GB2558580A

GB2558580A - Rolling papers

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Publication number: GB2558580A
Application number: GB1700249.4A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Khattak Yasser
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-01-06
Filing date: 2017-01-06
Publication date: 2018-07-18
Also published as: GB201700249D0

Abstract

Disclosed is a stack of paper 10 comprising a plurality of papers for rolling articles for smoking, such as cigarettes. At least one paper 1 of the plurality has a first portion 2 on first side of a fold 3 and second portion 4 on a second side of the fold, wherein the first portion has a first outer surface 5 and a first inner surface 6, the second portion has a second outer surface 7 and a second inner surface 8; and the first and second inner surfaces face each other and an adhesive 9 is located on the first or second outer surface. The second portion of the at least one paper may be positioned between the first and second portions of adjacent papers (fig. 1), or the first and second outer surfaces may be positioned adjacent the outer surfaces of adjacent papers (fig. 2). Also disclosed is a pack of papers; the pack comprising a housing and a stack of papers as disclosed above (fig. 4 & 5). Also disclosed is a method of forming a stack of papers as disclosed above.

Description

(54) Title of the Invention: Rolling papers

Abstract Title: Stack of Folded Cigarette Papers with Adhesive on Outer Surface (57) Disclosed is a stack of paper 10 comprising a plurality of papers for rolling articles for smoking, such as cigarettes. At least one paper 1 of the plurality has a first portion 2 on first side of a fold 3 and second portion 4 on a second side of the fold, wherein the first portion has a first outer surface 5 and a first inner surface 6, the second portion has a second outer surface 7 and a second inner surface 8; and the first and second inner surfaces face each other and an adhesive 9 is located on the first or second outer surface. The second portion of the at least one paper may be positioned between the first and second portions of adjacent papers (fig. 1), or the first and second outer surfaces may be positioned adjacent the outer surfaces of adjacent papers (fig. 2). Also disclosed is a pack of papers; the pack comprising a housing and a stack of papers as disclosed above (fig. 4 & 5). Also disclosed is a method of forming a stack of papers as disclosed above.

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Field of the invention

The present invention relates to papers for rolling articles for smoking. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a stack of papers for rolling articles for smoking.

Background

It is known that such papers can be sold as a plurality of papers. Each of the papers may be folded and stacked one on top of the other and optionally interleaved with one another. Each folded paper may have a first half and a second half. When interleaved, the first half of each folded paper is between the first half and second half of a first adjacent paper and the second half of each folded paper is between the first half and second half of a second adjacent paper. At the top of the pack, the first half of a topmost paper may be accessible to the user to extract the topmost folded paper from the pack.

Conventionally, such papers would be provided in a pack of papers. The pack may have an aperture through which the topmost paper may be removed. For example, the first half (i.e. the upper half) of the topmost paper may be at least partially outside of the pack and passing through the aperture of the pack. As the user removes the topmost paper, the second half (i.e. the lower half) of the topmost folded paper may apply a force to the first (i.e. upper) half of the adjacent paper below to pull the first half of the lower adjacent paper out of the aperture. This means that each time the topmost paper is removed, the adjacent paper below becomes the topmost paper and a portion of the new topmost paper is pulled outside of the pack so that it can be more easily accessed by the user. Therefore, when the topmost paper is removed, the upper part of the next paper is then accessible and can be removed for rolling further articles for smoking.

When a paper is removed, the fold in the paper generally remains. Smoking materials such as tobacco can be placed in the fold of the paper and the paper is then used to roll the smoking material. As the paper is rolled, the fold in the paper may become less defined. Optionally, a filter is provided which may assist the rolling of the smoking material. The paper may be used to roll the smoking material into a shape suitable for smoking, such as a substantially cylindrical shape. The paper is then wrapped around the rolled smoking material up to an edge of the rolling paper. The edge of the paper may be wetted, for example by applying saliva, to seal it to a layer of paper below which is wrapped around the smoking material.

