Abstract: The present application is directed to a cigar holder that rests against a cigar to effectively clamp the cigar in a partially open clamp rested position. The cigar holder includes a top portion of a clamp with a cavity in which a material is disposed which is different from a material of the top portion of the clamp, a bottom portion of the clamp with a cavity in which the material is disposed, and a hinge disposed between the top portion of the clamp and the bottom portion of the clamp with a pass-through slot for an axis pin disposed inside a torsion spring with its torsion spring arms resting on both the top portion of the clamp and the bottom portion of the clamp.

Abstract: A cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating system including a housing having an air outlet and an air inlet upstream of the housing air outlet; and a cartridge disposed within the housing. The cartridge includes a fluid-permeable heating element within a cartridge body; a cartridge air inlet; a cartridge air outlet; and an airflow path extending from the cartridge air inlet to the cartridge air outlet, via the fluid-permeable heating element. At least a portion of the cartridge may move between a first position, in which air from the housing air inlet is blocked from flowing to the housing air outlet, via the cartridge air inlet, the fluid-permeable heating element, and the cartridge air outlet; and a second position, in which an unrestricted airflow path exists from the housing air inlet to the housing air outlet, via the cartridge air inlet, the fluid-permeable heating element, and the cartridge air outlet.

Abstract: A vaping device includes: a main body with a heating chamber, an air entry aperture, a vapor exit aperture, a heating canal, a herb loading shovel with a sliding knob, a residue tray; a mouthpiece with a vapor exit aperture, a vapor canal, a vapor cooler; such that a herb material is insertable into an interior of the heating chamber, such that the herb material is heated by the heating element, such that a vapor is produced by the herb material, and such that an external surface of the heating chamber is heated; such that the air is heated from a convective heat emitted by the external surface of the heating chamber.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol-generating substrate; and a mouthpiece disposed downstream of the aerosol-generating substrate, a peripheral region of the mouthpiece including one or more closed pockets of air.

Abstract: Device for grinding and mixing of herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, preparing and dispensing of cigarettes and method for the application thereof The subject of the invention is a device for grinding and mixing of herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, preparing and dispensing of cigarettes, the device comprising a grinding chamber (2) for holding and grinding the herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, wherein the grinding chamber (2) has a plurality of tubes (9) for holding pre-rolled cigarette papers (17) and receiving ground herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, a carousel (10), which is rotatable around a central axis (16).

Abstract: A cigar cutter including a substantially planar housing body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A blade having a cutting edge is movably mounted within the substantially planar housing body. A through hole extends between the first and second surfaces, wherein the blade is moveable to pass through the through hole substantially perpendicular to a central axis of the through hole. A receptacle having an open end is mounted to the second surface and circumscribes the through hole. The receptacle may be removably mounted to the second surface.

Abstract: Some example embodiments include a reservoir assembly for an e-vaping device that may include a reservoir, a first bayonet connector assembly, and a conduit extending from a vaporizer assembly and into a space defined by the first bayonet connector assembly. The first bayonet connector assembly may detachably couple with a second bayonet connector assembly of an outlet assembly to establish a bayonet interface connection between the reservoir and the outlet assembly, such that the conduit is in fluid communication with the exterior of the reservoir assembly through an interior of the outlet assembly.

Abstract: A method for reducing stress of a garniture belt in a tobacco industry machine for manufacturing rods from a continuous rod comprising a garniture belt, guiding bars configured for guiding the garniture belt, a filling material receiving section, a rod diameter setting section, and a rod stabilizing section, the method comprising adjusting a resistance of motion of the garniture belt in at least one of the filling material receiving section or the rod stabilizing section by adjusting a width of the garniture channel by changing positions of the guiding bars in the horizontal direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the garniture channel.

Abstract: A smoking stent that is inserted into a wrapped smoking product to create a smoking assembly. The presence of the stent prevents the end of the wrapped smoking product from losing integrity when made wet by the mouth. The stent device has a tubular body that defines a central conduit. Side openings are disposed along the tubular body that provide access to the central conduit. The stent device is inserted within the mouth end of the wrapped smoking product so that the central conduit of the tubular body extends into the fill. When the wrapped smoking product is lighted, the smoke is drawn out of the wrapped smoking device through the central conduit of the stent device.

Abstract: A bottle smoking device conversion kit is provided. The bottle smoking device conversion kit includes a body having a protrusion extending from an upper side thereof. A recess is disposed in a lower side of the body, wherein the recess is dimensioned to secure a smokable item therein. The protrusion removably secures within an annular mouthpiece. A channel extends through the body and the protrusion. A blade is disposed on a distal end of the protrusion, wherein the blade is disposed about the channel.

Abstract: An enclosed cannabis cigarette preparation system that includes an indexing module configured to accept a plurality of pre-rolled cones, each having a sealed end and an open end, and to move the pre-rolled cones through a plurality of stations. The system further includes a filling module configured to dispense, at a first station, a portion of cannabis shake material into the open end of each of the pre-rolled cones to form loosely filled cones; a tamping module configured to compress, at a second station, the cannabis shake material in each of the loosely filled cones to form tamped cones; a de-clogging module; and a pinching module configured to pinch-twist, at a third station, the open end of each of the pre-rolled cones to form rolled cigarettes.

