Patent ID: 11905055
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A doser assembly comprising:
a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material,
an interior surface of the hopper assembly defining a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly; and
a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, the bracket assembly including a shaft that extends across a portion of the hopper opening;
a roller in a portion of the hopper opening of the hopper assembly, the roller extending in a direction between a first part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly and a second part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly, the roller connected to the shaft of the bracket assembly, and the roller being configured to rotate with a rotation of the shaft of the bracket assembly; and
a vertical adjuster connected to the bracket assembly, the vertical adjuster being configured to adjust a position of the roller, wherein
the roller has a width in a first direction;
a length of the roller extends in a second direction that crosses the first direction,
the bracket assembly includes a horizontal piece,
the horizontal piece of the bracket assembly extends in the second direction over the roller, the portion of the hopper opening, and a region of the hopper assembly that includes the first part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly and the second part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly, and
a length of the horizontal piece in the second direction is greater than a width of the hopper assembly in the second direction.