Patent ID: 6832677
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A channeling device used in a cigarette packing machine said channeling device comprising:an undivided base having a longitudinal axis; and a longitudinal channel through said base which is longitudinally smooth, said channel including a bundle of cigarettes therein, an entry portion having a lateral entry cross section which is rectangular and which receives the bundle of cigarettes therein, a cross section of the bundle of cigarettes at said entry portion being in a rectangular and uncompressed configuration, an exit portion having a non-rectangular exit cross section smaller than the entry cross section whereby a cross section of the bundle of cigarettes at said exit portion is in a non-rectangular and compressed configuration, said exit portion delivering the bundle of cigarettes to a preformed container having a matching non-rectangular cross section, and an intermediate portion which is laterally smooth, which smoothly connects said entry portion to said exit portion, and which is smoothly connected longitudinally to said entry portion and to said exit portion.