Apparatus and method for packing smoking articles
US7415812B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/1063
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for making a hinged lid side-by-side vertically hinged cigarette pack (10) having a first bundle (22) and a second bundle (23) of cigarettes is described. The machinery includes a first machine (30) to form a first foil wrapped bundle surrounded by a first inner frame, a second machine (31) for forming a second foil wrapped bundle surrounded by a second inner frame and a third machine (32) for combining the first and second foil wrapped bundle into a single hinged lid side-by-side vertically hinged pack.
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