Typically, an adhesive is used so that the saliva more effectively seals the article for smoking. Generally, the paper comprises an adhesive which may be located, for example, along the edge of the rolling paper. It is common for a user to apply saliva to the adhesive along the inside of the paper to seal it to a layer of paper below which is wrapped around the rolling material.

The paper used for smoking articles may have harmful substances. Therefore, it is beneficial to reduce the amount of paper smoked by a user and it is beneficial to roll articles for smoking in a way which reduces the amount of paper used to create a article for smoking. Additionally, using less paper can improve the taste of the article for smoking. Thus, it is beneficial to promote the reduction of the amount of paper used when rolling such articles for smoking.

Summary of the invention

According to the present invention, there is provided a stack of paper comprising a plurality of papers for rolling articles for smoking, wherein at least one paper of the plurality of papers has a first portion on a first side of a fold and a second portion on a second side of the fold, wherein the first portion of the at least one paper has a first outer surface and a first inner surface and the second portion of the at least one paper has a second outer surface and a second inner surface, and the at least one paper is configured such that the first inner surface and the second inner surface face each other and the at least one paper comprises an adhesive located on the first outer surface or the second outer surface.

According to the present invention, there is provided a pack of papers for rolling smoking articles, comprising: a housing; and a stack of paper in accordance with the claims, wherein the stack of paper is positioned substantially within the housing.

According to the present invention, there is provided a method of forming a stack of paper comprising a plurality of papers for rolling articles for smoking, the method comprising: providing at least one paper of the plurality of papers with a first portion on a first side of a fold and a second portion on a second side of the fold, wherein the first portion has a first outer surface and a first inner surface and the second portion has a second outer surface and a second inner surface and wherein the at least one paper comprises an adhesive and the at least one paper is folded such that the first inner surface and the second inner surface face each other and adhesive is located on the first outer surface or the second outer surface; providing a first adjacent paper; providing a second adjacent paper; and forming a stack using the at least one paper, the first adjacent paper and the second adjacent paper.

Brief description of the figures

The invention will be more clearly understood from the following description, given by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:Figure 1 depicts papers used to form a stack of paper in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 depicts papers used to form a stack of paper in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

Figures 3a, 3b and 3c depict a method of rolling an article for smoking using a paper from the stack of paper provided in an embodiment;

Figure 4 depicts a pack of papers in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and

Figure 5 depicts a pack of papers in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The same reference is used for similar features throughout the drawings. The features shown in the figures are not necessarily to scale and the specific arrangements depicted are not limiting. It will be understood that the figures may include optional features which are not essential to the invention. Furthermore, each figure may not include all the features of the embodiments.

Detailed description

As indicated above, it may be beneficial to reduce the amount of paper used to roll articles for smoking. Rolling papers may include harmful substances and it can be beneficial to reduce the amount of paper smoked per article for smoking. Thus, smoking an article with less paper is thought to have a lower impact on the smoker's health. As also mentioned above, the taste of the smoking article may be improved by reducing the amount of paper smoked per article. Additionally, reducing the amount of paper combusted reduces the amount of CO2 that is released into the environment, thus making it more environmentally friendly.

In an embodiment a stack of paper is provided which may promote the reduction of paper smoked per article. In an embodiment, a stack of paper 10 is provided comprising a plurality of papers for rolling articles for smoking, for example, as depicted in Figure 1. Articles for smoking may include, but are not limited to, cigarettes and cigars, e.t.c..

As depicted in Figure 1, a paper 1, (i.e. one of the papers of the stack of paper 10), has a first portion 2 on a first side of a fold 3 and a second portion 4 on a second side of the fold 3. Figure 1 may be a cross-section through the stack of papers 10. The first portion 2 of the at least one paper 1 has a first outer surface 5 and a first inner surface 6. The second portion 4 of the at least one paper 1 has a second outer surface 7 and a second inner surface 8. The at least one paper 1 is configured such that the first inner surface 6 and the second inner surface 8 face each other. Thus, when the at least one paper 1 is opened and closed, the first inner surface 6 and the second inner surface 8 are brought away from and towards each other respectively. In other words, when the paper 1 is folded, the first inner surface 6 may be brought into contact with the second inner surface 8 and when the paper is folded, the first outer surface 5 and the second outer surface 7 are on the outside of the folded paper 1.

