METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROLLING ONE OR MORE CIGARETTES

Abstract

A system for rolling one or more cigarettes includes a rolling body and a filter coupleable to the rolling body. The rolling body includes one or more indicators spaced in accordance with one or more sizes of rolling paper extendable about the rolling body. The filter is coupleable to the rolling body such that the rolling paper is extendable about the filter when the rolling paper is extended about the rolling body.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/552,075 filed Aug. 30, 2017, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

At least some known hand-rolled cigarettes are made by rolling up loose tobacco in rolling paper, which can be tedious, onerous, and time-consuming. To aid in the rolling, rolling machines and/or cigarette injectors may be used. Such aids, however, may be expensive or inaccessible.

SUMMARY

In one aspect, a system is provided for rolling one or more cigarettes. The system includes a rolling body and a filter coupleable to the rolling body. The rolling body includes one or more indicators spaced in accordance with one or more sizes of rolling paper extendable about the rolling body. The rolling paper is extendable about the filter when the rolling paper is extended about the rolling body.

In another aspect, a method is provided for rolling one or more cigarettes. The method includes coupling a rolling body to a filter, and aligning a distal edge of a rolling paper with an indicator associated with the rolling body. The indicator corresponds to a size of the rolling paper. The rolling paper is extended about the rolling body while compressing a proximal portion of the rolling paper at or adjacent to a proximal end portion of the filter such that the rolling paper forms a conical or frustoconical shape. The rolling body is uncoupled from the filter, and removed from a cavity defined by the rolling paper. A desired amount of smokable substance is packed into the cavity defined by the rolling paper, and the rolling paper is extended about the smokable substance to twist the cigarette closed.

Various refinements exist of the features noted in relation to the above-mentioned aspects. Further features may also be incorporated in the above-mentioned aspects as well. These refinements and additional features may exist individually or in any combination. For instance, various features discussed below in relation to any of the illustrated examples may be incorporated into any of the above-described aspects, alone or in any combination.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side view of an example cigarette rolling system including a rolling body and a filter.

FIG. 2 is a detailed side view of the cigarette rolling system shown in FIG. 1 in a closed configuration.

FIG. 3 is a detailed side view of the cigarette rolling system shown in FIG. 1 in an open configuration.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an example filter that may be used with a cigarette rolling system, such as the cigarette rolling system shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the filter shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the filter shown in FIG. 4.

Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The subject matter described herein relates generally to smoking paraphernalia and, more specifically, to methods and systems for rolling one or more cigarettes. Examples of the disclosure include a rolling body and a filter coupleable to the body. The examples described herein include one or more indicators spaced longitudinally along the rolling body to enable one or more rolling papers to be positioned for rolling a cigarette in an efficient and effective manner. Additionally, the filters may be removably coupleable to the rolling body such that one or more rolling papers rolled using the examples described herein are usable to roll one or more cigarettes with an attached filter.

FIGS. 1-3 show an example cigarette rolling system 100. FIG. 1 is a side view of the cigarette rolling system 100. FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the cigarette rolling system 100 in a closed configuration. FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the cigarette rolling system 100 in an open configuration.

The cigarette rolling system 100 includes a rolling body 110 and a filter 120 coupleable to the rolling body 110. The cigarette rolling system 100 may be manufactured, for example, from a teak wood material. The rolling body 110 extends longitudinally between a first end portion 122 and a second end portion 124. The filter 120 extends longitudinally between a first end portion 126, which is coupleable to the rolling body second end portion 124, and a second end portion 128. As shown in FIG. 2, a surface of the rolling body second end portion 124 may be substantially flush with a surface of the filter first end portion 126 when the filter 120 is coupled to the rolling body 110. As shown in FIG. 3, the rolling body second end portion 124 may include a projection 130 extending longitudinally therefrom towards the filter first end portion 126. In some examples, the rolling body second end portion 124 includes one or more shoulders circumscribing the projection 130. The filter first end portion 126 may include an opening (shown in FIGS. 5 and 6) shaped, sized, and/or configured to receive the projection 130 therein, for example, to enable the filter 120 to be coupled to the rolling body 110.

The rolling body 110 has a first length 132, and the filter 120 has a second length 134 shorter than the first length 132. For example, the first length 132 may be between approximately 3.0 inches (in.) and approximately 5.0 in., and the second length 134 may be between approximately 1.0 in. and approximately 2.0 in. In some examples, the rolling body 110 has a first length 132 of approximately 4.13 in. (105 millimeters (mm)), and the filter 120 has a second length 134 of approximately 1.38 in. (35 mm). Alternatively, the first length 132 and/or second length 134 may be length that enables the cigarette rolling system 100 to function as described herein.

