Feed mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9101166
APP PUB NO 20140271059A1
SERIAL NO

14290947

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A feed mechanism to feed objects for insertion into tobacco industry products including a rotary member for receiving objects, the rotary member having a plurality of channels, each channel being adapted so that in use objects assemble in a row in the channel which rotates with the rotary member, each channel having an outlet for dispensing an object from the channel, and a pneumatic mechanism configured to hold an object in a row prior to the object being dispensed.

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TOBACCO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED34 ALEXANDER STREET STELLENBOSCH 7600

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Le, Roux Gerhard Stellenbosch, ZA 21 19

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