The at least one paper 1 comprises an adhesive 9 located on the first outer surface 5 or the second outer surface 7. Thus, the adhesive 9 is provided on an outer surface of the paper 1 which makes it easier for the paper to be used to roll an article for smoking which uses less paper as described below.

The adhesive may be provided as a thin layer on top of the paper 1. The adhesive 9 may be provided on only a certain portion of the paper 1. For example, the adhesive 9 may only be provided on at least one outer surface, and not an inner surface. The adhesive 9 may only be provided on a single outer surface, rather than multiple outer surfaces. The adhesive 9 may be provided along at least part of an edge of the paper 1 as depicted in Figure 1. Preferably, the adhesive 9 is provided along the entire length of a paper, more preferably, along the edge of the paper. In Figure 1, the adhesive 9 is located on the first outer surface 5, by way of example only. It is possible to roll an article for smoking using a back-rolling method, otherwise known as back-strapping. Rolling paper provided in a conventional packet may be used to roll an article using the back-rolling method. This normally involves removing a paper from a pack of paper, reversing a fold on the paper such that the adhesive is provided on the outside of the folded paper and placing the smoking materials in the fold of the paper. This method of rolling can be more easily carried out using the stack of paper provided in the present embodiment. Thus, the stack of papers 10 provided in the present embodiment can promote a more efficient method for rolling articles for smoking which use less paper.

The paper 1 may be generally rectangular. The paper 1 may be folded in different ways. For example, the paper 1 may be folded in half such that the first portion 2 and the second portion 4 are substantially equal. The fold is generally lengthways along the paper. The figures generally indicate that the papers are folded in half. However, this is not necessarily the case.

The paper 1 is representative of any paper in the stack of paper 10. The paper 1 is described as being in a position which has at least two papers adjacent on one side of the fold and two papers adjacent on the other side of the fold 3. It will be understood that the other papers in the stack, such as the adjacent papers, may be folded in a similar manner to the paper 1 to provide similar first and second portions with inner and outer surfaces. The papers in the stack of paper 10 may all be substantially the same as one another, e.g. being substantially the same size and shape with the same fold in the same place on each paper.

The fold in each of the papers allows the papers to be opened as depicted in Figure

1. It will be understood that when the stack of paper 10 is provided, the papers are normally substantially closed meaning that the surfaces of the papers are substantially in contact with one another. Substantially the whole of one surface may be in contact with substantially the whole of an adjacent surface. When each paper is folded, the respective first portion and second portion are substantially parallel to one another.

Optionally, the paper 1 may be interleaved with other papers to form the stack of paper 10 as depicted in figure 1. The papers in the stack of paper 10 may each comprise a fold, i.e. each of the papers in the stack could be referred to as a folded paper. As described in further detail below, and as shown in figure 1, the paper 1 may be interleaved with other papers, such that the first outer surface 5, the first inner surface 6, the second outer surface 7, and the second inner surface 8 of the paper 1 are each mainly in contact with one of four adjacent papers when provided in the stack of paper 10.

