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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
May. 25, 2017
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an apparatus () for manufacture of tobacco industry products (). The apparatus () comprising a rolling unit () comprising: • a rotatable drum () having a plurality of recesses formed in an outer surface of the drum () to receive tobacco industry product components (); • a roll hand () spaced from the outer surface of the drum () to define a space between the outer surface of the drum () and the roll hand (), within which space tobacco industry product components () are rollable upon rotation of the drum (); and • a kicker bar () disposed adjacent to the roll hand (). • The kicker bar () is moveable relative to the roll hand () and in a direction towards and away from the drum () during operation of the apparatus (), and the kicker bar () is biased towards the drum ().