CA2088564A1 - Cigarette making kit - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

A kit of components to be manufactured by a cigarette manufacturer for assembly of a filtered, smokable cigarette by a consumer comprises lengthy tobacco rods wrapped in a consumable wrapper, individual filters and tipping papers. The tipping papers are provided on a flat sheet and may be removed from the sheet one at a time for use. To assemble the smokable cigarette the wrapped rod is cut into desired lengths. One of the desired lengths is then placed adjacent a filter and the tipping is wrapped about the filter and the severed tobacco rod to provide the finished cigarette.
A first assembly device to assist in the assembly of the kit components by the smoker comprises a trough with a depression adapted to receive the tobacco rod. A transverse slot assists in severing the rod into the desired lengths. For the assembly process a tipping paper is placed in guide means above the trough. A tobacco filter is laid over the tipping means and then a severed tobacco rod is placed adjacent the filter. The filter and tobacco rod are pressed down into the trough to partially wrap the tipping paper around the circumference and the tipping paper is then wrapped around the remainder of the circumference of the filter and a portion of the severed rod.
A more sophisticated assembly device comprises a housing with a central bore and a rotating member which may be rotated within the bore of the housing. For assembly a filter and a severed tobacco rod are loaded into the annular gap between the bore of the housing and the rotating member. A tipping paper then fed by guide means through the wall of the housing to contact the filter and a portion of the severed rod. Rotation of the rotating member within the housing causes opposite of the filter and tobacco rod to draw the tipping paper into the housing and to wrap the tipping paper about the filter and tobacco rod. The housing has a slot to discharge the completed cigarette from the housing.

Description

BP File No. 4323-012 20~3~ ~

Title: CIGARETTE MARING RIT

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a novel cigarette making kit and devices to assemble the components of the kit into a smokable cigarette by the consumer.
Most cigarettes which are sold and consumed are manufactured in a factory operated cigarette making machine. The product of such a machine can be smoked by the consumer without performing any further manipulation.
There have always been a significant minority of smokers, however, who prefer to assemble their own cigarette from components provided by tobacco companies. Some prefer to manufacture their own cigarettes as a matter of personal pride. Others are attracted to the components as an equivalent amount of tobacco is taxed differently and thus there is a significant cost saving with some products that are not sold in a form which is smokable.
Products of the type described above are often referred to as "roll your own" cigarettes. A number of different mechanisms and component parts have been devised to enable a consumer to construct roll your own cigarettes. The basic starting material has been fine cut tobacco which is sold in sealed pouches. Traditionally, the roll your own smoker has taken the fine cut tobacco from the pouch in which the product is purchased in an amount appropriate for the making of a single cigarette.
That amount may then be deposited upon a cigarette paper which is then rolled to enclose the tobacco. Over the years a number of mechanical devices have been created to assist the smoker in rolling the paper about the tobacco.
More recently, cigarette manufacturers have been manufacturing a hollow tube into which tobacco may be placed. There are several advantages to this product in that a factory made filter and hollow tube can be machine made. The smoker then selects a charge of tobacco and inserts the loose tobacco within the tube. Several machines have been developed to assist the consumer to insert loose tobacco into such cigarette tubes.
More recently a product has been marketed in which the tobacco is not sold in a loose form. Rather the tobacco is sold in rods which are premeasured and manufactured at the factory. The rods are encased in a highly porous cigarette paper which may be made of cellulose or which may be a remanufactured tobacco product. The wrapping is either highly porous or is provided with a number of apertures. The end result is that the product is not smokable in the form as purchased.
The smoker is provided with a number of tubes into which the tobacco rods may be inserted. Insertion often involves the use of a funnel-like device to aid the consumer in inserting the tobacco rods into a tube. The finished cigarette has the appearance of a factory made cigarette.
It has recently been recognized that a different type of tax advantage may be obtained in certain countries where the tax rate applied to the cigarette is done on a per cigarette basis rather than on a weight of tobacco basis. In some countries for instance the rate of tax is the same regardless of the length or weight of the tobacco portion of a cigarette up to a certain limit. For example, in Canada, a cigarette is taxed as a single cigarette for any length up to lO0 mm. In a typical filtered cigarette sold in Canada the tobacco portion may be of the order of 50 mm. The filter attached to the tobacco rod will be in the order of 20 mm giving an overall length of the finished cigarette of approximately 70 mm. This tax arrangement therefore provides a cost advantage to a smoker who is prepared to create a number of cigarettes from a single longer tobacco rod.
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a kit to facilitate the assembly of such a cigarette by the consumer. The kit comprises a plurality of tobacco rods wrapped in a consumable wrapper having a length greater than the intended length for smoking. A

