Apparatus for manufacturing a smokeless tobacco product incorporating an object, and associated method
US11172702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B61/28
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and associated method are provided for manufacturing a smokeless tobacco product including tobacco material and at least one object. A forming unit is configured to form a continuous supply of a pouch material into a continuous tubular member defining a longitudinal axis. A tobacco insertion unit is configured to introduce tobacco material into a pouch member portion of the tubular member. An object insertion unit is configured to introduce objects into the tubular member, with at least one of the objects being introduced into the pouch member portion. A closing and dividing unit is configured to close and divide the tubular member at intervals along the longitudinal axis thereof, to form the tubular member into a plurality of discrete pouch member portions such that each discrete pouch member portion includes the tobacco material and the at least one of the objects.
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