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AssigneeBritish American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
InventorsKie Seon PARK, Andrew BRAY, Gary FALLON
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Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing a Smoking Article Pack An apparatus (10) for manufacturing a sealed pack (20, 34, 36, 37) of smoking articles (2) and modifying an internal atmosphere thereof. The apparatus (10) comprises a handling mechanism (13) for conveying a sealed pack (20) of smoking articles (2) within the apparatus (10). The handling mechanism (13) includes a support plate (24) against which a pack (20) abuts during conveyance by the handling mechanism (13). The support plate (24) includes a gas port (29). The apparatus (10) is configured such that, as a pack (20) is conveyed by the handling mechanism (13) in abutment with the support plate (24), the gas port (29) may engage a valve (4) formed in the pack (20) to enable a gaseous atmosphere within the sealed (20) pack to be modified. Also, a method of manufacturing a pack (37) of smoking articles (2) by means of such an apparatus (10).
An apparatus for manufacturing a sealed pack of smoking articles and modifying an internal atmosphere thereof, the apparatus comprising a handling mechanism for conveying a sealed pack of smoking articles within the apparatus, the handling mechanism including a support plate against which a pack abuts during conveyance by the handling mechanism, the support plate including a gas port, the apparatus configured such that, as a pack is conveyed by the handling mechanism in abutment with the support plate, the gas port may engage a valve formed in the pack to enable a gaseous atmosphere within the sealed pack to be modified.
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A method of manufacturing a sealed pack of smoking articles having a modified internal atmosphere using an apparatus comprising a handling mechanism which includes a support plate having a gas port, the method comprising conveying a sealed pack of smoking articles within the apparatus using the handling mechanism with the pack abutting the support plate, engaging the gas port with a valve formed in the pack and modifying the gaseous atmosphere within the sealed pack via the valve through the gas port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.