Cigarette manufacture
US4186754A · kind A · utility
26Cited by
5References
9Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 1977 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/1807
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cigarette making machine includes a tongue by which the tobacco is compressed to its final cross-section, characterized by a liquid feeding arrangement for feeding liquid to the surface of the tongue in contact with the tobacco to dilute and reduce the viscosity of any gum from the tobacco which comes into contact with the tongue.
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