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Vacuum packing methods and apparatus for tobacco

A technology for tobacco and packaging containers, applied in the field of tobacco, can solve the problems of pest damage, insufficient protection of tobacco, and destruction of tobacco, and achieve the effects of eliminating pest infestation, maintaining moisture content, and maintaining freshness

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-11-19
PYXUS INT INC
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[0006] Unfortunately, traditional packaging cartons may not adequately protect the tobacco inside from environmental and other exposures, or from harmful pests that can damage or destroy tobacco

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[0061] The invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to only the embodiments set forth herein. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In the drawings, some components or features may be exaggerated for clarity. Additionally, the order of operations (or steps) is not limited to the order presented in the claims unless specifically stated otherwise.

[0062] It will be understood that when a feature or element is referred to as being "on" another feature or element, it can be directly on the other feature or element or intervening features and / or elements may also be present. In contrast, when a feature or element is referred to as being "directly on" another feature or element, there are no intervening features or elements present. It will also be ...

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Abstract

Apparatus and methods of packing leaf tobacco preserve the integrity of tobacco, help retain freshness and moisture content of tobacco, and also help eliminate insect infestation. A packing container for leaf tobacco includes a carton, and a flexible, non-porous bag located within the carton. The bag includes a closeable opening through which the bag receives a quantity of tightly packed leaf tobacco. The bag is configured to have air extracted therefrom and to maintain a sub-atmospheric pressure therein.

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[0001] related application [0002] This application claims the benefit of and priority to US Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 549,549, filed October 20, 2011, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to tobacco and, more particularly, to tobacco packaging. Background technique [0004] Leaf or "sheet" tobacco, as well as other types of tobacco, are traditionally packaged in rectangular cartons for storage and shipping. These rectangular cartons are usually constructed of cardboard and come in standard sizes to reduce shipping and packaging costs. exist figure 1 An exemplary paperboard carton 10, also known as a "C48" carton, is shown in . The "C48" name comes from the fact that 48 of these cartons fit in a standard 20ft shipping container. [0005] Traditionally, vertically operating tobacco balers are used to fill containers, such as C48 cartons, with tobacco. T...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B65B31/02B65B25/02B65D81/20
CPCB65D81/2038A24F23/00B65B1/26B65B31/04B65D77/062B65D85/10B65D81/203B65B29/00B65B31/00B65B61/20G01N31/222G01N31/229
Inventor M.A.斯特芬斯
Owner PYXUS INT INC
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