Cigarette filter pipe kit
OwnerGeorge Clement Oyamainventor
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Abstract
A cigarette filter pipe kit in which the filter pipes are manufactured, shipped and sold to the customer in dry form. The customer utilizes the packaging container to moisten the filters and to assemble the filter pipes for use. A plurality of pipes are packaged in a container with only the metal heat shield in place and the dry cellulose filter inserted therein. The caps and plugs for the filter pipes are packaged separately or in a tray within the package together with a small pouch for carrying one or more assembled filter pipes. The customer moistens the cellulose filter, caps and plugs the filter pipes and returns the completed filter pipes to the original packaging container or to the small pouch.
Claims10
A kit for moisture filled cigarette filter pipes comprising:
- a. a container having a hexagonal shaped base and a six sided upstanding sidewall having a height less than the length of said pipes;
- b. a lid dimensioned for registration with said container and covering the protruding ends of said pipes;
- c. a plurality of cigarette filter pipes contained in said container;
- d. a plurality of first sealing means for sealing the mouth piece end of said pipes placed in said container;
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- e. a plurality of second sealing means for sealing the cigarette holding end of said pipes placed in said container.
A method of assemblying a filter for a cigarette from a kit comprising:
- a. selecting a water right shipping container for receiving said pipes and which can serve as a water container and a dispenser;
- b. placing a plurality of fiber filled filter pipes in a compact bundle with the mouth pieces on substantially a single plane in a hexagonal water proof packaging container;
- c. partially submerging said filter pipes in water in said packaging container until said fiber fill in said pipes is dampened;
- d. placing a removable seal in the cigarette holding end of said filter pipes;
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- e. placing a removable seal on the mouth piece end of said filter pipes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.