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second component in the kit is a plurality of cigarette smoke filters which have a filtration medium such as cellulose or the like. These filter tips are wrapped in a first wrapper known as an inner wrap. The third component of the kit is a plurality of pre-glued outer wrap sheets or tipping papers which have a width greater than the circumference of the filters and a length greater than the length of the filters.
In accordance with this invention the method of manufacturing a cigarette by the consumer involves cutting the wrapped tobacco rod as supplied by the tobacco manufacturer into one or more shorter rods prior to smoking. A severed wrapped tobacco rod is then positioned with one end touching one end of one of the filters. A
sheet of tipping paper is wrapped about the filter and the cigarette to comprise the finished cigarette. The finished cigarette may have the appearance of a factory-made cigarette.
Various devices to assist in the manufacture of a cigarette from the kit of parts as described above are contemplated. In the simplest form of device to assist manufacturing, there is provided a trough of a diameter to receive a wrapped tobacco rod. The trough further contains guide means for positioning one of the tipping papers. The three component parts of the kit namely the wrapped tobacco rod, the filter and the tipping paper are then positioned with the tobacco rod and the filter in end to end contact. The tipping paper may then be wrapped about the tobacco rod and filter by pressing the wrapped tobacco rod and filter down into the trough forcing the tipping paper to wrap round a portion of the circumference of the rod and filter. The ends of the tipping paper are then secured to the rod and filter to form the finished product.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention an assembly device is provided to assist in the manufacture of a cigarette from such kit. The device 2 ~

comprises a housing having an inner bore. The inner bore defines a part cylindrical inner surface. A second component part of the assembly device comprises a rotatable member which is received within the bore of the housing. The rotatable member comprises a surface which is a segment of a circle having a radius which is smaller than the radius of said part cylindrical surface of the housing. The annular clearance between the part cylindrical surface of the rotating member and the part cylindrical surface of the housing is approximately equal to the diameter of the wrapped tobacco rods and filter.
Guide means and a slot are provided on the housing to position the tipping paper and to permit the tipping paper to pass through the wall of the housing into the central bore. The machine is used by inserting one of the tipping papers into the guide means defined by the housing. A
wrapped tobacco rod which has been cut to the desired length and a filter are then inserted using guide means in the clearance space between the rotating member and the bore of the housing with the filter adjacent to the guide means for positioning the tipping paper. The rotating member is then rotated through a portion of an arc. By reason of the contact with the part cylindrical surfaces the wrapped tobacco rod and filter are caused to rotate drawing the tipping paper around the filter and wrapped tobacco rod to form the cigarette. The housing further defines a slot by which the finished product may be discharged from the housing.
The invention will be better understood when taken in association with the following drawings which show preferred embodiments of the invention and in which:
Figure 1 illustrates a wrapped tobacco rod.
Figure 2 illustrates an individual smoke filter.
Figure 3 illustrates a plurality of smoke filters in a stick.
Figure 4 illustrates an individual tipping paper.

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Figure 5 illustrates a sheet having a plurality of tipping papers Figure 6 illustrates a simple assemble device.
Figure 7 illustrates an alternate assemble device.
Figure 7A is a cross-section through Figure 7 on line A-A.
Figure 7B is across section through Figure 7 on line B-B.
Figure 8 illustrates a further alternate assembly device with parts exploded.
Figure 9 illustrates a cross-section of one component of the device of Figure 8 along lines 9-9.
Figure 10 is an end view of one component of the device of Figure 8 looking in the direction of arrow 10-10 .
Figure 11 is a top view of another of the components of the device of Figure 8.
Figure 12 is a cross-section of the component of Figure 11 along line A-A.
The components from which the smokable filtered cigarette may be manufactured are illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Figure 1 illustrates a wrapped tobacco rod 10 which may be factory made. The rod 10 is of a length of approximately 100 mm in Canada. The length is chosen to be the longest length that will be taxed as a single cigarette in those jurisdictions which tax by the cigarette rather than by tobacco weight. The wrapped tobacco rod 10 contains tobacco 12 which may be any suitable blend chosen by the cigarette manufacturer. The tobacco 12 is wrapped in the usual cigarette paper 14.
This rod is smokable although it does not have any filter.
Figure 2 illustrates a typical cigarette smoke filter 20. The filter may also be made in the factory using standard filter making equipment. The filter 20 comprises a filtration medium 22 which may be cellulose 2 0 (~3 8 ~

