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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Dwight D. Williams, Powhatan, VA (US);
Charles David Howe, Crewe, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24C 5/18 (2006.01); A24C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24C 5/1807 (2013.01); A24C 1/02 (2013.01); A24C 5/1842 (2013.01); A24C 5/1892 (2013.01);
Abstract
The tongue includes a shaft, the shaft being hollow. The tongue includes an upper plate connected to the shaft. The upper plate includes a first protrusion on a first side of the upper plate, and a second protrusion on the first side of the upper plate. The first protrusion and the second protrusion define a notch. The first protrusion runs along at least part of an upper portion of a longitudinal length of the shaft. The rod forming apparatus includes the tongue. The method installs the tongue on the rod forming apparatus.