A first adjacent paper 1a may be provided having a first portion 2a on a first side of a fold 3a and a second portion 4a on a second side of the fold 3a. The first portion 2a of the first adjacent paper 1a has a first outer surface 5a and a first inner surface 6a. The second portion 4a of the first adjacent paper 1a has a second outer surface 7a and a second inner surface 8a. A second adjacent paper 1b may be provided having a first portion 2b on a first side of a fold 3b and a second portion 4b on a second side of the fold 3b. The first portion 2b of the second adjacent paper 1 b has a first outer surface 5b and a first inner surface 6b. The second portion 4b of the second adjacent paper 1 b has a second outer surface 7b and a second inner surface 8b. A third adjacent paper 1c may be provided having a first portion 2c on a first side of a fold 3c and a second portion 4c on a second side of the fold 3c. The first portion 2c of the third adjacent paper 1 c has a first outer surface 5c and a first inner surface 6c. The second portion 4c of the third adjacent paper 1c has a second outer surface 7c and a second inner surface 8c. A fourth adjacent paper 1d may be provided having a first portion 2d on a first side of a fold 3d and a second portion 4d on a second side of the fold 3d. The first portion 2d of the fourth adjacent paper 1 d has a first outer surface 5d and a first inner surface 6d. The second portion 4d of the fourth adjacent paper 1d has a second outer surface 7d and a second inner surface 8d.

The second portion 4 of the paper 1 is positioned between the first portion 2a and the second portion 4a of the first adjacent paper 1 a and the first portion 2 of the paper 1 is positioned between the first portion 2b and the second portion 4b of the second adjacent paper 1b. This indicates how each paper is folded and interleaved with adjacent papers to form the stack of paper 10.

Additionally, as depicted, the first portion 2c of the third adjacent paper 1c is positioned between the first portion 2a and the second portion 4a of the first adjacent paper 1a. Additionally, the second portion 4d of the fourth adjacent paper 1d is positioned between the first portion 2b and the second portion 4b of the second adjacent paper 1 b. Thus, the second outer surface 7 of the paper 1 may be adjacent the first outer surface 5c of the third adjacent paper 1 c and the first outer surface 5 of the paper 1 may be adjacent the second outer surface 7d of the fourth adjacent paper 1d. This further indicates how the papers are interleaved together when there are two adjacent papers on either side of paper 1.

When the stack of paper 10 is formed, the first inner surface 6 of paper 1 is in contact with the second inner surface 8b of the second adjacent paper 1 b, the second inner surface 8 is in contact with the first inner surface 5a of the first adjacent paper 1a, the first outer surface 5 is in contact with the second outer surface 7d of the fourth adjacent paper 1 d and the second outer surface 7 is in contact with the first outer surface 5c of the third adjacent paper 1 c. Additionally, the first outer surface 5a of the first adjacent paper 1 a is in contact with the second outer surface 7b of the second adjacent paper 1 b. The first portion 2d of the fourth adjacent paper 1 d, the second portion 4c of the third adjacent paper 1c, the first outer surface 4a of the first adjacent paper 1 a and the second outer surface 5b of the second adjacent paper 1b may be in contact with other papers not depicted in figure 1.

Optionally, instead of the papers being interleaved, the papers may simply be stacked adjacent to one another. Thus, for example, the papers may be stacked as depicted in figure 2. As shown, the stack of paper 10 may be formed by stacking the paper 1, the first adjacent paper 1 a and the second adjacent paper 1 b. The stack of paper 10 may be formed such that the second outer surface 7 of the at least one paper 1 may be positioned adjacent a first outer surface 5a of a first adjacent paper 1a. Additionally, the first outer surface 5 of the at least one paper 1 may be positioned adjacent a second outer surface 7b of a second adjacent paper 1 b. Thus, the papers may be stacked adjacent to one another without necessarily being interleaved.

Additionally, as depicted, the second outer surface 7a of the first adjacent paper 1a may be positioned adjacent a first outer surface 5c of a third adjacent paper 1c. Additionally, the first outer surface 5b of the second adjacent paper 1 b may be positioned adjacent to the second outer surface 7d of the fourth adjacent paper 1 d.

Whether or not the papers are interleaved or stacked in a pile without interleaving as shown in Figure 2, both stacks of paper have the advantage that the adhesive is provided on the outside of the paper which means that the articles for smoking can be more easily rolled in a manner which reduces the amount of paper used as described above.

