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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mario Spatafora, Bologna, IT;
Fabrizio Tale', Bologna, IT;
Assignee:
G.D Societa' per Azioni, Bologna, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/900 ;
Abstract
A method and unit continously transferring a group of cigerettes between conveyers, whereby the group of cigarettes is formed in a first seat on a group-forming first conveyor, and is fed by the first conveyor to a transfer station where the longitudinal ends of the group are engaged by a movable seat, which is moved with respect to the first seat to transfer the group from the first seat to a second seat on a wrapping conveyor.