Patent Application
20240206527
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The invention is directed to the rolling of cigarettes. Rolling your own cigarette provides many advantages to the smoker. One advantage is to reduce the cost of smoking. Another advantage is selecting from a wide variety of tobacco brands and flavors.
Rolling a cigarette requires the use of many accoutrements. Examples of the accoutrements include cigarette paper, pre-rolled cigarette tubes, pre-rolled cigarette cones (
Not only does the lightweight of the accoutrements make hand rolling difficult in a windy or drafty environment, but the process of rolling a cigarette adds to the difficulty. To roll a cigarette, the smoker usually places the accoutrements on a rolling tray, places a quantity of tobacco on the rolling tray, and breaks up or fluffs the tobacco. Fluffing is necessary, so the tobacco burns appropriately and allows air to be drawn through the cigarette. The tobacco needs to be placed within cigarette paper, either a flat sheet of paper or a pre-rolled cigarette tube or cone; optionally, a filter may be inserted at that time. The cigarette is then rolled either by hand or with a manual or electronic rolling device. Rolling a cigarette requires fine motion and control of lightweight materials, which is difficult or impossible in a windy or drafty environment. Thus, there is a need to provide a way to screen out wind or drafts during the cigarette rolling process.
The invention is a windscreen that, when combined with a rolling tray, allows the smoker to roll a cigarette in a windy or drafty environment. The invention is generally depicted in
The invention is a windscreen (100) generally described in
Attaching an anti-slip device to one of the windscreen's narrow edges (102) helps secure the screen to the rolling tray. The device can be selected from any device with a high coefficient of friction or one that can be removably attached to the rolling tray. Non-limiting examples include felt, grit, rubber, or a magnet.
The height of the windscreen should be sufficient to block the wind. The inner area defined by the three sides provides the working space (103) for rolling a cigarette. The working space should be large enough to accommodate the necessary accoutrements for rolling a cigarette. The windscreen's length and width are adapted to fit the inner dimensions of the flat surface of the rolling tray (301, 701, and 702), as shown in
The disclosure above encompasses multiple distinct inventions with independent utility. While each of these inventions has been disclosed in a particular form, the specific embodiments disclosed and illustrated above are not to be considered in a limiting sense as numerous variations are possible. The subject matter of the inventions includes all novel and non-obvious combinations and sub-combinations of the various elements, features, functions and/or properties disclosed above and inherent to those skilled in the art pertaining to such inventions. Where the disclosure or subsequently filed claims recite “a” element, “a first” element, or any such equivalent term, the disclosure or claims should be understood to incorporate one or more such elements, neither requiring nor excluding two or more such elements.
The applicant has submitted claims directed to combinations and sub-combinations of the disclosed inventions that are believed to be novel and non-obvious. Inventions embodied in other combinations and sub-combinations of features, functions, elements and/or properties may be claimed through amendment of those claims or presentation of new claims in the present application or in a related application. Such amended or new claims, whether they are directed to the same invention or a different invention and whether they are different, broader, narrower or equal in scope to the original claims, are to be considered within the subject matter of the inventions described herein.
