US2389398A - Tobacco feeding device - Google Patents

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Nov. 20, 1945. G. ZI NT TOBACCO FEEDING DEVICE Filed Aug. 3, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Georye Zz'nii Nov. 20, 1945.

G. ZlN T TOBACCO FEEDING DEVICE Filed Aug. 3, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a wn ype f i arette rolling machine. n vent the tobacco from spilling laterally from the A preferred construction has been shown in bottom 14 while'said tobacco is being pulled into the drawings and will be specifically described, the measuring hopper ID. with the understanding, however, that within the Provision has been made for varying the cascope of the invention as claimed, variations may pacity of the measuring hopper H). In the presbe made. ent disclosure, a plate I! rests slidably upon the Patented Nov. 20, 1945 I I I I p I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,389,398 TOBACCO FEEDING DEVICE George Zint, Wapakoneta, Ohio Application August 3,1944, Serial No. 547,859 7 Claims. (01. 121-44) The invention aims to provide a novel and adslid rearwardly, leaving the tobacco held in the vantageous device for feeding measured quantichannel by the plunger. The entire device is then ties of cigarette tobacco into the tobacco-receivmoved aside from the rolling machine 8 and the ing channel of a hand-actuated cigarette rolling latter is operated after properly placing the usual machine, to insure that the cigarettes rolled by gummed cigarette paper.

said machine shall be uniform instead of having More or less granulated tobacco will readily the tobacco too loose in some and too tight in fall through the slot 9 into the casing 5 when others, as now frequently happens. the plunger H is pulled rearwardly, but shredded In carrying out the above end, further objects tobacco will not descend so readily. I have found, are to provide a simple and inexpensive, yet an 10 however, that if the slot "9 and the hopper l0 efficient and easily operable device; to provide are oblique to the length of the casing 5, reciprofor the effective feeding of shredded tobacco, cation of the plunger II will feed all of the measthe various strands or shreds of which are interured tobacco down into the casing to be forced mingled and tend to catch on each other; and to into the machine. It is, therefore, preferable that provide for varying the amount of tobacco fed this oblique characteristic be embodied in the to the rolling machine, according to the wishes machine, as shown, and this accounts for the of the user. similar position of the tobacco supply hopper l3 With the foregoing in view, the invention rewhich is mounted upon the rear portion of the sides in the novel subject matter hereinafter de-' casing '5. This hopper includes a bottom 14 which scribed and claimed, description being accomextends forwardly to the measuring hopper l9, plished y r f r nc o the mpanying drawand a front wall l5 which is spaced rearwardly S- from the front end of the bottom I4 and is also Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the feeding device. spaced upwardly from said bottom, permitting aside e v t the tobacco to be readily pulled forwardly with 3 is a front el n the fingers from the hopper l3 into the measur- Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view ing hopper Hi. It is preferable to provide the Substantially On line of S o g t e hopper l3 with side wall extensions it which feeding device operatively positioned with respect j ct forwardly beyond the wall [5 and pre- The device includes a substantially flat casing f t portion of the bottom M, the front end 5, both ends of Which e Open, e front end of said plate being provided with a downwardly being d pt d insertion t he t projecting flange l8 which constitutes a rear Wall receiving channel 5 i by 9110010 0f the usual for the measuring hopper l0. The plate H has belt I of a conventional cigarette rolling machine upstanding side walls I9 lying slidably against The p of casing 5 is formed throughout the inner sides of the side wall extensions "5 of its width with a slot 9, and said top is provided the hopper l3, and bolt-and-slot adjusting means with a tobacco measuring hopper l0 surrounding 2|) suitably connect said walls I9 and extensions Said Slot- It to permit forward or rearward adjustment of A plunger H is slidable within the casing 5 and th plate l1 and its flange l8, and to clamp said has n ppr p i w d v pr g pe plate in any selected position. It is preferable ating handle l2. When filling the tobacco measthat a scale 2| (Fig. 2) be provided on one end firing pp p r ll occupies a posiof the measuring hopper II! to aid in setting tion sufficiently forward to close the slot 9 and the late l1 and its flange l8 according to the form a bottom for S id ppe Then. when e quantity of tobacco to be measured at each on plunger II is pulled rearwardly to open the slot 5 rati n of the device.