A method of rolling will be described using the paper 1. The paper 1 is representative of any of the papers in the stack of paper 10. As depicted in Figure 3a, when the paper 1 is removed from the stack of paper 10, the paper 1 is folded such that the adhesive 9 is provided on an outer surface of the paper 1. In other words, the adhesive 9 is provided on the outside of the folded paper 1. Smoking material 15 may be placed within the paper 1 due to the shape of the at least one paper 1 provided by the fold 3. Thus, the smoking material 15 may be placed on the inside of the paper 1, i.e. on the opposite side of the paper to the adhesive 9.

The portion of the paper 1 comprising the adhesive 9, in this example, the first portion 2, can be rolled over and around the smoking material 15. Thus, the paper 1 is rolled around the smoking material 15 to form the desired shape of the article for smoking, which may for example, be substantially cylindrical, conical or shaped similar to a conical frustum. It is noted that when the at least one paper 1 is removed from the stack of paper 10 and is rolled around the smoking material 15, the fold 3 may become less defined and the first portion 2 and second portion 4 may be less distinguishable from each other as in Figure 3b.

When the paper 1 is wrapped around the smoking material 15 such that the paper 1 is provided entirely around the smoking material 10, the adhesive 9 may be wetted, for example using saliva applied through the at least one paper 1. This may occur when the paper 1 is wrapped around the smoking material 10 to come into contact with itself, i.e. when the smoking article is in the configuration depicted in Figure 3b. Alternatively, before the smoking article is in the configuration depicted in Figure 3b, the adhesive may be wetted before or whilst being rolled and the wetted adhesive may be brought into contact with an inner side of the paper 1. Either way, the wetted adhesive 9 can be used to form a seal between two layers of the paper 1, i.e. between the part of the paper 1 on which the adhesive is provided, and another part of the paper 1 which is brought into contact with the wetted adhesive 9.

When a seal has been formed between the adhesive 9 and the paper 1, the article for smoking 12 may be formed as in Figure 3c. When the seal is formed, excess paper 11 may be removed, as also depicted in Figure 3c. For example, excess paper 11 may be ripped or burnt from along the edge of the seal formed by the adhesive 9. The excess paper 11 is a part of the paper 1 not being used to form the article for smoking 12 and keep the smoking material in place. As depicted in Figures 3a-3c, the excess paper 11 may be at least part of the second portion 4, i.e. the portion on which the adhesive was not located. Thus, as shown in Figure 3c, the paper may only overlap with itself in an overlapping section in the area of the adhesive. Thus, only one layer of paper may be provided around the article for smoking 12 except for the seal formed by the adhesive 9 between two layers of paper. This means that excess rolling paper 11 can be more easily removed and less paper may be smoked by the user.

As depicted in Figure 1, each of the papers provided in the stack of paper 10 comprises an adhesive. In more detail, the first adjacent paper 1a comprises adhesive 9a, the second adjacent paper 1b comprises adhesive 9b, the third adjacent paper 1c comprises adhesive 9c, and the fourth adjacent paper 1d comprises adhesive 9d. The adhesive is shown on each of the papers in the same respective position, i.e. on the first outer surface of each paper. It may be beneficial that each of the papers has the adhesive in the same respective position when stacked, because this means that when stacked, the adhesive on one surface is in contact with an adjacent surface without adhesive (i.e. adhesive on one paper is not adjacent adhesive on another paper). This may reduce the likelihood of adhesive on different surfaces sticking the papers together which could make the papers difficult to remove individually from the stack, or possibly even unusable.

For example, when considering the stacked and interleaved papers as in Figure 1, the paper 1 comprises an adhesive on the first outer surface 5, the fourth adjacent paper 1d comprises an adhesive 9d on the first outer surface 5d, and no adhesive on the second outer surface 7d of the fourth adjacent paper 1d. Thus, when the papers are stacked and interleaved as in Figure 1, and the first outer surface 5 of the paper 1 is in contact with the second outer surface 7d of the fourth adjacent paper 1 d, there is only one layer of adhesive between these two surfaces, which is provided on paper 1. For example, when considering the stacked papers which are not interleaved as in Figure 2, the paper 1 comprises an adhesive on the first outer surface 5 and no adhesive on the second outer surface 7 of the paper 1, and the first adjacent paper 1a comprises an adhesive 9a on the first outer surface 5a. Thus, when the papers are stacked and not interleaved as in Figure 2, the second outer surface 7 of the paper 1 is in contact with the first outer surface 5a of the first adjacent paper 1a, and there is only one layer of adhesive between these two surfaces, which is provided on the first adjacent paper 1a. Thus, providing adhesive on an outer surface of only one portion, and stacking the papers as described above reduces the probability of the papers sticking together.

