of the invei-ition to provide a ii-iichiiie for simultaiieously foi-ming a lai-ge nluiiiber 6f pieces of candy iihich 20 ai-e of ,iiiy d6sired foriiiation approxii-nating that of ,L b@ill or @t ball ivith flatteried por' ons, such as candy L'i goose berries, or lvliat are kiiown as sun beam kisses. It is ,t furtlier purpose of the inveiltion 25 to provide a new ,tiid improved metliod Of illakiiig c,,indy of this natiiro Nihich -coinpi.-ises sizing the candy or foi-ming the saiiie into an elongated sti-ip of substantially uiiifoi-m diameter, ctitting s-,iid strip iiito pi,e.10 cleteriial'ned len2tliLs, aiid tb.en c,utting the saiiie ofT ,tiid formln_o- the sai.iic, betiveen rolls provided ivitli spaced cutting I tnd foi@niino, flaiiges by gr@idtially inereasiiig the pressuie on the leno-tli pi-ei,io@isly etit from 35 tlici strip so as to i@oll the e.D.d po@iions of tlie in(livicILial pieces as they ire cut ,tpart aiid finally releasiiig the pieces froni the etitting r . olls by a suclden sep@irating nioiement of the rolls. 40 It is still a ftirther ptii-pose of the inveniloi) to provi(-Ie a iiiacliine for carr3Ting olit@ tlijs iiiethod ivliieli is tised in coii]iinction ",itli a sizing iiiachine comprising a pair of drtims or rollers having grooves therein ar45 raiiged opposite eaeb other for formin@, ncl to a strip of substantially tinifor di,-,ri-i-eter throughout, - ,N-hich iiiachine coillprises a belt eoi-iveyoi- meniber oii - ,vhich the strip is receiA,e@d, a ciitting shears operated .50 ill syi-i@@hroi-iism with the moverient of spid belt so as to clit off redetermiiied lengtlis, p ineaiis foi- Tqoi7ii-ig @t length of said candy latei-ally off sdid belt, and -uiding the sanie between i,olls provided witli spaced clittii@g .55 aiid foi@r@@no- flano t-- _@es, one of which rolls is. a(:Iapted to :iitoi-e toivard the otlie'rs gradually ahd away tlierefron-1 sub8talitially in staiitalleoiislv, and incaiis foi@ @i-iidirio, the separated and properly shaped piec@e's.@ of candy iiito a siiitable recepta6le. - 60 It is ,t, fi-irtl-ier object of the.iiivc@iitioll to provide cutting r 11 havi 0 s ng 6uttiiig, flaiiges oi- edges ivliieli are provided ivith beveled oi6 t-,Lpei-ed edge portioiis and ),vhich oi@adu,tlly,wideii to a substantial tliiekiiess to dis- 65 tingiiish froiii cutting rolls that have thiii flan es with sharpened edge portions a d . 9 n to provide rolls of this character wliieh may be removed from the machine so that a@roll witl i cuttin(y and shalpiiig flaiiges of ny 70 a oth er siz(, or7sliape oi- any other spacing caii be used to form candies of aiiy 6ther desir6d sli,, tpe or size., It is anotl-ier object of tb.e iiivention to pr ovide suitable guide.inealis for the belt Illt 75 the cuttin-@@ sl-iears so ,is to gillide the strip of caii dy into such positioli Is to be readily cut by the shears. it i.