acetate or may include any other ~ypically used filtration media such as charcoal or the like. The filter 20 is wrapped in a wrapping 24 which is usually referred to in the trade as an inner wrap. The filter 20 may have a length of approximately 20 mm. A particularly convenient way of packaging the filters for use in the kit is to manufacture the filters in 100 mm sticks with five filters per stick. Such a filter stick is illustrated in Figure 3.
To obtain the individual filter 20 from the filter stick 26, the filters are simply snapped off from the stick 26 by bending the stick. If desired, the filter stick may be optionally wrapped in an overwrap to maintain the integrity of the stick. If the optional overwrap is utilized then that wrap is discarded prior to assembling the smokable cigarette.
The third major component used to manufacture the cigarette by the consumer is a tipping paper 30 illustrated in Figure 4. The tipping paper 30 has a length of approximately 25 mm when used with the 20 mm filters described above. The length of the tipping paper 30 is selected so that it extends the full length of the filter together with an overlap so as to contact and wrap around the wrapped tobacco rod and fix the filter to the cigarette. A 5 mm overlap has proven sufficient for this purpose. The tipping paper 30 has a width illustrated by line a. The width of the tipping paper is just slightly longer than the circumference of the filter 20 and the rod 10. For rods and filters with a circumference of 23 mm a tipping paper of width 28 mm has proven sufficient. The tipping paper 30 may be preglued to assist in the assembly operation.
It has been found particularly convenient to present the tipping papers 30 in a single sheet form. The single sheet is illustrated in Figure 5. The single sheet 40 acts as a backing paper and keeper for the adhesive on the individual sheets 30. A particularly convenient arrangement can be achieved by providing a backing sheet 2~g~

of approximately 19 cm by 10 cm for the tipping paper of the dimensions referred to above. This sheet can contain 21 individual tipping sheets 30. Ten such sheets would thus provide 210 individual tipping papers 30.
The individual tipping papers 30 may be coated with glue which is suitable for the purpose. The location of the glue on the tipping paper may be readily chosen to suit. The best adhesion is attained with glue covering the entire surface. However, it may be more economical to provide glue only at certain portions such as around the four edges of the tipping paper in order to ensure that it adheres tightly both to the filter and the tobacco rod as well as to itself when over wrapped.
A typical kit may contain 100, 100 mm wrapped tobacco rods of the type as shown in Figure 1. The kit would also include 40 100 mm filter sticks of the type shown in Figure 3. Ten sheets 40, as shown in Figure 5, containing 210 individual tipping sheets 30 would be provided. Upon division of each of the 100 mm tobacco rods into two 50 mm rods, it would then be possible to assemble 200 cigarettes having the appearance of factory-made or tailor-made cigarettes. Ten extra tipping papers would be provided for use in case of assembly difficulties.
While the components outlined above can be assembled without the need of any kind of combining device a number of combining devices may facilitate the home manufacture of the cigarettes.
A first very simple assembly device is illustrated in Figure 6. The assembly device of Figure 6 may be manufactured from sheet metal such as steel or aluminum or be manufactured from plastic. The device 50 comprises a surface 52. The surface 52 comprises two portions 52A and 52B lying on either side of a recessed trough 54. The trough 54 is adapted to receive the wrapped tobacco rod 10 and the filter 20. Advantageously the trough surface is semi-circular in cross-section with a short, flat, tangential surface at each side.

