Tongue with pre-folding section

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11800889
APP PUB NO 20190261675A1
SERIAL NO

15905230

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An example embodiment includes a tongue includes a forming surface of a forming channel, the forming channel configured to enable the shaping of shredded material into a desired form as a shredded material is drawn through the forming channel and an arrangement to introduce at least a portion of a web component adjacent a portion of the forming surface such that the introduced web component portion may be operative upon the drawn shredded material as a source of additional drawing action. The tongue may include an arrangement to draw a moving web into the tongue through a channel that converges with the working surface of the tongue, whereby the moving web is interposable between a moving column of shredded material and the first surface portion of the working surface to reduce friction. The tongue may further comprise an arrangement comprising a scalloped surface portion along the working surface of the tongue.

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ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC6601 WEST BROAD STREET RICHMOND VA 23230

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McElhinney, Patrick S Chesterfield, US 12 37
Williams, Dwight D Powhatan, US 46 339

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