Patent ID: 11944119
Assignee: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for manufacturing a rod member for a cigarette filter element, each rod member defining a longitudinal axis and including a generally longitudinally-extending filter material and a plurality of objects disposed therein along the longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
forming a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member using a rod-forming unit;
inserting a continuous chain of objects into the filter material of the rod member using an, the continuous chain of objects being disposed at predetermined positions within and along the filter rod; and
dividing the rod member into a plurality of rod portions, and severing the continuous chain of objects, using a rod-dividing unit, such that each rod portion includes a plurality of the objects.