Tobacco – Cigar or cigarette making – Tobacco feeding
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-30
2007-10-30
Griffin, Steven P. (Department: 1731)
Tobacco
Cigar or cigarette making
Tobacco feeding
C131S108000, C131S027100, C131S055000, C131S056000, C131S057000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10833119
ABSTRACT:
In a cigarette maker comprising a descent channel filled with shredded tobacco by a carding unit and with reclaimed tobacco by a conveyor, the shredded tobacco and the reclaimed tobacco are taken up and transferred by a toothed unit toward an ascent channel, from where both are attracted onto a belt by suction and formed into a continuous stream; the descent channel is split into two distinct portions serving respectively to admit the shredded tobacco and the reclaimed tobacco, whilst the toothed unit comprises a first and a second roller positioned to take up the shredded tobacco and reclaimed tobacco and operating in conjunction with respective impeller rollers.
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Draghetti Fiorenzo
Mengoli Fausto
Sartoni Massimo
G.D S.p.A.
Griffin Steven P.
Klima Timothy J.
Nguyen Phu
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