@ also aii, object of the inveiitioii to pr ovide suit,,tble n-ieaiis fol,, gradlially I-nov- 80 iiig the movable roll into eiigagiiig ppsitioii, sai d meaiis coinprisiilg a Cana ineniber h,,Iving a cam face gi@@duallIT iiicreasing iii hei.glit, siid caiii face beiiia pi-oi,ided with aii al-)i@tipt shoulder extending fi-oiii tlie, sr) laighest poiiit of the c,,iiii to the lowest point thereof to suddei-ily soparite the engagiiig ectge of. the movable roll froni t@p. oth(,r i,olls spi-ing iiieilis b6iiag i)i-ovided for holding ft. roller cboperating -%iith said caiii, iii 9( ongagem I eiit therewith. Preferabl o@iie o f y the cutting i-oll.s ttiriis @oia a fixed' axis tiid tl-.te othei, c,,itting roll i@s iiiovable toia,-ard gnd ttway fron-i said rol.1 turililig on a fixed axis. i@- pair of c@iiiis for moviiig said@ 95 movtble roll is prefei@ably provid6d, olle cam at each end of the roll. As the rolls for formino- aiid etitting the candies tire reVolving -LIJ the tii-@p,, it is necessary to provid e suitable means for dtiving the movable loo roll for all posi-tioiis thereof said means coi uprisilig i spiral tooth,ed gear on the end (if tlie-i-novable roll n-ieshing with a s piral too tlied, gear on the drive shaft thot is of suc li ividtli that the t@eth thereof -will be 105 ii eiigageiiient with the teeth of the ge,,tr oii the end of the movable roll for all positioiis tlie reof. Iii addi@io'n to the@ two etittii-ig 'rol ls i forming roll is pi,ovided Nvhich turns - @bout a fixed axis,and -which with the oppo- 110 rin sit,ely arranged cutting rolls fo s and cuts off the, c,-tiidy as the movable roll gradi-ia-Ily

.appro-,tcl,aes the rolls ro'L-,,itiiig on tl-ie fixed axes. ' Other objects ,ind advaiitages of the ii-ivention %vill appear as the descriptioi-i of the acconipanyiiig drawiiigs proceeds. Howei7-ei-, I desire to li,,Lve it distiiictlv understood that I do not ii-iteiid to Iiiiiit iiiyself to the exact det-,t;-Is shoy@,n or described, but that I intend to iiielude as part of mv iai-iges aiicl 10 iiiveiitioii qll siieh obITio',IS el modifjc,,itioii.s of parts as ivotild ocetir to i persoii sl@:illed i-ii this art, ,tnd. as ivoiild fall within the scope of the cl@AIMS. Iii the draiaiiigs: 15 Fig@ I is, a plaii iieiv partly brol@eii ,tivay of Diy iiiiproa,ed in,3@chine Fi-g. 2 is a side elevatioii partly brokeli a-,vay thereof ; Fig. 3 is a - f ragmei-it,,trv pla.ii vie-Nv of oiie 20 end oT the m,-cliii-ie Fig. 4 is a brokeii eiici elov,,itioi-t of the end of the iiii,el-iiiie slionvi-i iii Fig. 3; Fig@ 5 is aii eiil,,trgecl fi.@agme-i-it,,iry plan vie@v of the rolls ,tnd adjicent parts si-io-wing 25 the etittii-ig rolls; i@,ig. 6 is a similar view of one of the cutting @olls ,tlid foiiiiiiig roll cooperiting therewith; Fig. 7 is@a vieav, take@-i on tl-ie Iiiie 7-7 of 30 Fig. 5; incl Fig. 8 is ,L fl-ag.@iient,,trv detail vienv showilig gtiide, rollers for tl@e conveyor belt to provide ,tn offset portioii thereiii foi, receiviiig tl-ie cutting shea-.rs as tl-ie same ro:35 tates. ' Referriiag iii ctet,,iil to the d.riivjllgs, the -fill,ti'l'lel-vorl@: to 11 r,qachii-ie comprises ,t L tli,e legs 11 iip6ii wliieli tlie, fi,,- tme@voi-l@ is moiilited aiicl a tal)le 12 -wbi-eli exteiids fi-oiii 40 the@siziiig i-i-iacliiiie 13 h<Lving the bise portion 1J- ,tnd providecl i-vitli the FI'ziiio,@ i,olls or drutiiis 15. The, siziiig iiiael-iii-t(,, is not a part of this ii-iveiition except in coiai-iectioji -witl-i the process of miking the candy set 45 f-orll-i liereiii, tll-e siziiig mael-iine itsel'l being Nvell ki-iown in the ai-t. The drtims or rolls 15 as is -",el! l@i-iown q.re pi,ovided vvith grooves or depressioiis 16 arranged opj)osite eacb. other of A,arious sizes for mal@iiiig elon10 g,@ted pieceg or strips of cand.), of subs-anti-,tlly Liniforni diamet(,r. Joiirnaled