As depicted in Figures 1,2 and 3a-c, the adhesive 9 is located on the first outer surface 5 and no adhesive is located on the second outer surface 7. However, this could be the other way around, such that the adhesive 9 may be located on the second outer surface 7 and no adhesive may be located on the first outer surface 5. The same applies to the adhesive provided on the adjacent papers, and the adhesive may also be provided on the respective first outer surfaces.

In the figures, the adhesive 9 is provided on the first portion 2 of the paper 1. Thus, the description above refers to rolling the first portion 2 over the smoking material 15 to form the article for smoking 12. The skilled person would understand, that the adhesive 9 may be provided on the second portion 4 instead of, or as well as, the first portion 2. Thus, the second portion 4 may instead be rolled over and around the smoking material 15 to form the article for smoking 12 depicted in Figure 3c.

As depicted in Figure 1, the first portion 1 c of the third adjacent paper 1 c is positioned between the first portion 2a and the second portion 8a of the first adjacent paper 1a. Additionally, the second portion 4d of the fourth adjacent paper 1d is positioned between the first portion 2b and the second portion 8b of the second adjacent paper 1 b. It would be understood that additional papers may be provided adjacent the first adjacent paper 1a and third adjacent paper 1c, and an additional paper may be provided adjacent the second adjacent paper 1b and the fourth adjacent paper 1 d, and so on. Thus the stack of paper 10 may be formed by any number of papers which are interleaved with one another as depicted and described in related to Figure 1.

In an embodiment, a pack of papers for rolling smoking articles is provided. The pack may comprise the stack of paper 10 described in the above embodiments. The pack 30 may further comprise a housing 20 as depicted in Figure 4. The stack of paper 10 may be provided substantially within the housing 20. This means that the majority of the papers forming the stack of paper 10 may be provided within the housing 20. The housing 20 may comprise an aperture 25 through which the papers can be removed from the housing 20. The stack of paper 10 being positioned substantially within the housing 20 may mean that the stack of paper 10 is contained within the housing 20 except for a part of one or two papers of the stack of paper 10 which may protrude from the housing 20. Alternatively, the stack of paper 10 may be contained entirely within the housing 20.

For example, Figure 4 depicts the stack of paper 10 depicted in Figure 1 provided substantially within a housing 20 with further additional papers also interleaved below the second adjacent paper 1b and the fourth adjacent paper 1d. As depicted, the topmost paper, which is the third adjacent paper 1c in the example depicted in Figure 4, may have at least part of the second portion 4c passing through the aperture 25 such that a portion of the third adjacent paper 1c is outside the housing. This allows the user to pull the topmost paper from the housing 20. Alternatively, as depicted in Figure 5, the stack of paper 10 depicted in figure 2 may be provided substantially within a housing 20 with further additional papers provided below the previously described papers. As depicted, the topmost paper may have at least part of the second portion passing through the aperture 25 such that a portion of the topmost paper is outside the housing 20. This allows the user to pull the topmost paper from the housing.

The pack 30 may comprise a cover 35 which can be moved in the direction of the arrows shown in Figures 4 and 5 to cover the aperture 25. The cover 35 may be attached to the housing 20 as depicted in Figures 4 and 5. Alternatively, the cover 35 may be integral with the housing 20.

