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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L Greenhead, Deptford, GB;
Frank Heybourn, Deptford, GB;
Assignee:
Molins Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198347 ; 198778 ;
Abstract
A reservoir for use in a conveyor system for cigarettes or similar rod-like articles comprises a laterally flexible conveyor (12) and a number of curved guide members (preferably wheels 14 to 17) having at least two different diameters and arranged to guide the conveyor along a spiral path, in a substantially constant plane, including a loop or partial loop lying within a wider loop or partial loop.