9, the tobacco may enter the casing from the In operation. the front end of the casing 5 is hopper I". Then, by forwardly sliding the plunginserted into t e tobacco receiving channel 6 of er, the tobacco may be forced into the channel the cigarette rollin machine 3. The plunger H 6 as shown in Fig. 4. When this has been acis then slid forwardly suiiiciently to close the slot compllshed, the plunger is held and the casing is 9. Tobacco may now be pulled from the hopper forwardly, ,"t'hlmeasurfed "quantity of gtoaaecb will be supplied to the channel 6. Thenjwhil hold ing the plunger H against rearward sliding, the

rest of the device is slid rearwardly, leaving the" tobacco in the channel 6. er is disengaged from the 8 may be operated in the Then, when. the plung usual manner after tobacco, the inaeh'nie hopper, being movable rearwardly from said one position to open said slot and permit the measured tobacco to enter said casing, and being then movable forwardly to force the measured tobacco properly placing the usual guinrnedeigarette pa per.

Excellent results have been obtained from'thei ons r ction hown and-describe ndi is er fore, preferably followed. nvyey r; attention is again invited. to the, ossibil t t m amt h e ne. i hsi nning claimed.

I claim:

1., A filling deyice for, a cigarette rollingma ina ma i a uat n au i a ana n me n vea mm and." a. ser on k i a i -s laces e e vi nels?" ns a in mamas. ha s earl! a in ayin an??? n a; lqt daiobe w m aswin ihqeeg ui-a udin said slot, a i,d, a,fo rw ardly, nd rearwardlyf slid able un er in aidlcas ia d l in i if v ble- ,l n l sii qal i W111 at and' raisl l fi e i' b tees-.1 in bee e n s meme zwe ie x un said one p, ition to lopei sa id slotf andj permit the. measured, tobacco to' enter said casing? 'ai d a heawas e ai l unwise, t? ba swi uqindwellin 1 2., A, fillingdevice fora ci'g a rette rolling Ina: i emme s n e i aiial fiaiisea have ing fan openfronteend for insertion into a to a eo m 1 a n l i; he ql naj'm qb e. the'tancfsai 'd casing haying altobafcco entrance; slot and a tobacco measuring ,h opperi surrounding said, slot, a forwardly an jrearwardlyl slid'able u r. aid, as n an ,p l af ef j able toone position in; which it closes; said slot and forms a bottom for said tobac zjzo"nieasuring q ma ang van:

into the machine, and a tobacco supply hopper mounted on the rear portion of said casing and having a bottom which extends forwardly to said measuring hopper, said supply hopper having a front wall spaced rearwardly from the front end of said bottom and spaced above said bottom, whereby, tobacco may be pulled fforwardly with the fingers from said supply hopprto sai'd measuring hopper.

'3. A structure as specified in claim 2; said supplylhopper having forwardly projecting side wall extensions to prevent the tobacco from spilling laterally; while it is being pulled forwardly to said measuring hopper.

4. A structure'as specified in claim 1; said measuring hopper having an inwardly and outwardly movable wall for eharigingjts capacity, and means forholding said wan-m ny selected position. r.

5. A structure as specified in claim 2 together; with a plate lying slidably' pen the front po tion of said supply hopper bottom,"saiil plate havin'g a downwardly projecting flangefat its fro t end;

constitutinga rear' wall for said ineas'uringhop per, said plate and its'flan'ge being'forwardly and rearwardly adjustable to vary the; capacity of said measuring hopper, and'ineans for'securin'g said plate in any selectedpo s'itioh; 6. A structure as specifiedin plain i2; together wit a plate lying siid'apiyupbn thefront par per, said plate and its fiang being forwardlyand rearwardly adjustable 'to"'vary' 'tlie capacity of said measuringhopper, said supplyhopper hav ing forwardly projctingside wan extensions rising from the forwardly projecting portionpr its bottom, said plate having upstanding side walls contacting "slidably with the" in ier sides er said side wall extensions, and means for securing said side wallsof said platetofsaid side 'wallex nsions after adiustinent'oi said plate. 7. A's'tructure as specified incla'im 1; said: slot and measuring hopper being oblique to the length of said casing, forth'e'purpos set forth?

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