Cigar Injection Needle and Carrier for CBD Infusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for shipping rolled tobacco products, such as cigars, fail to maintain packing density and require costly controlled humidity environments, especially when supplementing with CBD, which is prohibited in some regions, necessitating post-delivery supplementation.
Innovation Solution
A system involving an injection needle with a tobacco penetrating tip and arcuate section for delivering a liquid supplement, like CBD, into the cigar, combined with a custom carrier for maintaining humidity and packing density, using a syringe or pump for pressurized delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If existing bulk shipment methods are used, then shipping cost is reduced, but packing density of the cigars is not maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The cigar is nested within a cylindrical carrier tube that is inserted into a larger shipping container. The carrier tube maintains the cigar's packing density by providing a confining structure that prevents compression during bulk shipping, while the outer container provides bulk shipping capabilities. This nested arrangement allows density maintenance without requiring expensive controlled humidity environments.
2Reliability
If controlled humidity environment is provided during shipment, then cigar quality is maintained, but cost and availability are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The controlled humidity function is extracted from the shipping container itself and transferred to a separate, removable carrier tube. The carrier tube includes a humidity control mechanism that can be independently managed, allowing standard shipping containers to be used without requiring expensive controlled humidity infrastructure. This separation maintains cigar quality while reducing overall shipping costs.
3Quantity of substance
If CBD is added to cigar before shipment, then supplementation is achieved, but legal compliance is compromised in certain regions
Solution Approach 1:
The cigar is prepared and sealed in its carrier tube before shipment, with the CBD supplementation step deferred until arrival at the destination. The preliminary action of sealing the cigar in the carrier tube maintains its integrity and readiness for future treatment, while the actual CBD addition occurs after delivery when legal compliance can be verified. This timing separation allows adaptation to different legal environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides dynamic flexibility in when CBD supplementation occurs - before or after shipment - depending on the legal environment of the destination. The carrier tube design allows for post-shipment injection of CBD solutions, enabling the system to adapt to varying legal requirements without compromising the cigar's integrity or requiring pre-compliance decisions that may be legally problematic in certain regions.
4Quantity of substance
If injection needle has multiple penetrating tips, then liquid supplement delivery is improved, but needle complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The needle tip is segmented into multiple penetrating tips arranged around the circumference of the needle shaft. This segmentation allows the liquid supplement to be delivered through multiple entry points simultaneously, improving distribution throughout the cigar tobacco. The modular arrangement of multiple simple tips is less complex than a single complex multi-channel tip, as each tip can be independently manufactured and assembled.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This method allows for efficient supplementation and shipping of cigars by maintaining packing density and humidity, enabling CBD infusion without compromising the cigar's integrity, reducing costs and ensuring compliance with local laws.
Implementation Method 1
The coupling is configured to attach to a delivery device for a pressurized delivery of the liquid supplement through the injection needle
Implementation Method 2
The carrier is configured to maintain a moisture level of the rolled tobacco product carried in the cylindrical tube
Data Source
AI summary
A system, method, apparatus and composition for enhancing rolled and packed tobacco products. An apparatus of the present invention included a multi-cylinder shipment container to maintain the pack of the tobacco during shipment and an injection needle tip that avoids blockage when injecting the enhancing composition into the cigar. Methods include wrapping and injection methods for enhancing the tobacco product. A composition includes a CBD solution for injection into the cigar at a shipment destination.