1. A swivel cable connector mounting structure, comprising:
a device housing comprising a through hole at a peripheral wall thereof;
a rotary connector comprising an electrically insulative cylindrical base rotatably inserted through said through hole of said device housing, said electrically insulative cylindrical base having an inner end and an outer coupling end, two metal pivot rods affixed to and bilaterally perpendicularly disposed at said outer coupling end of said electrically insulative cylindrical base outside said device housing, and two metal conducting terminals longitudinally embedded in said electrically insulative cylindrical base and respectively connected to said two metal pivot rods and respectively partially extending out of the inner end of said electrically insulative cylindrical base in said device housing;
a swivel connector comprising an electrically insulative and substantially U-shaped base, said electrically insulative and substantially U-shaped base comprising two bottom arms arranged in parallel, a coupling space defined between said two bottom arms and configured to fit said opposite outer end of said electrically insulative cylindrical base of said rotary connector, and two pivot holes respectively transversely located on said two bottom arms in communication with said coupling space and respectively pivotally coupled to said two metal pivot rods at said outer coupling end of said electrically insulative cylindrical base of said rotary connector, and two metal conductors embedded in said electrically insulative and substantially U-shaped base and respectively extended to said pivot holes and kept in positive contact with said two metal pivot rods of said rotary connector; and
an electrical cable electrically connected to said two metal conductors.
2. The swivel cable connector mounting structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a spring member mounted around said electrically insulative cylindrical base of said rotary connector and said peripheral wall of said device housing, wherein said rotary connector further comprises an electrically insulative stop flange extending around the periphery of the inner end of said electrically insulative cylindrical base and stopped at one end of said spring member against an inner surface of said peripheral wall of said device housing, said electrically insulative stop flange having a greater diameter than said through hole.
3. The swivel cable connector mounting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rotary connector further comprises two electrically insulative stop flanges extending around the periphery of said electrically insulative cylindrical base and respectively stopped at opposing inner and outer sides of said peripheral wall of said device housing, said electrically insulative stop flanges having a greater diameter than said through hole.
4. The swivel cable connector mounting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said outer coupling end of said electrically insulative cylindrical base of said rotary connector has a flat profile, exhibiting an elevational difference relative to said electrically insulative cylindrical base.
5. The swivel cable connector mounting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said two bottom arms each have a round end.
6. The swivel cable connector mounting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said swivel connector comprises a wire hole located on a top side of said electrically insulative and substantially U-shaped base in communication with said coupling space and extending in a parallel manner relative to the extending direction of said two bottom arms; said electrical cable is inserted through said wire hole and electrically connected to said two metal conductors.
7. The swivel cable connector mounting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said two metal conducting terminals are selectively made in the form of flat metal blades or round contact pins.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus for making cotton candy comprising:
a supply of sugar;
a heating device for melting the sugar into a molten form;
a pumping device for pumping the molten sugar;
an extrusion device having at least one extrusion orifice, the pumping device operably coupled to pump the molten sugar into the extrusion device;
the extrusion device operable to extrude a strand of molten sugar from the orifice which is solidified to form cotton candy.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said extrusion device comprises a spinnerette including a plurality of orifices, the spinnerette operable for simultaneously extruding multiple strands of sugar in forming the cotton candy.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said extrusion device comprises a plurality of nozzles wherein each nozzle includes at least one orifice, the plurality of nozzles operable for simultaneously extruding multiple strands of sugar in forming the cotton candy.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said extrusion device is movable for directing the extruded strand of sugar in multiple directions to form a wad of cotton candy.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a delivery device coupled between the supply of sugar and the pumping device for delivering the sugar to the pumping device.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said delivery device comprises a screw extruder.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said pumping device comprises a geared metering pump.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a cooling chamber, the extrusion device operable to direct the extruded strand of sugar into the cooling chamber for solidifying the strand to form the cotton candy.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a cooling device for directing a stream of cooling air at the extruded strand of sugar for solidifying the strand to form the cotton candy.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a conveyor device operable for conveying a container proximate to the extrusion device for capturing the strand of sugar and containing the cotton candy, the conveyor device further operable for conveying the container of cotton candy away from the orifice for further processing.
11. A method of making cotton candy comprising:
melting an amount of sugar into a molten form;
pumping the molten sugar into an extrusion device having at least one extrusion orifice;
forming a strand of molten sugar with the extrusion device and extruding the strand through the orifice;
solidifying the molten strand of sugar;
directing the strand to form a wad of cotton candy.
12. The method of claim 11 further comprising pumping the molten sugar into a spinnerette including a plurality of orifices, the spinnerette operable for simultaneously extruding multiple strands of sugar in forming the cotton candy.
13. The method of claim 11 further comprising pumping the molten sugar into a plurality of nozzles where each nozzle includes an orifice, the nozzles operable for simultaneously extruding multiple strands of sugar in forming the cotton candy.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein said extrusion device is movable, the method further comprising moving the extrusion device in multiple directions for directing the extruded strand of sugar in multiple directions to form a wad of cotton candy.
15. The method of claim 11 further comprising delivering the sugar to the pump with a conveying device comprising a screw extruder.
16. The method of claim 15 further comprising feeding solid sugar into the screw extruder and melting the sugar as it is conveyed to the pump.
17. The method of claim 11 further comprising pumping the molten sugar with a geared metering pump.
18. The method of claim 11 further comprising directing the extruded strands of sugar into a cooling chamber for solidifying the strand for forming the cotton candy.
19. The method of claim 11 further comprising directing a stream of cooling air at the extruded strand of sugar for solidifying the strand for forming the cotton candy.