An 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.
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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, 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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