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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
C Fred deMey, III, Belews Creek, NC (US);
Assignee:
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
83152 ; 83154 ; 198427 ; 198428 ; 198438 ; 198441 ; 1984711 ; 1984751 ;
Abstract
A transfer apparatus for rod-shaped articles, such as cigarettes, comprising a housing rotatably mounted to a fixed main shaft with a plurality of cooperating crank arms and article holders rotatably mounted to the housing by crank arm shafts and holder shafts. The crank arms and article holders are rotated in response to rotation of the housing by means of a plurality of endless toothed belts cooperating between toothed pulleys on the main shaft and the crank arm shafts and a plurality of endless toothed belts cooperating between toothed pulleys on the main shaft and on the holder shafts.