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

Claim 0:
1. 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,
the hopper assembly defining a first hopper groove and a second hopper groove that descend from an upper surface of the hopper assembly and are spaced apart from each other across a portion of the hopper opening; and
a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, the bracket assembly including a shaft that extends across the portion of the hopper opening; and
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 including a roller opening that extends through a length of the roller,
the roller being connected to the shaft of the bracket assembly,
the shaft extending through the first hopper groove, the roller opening, and the second hopper groove, and
the roller being configured to rotate with a rotation of the shaft of the bracket assembly.