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US3308833A
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Machine for making cigarettes
Assignee: AMF Inc
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Filing: 1965-06-10
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1985-06-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Dearsley George
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:12
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24C; A24C5/00; A24C5/47; A24C5/476
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING UNITING BANDS TO COMPOSITE ASSEMBLIES OF FILTER TIP CIGARETTES WHICH COMPRISES A NEST OF ROLLERS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING EACH COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID NEST OF ROLLERS, CARRYING MEANS FOR FORWARDING A UNITING BAND INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY WITH ITS UNITING BAND ROTATING SAID COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY WITH ITS UNITING BAND ABOUT ITS OWN AXIS, AND MEANS FOR LOCKABLY ADJUSTING THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY WHEN APPLYING A UNITING BAND TO THE ASSEMBLY BY REGULATING THE DISTANCE SAID BAND CARRYING MEANS IS SPACED FROM SAID NEST OF ROLLERS, WHILE SAID NEST OF ROLLERS IS IN MOTION OR WHILE THE MACHINE IS STATIONARY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING UNITING BANDS TO COMPOSITE ASSEMBLIES OF FILTER TIP CIGARETTES WHICH COMPRISES A NEST OF ROLLERS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING EACH COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID NEST OF ROLLERS, CARRYING MEANS FOR FORWARDING A UNITING BAND INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY WITH ITS UNITING BAND ROTATING SAID COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY WITH ITS UNITING BAND ABOUT ITS OWN AXIS, AND MEANS FOR LOCKABLY ADJUSTING THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY WHEN APPLYING A UNITING BAND TO THE ASSEMBLY BY REGULATING THE DISTANCE SAID BAND CARRYING MEANS IS SPACED FROM SAID NEST OF ROLLERS, WHILE SAID NEST OF ROLLERS IS IN MOTION OR WHILE THE MACHINE IS STATIONARY.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-03-13 | 1978-09-12 | 1979-03-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |