Method of and apparatus for improving smoking properties of tobacco products
US4047535A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1976 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C1/386
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for producing radial perforations in cigars or the like comprising a pair of rotating rolls, one having axial recesses in the surface to receive the cigars and the other having opposed pressure application strips, and fine, sharp needles projecting into the recesses, whereby the cigars are perforated as the rollers rotate. A method for perforating cigars in which the surface layers of tobacco are perforated in a predetermined pattern so that there is no delamination of the leaves.
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