Apparatus for forming a circumferential slit in a tobacco industry rod article
AssigneeBritish American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
InventorsGary Fallon, Andrew Bray, Kie Seon Park
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Abstract
An apparatus for forming a circumferential slit in a tobacco industry rod article is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a drum and a rolling hand spaced apart from one another so as to form a space for a tobacco industry rod article, and a cutting element extending into the space and configured to form a circumferential slit in the tobacco industry rod article.
Claims14
An apparatus for forming a circumferential slit in a tobacco industry rod article, comprising a drum and a rolling hand spaced apart from one another so as to form a space for a tobacco industry rod article, and a cutting element extending into the space and configured to form a circumferential slit in the tobacco industry rod article, wherein the space is defined by a surface of the rolling hand and a surface of the drum, the surface of the drum configured to be in contact with the tobacco industry rod article in use, and wherein one or both of said surfaces are shaped so that the slit has a substantially constant depth around the tobacco industry rod article.
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