Means for wrapping connecting leaves around the abutment regions of assemblies compriising cigarettes and filter plugs

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MEANS FOR WRAPPING A CONNECTING LEAF AROUND THE ABUTMENT REGIONS OF AN ASSEMBLY OF ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES ARRANGED IN END TO END ABUTTING RELATION, COMPRISING A ROTARY TRANSFER DRUM HAVING A SERIES OF GROOVES FOR RECEIVING PARTIALLY ASSEMBLED ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES AND CONNECTING LEAVES, A ROTARY WRAPPING DRUM HAVING END WALLS, A PLURALITY OF BONDARY BARS DIVIDING SAID WRAPPING DRUM INTO A SERIES OF WRAPPING SPACES, AN ARCUATE GUIDE MEMBER ADJACENT SAID WRAPPING DRUM ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID ASSEMBLY SO THAT RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID ROTARY WRAPPING DRUM AND SAID ARCUATE GUIDE MEMBER WILL CAUSE THE WRAPPER LEAF TO BE WRAPPED AROUND SAID ASSEMBLY, MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING SAID ASSEMBLY FROM SAID TRANSFER DRUM TO SAID WRAPPING DRUM, A LEVER SECURED TO EACH END OF EACH OF SAID BONDARY BARS, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID LEVERS ON THE END WALLS OF SAID WRAPPING DRUM, AN ARM PROJECTING FROM EACH OF SAID LEVERS, CAM FOLLOWER MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID ARMS, CAM MEANS STATIONARILY MOUNTED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS, AND MEANS BIASING SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS TOWARD ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CAM MEANS, SAID CAM MEANS BEING SO SHAPED AS TO CAUSE MOVEMENT OF THE BOUNDARY BAR TRAILING THE ASSEMBLY IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID ADJACENT WRAPPER LEAF BEING WRAPPED DURING THE FINAL PORTION OF THE WRAPPING PROCEDURE.