APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING AND PACKAGING MOLDED TOBACCO PIECES

摘要

An apparatus (10) for molding and packaging molded tobacco pieces includes a mold having cavities (16) oriented to allow ejection of molded tobacco pieces (62) into a container. The apparatus (10) also includes a knockout (20) for ejecting the molded tobacco pieces, and a cutter (22) having at least two blades (24) for cutting the molded tobacco pieces into vertically aligned slices by passing one or more blades (24) horizontally through the cavities.