Tube filling device and method
US10986861B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/06
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of transferring a portion (12) of smokable material from a casing (11) into a smokable tube (202), the method comprising advancing at least one of the casing and the portion of smokable material toward the other to advance the casing and the portion into the tube by a first distance less than the length of the space within the tube, at least partially withdrawing the casing from the tube, while holding the portion in the tube, and further driving the tobacco portion into the tube, as well as a corresponding device.
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