# US 10,870,528 B2 · Packaged interleaved curved edge cigarette rolling papers

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- Number: US 10,870,528 B2
- Document ID: US10870528B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/171,125
- Filed: 2018-10-25
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2014-04-07
- Assignees: Curved Papers, Inc.
- Applicants: Curved Papers, Inc.
- Inventors: Michael O'Malley
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870528B2

## CPC

- B65D 83/0894: {the articles being positioned relative to one another or to the container in a special way, e.g. for facilitating dispensing, without additional support}
- A24D 1/022: {Papers for roll-your-own cigarettes}
- A24D 1/025: {the covers having material applied to defined areas, e.g. bands for reducing the ignition propensity}
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- A24D: CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES

## Abstract

A pop-up dispenser is provided containing a stack of curved edge cigarette rolling papers. The papers are folded and interleaved within a box having a slot for dispensing one curved edge cigarette rolling paper at a time. A cover hinged to one edge of the box overlies the slot in the closed position. One paper is dispensed with its straight edge exiting the box first followed by a subsequent paper dispensed with its curved edge exiting the box first.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pop-up dispenser for curved edge cigarette rolling papers comprising:
a stack of papers having a top wherein each paper includes:
a curved edge cigarette rolling paper having a longitudinal direction with a rectilinear edge extending in the longitudinal direction and a curved edge opposite said rectilinear edge,
a crease extending in the longitudinal direction between said curved edge and said rectilinear edge along which the paper is folded, wherein each paper includes a curved section width extending from the crease to a furthest point on the curved edge in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein each paper includes a rectangular section between the crease and the rectilinear edge and a rectangular section width extending from the crease along the middle of the paper to the rectilinear edge, and wherein said rectangular section width is the same as said curved section width;
wherein the folded papers are interleaved to form said stack with one set of papers having their rectilinear edge toward the top of said stack above their curved edge and an alternating set of papers having their curved edge toward the top of said stack above their rectilinear edge; and
a rectangular box containing said stack with a longitudinally extending slot for dispensing one curved edge cigarette rolling paper at a time and a cover hinged at a longitudinal edge of the box to overlie the slot in a closed position, wherein said cover includes a curved free end opposite the hinge and a cover width extending from the hinge at the longitudinal edge of the box to a furthest point on the curved free end in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and wherein the curved section width is the same as the cover width, wherein said cover curved free end has the same curvature as the curved edge of the paper, wherein said rectangular box includes a box width extending perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and wherein said box width is 0.1 to 4 mm larger than said curved section width,
wherein one paper is dispensed with its rectilinear edge exiting the box first followed by a subsequent paper dispensed with its curved edge exiting the box first.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The pop-up dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a strip of adhesive applied adjacent the rectilinear edge of each paper.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The pop-up dispenser of claim 2, wherein said strip of adhesive is disposed on an inside of the folded paper.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The pop-up dispenser of claim 3, wherein said strip of adhesive is oriented away from the top for the one set of papers, and wherein said strip of adhesive is oriented toward the top for the alternating set of papers.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The pop-up dispenser of claim 1, wherein the curved edge of the one set of papers draws out the subsequent paper, and wherein the rectilinear edge of the alternating set of papers draws out the subsequent paper.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The pop-up dispenser of claim 1, wherein the curved edge of the one set of papers draws out the curved edge of the subsequent paper, and wherein the rectilinear edge of the alternating set of papers draws out the rectilinear edge of the subsequent paper.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The pop-up dispenser of claim 6, wherein said cover free end curve overlies the curved edge of one of the alternating set of papers as it partially exits the slot.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The pop-up dispenser of claim 7, wherein said cover width is the same dimension as a portion of a paper between said crease and said curved edge.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The pop-up dispenser of claim 6, wherein said cover free end curve overlies the curved edge of one of the alternating set of papers as it partially exits the slot.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The pop-up dispenser of claim 1, wherein in a closed position said cover free end curve is coextensive with the curved edge of a rolling paper partially exiting the box.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The pop-up dispenser of claim 1, wherein in a closed position a portion of said cover adjacent the cover hinge overlies the rectangular section of the paper.