2 ~ 4 The assembly device 50 has lips 56 along either side of the surface. The lips 56 define a gap running along at least a portion of the length of the surface 52 between the flattened portions 52A and 52B. The device 50 also includes a slot 58 extending transverse to the trough 54. The lips 56 extend along the device 50 from a wall 57A. A wall 57B defines one end of the trough 54. The slot 58 is 50 mm from the wall 57B.
In order to utilize the device 50 a very simple procedure will serve to assist in manufacturing the cigarette. In all methods as indicated for use of the kit an individual filter 20 is broken from the filter rod illustrated in Figure 3. One of the 100 mm wrapped tobacco rods 10 is selected and placed within the trough 54. The wrapped tobacco rod is placed such that one end is against wall 57B. Any convenient household knife may be then passed vertically downwardly through the slot 58 to severe a 50 mm wrapped tobacco rod from the rod 10. The 50 mm rod which has then been severed is used- to make the first cigarette.
In order to assemble the cigarette a tipping paper 30 is removed from the backing sheet 40 and placed on the surface 52 with the glue side up. The lips 56, the surfaces 52A and 52B and the walls 57A act as guide means to locate the tipping paper 30. The tipping sheet 30 is placed with the edges lying within the gap defined between lips 56 and the surfaces 52A and 52B. The edge of the tipping paper is lined against the walls 57A. With the tipping paper in place, a filter is then laid over the tipping paper with one end of the filter adjacent the wall 57B. Next, the wrapped tobacco rod is then placed adjacent the filter with the end of the wrapped tobacco rod in contact with the end of the filter which is remote from wall 57B. To support the rod the device conveniently as a length of at least 70 mm. With the three components assembled in the device, the tipping paper may be adhered by performing the following steps. The filter and rod are pushed down into the trough 54. This will have the effect of wrapping the tipping paper 30 approximately half way around the filter and tobacco rod. The two ends of the tipping paper will be withdrawn by this action from under the lips 56 and when the filter and tobacco rod are pressed to the bottom of the trough 54 the edges of the tipping paper will project tangentially upwardly from the slot. First one edge can be rolled over the top of the exposed filter and rod and then the second edge can be rolled over top of the first edge completing the sealing of the tipping paper to both the rod and the filter. The finished cigarette can then be removed from the assembly device and is ready for use by the consumer.
An alternate assembly device is illustrated in Figures 7, 7A and 7B. The device 60 may be manufactured from a block of plastic material or the like. The device comprises an upper surface 62. The surface 62 defines two separate troughs 64 and 66. Each trough is similar in cross-sectional configuration to the trough 54 discussed in connection with device 50 and has a diameter just slightly larger than the diameter of the wrapped tobacco rod and the filter.
One of the troughs 64 commences at one end with a substantially vertical wall 68. The trough 64 has an overall length of approximately 100 mm. As shown in the figure the trough 64 extends to the end of the device 60 with the right-hand end as illustrated being open.
The trough 64 includes a transversely extending slot 70 which is of sufficient width to permit passage of the blade of a knife. The slot 70 is located approximately 50 mm from the vertical wall 68 of the trough 64.
The upper surface 62 of the assembly device 60 comprises a relieved or recessed area 72 adjacent one end of trough 66. Trough 66 may have vertical walls 74 and 76 at either end or be open at one end. The recessed area 72 is shown adjacent the end of trough 66 defined by vertical wall 72. The recessed area 72 is equal in size to the 20~ 3~ ~

tipping paper 30 and serves to locate the tipping paper with respect to the trough 66. It will be observed that the recessed area 72 comprises two inwardly extending lips 78 and 80. When the tipping paper is inserted into the recess 72 the edges of the tipping paper are inserted under the lips 78 and 80 to hold the tipping paper in place.
Utilization of the device 60 is substantially similar to utilization of the device 50. To use the device 60 a wrapped tobacco rod as supplied is first located in trough 64 with one end against vertical wall 68. If the supplied rods are lO0 mm long the rod will fill the trough 64. If the rods are longer, then some portion would stick out beyond the device 60. In any event, a knife may be passed vertically, downwardly through the slot 70 to sever from the wrapped tobacco rod, a length of rod that is precisely 50 mm long.
To combine the components of the kit, the tipping paper 30 is inserted into the recess 72 with the edges of the tipping paper under the lips 78 and 80. A
filter is then positioned with one end adjacent the wall 74. The 50 mm portion of the wrapped tobacco rod which has been severed is then placed in the trough 66 with one end adjacent to the end of the filter. With the components in place the rod and filter are pressed downwardly into the trough 66 thus causing the tipping paper to wrap half way around the cylindrical surface of the rod and the filter.
During this process the edges of the tipping paper will be withdrawn from beneath the lips 78 and 80 and will then project vertically upwardly. The edges may then be wrapped one at a time around the remainder of the circumference of the filter and the rod to complete the finished cigarette.
While the devices discussed above provide a very simple and economical means of assisting in the assembly of the component parts of the kit, there is some requirement for manual dexterity. The device described below is somewhat more complicated to manufacture but 2~8~ ~36 ~

