Global Patent Index - EP 2987418 A1

EP 2987418 A1 20160224 - Smoking article filling device

Title (en)

Smoking article filling device

Title (de)

Rauchartikelbefüllungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif de remplissage d'article à fumer

Publication

EP 2987418 A1 20160224 (EN)

Application

EP 14182004 A 20140822

Priority

EP 14182004 A 20140822

Abstract (en)

There is provided a device for filling a tube for a smoking article with tobacco, the device comprising a hollow sheath and a screw-threaded tobacco driving mechanism, wherein the driving mechanism is arranged to draw, upon rotation in a first direction, tobacco in to the sheath, and wherein the sheath is arranged to fit within the mouth of a tube for a smoking article and the driving mechanism is further arranged to drive tobacco from the sheath in to the mouth of the tube in use when rotated in a second direction.

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24C 5/42 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2987418 A1 20160224; EP 2987418 B1 20161228; CA 2899752 A1 20160222; ES 2619320 T3 20170626

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14182004 A 20140822; CA 2899752 A 20150805; ES 14182004 T 20140822