Apparatus for Forming Smoking Articles and Method Thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for forming smoking items. For each smoking article, the apparatus includes a rolling tray designed to hold a smoking paper. The rolling tray features a lip that projects out and curves downward to create a mould for holding the smoking paper. Dry herb then slides off the rolling tray's mould to create smoking articles. The apparatus further includes a sleeve component coupled to the rolling tray, the sleeve component having at least three side walls connected to a base. There is a cutout in the side walls that are opposite one another for the rolling tray's lip. The sleeve component is replaceable or can be removed and replaced with another sleeve component.

Description

BACKGROUND

Field of Invention

The present invention generally relates to apparatuses for rolling herbs for smoking and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for forming smoking articles such as cigarettes, cigars, and the like.

Description of Related Art

Smoking products, like cigarettes, have a largely cylindrical rod-shaped construction with a charge, roll, or column of smokable material, like crushed tobacco, that is encircled by a paper wrapper to produce a “cigarette rod,” “smokable rod,” or a “tobacco rod.” Small sheets, rolls, or leaves of paper that are packed and sold for rolling smokable substances into cigarettes are known as rolling papers, sometimes known as cigarette papers. Either a rolling machine or a person can do the rolling procedure. When rolling a cigarette, the rolling paper is filled with tobacco, hash, cloves, damiana, and other ingredients.

For users who want to roll their own cigarettes, the rolling paper is available. This allows the user to tailor the cigarette using any blend of smokable product and roll the cigarette into any shape, size, and form they prefer.

In a typical cigarette, the tobacco rod and a cylindrical filter element are positioned end to end. Shredded tobacco is placed on a tiny piece of paper and manually rolled into a cylinder to create hand-rolled cigarettes.

As a result, it would be ideal to provide an apparatus and method for creating smoking articles that is easier to use and operate than a traditional smoking article manufacturing machine.

SUMMARY

According to an embodiment of the present invention provide an apparatus for forming smoking articles. The apparatus comprising a rolling tray adapted to receive a smoking paper for each smoking article. The rolling tray has a lip extending out and curving downward to generate a mould for holding the smoking paper, where dry herb slides off of the mould of the rolling tray to form smoking articles. The apparatus also comprises a sleeve component engaged with the rolling tray, the sleeve component having at least three side walls associated with a base of the sleeve component.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the side walls opposite to each other includes a cut out for engaging the lip of the rolling tray.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the corresponding side walls of the rolling tray all have rounded edges.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the lip of the rolling tray curving downward has a tilted angle.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide method for creating an apparatus for forming smoking articles. The method including receiving a smoking paper for each smoking article using a rolling tray, the rolling tray has a lip extending out and curving downward to generate a mould for holding the smoking paper, where dry herb slides off of the mould of the rolling tray to form smoking articles. The method also includes engaging a sleeve component with the rolling tray, the sleeve component having at least three side walls associated with a base of the sleeve component. The method further includes sliding the rolling tray's lip into the cut-out on the opposite side walls to form the smoking articles,

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprising removing or replacing the sleeve component with a different sleeve component.

These and other advantages will be apparent from the present application of the embodiments described herein.

The preceding is a simplified summary to provide an understanding of some embodiments of the present invention. This summary is neither an extensive nor exhaustive overview of the present invention and its various embodiments. The summary presents selected concepts of the embodiments of the present invention in a simplified form as an introduction to the more detailed description presented below. As will be appreciated, other embodiments of the present invention are possible utilizing, alone or in combination, one or more of the features set forth above or described in detail below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and still further features and advantages of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description of embodiments thereof, especially when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and wherein:

FIG. 1A illustrates a left side view of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1B illustrates a side view of a sleeve component from top, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1C illustrates a front view of the sleeve component of an apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1D illustrates a rear view of the sleeve component of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1E illustrates a left side view of the sleeve component of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1F illustrates a right side view of the sleeve component of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1G illustrates a top view of the sleeve component of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1H illustrates a bottom view of the sleeve component of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1I illustrates a top side view of the sleeve component of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1J illustrates a top side view of a rolling tray of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1K illustrates a top side view of the sleeve component of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1L illustrates a top side view of the rolling tray of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1M illustrates a perspective view of the apparatus for forming smoking articles, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1N illustrates a demonstration of how the sleeve component is removed from the rolling tray of the sleeve component of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1O illustrates a side view of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein;

FIG. 1P illustrates a sectional view of structure of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein; and

FIG. 2 illustrates a flowchart of a method for creating an apparatus for forming smoking articles, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein.

The headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are not meant to be used to limit the scope of the description or the claims. As used throughout this application, the word “may” is used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must). Similarly, the words “include”, “including”, and “includes” mean including but not limited to. To facilitate understanding, like reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate like elements common to the figures. Optional portions of the figures may be illustrated using dashed or dotted lines, unless the context of usage indicates otherwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description includes the preferred best mode of one embodiment of the present invention. It will be clear from this description of the invention that the invention is not limited to these illustrated embodiments, but the invention also includes a variety of modifications and embodiments thereto. Therefore, the present description should be seen as illustrative and not limiting. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, it should be understood, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form disclosed, but, on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

In any embodiment described herein, the open-ended terms “comprising,” “comprises,” and the like (which are synonymous with “including,” “having” and “characterized by”) may be replaced by the respective partially closed phrases “consisting essentially of,” consists essentially of,” and the like or the respective closed phrases “consisting of,” “consists of, the like.

As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” designate both the singular and the plural, unless expressly stated to designate the singular only.

