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Cigarette making machine hopper

US4570644A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 9, 1982
Grant dateFeb 18, 1986
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S131/909
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

This application describes various possible modifications in the cigarette machine hopper described in G.B. specification No. 2,045,595. In particular, as shown in FIG. 2, a concave member 126 around a carded roller 23 from which tobacco is removed by a picker roller 24 has a straight land 126A along which the tobacco is propelled by the picker roller.

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