Molins Plc

Paul Dingli

Francis A Labbe

Edward G Preston

Ivan Yehudi Hirsh

A non-intermittent cigarette bundle forming device comprises three hoppers, one for each cigarette row. An oscillating ladder (23) at the bottom of each hopper provides an escapement mechanism for a row to form in front of a gate (6). On release of the gate (6, and 7A to 7C), a cigarette row rolls down a passageway into a continuously moving container (9), in which the three-row bundle is formed.

Forming groups of rod-like articles

A ledger for a rod-making machine, especially a cigarette or filter making machine, comprises two rotary members arranged to rotate at the same speed about parallel axes and a connecting member which is pivotally connected to both of the rotary members and carries a rod support which supports the rod during each cutting stroke.

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London, United Kingdom

Paul Dingli