Patent Application
20200146338
The present invention relates generally to smoking products, more specifically but not by way of limitation, a pre-formed smoking paper wherein the smoking paper is provide in alternate sizes and shapes along with a packing tool and further is disposed in a package designed to protect the pre-formed shape of the smoking paper.
Smoking is a pastime that dates back thousands of years. In ancient times smoking was performed as part of cultural or religious activities. Throughout the centuries numerous different types of products have been inhaled via smoking such as but not limited to ground roots and other vegetation. Products such as but not limited to tobacco date back several centuries and is still quite popular in various parts of the world. Over the last decade the cannabis plant has grown in popularity for consumption.
Utilization of the cannabis plant has exploded due to its ability to not only be utilized as a recreational product but for its medicinal values. Many recent studies have demonstrated the medicinal benefits of utilization of cannabis. While cannabis is provided in many forms such as but not limited to oils and edibles, a preferred method of intake is to smoke the product. Cannabis is sold in dispensaries and is provided in a loose tobacco format. As is known in the art, a desired amount of cannabis is placed on a rolling paper wherein a user then executes a rolling procedure to form a smokable structure. This procedure often referred to as rolling can be quite cumbersome and time consuming. Additionally, a certain degree of skill is required in order to produce a desired result. Rolling papers are provided in flat stacks of paper and are not provided with filters that are desired to potentially trap unwanted substances.
Accordingly, there is a need for a per-formed rolling paper having an integrated filter wherein the pre-formed rolling paper is also provided in a package providing protection thereof and a packing tool that assists a user in the packing of the pre-formed rolling paper with a desired product.
It is the object of the present invention to provide a pre-formed rolling paper and packaging wherein the present invention provides a pre-rolled smoking paper having an integrated filter on a first end and an opening on the second end.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a pre-formed rolling paper and packaging that is configured to provide a user a technique to pack a smoking product into the interior volume of the pre-formed shape with ease.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a pre-formed rolling paper and packaging wherein the present invention provides a pre-rolled smoking paper having an integrated filter that further includes a packing tool that is shaped and sized to mateably engage with the interior volume of the pre-formed rolling paper so as to efficiently pack a smoking product.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a pre-formed rolling paper and packaging that is configured to provide a user a technique to pack a smoking product into the interior volume wherein the pre-formed rolling paper is provided in numerous alternate sizes and at least two shapes.
An additional object of the present invention is to provide a pre-formed rolling paper and packaging wherein the present invention provides a pre-rolled smoking paper having an integrated filter wherein the packaging of the present invention is provided in at least two embodiments providing packaging for a single pre-formed rolling paper and packaging for multiple pre-formed rolling papers.
Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a pre-formed rolling paper and packaging that is configured to provide a user a technique to pack a smoking product into the interior volume wherein the packaging is provided in mateable shapes with the shape of the pre-formed rolling paper.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a pre-formed rolling paper and packaging wherein the present invention provides a pre-rolled smoking paper having an integrated filter wherein the rolling paper of the present invention is infused with oil such as but not limited to THC oil and/or a flavored oil.
An alternate object of the present invention is to provide a pre-formed rolling paper and packaging that is configured to provide a user a technique to pack a smoking product into the interior volume wherein at least one large embodiment is cone shaped.
Still a further object of the present invention is to provide a pre-formed rolling paper and packaging wherein the present invention provides a pre-rolled smoking paper having an integrated filter wherein the packaging configured for multiple pre-formed rolls include individualized compartments and access thereto.
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects the present invention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Attention is called to the fact that the drawings are illustrative only. Variations are contemplated as being a part of the present invention, limited only by the scope of the claims.
A more complete understanding of the present invention may be had by reference to the following Detailed Description and appended claims when taken in conjunction with the accompanying Drawings wherein:
Referring now to the drawings submitted herewith, wherein various elements depicted therein are not necessarily drawn to scale and wherein through the views and figures like elements are referenced with identical reference numerals, there is illustrated a pre-formed smoking paper and packaging 100 constructed according to the principles of the present invention.
An embodiment of the present invention is discussed herein with reference to the figures submitted herewith. Those skilled in the art will understand that the detailed description herein with respect to these figures is for explanatory purposes and that it is contemplated within the scope of the present invention that alternative embodiments are plausible. By way of example but not by way of limitation, those having skill in the art in light of the present teachings of the present invention will recognize a plurality of alternate and suitable approaches dependent upon the needs of the particular application to implement the functionality of any given detail described herein, beyond that of the particular implementation choices in the embodiment described herein. Various modifications and embodiments are within the scope of the present invention.
It is to be further understood that the present invention is not limited to the particular methodology, materials, uses and applications described herein, as these may vary. Furthermore, it is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is used for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It must be noted that as used herein and in the claims, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” include the plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, a reference to “an element” is a reference to one or more elements and includes equivalents thereof known to those skilled in the art. All conjunctions used are to be understood in the most inclusive sense possible. Thus, the word “or” should be understood as having the definition of a logical “or” rather than that of a logical “exclusive or” unless the context clearly necessitates otherwise. Structures described herein are to be understood also to refer to functional equivalents of such structures. Language that may be construed to express approximation should be so understood unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
References to “one embodiment”, “an embodiment”, “exemplary embodiments”, and the like may indicate that the embodiment(s) of the invention so described may include a particular feature, structure or characteristic, but not every embodiment necessarily includes the particular feature, structure or characteristic.
Referring to the Figures herein, the pre-formed smoking paper and packaging 100 includes a pre-formed smoking paper 10. The pre-formed smoking paper 10 is manufactured from a suitable smoking paper material such as but not limited to non-wood plant fibers to include but not limited to flax, hemp, sisal or rice straw. The pre-formed smoking paper 10 includes a body 11 that is cylindrical in shape having a first end 12 and a second end 14. The body includes a first portion 16 and second portion 18 wherein the first portion 16 includes a hollow cavity 19 accessible via opening 17. The first portion 16 is configured so as to receive and store therein a suitable product for ignition and smoking thereof such as but not limited to tobacco or cannabis. The second portion 18 of the body 11 is integrally formed with the first portion 16. The second portion 18 of the body 11 is operable to provide filtration of the smoke during inhalation of the ignited product disposed in the hollow cavity of the first portion 16 of the body 11. While it is contemplated within the scope of the present invention that the second portion 18 could be manufactured from numerous different materials operable to provide filtration of smoke passing therethrough, good results have been achieved utilizing a second portion 18 being comprised substantially of cellulose acetate.
The body 11 is provided in a pre-formed cylindrical shape as depicted herein in
Illustrated herein in
In the preceding detailed description, reference has been made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments, and certain variants thereof, have been described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It is to be understood that other suitable embodiments may be utilized and that logical changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The description may omit certain information known to those skilled in the art. The preceding detailed description is, therefore, not intended to be limited to the specific forms set forth herein, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, as can be reasonably included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