in the frame-work 10 ii-i the, upstiiidii-ig portioii 17 thereol is the m,,,,iii cirive shaft IS of the machii-ie whicii is provided.iaitl-t ,t stiitable 55 di-iving pill@,e-,, 19 ariveii from ai-iy desired so-itree of povver b-,%, raeans of the belt. TI-te opposite eiid of the sliaft 18 is provided -witli ,t p Ile..I, 21 over wl-iiel-i exteiids the be@lt 22 -",hicli also exteii-ds over the ptilley 23 iuount60 ed on the shaft 24, saict sliaft 24 h',,i,viiig keyed thereto the ge,,ir 25 %vbiel-i itieslies -witli tl-ie (ye,,tr 2C 1 1,496,880 coi-iveyor belt passii-ig over said pulley 29 at one- eiicl of the iiia'chii-ie al) d -over the. pi-illey 31 at the,. otliei- eDd of tlie inaeliiiie. The coiive),or belt 30 tr,,tvels ]II. a I-ecess 32 ii-i th(' table 12 as %vill be cleai- -Lroin Fig. 4. The 70 miin drive sl-iaft IS is proa,icled Alitli I woi,n-i " whicli iiieshes ivith the woi.-M wheel 34 oli the sliaft 35 to rot,,Lte said shaft ii-i the direction of the ai-ro-w iii Fio-. 4. The C',Ilcl of tl-ie sliaft 3,,-) oppo 'te that cirryiiig the ivoi-iii 7 si ivheel 34 is pi-ovided v,@ith a sprocli:et wheel 36 ovbr wl-iieh the el-iiii-i 37 oper,-,tes, saicl ch,,tin 37 passii-ig ovei- the sproel.@.et vvheel 3S oiitheshaft'09. Tliesl-ia-l't39isjournaledii-I the stand,,trds 40, 41, tnd 42 mo-Linted oii the 0 t-,Lbli, 12. It is pi-ovicleci oi-i tlie'opposite eilcl thereof to the, spyocl@et 38 Avitli ,t bevelej gear 43 iiiesliii-ig with the beveled gear 44 13:eyed oii the sl-iaft 45, -wbleli shaft is jotii,- naled, iii betrii-igs iii siiitable stalidards. 46 15 ,i,nd@which cai-ries the sproc'ket 47 over Nvhicli the chaiii 48 traa,els, saicl c'fiain ,Llso pqssilig over tb.e sproeltet 49 oii the,, shaft 50 jourii,,tled ii-i the staiiclards 51. The sl-iaft 50 is providecl witli ,i slot 52 interiiiediate the en(Is 00 tbei-eof aiicl iv'lth a pivot n-ien-ibel, 53 exteiidiiig, at i-ight@ angles to said slot -Lipoi-i ivhicli ai,e stipportcd the blades 54 of ,t slie,.irs, -vvh'ch bli.cles exteiicl tlirou I _gh the slot 52. The blades 54 -ire pi-ovided.ivith extensioi-is 55 9 ivliiel-i projeet rearwardly from the pivot poiiit 53 tiid ivliieh termii-iate in perforq.ted ears 56 iii.cl li,,tve secitre'd thereto the spii-al sprip-gs 57 ivliieh ai,e sectired to suitable pii-is 58 oii the shaft 50. It will thiis be seeii that the shears liavtlje blides 54 will rotate about the, sliaft lllg .50 as iii axis at -,L speed pi-oportioned to the, speed ,it which tl-ie coi-lveyoi@ belt travcls clepeiidiiig itpoii the ratio of tl-ie (yeat@ ai-id the size of the spi-ocli@et iised ii-i the driviiig Tli6 table 1.2 is pro-vided ivith t lip poi@t-ioii 59 Nvhich i@ests on ,t pi-ojectiiig slielf 60 oii the slziiig inachine 1,3, ai-i(I it ivill b(, s.--eii thit -,s the strii,) of caiid@, loaa,es the, siziiig i-nachine the saiiie -will be giiided totlt(,, I)elt 30 bv tl).e giiide ii-ienibers 61 ivltieli p-L,ojeet oiito the disel-iara(, e@i-id of the sizill(f ii'lltC]-iiiie fpoiii the. table 12. The giiides k@)i conv(,,i,g,- ,is ,vill be clear toavard the end thei-eof -,djacei-it 'the belt 30, and as the -heai-s Avill i,otate at ,i spe(,@d in proportion to the speed o' 'ravel of the; belt @')O, the, bl,,tdes I L of tb e slie,,irs AT, ill come into cooi)erat-inly relatioii %Aitli the 1)(,,It eierv tillie @ cei-tli@ defiiiite, leiig,lil Of the belt li,,is pissed below, tl-ie@ slit,.ft 50. As the strip of C',tlldv is trlveliiig at siibst@)ntially the s,,ime rate of speecl as the I)elt 00 -,t predetermii-ied leiigth of the caiiclv p,@iss below the sbears with everi, rev, olutioii of @tlie shqft 50 ,iiid every rotation on the shaft 2' ivbieli is supported' of said slicars' of stiitable li,,iitgers 28 froni tl-ie It ivill be seei-i 'liqt tIAe blades 54 ,ire, held t,able 12. The shqft 27 cqri,ies a pulley 29 ope,.