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US 2023/0399133 A1Published application
Apparatuses and methods for dosing loose material
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorDwight David WILLIAMS
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Abstract
At least one example embodiment relates to an apparatus. In at least one example embodiment, the apparatus includes a shaft and a housing. The shaft is configured to rotate. The shaft defines a pocket. The housing includes a sidewall. The sidewall at least partially defines an interior region. At least a portion of the shaft is in the interior region. The sidewall defines a first opening to the interior region.
Claims31
An apparatus:
- a shaft configured to rotate, the shaft defining a pocket;
- and
- a housing including,
- a sidewall at least partially defining an interior region, at least a portion of the shaft in the interior region, the sidewall defining a first opening to the interior region.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a shaft defining a pocket;
- and
- a housing including,
- a sidewall defining an interior region, at least a portion of the shaft in the interior region, the sidewall defining a first opening to the interior region, the shaft configured to rotate with respect to the housing through a first position in which the pocket is in fluid communication with the interior region and a second position in which the pocket is in fluid communication with the first opening.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an axle configured to rotate through a first position and a second position;
- and
- a tubular collar coupled to the axle and configured to rotate together with the axle, the tubular collar defining a plurality of pockets.
A method of filling a plurality of pouches with a material comprising:
- providing a first pouch of the plurality of pouches;
- rotating a shaft to a first position such that a first portion of the material is deposited into a first pocket defined by the shaft;
- and
- rotating the shaft to a second position different from the first position such that the first portion of the material is discharged from the first pocket to the first pouch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.