The stack of paper 10 may be provided substantially within the housing 20 and a part of the topmost paper may pass through the aperture 25 such that a portion of the paper is sticking out of the housing. The pack 30 may be configured such that the paper sticking out of the housing does not comprise the adhesive. In other words, the portion of the paper 1, the first adjacent paper 1 b, and/or the second adjacent paper 1 c which comprises the adhesive is positioned within the housing. The portion of the topmost paper comprising adhesive is located within the housing. Thus, for example, the adhesive may be provided on the first outer surface 5c of the third adjacent paper 1c. This may be advantageous, because this avoids the user having to hold the adhesive when removing the paper. If the user holds the adhesive when removing the paper, the adhesive could be compromised or ruined making it difficult to form the article for smoking 12Alternatively, the pack 30 may be configured such that the adhesive is provided on the outer surface of the portion of the paper which is sticking out of the housing. Thus, the adhesive on the topmost paper, for example, adhesive 9c on the third adjacent paper 1c depicted in Figures 4 and/or 5, may be outside of the housing 20.

Additionally, a method may be provided for forming a stack of paper 10. Thus a method may be provided for forming a stack of paper 10 as described in any of the above embodiments. The method comprises providing at least one paper 1 of the plurality of papers with a first portion 2 on a first side of a fold 3 and a second portion 4 on a second side of the fold 3. The first portion 2 has a first outer surface 5 and a first inner surface 6 and the second portion has a second outer surface 7 and a second inner surface 8. The at least one paper 1 comprises an adhesive 9 and the at least one paper 1 is folded such that the first inner surface and the second inner surface face each other and adhesive 9 is located on the first outer surface 5 or the second outer surface 7. The method comprises providing a first adjacent paper 1a and a second adjacent paper 1 b and forming a stack using the paper 1, the first adjacent paper 1a and the second adjacent paper 1b.

The method may optionally further comprise interleaving the papers. Thus, the first adjacent paper 1 a may have a first portion 2a on a first side of a fold 3a and a second portion 4a on a second side of the fold 3a. The second adjacent paper 1 b may have a first portion 2b on a first side of a fold 3b and a second portion 4b on a second side of the fold 3b. The method may comprise interleaving the at least one paper 1 with the first adjacent paper 1a and the second adjacent paper 1b such that the first portion 2 of the at least one paper 1 is positioned between the first portion 2a and the second portion 4a of the first adjacent paper 1 a and the second portion 4 of the at least one paper 1 is positioned between the first portion 2b and the second portion 4b of the second adjacent paper 1 b.

Alternatively, the method may optionally further comprise stacking the papers without interleaving the papers. Thus, the method may optionally comprise stacking the papers adjacent one another. For example, the first adjacent paper may have a first portion on a first side of a fold and a second portion on a second side of the fold and a second adjacent paper may have a first portion on a first side of a fold and a second portion on a second side of the folds. The method may comprise forming the stack by stacking the at least one paper, the first adjacent paper and the second adjacent paper such that the second outer surface is positioned adjacent a first outer surface of a first adjacent paper and the first outer surface is positioned adjacent a second outer surface of a second adjacent paper.

Using either the interleaving or the non-interleaving method, the method may further comprise folding the at least one paper 1 to form the fold 3, folding the first adjacent paper 1a to form the fold 3a and /or folding the second adjacent paper 1b to form the fold 3b. The method may comprise providing further papers, e.g. such as those described above, and interleaving them to form the stack of paper 10. The method may further comprise folding said further papers. It will be understood that an article for smoking could be any appropriate article, for example, a cigarette or a cigar, Pip Stick, Sammy J, Yasser’s Special, RomBat, MoDro. The rolling material referred to may be or comprise tobacco. The paper may otherwise be referred to as rolling paper or cigarette paper, examples include Raw® and Rizla®.

The embodiment is described in relation to the paper 1 and the papers adjacent the paper 1 in the stack of papers. Thus, the description is provided in relation to a paper 1, a first adjacent paper 1a, a second adjacent paper 1b, a third adjacent paper 1c and a fourth adjacent paper 1d. It will be understood that paper 1 is representative of many of the papers within the stack of paper 10. It is noted that at io the top and bottom of the stack, the paper 1 may have fewer or none adjacent papers on one side.

