A Keller Machine is a machine for bending candy cane sticks.
6-410: The patent application for a "Candy cane forming machine" was filed on May 13, 1957 by Fr. Gregory H. Keller, a Roman Catholic priest who aside from his parish ministry helped his brother-in-law with his candy company. The patent was originally assigned to Robert E. McCormack. Robert McCormack was the founder of Bobs Candies . First, candy sticks cut to the desired length enter the machine. Each stick
12-402: A right angle as it is moved past and put into contact with an inclined face. The patent application describes two potential versions of the mechanism which complete the bending process. The first version of the mechanism has a chain around two sprockets on which are mounted bending rollers. Each bending roller is attached to a cam which rides along another inclined face to move the roller along
18-408: Is bent individually, but the machine has a system of multiple grippers and rollers to continually bend the sticks, one after the other. As each stick enters the machine, it is positioned in a gripper which holds the straight portion of the cane with the part to be bent protruding out. Each gripper has on one side a curved die which the protruding end will be bent over. The candy stick is first bent to
24-621: The Bobs name. Bobs Candies Bobs Candies are a brand of candy manufactured by the Ferrara Candy Company . Bobs Candies was founded as the Famous Candy Company in Albany, Georgia , by investor Robert E. McCormack in 1919. He changed its name to Bobs' Candy Company in 1924 and later dropped the apostrophe. It is the largest manufacturer of striped candy in the world. McCormack
30-560: The protruding surface of the cane to complete bending it around the die. In the second version, the chain and sprockets are replaced by a wheel on which the bending rollers are mounted. In modern candy cane production, the sticks are wrapped in cellophane before they are bent. Bobs Candies was sold to Farley's and Sathers in Spring 2005. Farley's and Sathers merged with the Ferrara Candy Company which continues to make candy canes under
36-618: Was the first manufacturer to wrap his candy in cellophane. Additionally, a family member is credited with inventing a machine for twisting and cutting stick candy in 1952. A year later, he invented a machine to bend it into a cane. The Keller Machine revolutionized the business and created a new industry - the commercial manufacture of candy canes. In 2005, Bobs was bought from the McCormack family by Farley & Sathers , which then merged with Ferrara Pan in 2012 to become known as Ferrara Candy Company. This confectionery -related article
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