US 9,516,897 B1Granted

Smoking article and method for a cigar or cigarillo having a longitudinal bore for adjustable draw

AssigneeBlunt Wrap U.S.A., Inc.

InventorDaniel S. Sinclair, Jr.

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Abstract

A smoking article provides a purchased, as-built cigar that can be disassembled to form multiple cigars, enabling a consumer to make his or her own cigars using custom tobacco filler. The as-built cigar is capped as part of its construction, preferably at one end or at both ends. A smoker removes the cap or caps to enable smoking of the as-built cigar or disassembly into layers. Each layer can then be rolled with a smoker's custom tobacco. The inner layer contains tobacco filler. Upon disassembly, the inner layer and tobacco filler can be smoked. Alternatively, the inner layer can be pulled apart at a provided serration to discard the tobacco filler and then filled and rolled with a smoker's custom tobacco filler material.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A method of marketing a plurality of cigars or cigarillos to a consumer comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a point of sale display;
(b) the display providing sets of cigars or cigarillos having different burn rates which are packaged for sale, wherein each set includes multiple cigars or cigarillos;
(c) packaging the first set of cigars or cigarillos having a first burn rate in a first package, the first package having a first indicia indicating the first burn rate;
and
(d) packaging the second set of cigars or cigarillos having a second burn rate in a second package, the second package having a second indicia indicating the second burn rate, the second burn rate being slower than the first burn rate;
(e) wherein the display enables the consumer to select either the first or the second package;
f) wherein each cigar or cigarillo has an outer shell filled with smokable tobacco filler and one or more elongated members imbedded in said smokable tobacco filler;
and
g) wherein each elongated member can be removed to provide an air flow path spaced inwardly of said outer shell that increases the burn rate.

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Facts

Application: 13/623,166Filed 20 Sep 2012 · us provisional application
Priority: 20 Sep 2011
Granted: 13 Dec 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A24D 1/00
Cigars
B65B 19/02
Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking…:…
G06Q 90/00
Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory
A24D
Cigars

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Application61/536,674Us provisional application · filed 20 Sep 2011
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