-i I)y, me,,iii-s Of the sprincs 57, s,,iid,springs L I 05 -)@,er -wliieh ' ie coiiveyou belt 30 exteiids, said beiiig 'Leiisioii spriiigs, aiicl,that the she,,irs in 130

1,496,880 order to cut the ca.ndy into proper lengths must be moving iii oppositioli to the sprinos 57 so as to bi@iiig the blades 54 into cuttii@g ' ioi posit -i. This 's accomplished by me@ans of the guide niembers 62 ivhich are shoi@Tn as beiiig made of ,iiigle iroii and iihich converge toward the shaft 50. The shears rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2 and thus the blades i-vill approach each 10 other as the sliears approaches the lo-weriiiost positioii of its movement iii its rotation with the shaft 50. Thus thp. blades will C!ome togetliei- as the s,,tme are stibstantially ii-i @ i-ei@ticalpositioii aiid -r@ill cut off a pre15 defermined lengtli of the c,,t-ndy coming from the sizing inachiiie. Thtis predetermiiied lengths of caiid3,.a,7e carried along the:belt 30 to-",ard the ptilley 31. It ivill be noted that the sproc'kets 47 and 20 49 are of the same size and that the beveled 'gears 43 aiid 44 are of the saine size and that accordingly the shaft 39 rotates in synchroilism -with the sliaft 50. The shaft 39 has pinned thereto the arms 63 bet-"Teen -which 25 arn-is extends the b,,Lr 64. The arms 63 aiid the bar 64 turn with the shaft 39 in the direction of the ari-ow in Fio-. 4, the bar 64 thus niaking one revoll-ition with the shaft with each revolution of the shears with the sliaft 50. The table 12 i@ pi,ovided with -,t slot 65 therein to one side of the belt 30 a.9 ivill be clear froni Fi(ys. I and 4. The table -d -%vitl-i a pai of ribs 66 and is also providi, r 67 at e,-,ch side of the recess 32, said ribs having beveled faces 68 and 69 respectively. Bet-",een the ribs 66 and 67 ,tnd the cutting mech,,inism are the gtiides 118 ,iiid 119 haviiig the converging fa6es 120 aild 121. The rib 67 is locatecl between the belt 30 aiid the 40 slot 65 ai-id the rib or lip 70 is provided on the opposite side of the slot 65 from the rib 67. It iyill be seen that as the arms 63 i-fiove in the direction of tl-ie a,,,ilo -N, in Fig. 4, the 45 bir 64 will engage -with the strip,of calidy sho-wn at 71, and it will move the salae@llp the beveled surface 69 aiid sweep the saiiie b 67 into the oiff of the ri openin(y 65 from 'Whicli the candy will drop gnto the guide50 ivay 72 -whii3h. is securecl to the bottom side of Llie table 12 at 7.3. The giiide 72 extends froi-n the slot 65 to a position ,ibove the rolls 74 anci 75, thus the le-.igth of candy that has been cut off by the sliears wi-11 be 55 moved laterally into positioii oii the rolls 75. The ghaft 18 is @rovided witli a spiral gear 76 -whi-ch iiieshes with a gear 77 on t-he shaft 78. The sliaft 78 is providecl -Nvith a sqiiared end portion 79 projectin,,@ iiito the GO squared opei-iiiig 