Rod making apparatus for smoking article manufacture
CA 1306165 C · Owner: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · Inventors: Nelson, John Larkin; Marritt, Clifford Russell; Pryor, James William
Overview
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Rods for use in the manufacture of smoking products are provided using a rod making apparatus equipped with a web preforming unit. A web of sheet-like material is passed through the web preforming unit and is pleated to form a rod-like composite. The rod-like composite then is circumscribed with wrapping material to provide a rod. The web preforming unit includes an outer frustoconical tube and an inner frustoconical member. The frustoconical member is concentric to the tube and is, positioned coaxially with respect to the tube such that an annular region is formed between the outer surface of the member and the inner surface of the tube.
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- Granted August 11, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 11, 2009.
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