Apparatus for manufacturing a cigarette filter tow

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4648858
SERIAL NO

06781170

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An apparatus for manufacturing a filter rod having a hollow tube extending longitudinally through the filter rod. The apparatus includes a supply reel of hollow tubing, a supply of filter material web, and a garniture funnel into which the filter material web and hollow tubing are continuously, concurrently fed for wrapping the filter material web into a cylindrical configuration enclosing the hollow tube longitudinally therein. The apparatus also includes a plasticizer or adhesive applicator for coating the outside wall surface of the tube with a plasticizer or adhesive before it is fed into the garniture funnel, and a tube guide nozzle located at the inlet to the garniture funnel for positioning and guiding the hollow tube into the garniture funnel.

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R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY401 NORTH MAIN STREET WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lewis, Robert T Louisville, KY 33 1117
Lowe, Byron L Prospect, KY 13 127
Milliner, Kenneth M Louisville, KY 7 38
Sullivan, James W Louisville, KY 7 63

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