Patent ID: 7827767

Claim:
A method of combining an insert ( 7 ; 37 ; 38 ; 44 ) and a group ( 2 ; 43 ) of cigarettes; the method comprising the steps of: feeding the group ( 2 ; 43 ) of cigarettes to a first seat ( 20 ; 41 ) of a pocket ( 15 ; 40 ), which first seat ( 20 ; 41 ) is designed to house the group ( 2 ; 43 ) of cigarettes; feeding an insert ( 7 ; 37 ; 38 ; 44 ) to a second seat ( 21 ; 42 ) of the pocket ( 15 ; 40 ), which second seat ( 21 ; 42 ) is designed to house the respective insert ( 7 ; 37 ; 38 ; 44 ) and is separate from the first seat ( 20 ; 41 ) so that the group ( 2 ; 43 ) of cigarettes in the first seat ( 20 ; 41 ) of the pocket ( 15 ; 40 ) is completely separated and independent from the insert ( 7 ; 37 ; 38 ; 44 ) in the second seat ( 21 ; 42 ) of the pocket ( 15 ; 40 ); and expelling the group ( 2 ; 43 ) of cigarettes and the insert ( 7 ; 37 ; 38 ; 44 ) together from the pocket ( 15 ; 40 ) by means of an ejector device ( 25 ; 45 ) directly pushing the group ( 2 ; 43 ) of cigarettes, so as to combine the insert ( 7 ; 37 ; 38 ; 44 ) with the group ( 2 ; 43 ) of cigarettes only when both the insert ( 7 ; 37 ; 38 ; 44 ) and the group ( 2 ; 43 ) of cigarettes are expelled from the respective first seat ( 20 ; 41 ) and second seat ( 21 ; 42 ) of the pocket ( 15 ; 40 ).