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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1999
Earl Roger Hoffman, Machesney Park, IL (US);
Anita Friberg, Roscoe, IL (US);
Marc Degady, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Warner-Lambert Company, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A process and apparatus for the continuous production, processing and packaging of a final chewing gum product. The product is extruded as a continuous tape or ribbon of material, the material is flattened into a approximate final cross-sectional size and shape, and then inserted into a final sizing apparatus. The sizing apparatus maintains the gum product in its final cross-sectional size and shape. Thereafter, the continuous strip of final chewing gum product is scored, cut into individual pieces, and individually wrapped by a standard packaging machine. The individually wrapped pieces of gum can then be assembled into sets and packaged into packs of gum.