US3148683A
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Apparatus for applying filter tips to cigarettes
Assignee: P Lorillard Co
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Filing: 1962-06-07
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Granted: 1964-09-15
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Expires: 1982-06-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Isaac T Brown
- 👤 Herbert F Adebahr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 07:39
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24C; A24C5/00; A24C5/47; A24C5/471
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
IN APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING FILTER TIPS TO CIGARETTES HAVING MEANS FOR ASSEMBLING A PAIR OF CIGARETTES AND A FILTER PLUG IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT, SAID FILTER PLUG BEING INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID CIGARETTES AND ADHERING AN END OF A STRIP OF TIPPING PAPER TO SAID PLUG AND THE ENDS OF SAID CIGARETTES ADJACENT TO SAID PLUG; A DEVICE FOR WRAPPING SAID STRIP AROUND SAID PLUG AND SAID ENDS OF SAID CIGARETTES, COMPRISING AN ENDLESS MOVABLE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF GROUPS OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL ROLLERS DISPOSED AROUND ITS PERIPHERY, MEANS ON SAID MOVABLE MEMBER SUPPORTING SAID ROLLERS OF EACH GROUP FOR SUBSTANTIALLY FREE RELATIVE ROTATION AND IN CLOSELY SPACED RELATION TO FORM A POCKET FOR RECEIVING AND DIRECTLY ENGAGING A PAIR OF ALIGNED CIGARETTES AND AN INTERPOSED FILTER PLUG, RELATIVELY FIXED, FLEXIBLE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
IN APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING FILTER TIPS TO CIGARETTES HAVING MEANS FOR ASSEMBLING A PAIR OF CIGARETTES AND A FILTER PLUG IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT, SAID FILTER PLUG BEING INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID CIGARETTES AND ADHERING AN END OF A STRIP OF TIPPING PAPER TO SAID PLUG AND THE ENDS OF SAID CIGARETTES ADJACENT TO SAID PLUG; A DEVICE FOR WRAPPING SAID STRIP AROUND SAID PLUG AND SAID ENDS OF SAID CIGARETTES, COMPRISING AN ENDLESS MOVABLE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF GROUPS OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL ROLLERS DISPOSED AROUND ITS PERIPHERY, MEANS ON SAID MOVABLE MEMBER SUPPORTING SAID ROLLERS OF EACH GROUP FOR SUBSTANTIALLY FREE RELATIVE ROTATION AND IN CLOSELY SPACED RELATION TO FORM A POCKET FOR RECEIVING AND DIRECTLY ENGAGING A PAIR OF ALIGNED CIGARETTES AND AN INTERPOSED FILTER PLUG, RELATIVELY FIXED, FLEXIBLE
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-15 | 1972-03-16 | 1972-09-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-15 | 1976-03-16 | 1976-09-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |