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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pasquino Gurioli, Bologna, IT;
Assignee:
AMF Sasib Societa' per Azioni Scipione Innocenti Bologna, Bologna, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209535 ; 209675 ;
Abstract
A hopper having a filling area and a supply area for cigarettes to be delivered, means to prevent cigarettes from dropping directly into the supply area from the filling area, and sliding channels supporting acceptable cigarettes as they move therethrough into the supply area, and permitting reject cigarettes and cigarette parts to drop out of the hopper.