The rolling body 110 includes one or more indicators 136. The indicators 136 may be spaced longitudinally from each other. The indicators 136 may include, for example, a first indicator 138 a first distance 140 from the rolling body first end portion 122 and a second indicator 142 a second distance 144 from the rolling body first end portion 122. The first distance 140 may be between approximately 0.25 in. and approximately 1.0 in., and the second distance 144 may be between approximately 0.5 in. and approximately 2.0 in. In some examples, the first indicator 138 is a first distance 140 of approximately 0.59 in. (15 mm) from the rolling body first end portion 122, and the second indicator 142 is a second distance 144 of approximately 1.18 in. (30 mm) from the rolling body first end portion 122. Alternatively, the first distance 140 and/or second distance 144 may be length that enables the cigarette rolling system 100 to function as described herein. In some examples, the indicators 136 are or include grooves or channels extending about a perimeter of the rolling body 110. Additionally, the indicators 136 may be or include one or more chamfers. For example, one or more corners 146 of the rolling body first end portion 122 may be chamfered.

The indicators 136 are positioned such that, when the rolling body 110 is coupled to the filter 120, the indicators 136 are spaced one or more predetermined distances from the filter second end portion 128. In some examples, the predetermined distances correspond to sizes or lengths of rolling papers (not shown). The first indicator 138 may be spaced from the filter second end portion 128 a third distance 148 corresponding to a length of a smaller rolling paper, for example, and the second indicator 142 may be spaced from the filter second end portion 128 a fourth distance 150 corresponding to a length of a larger rolling paper. The third distance 148 may be between approximately 2.0 in. and approximately 4.75 in., and the fourth distance 150 may be between approximately 1.0 in. and approximately 4.5 in. In some examples, the first indicator 138 is a third distance 148 of approximately 4.92 in. (125 mm) from the filter second end portion 128, and the second indicator 142 is a fourth distance 150 of approximately 4.33 in. (110 mm) from the filter second end portion 128. Alternatively, the third distance 148 and/or fourth distance 150 may be length that enables the cigarette rolling system 100 to function as described herein.

Example rolling paper may be fabricated from one or more non-wood plant fibers (“rag fibers”), such as flax, hemp, sisal, rice straw, and/or esparto. In some examples, the rolling paper includes one or more filler materials that affect a permeability, combustibility, adhesion, and/or aesthetic quality (e.g., color) of the rolling paper. Example filler materials may include, for example, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, titanium oxide, sodium potassium tartrate (Seignette's salt), sodium citrate, potassium citrate, and/or polyvinyl alcohol. The rolling paper may have a narrow strip of an adhesive material (e.g., glue) along an edge.

In some examples, the rolling body 110 and filter 120 are coaxial. The rolling body first end portion 122 may have a first diameter 152. The filter second end portion 128 may have a second diameter 154 narrower than the first diameter 152. In some examples, the rolling body 110 is frustoconical in shape, and the filter 120 is substantially conical, frustoconical, or cylindrical in shape. The first diameter 152 may be between approximately 0.25 in. and approximately 0.5 in., and the second diameter 154 may be between approximately 0.125 in. and approximately 0.375 in. In some examples, the rolling body first end portion 122 has a first diameter 152 of approximately 0.374 in. (9.5 mm), and the filter second end portion 128 has a second diameter 154 of approximately 0.256 in. (6.5 mm). Alternatively, the first diameter 152 and/or second diameter 154 may be width that enables the cigarette rolling system 100 to function as described herein.

FIG. 4 shows an example filter 200 (e.g., filter 120) that may be used with the cigarette rolling system 100. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the filter 200, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the filter 200. The filter 200 extends longitudinally between a distal end portion 210 (e.g., first end portion 126) and a proximal end portion 220 (e.g., second end portion 128). The distal end portion 210 is coupleable, for example, to an end portion of a rolling body (e.g., rolling body 110).

The distal end portion 210 may include an opening 222 sized, shaped, and/or configured to receive a projection (e.g., projection 130) therein to enable the filter 200 to be coupled to the rolling body. The opening 222 may be frustoconical or cylindrical in shape. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening 222 may have a first diameter 224 at the distal end portion 210 and a second diameter 226 at the proximal end portion 220 that is substantially similar or narrower than the first diameter 224. In this manner, any tobacco, herbs, or other smokable substances may be at least partially restricted from traversing a length (e.g., second length 134) of the filter 200 from the distal end portion 210 to the proximal end portion 220. The second diameter 226 may be, for example, 0.1 in. (2.5 mm). In some example, a distal end face 228 of the filter 200 has one or more recesses 230. The recesses may be sized, shaped, and/or configured, for example, to receive the shoulders of the rolling body. Additionally or alternatively, a proximal end face 232 of the filter 200 has one or more recesses 234.

