Abstract: A generally imperforate conveyor belt of articulated design carries a plurality of longitudinally spaced confection carrier assemblies. Each assembly includes an outer table having peripheral guide surfaces for receiving and supporting the sandwich. The table is connected via a rotatable shaft which extends through the belt to an inner sprocket. The sprocket engages a fixed rack as the conveyor passes through a coating station to thereby rotate the sandwich, which is in the path of sprayed chips. The chips are fed from a supply hopper onto a horizontal conveyor and hence to a chute which feeds the chips into a whirling brush which sprays the chips onto the edge of the sandwich. A sandwich squeezing device is positioned upstream of the chip spray, while an air jet disposed downstream of the spray removes unwanted chips from the top cookie surface of the sandwich. The unused chips lying on the conveyor finally drop off the conveyor end and are recycled back to the supply hopper.

Abstract: A confection freezing machine has a freezing chamber through which passes an endless conveyor having a plurality of successive separate planular support plates. The mold elements are supported on the support plates with one or more mold chambers normally facing upwardly. After the mold chambers are filled, the mold elements are carried through the freezing chamber to harden the ice cream therein. At the discharge from the freezing chamber, the mold elements are successively and automatically pivoted to an upsidedown inverted position for release of the confection therefrom. The mold elements are then pivoted back to their normal position for recharging.