Smoking article and method
OwnerDaniel S. Sinclair, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A smoking article provides one or more sheets of material that can be rolled to a tube or shell or tube-like shape and then packaged in an unfilled or partially filled condition, one end portion of the tube or shell or tube-like shape being at least partially closed. In one embodiment, multiple sheets are rolled layers that can optionally be wrapped around a form casing (or pre-rolled inside) and then packaged with one end closed or partially closed. In another embodiment, a rod that assists in loading tobacco into the shell cavity is provided. In one embodiment, the plug takes the form of a mouthpiece.
Claims20
A smokable article, comprising:
- (a) a sheet of material that provides a shell having first and second ends, and a cavity that enables containment of smokable filler material, the sheet being comprised of smokable material;
- (b) a plug of material that at least partially closes the first end of the shell;
- (c) a removable form casing at least partly inserted in the cavity:
- (d) a sale package that contains the sheet, the form casing and the plug, wherein the form casing occupies at least a part of the cavity;
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- (e) wherein while in the sale package, the cavity being unfilled with smokable filler material from the second end of the shell to the plug.
A smokable article, comprising:
- (a) a first sheet that is a laminate of a first layer that includes smokable material and a second layer;
- (b) a removable form casing:
- (c) wherein the laminate is flexible and is wrapped around the form casing and rolled into a generally enclosed form having a cavity;
- (d) wherein an outer one of the layers is sealed so that it cannot be unrolled without damaging it;
- (e) a plug that at least partially closes one end of the form;
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- (f) a sale package that contains the sheets, the plug and form casing.
A smokable article, comprising:
- (a) a layer that includes smokable material formed in a shell having a cavity;
- (b) a plug that at least partially closes the cavity at one end portion of the shell;
- (c) wherein the sheet is flexible and enabling it to be rolled into a generally enclosed form;
- (d) a sale package that contains the layer and plug;
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- (e) wherein while in the sale package, the cavity is unfilled with a smokable filler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.