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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.

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