Method of fabricating cigarettes in a dispensing-type machine operated by a user person
OwnerGilbert Lordinventor
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Abstract
A method of fabricating cigarettes through a dispensing-type machine and from a predetermined quantity of tobacco leaves selected by a user person. The method comprises storing predetermined quantities of tobacco leaves in hermetically sealed bags wherein the tobacco leaves are prevented from drying out. One or more bags are selected by the user person and inserted, one at a time, in a receiving opening of the machine. The machine cuts the tobacco leaves and provides a predetermined quantity of fine-cut tobacco. The fine-cut tobacco is transferred to a tubing station where the fine-cut tobacco is automatically disposed in cigarette tubes to form cigarettes which are ejected or dispensed for reception by the user.
Claims13
A method of fabricating cigarettes through a dispensing-type machine and from a predetermined quantity of tobacco leaves of flakes selected by a user person from said dispensing machine, said method comprising the steps of:
- (i) dispensing in a display case of said dispensing machine different types of tobacco leaves or flakes stored in hermetically sealed containment means to prevent said tobacco leaves from drying, and providing an identification means for selection of one or more of said containment means by a user person
- (ii) selecting one or more of said predetermined quantities of tobacco leaves or flakes;
- (iii) inserting said selected one or more predetermined quantities of tobacco leaves or flakes in a receiving opening of said machine;
- (iv) cutting said tobacco leaves or flakes placed in said opening to produce a predetermined quantity of fine-cut tobacco;
- (v) transferring said fine-cut tobacco to a tubing station where said fine-cut tobacco is automatically disposed in cigarette tubes to form cigarettes;
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- (vi) dispensing said cigarettes for reception by said user.
A dispensing-type cigarette making machine comprising a display cabinet having a plurality of storage means for displaying hermetically sealed containment means each containing a predetermined quantity of tobacco leaves or flakes, there being different types of leaves or flakes and identification means to identify such different types for selection by a user person, a tobacco cutting and tubing machine in said display cabinet and having a receiving opening in which a selected quantity of said tobacco leaves or flakes are inserted;
- said machine, when activated by said use person, cutting said tobacco leaves or flakes to provide fine-cut tobacco;
- transfer means to transfer said fine-cut tobacco to a receiving means of a tubing machine in said display cabinet, said tubing machine capable of holding a predetermined quantity of hollow cigarette tubes and filling said tubes with a predetermined quantity of fine-cut tobacco, and a discharge gate for said user person to collect said cigarette tubes filled with said fine-cut tobacco.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.