Title: Process for constituting a large surface of natural tobacco, in particular for making cigar wrappers

Abstract: A process for constituting a large surface of natural tobacco, in particular for making cigar wrappers comprising the steps of: (a) stripping the biggest rib of natural tobacco leaves; (b) dividing each leaf into two half-leaves; (c) arranging the half-leaves in a plane in succession along a continuous row in such a manner that the rectilineal side of each half-leaf corresponding to the removed rib is orientated in a fixed direction, transverse to the longitudinal axis of the large surface of tobacco forming said row, that said half-leaves are adjoining each other, that the remaining ribs are in relief on the same side of the plane and have the same orientation; (d) covering with tobacco fragments the areas between the half-leaves where the tobacco is missing; (e) maintaining all the leaf fragments in their respective arrangement.

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Inventors: Paret, Jacques (Fleury-les-Aubrais, FR)

Application Number: 825383
Filing Date: 1977-08-17
Publication_date: 1980-03-11
Assignee: Service d'Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et des Allumettes (Paris, FR)
Primary Class(es): 131/327 131/313, 131/365
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US Patent Ref:

3744498

Jul, 1973

Imbert

131/149.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Millen, V.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Holman & Stern