80 iii the, eiid of the roll .75. The shaft IS is also provided with IL 'he spiral gear 81 which meshes witli a spiral gear 82 inhich is carried by the shaft 83 which is also proiided -witli a sqtiared end 65 portioii. as will be clear from Fi(,Y. 4, entering and opening in the Toll 74 in a similar iiiatiiier to@ the squared end portioti of the shaft 78. The end of the sh,,Lft 83 is car9 'deway ried by a block 84 slidtible in the iii 85 iii the getr box 86. Extending laterally 70 from the block 84 and throiigh the cas.ing 86 towai.-d the sliaft 35 i.s R rod 87 -which is scre-w tlireaded as at 88, @tnd which has'-liiouiited thereon the perforated ,Lriii 89 of the n-iember 90, said arriii I being adjustable o:ft 75 the rod 87 by iiieaiis of the nuts 91 aiid 92. The member 90 is slidably moulited on the guide 93 between the uide members 93' and 9 is provided ivith tn upstanding inei-tiber 94 li aitill(y e ,trs 94' between WI-iieh is mounted 8 ,) t he roller 95 ivhich cooper,,ttes *itl-t the cam 9 6 provided oii the shaft 35. The caiii -96 is p rovi(led witli a face 97 cooperating with tl @e roller 95 -which gradtially itiereases in li eight froiii the point 98 to the point 99, 8 5 - ,tnd ivhich is provided ivith an ,tbrtipt shoulc ler 100 at the point 99. Bearing against the ri ember 90, and extending into tli,,, casing 8 6 is a coil sprin- 101, said -s-Dring being s eptecl in the recess 102 in said c',,ising. 9 0 It ivill be seen that as the caii-i r6tates iii tl-ie clire,,tion of the arroiv:iii FiLy. 4, tlle r oller 95 and tl-ie ii:ien-iber 90 c,,trrying the r od 87 @ti-id tlie. block 84 Avill be iiiol,ee@:to th e riglit iii Fig. 3 diie to the engage]]-lent 9- 5 of the roller i-vitli the efti-ii ftee -which gradual ly increases iii heiglit, and thgt wlien this n a oveinent ocelirs tlio sprinu 101 -%vill be c oinpressed so thtt whe@n the roller 95 reaches the shotilder 100 it will drop silid- 1 c,'O denly down to the lowerniost positioll of the ciin 103 due, to the action of the sprii-ig 101. Tt wi.11 thlis @be seen thit the roll 74 car ried by the shaft 83 will be moved toward the ro'll 75 ur-,Idtiilly and will be suddenly 105 moved. away therefroni wlien the, roller moves clown the shotilder 100 on the cam. It@ will be seen fron-i Fig. 5 that the roll '@4 is provided ith ,t pltiralitl, of eqtii distantly s@aced fl,.,,nges 104 and that the roll 75 110 is formed with similarl), spaced flanges 105. The flanges 104 o,radual@-v ae as shown at 't 106 to siibstaiiti-,illv @i tl-iin c altholig]-i tlnc g said edies aro, sliglitly ro led off at their: e n4s so as to not foi-ii:i a knife edge, Altli6tigli th e ed@es are sl-iarp enotig@h to ei-it the candy. T he, members 105 are siinilarly tapered gi' 1 07. 1,Vhen the roller reaches the highest: p oiiit of the cani the flanges 104 ,Lnd 105 c ontact and thils eiit off the candy into ieces 1 20 of tiniforni size and shape, The roll @4 app roaches the roll 75 gradually so as to proiti de for a araduqlly iiiereased pressure on th e candy lvhicli has tr,@ieled down the g @iide wa3, 72 onto the -olls. 1,Vhen the 1 25 c andy di,ops f oin the r giiideway 72 tho roll 7 4 is'reiiioved frojia the roll 75'so that said r olls are spaced frolii each otlier witli the ioll 74 stibstaiitially in the dotted line positi on shown in Fio,. 7. There is then stifficierit 130