Abstract: Apparatus for producing novel three dimensional shaped frozen confection products on a stick. A molded slug of frozen confection having a generic shape is converted into a three dimensional frozen confection having any desired shape including shapes having variable cross-sections and undercut portions. The desired final shape is formed by the application of pressure to the slug, without significant melting of the slug, using a split mold which defines the final three dimensional shape by controlling the temperature of the slug and the relative size and shape of the slug and mold cavity.

Abstract: An extractor bar assembly for use in a frozen stick-mounted confection forming machine, adapted to remove the frozen stick-mounted confection products from their associated molds by engaging each stick in a substantially vertical direction using a cam locking mechanism. The cam locking mechanism is comprised of a plurality of tubular segments flotably mounted on a support rod which in turn is movably mounted within a V-shaped trough forming the body portion of the extractor bar assembly. The individual sticks enter through an opening provided along the bottom of the V-shaped trough and are held within the extractor bar by a cam locking mechanism. To release the individual sticks from the extractor bar, a release mechanism is provided with enters the trough through an aperture located on the bottom edge of the extractor bar and displaces the cam locking mechanism in an upward direction.