CA2717309A1 - Cigarette-making machine - Google Patents

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CA2717309A1
CA2717309A1 CA2717309A CA2717309A CA2717309A1 CA 2717309 A1 CA2717309 A1 CA 2717309A1 CA 2717309 A CA2717309 A CA 2717309A CA 2717309 A CA2717309 A CA 2717309A CA 2717309 A1 CA2717309 A1 CA 2717309A1
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Mei Lin
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/40—Hand-driven apparatus for making cigarettes
    • A24C5/42—Pocket cigarette-fillers
    • A24C5/425—Pocket cigarette-fillers for obtaining cigarettes of various lengths

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  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
  • Portable Nailing Machines And Staplers (AREA)
  • Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)

Abstract

In one embodiment, a cigarette-making machine of the tobacco-injecting type includes an improvement being a handgrip that provides improved ergonomics to a user of the machine. The handgrip is configured to project upward from a top surface of the housing of the machine to position the user's hand distal from the compacting chamber and the hollow nipple, thereby preventing potential user injuries. Furthermore, the handgrip is configured on the top surface to provide the user with a convenient location to apply a downward force to the machine to prevent the machine from sliding on a surface without damaging components of the machine. In another embodiment, a cigarette-making machine of the tobacco-injecting type includes an improvement being an adjustable volume compacting chamber. The cigarette-making machine may include a volume-adjusting member that is configured to axially partition the compacting chamber into a tobacco- receiving portion and a vacant portion.

Claims (8)

1. A cigarette-making machine comprising:
a housing including a top surface having an aperture;
an actuator that moves in an arcuate path above the top surface;
a compacting chamber within in the housing, the compacting chamber in communication with the aperture;
a compacting member disposed in the compacting chamber and coupled with the actuator, the compacting member translating according to movement of the actuator;
a hollow nipple configured on the housing proximate the aperture, the hollow nipple in communication with the compacting chamber; and a volume-adjusting member insertable into the compacting chamber, the volume-adjusting member configured to partition the compacting chamber into a vacant volume and a tobacco-receiving volume proximate the hollow nipple.
2. The cigarette-making machine of claim 1 further comprising a securing mechanism configured to retain the volume-adjusting member at a position along a length of the compacting chamber.
3. The cigarette-making machine of claim 2 wherein the compacting member comprises:
a compacting surface extending along a length of the compacting chamber; and at least one slot extending generally perpendicular from the compacting surface, wherein the volume-adjusting member includes a partition portion configured to be received in the at least one slot.
4. The cigarette-making machine of claim 3 wherein the volume-adjusting member includes at least one notch configured to cooperate with the securing mechanism to align the partition portion in the at least one slot.
5. The cigarette-making machine of claim 2 wherein the securing mechanism comprises:
a fastener configured to project through the housing proximate an end of the aperture, the fastener including a threaded portion and a head at one end of the threaded portion within the housing; and a nut disposed on the threaded portion, the nut configured to clamp the volume-adjusting member to the housing.
6. The cigarette-making machine of claim 5 wherein the head is configured to provide a stop to prevent movement of the actuator past an end of the arcuate path.
7. The cigarette-making machine of claim 1 further comprising a handgrip affixed to the housing, the handgrip configured distal from the arcuate path, the compacting chamber and the hollow nipple.
8. The cigarette-making machine of claim 7 wherein the handgrip is configured on a left, rear portion of the top surface.
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US11/401,126 US20070235045A1 (en) 2006-04-10 2006-04-10 Cigarette-making machine
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AU2007200694A1 (en) 2007-10-25
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WO2007133230A3 (en) 2009-04-23
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ATE428315T1 (en) 2009-05-15
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