provides particularly easy assembly of the components of the kit and is shown in Figures 8 through 12. The device 90 shown in Figure 8 comprises a housing 92 affixed to a base 94. The housing 92 comprises an internal bore 96. The second component part of the device 90 is a rotating substantially cylindrical member 98. At least a portion of the surface of the rotating member 98 comprises a part cylindrical surface 100. A portion of the internal bore 96 of the housing 92 comprises a part cylindrical surface 102. From reviewing the cross-sections illustrated in Figures 9 and 11 it will be apparent that there is an annular gap between the part cylindrical surfaces 102 and 100. That annular gap is just slightly less than the diameter of the tobacco rod and filter.
The housing 92 comprises a shoulder 104 which is used to locate the wrapped tobacco rod and filter within the housing during the insertion stage. The housing also comprises a projection 106 having a flattened surface 108.
The flattened surface 108 communicates with a substantially planar slot 110 in housing 92 which communicates with the interior of the housing. The flattened surface 108 is similar to the depression 72 of device 60. That is to say the flattened surface has a recess which just accommodates the tipping paper 30. The recess in surface 108 also comprises a pair of inwardly projecting lips corresponding to lips 78 and 80 to guide and maintain the tipping paper in position.
Bearing means or surfaces are provided at either end of housing 92 to position the rotating membar 98 for rotation about the axis of the bore. The rotating member may be caused to rotate by grasping the enlarged end 112.
The housing 92 further comprises a longitudinally extending slot 114. The slot 114 extends along the side of the housing and is sufficiently large to permit the finished cigarette to pass from the interior of the housing into the tray 116.
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shoulder 120 which co-operates with shoulder 104 and which serves to locate the wrapped tobacco rod and filter during the insertion stage.
The bin 116 also comprises a trough 124. The trough 124 further comprises a slot 126 extending transversely of the trough 124 and an end wall 128.
In order to utilize the device 90 the wrapped tobacco rod as supplied is first placed in trough 124 with one end against end wall 128. Any conveniently available knife may be then passed vertically through slot 126 to sever from the supplied wrapped tobacco rod, a portion 50 mm in length. The next stages in assembly include inserting the components of the cigarette into the device.
The rotating member is rotated until the shoulders 104 and 120 are adjacent one another. The shoulders will be spaced apart the correct distance to allow passage of the severed tobacco rod therebetween. To facilitate lining up the shoulders various indicating means may be provided such as lines on the surface of the housing 92 and on the knob 112 or the use of a stop which limits counter-clockwise rotation of the rotating member. The severed tobacco rod and the filter are then inserted into the bore of the housing with the tobacco rod and filters bearing against the shoulders 104 and 120. The tobacco rod and filter are inserted so that the filter is adjacent the projection 106 which is to position the tipping paper. The tipping paper 30 is then inserted so that it will extend from surface 108 through the slot 110 until the edge of the tipping paper is in contact with the filter and the wrapped tobacco rod. The rotating member is then rotated clockwise as illustrated in the cross-sectional view of Figure 9.
Because the annular gap between part cylindrical surface 102 and part cylindrical surface 100 is slightly less than the diameter of the wrapped tobacco rod and the filter, the filter and rod will be caused to rotate in a counterclockwise direction. Either one or both of these surfaces may be ribbed (as shown at 134 in Figure 11), or 2~3~ 5~

knurled to limit slippage along these surfaces. Rotation of the filter and tobacco rod in the counterclockwise direction will draw the tipping paper 30 from the surface 108 so that it wraps about the rod and filter. The rod and filter will be rolled along the surface 102 in a clockwise direction toward the slot 114 while continuing to revolve in the counterclockwise direction. The part cylindrical surface 100 of rotating member 98 further defines a shoulder 130. The shoulder 130 is spaced from the shoulder 120 such that the shoulder 130 comes into contact with the rod and filter as the rod and filter become ad~acent the slot 114. The slot 114 is further defined by a shoulder 132 on the housing. The two shoulders 130 and 132 then cause the expulsion cf the now completed cigarette from the slot 114. The rotating member is then returned to bring the shoulder 120 to the starting position as pictured in the figure and another cigarette can then be made. If lines are used for initial alignment clockwise rotation may be used to return to the start position. If a stop is used, counter-clockwise rotation of the rotating member 98 would be used to return to the start position.
It is suggested that the device can be most conveniently manufactured from three parts. The base 94 may be cast from plastic or metallic members and be provided with one or more keys 140. The housing 92 may be provided with one or more co-operating keyways 142 to permit assembly of the housing with the base. The keys and keyways may be arranged to provide a force fit to hold the pieces together or various types of glue or other fixation means may be used to fix the base 94 to the housing 92.
Various changes and modifications may be made to the kit and to the combining devices disclosed herein without departing from the invention as set out in the appended claims.

