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Device and method for manufacturing tobacco products

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-07-03
HUTTON RYAN A
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The present invention describes a device and method for manufacturing tobacco products, specifically cigarettes and cigars with varying diameters. The device includes a cylindrical shell with a funneling device and a tobacco grinder, which can be used to fill the shell and compress the tobacco. The method involves inserting a thin liner into the open end of the cylindrical shell, inserting the funneling device, adding tobacco, compressing the tobacco, and then removing it from the shell. The technical effects of the invention allow for efficient and consistent production of tobacco products with varying diameters.

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While this approach allows a consumer to produce a variety of his own cigarettes, the making process requires a certain degree of skill, time, inconvenience, and / or some specialized equipment.

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[0026]In general, the present invention is directed to the manufacture of tobacco products, and more specifically to a common device and method to manufacture cylindrical tobacco products such as cigarettes and cigars with varying diameters.

[0027]One embodiment of the present invention is depicted in FIG. 1 wherein a manual cigarette and / or cigar manufacturing device (hereafter “manufacturing device”) is shown schematically. The manufacturing device is comprised of a mechanical integrity element 14 which forms a generally cylindrical surface 16. Prior to inserting tobacco, a thin sleeve of appropriate material may be inserted into the mechanical integrity element 14 which eventually will become the cylindrical surface of the finished cigarette / cigar product.

[0028]Tobacco may be inserted into the thin sleeve encased within the mechanical integrity element 14 by way of input funneling device 12, which may be inserted into the proximal end of the mechanical integrity element 14. Ultima...

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Abstract

In general, the present invention is directed to the manufacture of tobacco products, and more specifically to a common device and method to manufacture cylindrical tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, and therapeutic medical products with varying diameters and geometries.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 797,300 filed Dec. 04, 2012, which hereby is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference thereto.[0002]This application also claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 956,695 filed Jun. 14, 2013, which hereby is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference thereto.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]In general, the present invention is directed to the manufacture of tobacco products, and more specifically to a common device and method to manufacture cylindrical tobacco products such as cigarettes and cigars with varying diameters.BACKGROUND[0004]Smoking articles, such as cigarettes, have a substantially cylindrical rod-shaped structure and include a charge, roll, or column of smokable material, such as shredded tobacco, surrounded by a paper wrapper, to form a “cigarette rod,”“smokable rod,” or a “tobacco rod.” A typical cig...

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IPC IPC(8): A24C5/02
CPCA24C5/42
Inventor HUTTON, RYAN A.
Owner HUTTON RYAN A