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Cutting apparatus for use in the tobacco industry

US10117455B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims

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Assignee

British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited · GB

Inventors

Frank Beckmann · Aerzen, DE
Winfried Böttcher · Leipzig, DE
Andrew Jonathan Bray · London, GB
Gary Fallon · London, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 22, 2013
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T83/4844
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A rotary shear cutting apparatus to cut discrete non-rectangular portions from a web of smoking article sheet material, comprises a first rotary carrier provided with a first cutting edge and a second rotary carrier provided with a second cutting edge, wherein said first and second cutting edges are configured to cooperate during rotation of said first and second rotary carriers to cut a non-rectangular portion from the web.

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