Claims (17)

1. A kit of components from which a consumer may assemble a filtered cigarette for smoking comprising, a tobacco rod, said tobacco rod comprised of tobacco wrapped in a consumable outer wrapper, said wrapped tobacco rod having a length greater than the intended length for smoking, a plurality of cigarette smoke filters, said filters comprising a filtration medium and a first wrapper surrounding said filtration medium and a plurality of tipping papers, each said tipping paper having a width greater than the circumference of one of said filters and a length greater than the axial length of said filters.

2. The kit of claim 1 wherein said kit comprises a plurality of said wrapped tobacco rods having a length equal to twice the length of rod desired to be smoked.

3. The kit of claim 1 wherein said plurality of tipping papers are preglued and are adhered to a backing paper, said backing paper acting as a keeper for said glue for a plurality of said tipping papers.

4. The kit of claim 3 wherein said filters in said kit are in stick form, each said filter stick comprising a plurality of filters wrapped in an overwrap so that individual ones of said filters may be separated from said filter stick for use in the assembly of a smokable filtered cigarette.

5. A device for combining a portion of a tobacco rod comprised of tobacco wrapped in a non-porous, consumable wrapper, a filter comprising filtration medium and an inner wrap and tipping paper having a width greater than the circumference of said filter and a length greater than the length of said filter, said device comprising a substantially flat surface, said surface comprising a part circular trough having at least one end wall, said surface comprising locating means to locate a tipping paper adjacent said one end wall of said trough, said trough having a diameter adapted to receive said filter and said tobacco rod.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein said means to locate said tipping paper comprise at least one lip projecting toward said trough which in use will overlie at least one edge of said tipping paper when said tipping paper is positioned against said locating means.

7. The device of claim 6, said locating means including two lips each extending toward said trough.

8. The device of claim 7, said trough having a length longer than the length of the assembled cigarette and said trough having a slot extending transverse to the trough, said slot having a width to permit the passage of a knife through said slot and across said trough.

9. The device of claim 8 wherein said slot is located a predetermined distance from said one end of said trough so that a predetermined portion of said tobacco rod may be severed from said rod by placing said rod in said trough with one end adjacent said wall and passing a knife blade through said trough.

10. A device according to claim 6, said device comprising a surface, said surface defining said trough, said surface further defining a second trough, said second trough located adjacent one edge of said device, said second trough adapted to receive said tobacco rod and having at least one end wall, said second trough having a slot extending transverse to said trough, said slot having a width sufficient to permit passage of a knife blade through said slot and across said trough, said slot located a predetermined distance from said end wall of said second trough.

11. A device for combining a tobacco rod comprised of tobacco wrapped in a consumable wrapper, a filter comprising filtration medium and an inner wrap and tipping paper to produce a consumable filtered cigarette, said device having a housing, said housing having an internal bore, said bore defining a part cylindrical surface, and a rotating member received within said bore, said rotating member having a part cylindrical surface, the annular gap between said part cylindrical surface of said housing and said part cylindrical surface of said rotating member being adapted to receive said tobacco rod and said tobacco filter therebetween, said housing further defining a slot extending through said housing to permit said tipping paper to pass through said slot into said bore and means to locate said tobacco rod, said filter and said tipping paper with respect to said device.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein said means to locate said tobacco rod and said filter include said housing defining a first shoulder on said housing and said rotating member defining a first shoulder on said rotating member so that said tobacco rod and said filter may be inserted between said first shoulder of said housing and said first shoulder of said rotating member and position said filter and said tobacco rod adjacent said slot.

13. The device of claim 12, said housing defining a second shoulder and said rotating member defining a second shoulder, said second shoulder of said housing lying adjacent to a longitudinally extending slot in said housing, said second shoulder of said rotating member circumferentially spaced from said first shoulder so that upon rotation of said rotating member, said second shoulder of said rotating member will cause a finished cigarette to be ejected through said slot in said housing.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein said device comprises a bin located adjacent said slot to receive said finished cigarette.

15. The method of making a cigarette substantially as described herein with respect to the kit of claim 1.

16. The method of making a cigarette substantially as described herein with respect to the device of claim 5.

17. The method of making a cigarette substantially as described herein with respect to the device of claim 11.