Patent Application
20190059440
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.
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.
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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.
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
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.
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
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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.
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.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| 62552075 | Aug 2017 | US |
