# US 2014/0190495 A1 · Method of making a tobacco product > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190495 A1 - Document ID: US20140190495A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/077,578 - Filed: 2013-11-12 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 1999-12-07 - Assignees: Blunt Wrap U.S.A., Inc. - Applicants: Blunt Wrap U.S.A., Inc. - Inventors: Daniel S. Sinclair, JR. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190495A1 ## CPC - A24D 1/02: with special covers - A24C 1/38: Final treatment of cigars, e.g. sorting - A24C 5/40: Hand-driven apparatus for making cigarettes - A24D 1/002: {with additives, e.g. for flavouring} - A24D: CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES - A24C: MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES ## Abstract A tobacco product is formed by rolling a sheet of material supplied by a roll or rolls (e.g. moistened tobacco leaves) and/or homogenized sheet tobacco about a slit mandrel to form a shaped tube. The shaped tube is then packaged for shipment to an end user or consumer. The shaped tube remains in the rolled, shaped tube form inside the package. After the shaped tube is removed from the package, a consumer can fill the tube with crushed tobacco leaves or other tobacco filler material of a favorite blend, thereby eliminating some steps in the making of a “roll-your-own” tobacco product. A liquid can be added to the sheet or to the finished tube to moisturize same. The liquid can include flavoring. The tubes are unfilled when packaged and sent to a consumer/end user in tube form so that they have a “memory” that helps hold a tubular cigar shape after they are filled with selected tobacco fill material. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of constructing a cigar comprising the steps of: a) providing a sheet of material that includes tobacco material; b) rolling the sheet of material into a shaped tube that has a longitudinal bore and at least two edges that can be moved apart so that tobacco fill material can be added to the bore; c) packaging the shaped tube in a wrapper for sale to a consumer and without filling the tube bore with tobacco fill material, and wherein the tube has a memory that retains a tube shape after removal from the wrapper; and d) enabling a consumer to fabricate a cigar by enabling a removal of the tube from the wrapper and a subsequent filling of the tube bore with tobacco. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein in step “b” the sheet of material is comprised of tobacco leaves. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein in step “a” the sheet of material is comprised of tobacco leaves. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein in step “a” the sheet of material has a plurality of edges and in step “b” two of the edges are brought together. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of packaging a plurality of the shaped tubes in a single packaging unit for sale to a consumer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of moistening the sheet of material with liquid. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6 wherein the liquid is flavored. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6 wherein the liquid is flavored with a flavor selected from the group of vanilla, honey, berry, chocolate, peach, champagne, cognac and menthol. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6 wherein the liquid is between about 0.01-45% by weight of the shaped tube. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6 wherein the liquid is between about 0.1-10% by weight of the shaped tube. ### Claim 11 A method of constructing a cigar tube product comprising the steps of: a) providing a sheet of material that includes tobacco material; b) rolling the sheet of material into a shaped tube that has a memory that retains a generally tubular shape and a longitudinal bore, the tube having a plurality of edges, including two edges that can be moved apart so that tobacco fill material can be added to the bore; c) packaging the shaped tube in a wrapper for sale to a consumer and without filling the tube bore with tobacco fill material; and d) wherein the shaped tube of steps “b” and “c” has a memory that retains a tube shape after removal of the shaped tube from the wrapper. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 wherein the tube has a generally cylindrical shape. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 wherein the sheet of material is comprised of tobacco leaves. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 wherein the sheet of material has a plurality of edges and in step “c” two of the edges are brought together with a slit therebetween. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of packaging a plurality of the shaped tubes in a single packing unit for sale to a consumer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of moistening the sheet of material with liquid. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein the liquid is flavored. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein the liquid includes at least in part, alcohol. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein the liquid includes a solvent. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein the liquid includes at least in part, oil. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein the liquid includes at least in part, propylene glycol. ### Claim 22 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein the liquid includes at least in part, ethyl alcohol.