Cigarette rolling and forming devices
US9295283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/44
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Embodiments provide cigarette rolling and forming devices that include parallel cylinders extending between a pair of support plates, and a looped belt trained therearound. One cylinder is moveable relative to the other via a pair of curvilinear slots, and the device is configured for alternately receiving and compressing loose tobacco into a tobacco rod with the belt. In some devices, a nozzle is provided to allow longitudinal displacement of the formed tobacco rod into a pre-formed cigarette tube, and some devices include a pushing device to effect this longitudinal displacement. Some devices include a support trough disposed to prevent sections of the belt from contacting each other, and some devices include a clamping device configured to clamp a pre-formed cigarette tube on the nozzle to prevent its dislodging during use.
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