It is understood that first, second, third and fourth terminology is used for naming purposes only and are interchangeable. It is to be understood that the topmost paper is referred to as protruding from the housing 20. The topmost indicates the paper nearest or through the aperture. The topmost indicates the paper when the pack is in the orientation depicted in Figure 4 and may in fact be below other papers if the orientation of the pack 30/stack of paper 10 is changed, e.g. if the pack 30 of Figure 4 is turned upside down.

Claims

Claims:

1. A stack of paper comprising a plurality of papers for rolling articles for smoking, wherein at least one paper of the plurality of papers has a first portion on a first side of a fold and a second portion on a second side of the fold, wherein the first portion of the at least one paper has a first outer surface and a first inner surface and the second portion of the at least one paper has a second outer surface and a second inner surface, and the at least one paper is configured such that the first inner surface and the second inner surface face each other and the at least one paper comprises an adhesive located on the first outer surface or the second outer surface.

2. The stack of paper of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is located on the second outer surface and no adhesive is located on the first outer surface or wherein the adhesive is located on the first outer surface and no adhesive is located on the second outer surface.

3. The stack of paper of claims 1 or 2, wherein the second portion is positioned between a first portion and a second portion of a first adjacent paper and the first portion of the at least one paper is positioned between a first portion and a second portion of a second adjacent paper.

4. The stack of paper of claim 3, wherein a third adjacent paper has a first portion having a first outer surface and a first inner surface and a second portion having a second outer surface and a second inner surface, and the first portion of the third adjacent paper is positioned between the first portion and the second portion of the first adjacent paper, and the second outer surface of the at least one paper is adjacent the first outer surface of the third adjacent paper.

5. The stack of paper of claim 4, wherein the third adjacent paper comprises an adhesive located on the second outer surface and no adhesive is located on the first outer surface of the third adjacent paper.

6. The stack of paper of claims 1 or 2, wherein the second outer surface is positioned adjacent a first outer surface of a first adjacent paper and the first outer surface is positioned adjacent a second outer surface of a second adjacent paper.

7. A pack of papers for rolling articles for smoking, the pack comprising:

a housing; and the stack of paper of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the stack of paper is positioned substantially within the housing.

8. The pack of papers of claim 7, wherein the portion of the paper, the first adjacent paper and/or the second adjacent paper which comprises the adhesive is positioned within the housing.

9. A method of forming a stack of paper comprising a plurality of papers for rolling articles for smoking, the method comprising providing at least one paper of the plurality of papers with a first portion on a first side of a fold and a second portion on a second side of the fold, wherein the first portion has a first outer surface and a first inner surface and the second portion has a second outer surface and a second inner surface and wherein the at least one paper comprises an adhesive and the at least one paper is folded such that the first inner surface and the second inner surface face each other and adhesive is located on the first outer surface or the second outer surface.

10. A method of claim 9, wherein the first adjacent paper has a first portion on a first side of a fold and a second portion on a second side of the fold, and the second adjacent paper has a first portion on a first side of a fold and a second portion on a second side of the fold, and the stack is formed by interleaving the at least one paper with the first adjacent paper and the second adjacent paper such that the first portion of the at least one paper is positioned between the first portion and the second portion of the first adjacent paper and the second portion of the at least one paper is positioned between the first portion and the second portion of the second adjacent paper.

11 .The method of claim 9, wherein the first adjacent paper has a first portion on a first side of a fold and a second portion on a second side of the fold and the second adjacent paper has a first portion on a first side of a fold and a second portion on a second side of the fold; and forming the stack comprises stacking the at least one paper, the first adjacent paper and the second adjacent paper such that the second outer surface of the at least one paper is positioned adjacent a first outer surface of a first adjacent paper and the first outer surface is positioned adjacent a second outer surface of a second adjacent paper.

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Application No: GB 1700249.4 Examiner: Mr Owen Cundy