FIG. 1A illustrates a left side view of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention. The apparatus comprises a rolling tray 102 and a sleeve component 104. The rolling tray 102 may be adapted to receive a smoking paper for each smoking article. According to embodiments of the present invention, the smoking articles comprises cigarettes, cigars, and so forth.

Cigarettes and other smoking products typically have a smooth paper wrapper around their exterior. A common cigarette structure consists of a tipping paper-attached rod of tobacco or other smokeable substance wrapped in a smooth paper wrapper. The filter could include a plug cover as well as filter material like cellulose acetate.

The hand-rolled smoking herbs enable a user to personalize their smoking products, such as cigarettes, cigars, and the like, to their particular tastes. Due to the ability to customize the smoking article to the smoker's preferences, users continue to enjoy rolling their own smoking articles despite the availability of numerous mass-produced smoking products. For every rolling of a smoking article, changes can be made to the smoking article's size, length, thickness, and density.

Additionally, the blend of tobacco, herbs, or other combustible material used in the cigarette can be changed by the smoker to alter the flavor or effect of the smoke. In some versions of the invention, the term “herbs” might refer to any flammable material that is utilized to smoke

Referring to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1L, the rolling tray 102 has a lip extending out and curving downward to generate a mould for holding the smoking paper, where dry herb slides off of the mould of the rolling tray 102 to form smoking articles.

In embodiments of the present inventions, the sleeve component 104 may be engaged with the rolling tray 102.

Further, the sleeve component comprises at least three side walls 104a, 104b, 104c associated with a base 106 of the sleeve component 104.

The side walls 104a, 104c opposite to each other includes a cut out 108a, 108b for engaging the lip of the rolling tray 102, also seen in FIG. 1K.

FIG. 1B-1I illustrates a various view of a sleeve component 104 of the apparatus 100, according to embodiments of the present invention. The rolling tray 102 may be covered from the outside by the sleeve component 104. The side walls 104a, 104c that are next to one another include a cut out 108a, 108b for securing the rolling tray 102's lip.

Further, the corresponding side walls 104a-104c of the rolling tray 102 all have rounded edges.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sleeve component 104 may be a removable component. In embodiments of the present invention, the sleeve component 104 comprises a silicon sleeve component.

Further, the silicone sleeve component 104 may be removable or replaceable with a different sleeve component. The sleeve component may be a flexible component.

FIG. 1J illustrates a top side view of a rolling tray of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention. For each smoking article, a smoking paper may be added to the rolling tray 102. The smoking articles include cigarettes, cigars, and other items, according to implementations of the present invention. Further, the lip of the rolling tray 102 curving downward has a tilted angle.

FIG. 1M illustrates a perspective view of the apparatus for forming smoking articles, according to embodiments of the present invention. When the sleeve component 104 as seen in FIG. 1K is placed over the rolling tray 102 as seen in FIG. 1L, the result is an apparatus for swiftly rolling or producing smoking articles, also seen in FIG. 1O.

FIG. 1N illustrates a demonstration of how the sleeve component is removed from the rolling tray of the sleeve component of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention. The sleeve component 104 might be detachable. The sleeve component 104 in some embodiments of the invention includes a silicon sleeve component.

Furthermore, the silicone sleeve component 104 may be changeable or detachable from the body of the device. The sleeve component 104 may be a flexible component.

FIG. 1P illustrates a sectional view of structure of the apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention. The interior construction of the rolling tray 102 creates a mould or space between the top and bottom that is the lip extending out and curved downward to allow the user to hold a cigar wrap or cigarette paper beneath the edge of the top of the tray and slide the dry herb or tobacco onto the wrap or paper.

FIG. 2 illustrates a flowchart of a method for creating an apparatus for forming smoking articles, according to embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein.

At 202, forming smoking articles using a rolling tray, the rolling tray has a lip extending out and curving downward to generate a mould for holding a paper, where dry herb slides off of the mould of the rolling tray to form smoking articles.

At 204, engaging a sleeve component with the rolling tray, the sleeve component having at least three side walls associated with a base of the sleeve component.

At 206, sliding the rolling tray's lip into the cut-out on the opposite side walls to form the smoking articles.

While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and various embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope of the appended claims.

This written description uses examples to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention, including making and using any devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope the invention is defined in the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements within substantial differences from the literal languages of the claims.

Claims

1. An apparatus for forming smoking articles, the apparatus comprising:

a rolling tray adapted to receive a smoking paper for each smoking article, the rolling tray has a lip extending out and curving downward to generate a mould for holding the smoking paper, where dry herb slides off of the mould of the rolling tray to form smoking articles; and

a sleeve component engaged with the rolling tray, the sleeve component having at least three side walls associated with a base of the sleeve component,

wherein the side walls opposite to each other includes a cut out for engaging the lip of the rolling tray.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sleeve component is a removable component.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sleeve component comprises a silicon sleeve component.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the silicone sleeve component is removable or replaceable with a different sleeve component.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the smoking articles comprises cigarettes, cigars, or any foregoing combination.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sleeve component is a flexible component.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lip of the rolling tray curving downward has a tilted angle.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the corresponding side walls of the rolling tray all have rounded edges.

9. A method for creating an apparatus for forming smoking articles, the method comprising:

receiving a smoking paper for each smoking article using a rolling tray, the rolling tray has a lip extending out and curving downward to generate a mould for holding the smoking paper, where dry herb slides off of the mould of the rolling tray to form smoking articles;

engaging a sleeve component with the rolling tray, the sleeve component having at least three side walls associated with a base of the sleeve component; and

sliding the rolling tray's lip into the cut-out on the opposite side walls to form the smoking articles.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the method further comprising removing or replacing the sleeve component with a different sleeve component.