Abstract: A method for assembling a cigarette involves placing a cigarette starter cone in an internal cavity of a holding fixture carried on a translatable carriage at a first station, moving the carriage to a second station, loading a quantity of content into the cone at the second station by a content loading mechanism, moving the carriage to a third station, packing the loaded content in the cigarette starter cone at the third station by a packing mechanism flowing pressurized gas, moving the carriage to a fourth station, exposing the open end of the cigarette starter cone at the fourth station, clamping an exposed portion of the paper cone at the open end by a twister mechanism, activating the twister mechanism, rotating the twister mechanism at least one full turn, twisting the open end closed, and releasing the paper cone, and opening the holding fixture, releasing the packed and twisted-closed cigarette.

Abstract: There is provided a smoking article (10) comprising: a charge (12) of tobacco material; a wrapper (14) circumscribing the charge (12) of tobacco material; a filter (16) arranged downstream of the charge (12) of tobacco material; and a hollow tube (18) defining an inner cavity (20) and attaching the filter (16) to the wrapper (14). An affixing portion (22) of the wrapper (14) is received within the inner cavity (20) and permanently secured to the hollow tube (18). A downstream end of the charge (12) of tobacco material is secured to the wrapper (14) by means of a thermally deactivatable adhesive (28) provided on an outer surface of the charge (12) of tobacco material or on an inner surface of the wrapper (14) or on both such that, upon deactivation of the adhesive (28), at least a portion of the charge (12) of tobacco material becomes slidable within the wrapper (14) in relation to the filter (16).

Abstract: There is provided a smoking article (10) comprising: a tobacco rod (12) comprising a charge (16) of tobacco material circumscribed by a wrapper (18); a filter (14) arranged downstream of the tobacco rod (12); and a hollow tube (20) defining an inner cavity (22) and attaching the filter (14) to the tobacco rod (12). An affixing portion (24) of the tobacco rod (12) is received within the inner cavity (22) and secured to the hollow tube (20) by means of a thermally deactivatable adhesive (26) provided on an outer surface of the wrapper (18) or on an inner surface of the hollow tube (20) or on both. Thus, upon deactivation of the adhesive, at least a portion of the tobacco rod (12) becomes slidable within the hollow tube (20) in relation to the filter (14).

Abstract: A tobacco heater with straight through heating tube, comprising a housing with a replaceable battery and a control PCB board; the housing has a mouthpiece; each side of the housing is hinged with an openable seagull door; inside the door is a heating tube at the middle housing; between the mouthpiece and the tube is an airflow path; inside each door is a compress tool for blocking the tobacco; the tube is electrically connected to the board. An openable seagull door is hinged on both sides of the housing to block the tube formed on the inner side of the door in the housing middle to form a straight through tobacco heating container. Tobaccos can be quickly and easily loaded by opening the doors, and the heater can be powered on when closed doors; opening doors, the tobacco heating residues can be easily and quickly cleaned after using.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for marking a wrapping paper for smoking articles, comprising the following steps: (A) providing a wrapping paper for smoking articles, and (B) producing register marks on the wrapping paper by treating the surface of the wrapping paper with laser radiation having an energy density y in J-m-2, to which the following applies: y=k·x, whereby x is the enthalpy of combustion per volume of the wrapping paper in J·m?2·?m?1, and k is at least ?8 ?m and at most ?1 ?m.

Abstract: The present application refers to a tobacco evaporator and a heating control method comprising a housing and a suction nozzle connected to the housing; a first chamber and a second chamber which are defined inside the housing, a heating element is defined in the second chamber; a mesh filter layer structure is defined between the first chamber and the heating element to position a substance to be evaporated, and uniformly heat the substance to be evaporated when the heating element generates heat; a thermal insulation structure is defined outside the second chamber to thermally insulate the second chamber while the heating element generates heat. The present application realizes technical effects that the tobacco evaporator has short preheating time, small battery energy consumption, and can bake softly tasted and uniformly baked smoke.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (100) and a method to fetch an end portion of a sheet (40) of material wound in a bobbin (152), the apparatus including: a rotatable bobbin holder (150) adapted to be inserted in a bobbin; an articulated arm (180); a suction device (110) having a contact surface (124) including a first portion (130) capable of exerting a first suction power and a second portion (132) capable of exerting a second suction power different from zero, wherein the first suction power is higher than the second suction power, the suction device being attached to the articulated arm; and a control unit (190), adapted to command a movement of the articulated arm so that the first portion of the contact surface of the suction device contacts the bobbin. The invention also relates to a method to fetch an end portion of a sheet of material wound in a bobbin.

Abstract: In some example embodiments, a reservoir assembly may include a reservoir and an isolation structure. The reservoir may hold a pre-vapor formulation. The reservoir may include a first fluid port extending through a housing of the reservoir, where the first fluid port may enable fluid communication between the reservoir and an exterior of the reservoir assembly. The reservoir may be coupled to a vaporizer assembly that includes a second fluid port configured to enable fluid communication between the reservoir and vaporizer assembly, or the reservoir may be coupled to a vaporizer connector assembly that includes a second fluid port configured to enable fluid communication between the reservoir and an exterior through the vaporizer connector assembly. The isolation structure may move in relation to the reservoir and the vaporizer connector assembly to a position where it exposes one of the fluid ports and covers the other.

Abstract: A smoking paraphernalia cooled by a smoke flow includes the following components: a shell; a smoking cup placed inside the shell, wherein a part of a bottom of the smoking cup is provided with a heating unit socket, a plurality of air inlet holes and a protruded step; a pushing key; a heating unit; and a fixing base. According to the smoking paraphernalia of the present invention, a surface temperature of the shell can be reduced, and tobacco residues can be conveniently cleaned, which prevents smoke from flowing toward an interior of the smoking paraphernalia and prolongs the service life of the smoking paraphernalia.