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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:
Jan. 10, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Floyd V Hall, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Liggett Group Inc., Montvale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
493 48 ; 222218 ; 493 47 ;
Abstract
The charcoal wheel is provided with pnuematic means for forcing the pistons outwardly to dispense charcoal and a second pneumatic means for the retraction of the pistons. The pneumatic ejection of the pistons permits a high speed output, for example 6000 inserts per minute i.e. more than twice the output of current state of the art machines. Each piston is made in one piece with an integral stop to limit the outward movement and the inward movement of the piston.