Title: Opening and moistening tobacco from bales

Abstract: Bales of tobacco are moistened and opened by impinging steam onto one end face of a tobacco bale to cause penetration of steam into the face and removing tobacco from the moistened face. The bale is located on a horizontal surface with the grain of the tobacco layers extending vertically and from one end face to the other. The tobacco is removed from the moistened end face by forces acting transverse to the face perpendicularly to the grain.

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Inventors: Brackmann, Warren A. (Cooksville, CA, US)
Kuhner, Albert (Schomberg, CA, US)

Application Number: 951655
Filing Date: 1978-10-16
Publication_date: 1980-09-16
Assignee: Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Limited (Toronto, CA)
Primary Class(es): 131/306
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3357437	Dec, 1967	Maguire	131/136.
3494367	Feb, 1970	Maguire	131/136.
3838698	Oct, 1974	Dickinson	131/136.

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Primary Examiner: Millin, V.
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Attorney: Sim & McBurney