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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul G King, Bucks, GB;
Anthony R Brown, Bucks, GB;
Assignee:
Molins PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198347 ; 131282 ;
Abstract
In a conveyor system for filter cigarettes in stack formation a boundary wall member for the stack is movable in a direction to compensate for tip build-up. In a preferred arrangement in the hopper of tray filler the member includes a flexible membrane (20) partially supported at one side, corresponding to the tobacco ends of the cigarettes, by a rigid backing member (28).