Patent ID: 11891204
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 1:
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein
the plurality of divots of the rotatable drum includes a plurality of separate lanes of divots extending in parallel around the outer circumferential surface of the rotatable drum,
the plurality of projections of the poker roller includes a plurality of lanes of projections extending in parallel around an outer circumferential surface of the poker roller, and
the plurality of lanes of projections are aligned with separate, respective lanes of divots of the rotatable drum such that respective projections of each separate lane of projections is configured to extend into and out of one or more divots of a separate, respective lane of divots of the rotatable drum based on the counter rotation of the poker roller and the rotatable drum.