Cigarette conveyor system

A reservoir for use in a conveyor system for cigarettes or similar rod-like articles, comprising a conveyor having a conveying surface which is flexible about an axis generally transverse to said surface, and a number of guide members having substantially parallel axes and at least two of said guide members having different diameters, said guide members being arranged to guide the conveyor along a spiral path with said conveying surface lying in a substantially-constant plane which is substantially perpendicular to said axis, said path including a loop or partial loop lying within a wider loop or partial loop and means for reversibly driving said conveyor.