公开(公告)号：US20160302475A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US15103415

申请日：2014-12-10

申请人： BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED

发明人： Graham PENROSE ,  Michael MALTHOUSE ,  Darren STEPHENSON ,  Gary FULCHER

IPC分类号： A24D3/02 ,  B29C47/88 ,  B65D85/10 ,  B65B5/10 ,  B65B19/04 ,  B65D59/04 ,  B29C47/86 ,  B29C47/00

CPC分类号： A24D3/025 ,  A24D3/04 ,  B29C48/0022 ,  B29C48/09 ,  B29C48/865 ,  B29C48/913 ,  B29L2031/712 ,  B29L2031/7414 ,  B65B5/10 ,  B65B19/04 ,  B65D59/04 ,  B65D85/10

摘要： A method of inserting elongate elements positioned in end-to-end relationship into a continuous resilient flexible sleeve is disclosed. The sleeve has a wall that extends around and partially encloses the elongate elements to hold them in position within the sleeve and the wall has a longitudinally extending opening configured to enable a user to make contact with elongate elements held by said sleeve, through the opening, to push them along the sleeve towards, and out of one end of the sleeve. The insertion method includes continuously feeding the sleeve through a member that deforms a region of the sleeve to enlarge the opening and simultaneously feeding a continuous length of elongate elements positioned in end-to-end relationship into the sleeve through the enlarged opening in said region so that the sleeve closes around the elongate elements when it travels beyond said member.

摘要翻译： 公开了将以端对端关系定位的细长元件插入连续弹性柔性套筒中的方法。 套筒具有一个壁，该壁围绕延伸并部分地包围细长元件以将它们保持在套筒内的适当位置，并且壁具有纵向延伸的开口，该开口构造成使使用者能够通过开口与由所述套筒保持的细长元件接触， 将它们沿套筒推向套筒的一端并从套筒的一端推出。 所述插入方法包括：将所述套筒连续地供给穿过所述套筒的区域的部件，以使所述开口变大，同时通过所述区域中的所述扩大的开口将连续长度的以端对端关系定位的细长元件供给到所述套筒中， 当套筒移动超过所述构件时，套筒围绕细长元件闭合。