Tobacco – Cigar or cigarette making – Including perforating
Reexamination Certificate
2003-12-18
2009-08-25
Tucker, Philip C (Department: 1791)
Tobacco
Cigar or cigarette making
Including perforating
C131S283000, C131S285000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07578297
ABSTRACT:
The present invention refers to a machine for opening cigarette packs and inspecting cigarettes (1), used to recover cigarettes contained in soft cup type packs (72), comprising: cigarette pack accumulator (2); transfer channel (3); first drum (4); cigarette pack holding pouches (27); device for opening the flaps of the aluminum foil lining (28); guide means (42); flap pressing and label housing displacing device (29); unopened packs rejection device (52); second drum (5); guide means; cigarette storage bin (6); counter-rotating roll (54); inspection drum (9); cigarette inspection device (57); cigarette rejection device; storage bins for label housings (12), aluminum foil linings (13), and cigarettes (11); rejected packs storage bin (22); selected cigarettes collector belt (10); and frame (71).
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Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Felton Michael J.
Souza Cruz S.A.
Tucker Philip C
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