Patents Assigned to AMF Incorporated
  • Wrapper absence detecting and control device for cigar machines
    Patent number: 3930508
    Abstract: A pneumatic-electric, or a pneumatic sensing and control system is used in a cigar making machine to prevent a wrapper or binder paster from operating and a formed tobacco member from being delivered to the roller nest when a tobacco strip is not transferred to the carrier while permitting the machine to continue to run without interruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventor: Frank Hollenton
  • Cigarette ends firmness detector
    Patent number: 3930406
    Abstract: A device for detecting the degree of firmness of cigarette ends comprising a rotating drum moving laterally one after the other to a position to be tested, yieldable feeler means with indicator means positioned according to the firmness of a cigarette end being tested and transducer means for providing a signal depending upon the position of the indicator means. The foregoing can be combined with pneumatic means for testing for integrity of the wrappers of cigarettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventor: Giovanni Pezzi
  • Plastic ski and method of making the same
    Patent number: 3930658
    Abstract: A snow ski having a plastic foam core formed in situ between preformed top and bottom subassemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1973
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventors: John G. Howe, William L. Schmidt
  • Packaging machine
    Patent number: 3930352
    Abstract: An apparatus for packaging bread or the like into flexible bags, employing articulated scoops which are arranged to enter into the bag interior, engage the bag wall surfaces, and enable passage of product into the bag through the scoops. Pusher arm assemblies are employed to urge the continuous forward travel of product. A sensing device i.e. photo-electric cell, is employed to detect the absence of packaging bags and cause activation of a fresh supply of bags into the packaging station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventor: Roy W. Carnes