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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2013
Altria Client Services Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
James D. Evans, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Herbert Cary Longest, Midlothian, VA (US);
Tamika S. Murrell, Richmond, VA (US);
Robert V. Powell, Jr., Richmond, VA (US);
Jeremy Straight, Midlothian, VA (US);
Jarrod Chalkley, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for tamping the contents of a container having a bottom surface prone to bending and/or cracking during tamping. The apparatus includes a tamp head for tamping the contents of the container; and a container support assembly structured and arranged to temporarily support the bottom surface of the container during tamping, the container support assembly comprising a support element having a protrusion extending upward from a substantially flat and horizontal upper surface, wherein the protrusion is sized and shaped to correspond to the size and shape of the bottom surface of the container.