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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Mario Spatafora, Granarolo, IT;
Inventor:
Mario Spatafora, Granarolo, IT;
Assignee:
G.D Societa per Azioni, Bologna, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and device for controlled filling of a channel supplying tobacco articles, whereby a lead-in member is positioned inside the channel to completely cut off passage along the channel; a mass of tobacco articles is then fed into the channel so that the mass of tobacco articles is positioned contacting the lead-in member; and, finally, the lead-in member is eased along the channel, while keeping the mass of tobacco articles in contact with the lead-in member, to ease the mass of tobacco articles along the channel.