Cigarette making machines
US3957062A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1974 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/1821
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cigarette making machine for making cigarettes containing a core of material different from that of a surrounding annulus of tobacco comprises a conveyor, a conveyor band for forming a continuous substantially flat initial layer of tobacco on the conveyor, a further conveyor band for feeding a core onto the initial layer of tobacco, side walls for at least partially confining the sides of the core along a predetermined distance after the core has been fed onto the initial layer of tobacco, and a shower for feeding tobacco onto side portions of the initial layer, on opposite sides of the core, while the core is being confined by the side walls.
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