MULTICOLOR GELATIN RIBBONS AND MANUFACTURE OF SOFT GELATIN PRODUCTS
The invention provides a multicolor and marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule manufactured by using a dispensing system comprising: a first box having a bottom thereof for storing gelatin of one color and having an unobstructed discharge opening at the bottom for spreading a layer of gelatin, a second box for storing and dispensing a gelatin of a second color and having means for securing the same to said first box with said spaced discharge openings disposed above and away from said unobstructed discharge opening thereby dispensing a plurality of spaced lines onto said layer, said second box including an adjustable plate for regulating the flow of gelatin through said openings, said first and second boxes having means for introducing different colored gelatin, and wherein said second box has a plurality of spaced discharge openings extending across a width thereof and slanted downward to facilitate the discharge of gelatin.
1 . A dispensing system including a first box for receiving and storing gelatin of one color, said first box having an unobstructed discharge opening at the bottom thereof for spreading a layer of said one color gelatin, a second box receiving, storing and dispensing a gelatin of a second color, said second box having a plurality of spaced discharge openings extending across a width thereof whereby a plurality of spaced second color lines are dispensed onto said first color layer thereby forming a striped ribbon.
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43 . A multicolor and marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule said marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule manufactured by using a dispensing system comprising: a first box having a bottom thereof for receiving and storing gelatin of one color, said first box having an unobstructed discharge opening at the bottom thereof for spreading a layer of said one color gelatin, a second box receiving, storing and dispensing a gelatin of a second color, said second box having means for securing the same to said first box with said
spaced discharge openings disposed above and away from said unobstructed discharge opening thereby dispensing a plurality of spaced lines onto said layer, said second box including an adjustable plate for regulating the flow of gelatin through said openings, said first and second boxes having means for introducing different colored gelatin therein, wherein said first and second boxes each have additional openings and a cartridge heater disposed in each thereof, and wherein said second box has a plurality of spaced discharge openings extending across a width thereof and slanted downward to facilitate the discharge of gelatin thereout and a common passageway which communicates with said plurality of spaced openings and whereby a plurality of spaced second color lines are dispensed onto said first color layer thereby forming a striped ribbon.
44 . The multicolor and marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule manufactured using the dispensing system of claim 43 wherein said first layer is discharged onto a casting drum.
45 . The multicolor and marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule manufactured using the dispensing system of claim 43 wherein said plurality of spaced openings have different shapes and sizes.
46 . A multicolor and marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule said marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule manufactured by using an apparatus
comprising:
(a) a main spreader box and a second gelatin spreader box, said second gelatin spreader box mounted on the outside of said main gelatin spreader box and containing a decorative gelatin;
(b) means for coupling said second box to said main spreader box containing a base gelatin;
(c) at least one orifice in said second gelatin spreader box for dispersion of said decorative gelatin wherein said at least one orifice has a span of up to three inches;
(d) an adjustable plate in said second gelatin spreader box for regulating the flow of gelatin through said openings;
(e) a main conduit, with at least one opening within said second gelatin box, providing passage for said decorative gelatin therein;
(f) said main conduit, coupled with said at least one orifice;
(g) a means to couple said main conduit with at least one external source of decorative gelatin; and
(h) a means to maintain the temperature of said decorative gelatin within a
temperature range; wherein said at least one orifice is constructed to dispense said decorative gelatin onto a base gelatin flowing from said main gelatin spreader box disposed on casting drum surface.
47 . A multicolor and marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule said marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule manufactured by using an apparatus as described in claim 46 wherein said at least one orifice is of any geometrical form and size.
48 . A multicolor and marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule said marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule manufactured by using an apparatus as described in claim 46 wherein said means to adjust the size of said at least one orifice is a gate lifting system.
49 . A multicolor and marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule said marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule manufactured by using an apparatus as described in claim 46 wherein said at least one opening has a span of up to two inches in any non-horizontal direction possible.
50 . A multicolor and marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule said marbleized paintball and softgel gelatin capsule manufactured by using an apparatus as described in claim 46 wherein said at least one external source of decorative gelatin is in communication with said second gelatin spreader box that releases said decorative gelatin by a pipeline that is coupled to said main conduit.