As shown in FIG. 6, the opening 222 may have a third diameter 236 at the distal end portion 210 and a fourth diameter 238 at the proximal end portion 220 that is narrower than the third diameter 236. In this manner, any tobacco, herbs, leaves, or other smokable substances may be at least partially restricted from traversing a length (e.g., second length 134) of the filter 200 from the distal end portion 210 to the proximal end portion 220. The fourth diameter 238 may be, for example, 0.1 in. (2.5 mm). In some examples, an inner surface 240 of the filter 200 defining the opening 222 includes one or more steps 242.

To use the examples described herein to roll a cigarette, the rolling body 110 is coupled to the filter 120 (e.g., filter 200), and a distal edge of a rolling paper is aligned with an indicator 136 corresponding to a size of the rolling paper. In some examples, the indicator 136 may be, include, or be associated with indicium that indicates the size corresponding to the indicator 136. The rolling paper is wrapped or rolled about the rolling body 110 while pinching a proximal portion of the rolling paper at or adjacent to a second end portion 128 of the filter 120 such that the rolling paper forms a conical or frustoconical shape. The rolling body 110 is uncoupled from the filter 120 and removed from a cavity defined by the rolling paper.

A desired amount of smokable substance (e.g., tobacco, herbs, leaves) is placed or packed into the cavity defined by the rolling paper. The conical or frustoconical shape of the rolling paper allows the smokable substance to be packed into the cavity in an efficient and effective manner. In some examples, the rolling body 110 may be used to push or pack the smokable substance into the cavity. The rolling paper is then wrapped rolled about the smokable substance and filter 120 to twist the cigarette closed. The filter 120 may be used as a handle when smoking the rolled cigarette. In this manner, the filter 120 may enable most, if not all, of the smokable substance to be consumed. Additionally, the filter 120 limits or restricts a passage of smokable substance therethrough, decreasing an amount of undesired materials being drawn or sucked into a user's mouth.

The examples described herein include a rolling body and a filter coupleable to the body. One or more indicators spaced longitudinally along the rolling body enable one or more rolling papers to be positioned for rolling a cigarette in an efficient and effective manner. Additionally, the examples described herein one or more cigarettes to be rolled with a filter attached thereto. In this manner, the subject matter described herein describes methods and systems for efficiently and effectively rolling one or more cigarettes.

The order of execution or performance of the operations in examples of the disclosure illustrated and described herein is not essential, unless otherwise specified. That is, the operations may be performed in any order, unless otherwise specified, and examples of the disclosure may include additional or fewer operations than those disclosed herein. For example, it is contemplated that executing or performing a particular operation before, contemporaneously with, or after another operation is within the scope of aspects of the disclosure.

When introducing elements of aspects of the disclosure or the examples thereof, the articles “a,” “an,” “the,” and “said” are intended to mean that there are one or more of the elements. Furthermore, references to an “embodiment” or “example” of the present disclosure are not intended to be interpreted as excluding the existence of additional embodiments or examples that also incorporate the recited features. The terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having” are intended to be inclusive and mean that there may be additional elements other than the listed elements. The phrase “one or more of the following: A, B, and C” means “at least one of A and/or at least one of B and/or at least one of C.”

Having described aspects of the disclosure in detail, it will be apparent that modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of aspects of the disclosure as defined in the appended claims. As various changes could be made in the above constructions, products, and methods without departing from the scope of aspects of the disclosure, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

While the aspects of the disclosure have been described in terms of various examples with their associated operations, a person skilled in the art would appreciate that a combination of operations from any number of different examples is also within the scope of the aspects of the disclosure.

Claims

1. A system for rolling one or more cigarettes, the system comprising:

a rolling body including one or more indicators, the one or more indicators spaced in accordance with one or more sizes of rolling paper extendable about the rolling body; and

a filter coupleable to the rolling body such that the rolling paper is extendable about the filter when the rolling paper is extended about the rolling body.

2. A method for rolling one or more cigarettes, the method comprising:

coupling a rolling body to a filter;

aligning a distal edge of a rolling paper with an indicator associated with the rolling body, the indicator corresponding to a size of the rolling paper;

extending the rolling paper about the rolling body while compressing a proximal portion of the rolling paper at or adjacent to a proximal end portion of the filter such that the rolling paper forms a conical or frustoconical shape;

uncoupling the rolling body from the filter;

removing the rolling body from a cavity defined by the rolling paper;

packing a desired amount of smokable substance into the cavity defined by the rolling paper; and

extending the rolling paper about the smokable substance to twist the cigarette closed.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the desired amount of smokable substance is packed by inserting the rolling body into the cavity defined by the rolling paper.