Ventilated smoking material perforation apparatus, method and product
OwnerSteve Woodson, Keith Scottinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus to make ventilated cigars is disclosed. The apparatus includes a perforating means along a first wrapper paper section and arranged before the first wrapper paper section and the second wrapper paper section are joined together. A roller member rotates the first wrapper paper section. In one embodiment, the roller member includes a set of pins that cooperate with the roller member to perforate the first wrapper paper section proximal to an outer edge surface of the first wrapper paper section.
Claims20
A smoking article comprising:
- an inner wrapper of smokable material, creating a generally longitudinal tube of a substantially uniform cross-sectional area, wherein the longitudinal tube contains tobacco filler;
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- an outer wrapper of smokable material in substantial contact with the inner wrapper, the outer wrapper having vapor passages disposed about and extending through the outer wrapper.
A method of creating a perforated smoking article, the method comprising:
- surrounding tobacco filler with a sheet of smokable material to form an inner smoking article, the inner smoking article being a generally longitudinal tube of a substantially uniform cross-sectional area;
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- surrounding the inner smoking article with an outer wrapper of smokable material, the outer wrapper having vapor passages disposed about and extending through the outer wrapper.
A packaged smoking article comprising:
- an inner wrapper of smokable material, creating a generally longitudinal tube of a substantially uniform cross-sectional area, wherein the longitudinal tube contains tobacco filler;
- an outer wrapper of smokable material in substantial contact with the inner wrapper, the outer wrapper having vapor passages disposed about and extending through the outer wrapper;
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- a resealable pouch having the smoking article disposed therein, wherein the resealable pouch is capable of increasing a shelf life of the smoking article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.