WO2017035198A1 - Procédé et appareil de préparation d'un produit à fumer fini - Google Patents

Procédé et appareil de préparation d'un produit à fumer fini Download PDF

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WO2017035198A1
WO2017035198A1 PCT/US2016/048328 US2016048328W WO2017035198A1 WO 2017035198 A1 WO2017035198 A1 WO 2017035198A1 US 2016048328 W US2016048328 W US 2016048328W WO 2017035198 A1 WO2017035198 A1 WO 2017035198A1
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Nathaniel Bensimon
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C3/00—Complete manufacture of cigars; Combinations of two or more elements of cigar manufacture
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B7/00—Cutting tobacco
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C1/00—Elements of cigar manufacture
    • A24C1/26—Applying the wrapper
    • A24C1/30—Devices for applying the wrapper to the bunch
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C1/00—Elements of cigar manufacture
    • A24C1/26—Applying the wrapper
    • A24C1/32—Devices for forming the tips of cigars
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C1/00—Elements of cigar manufacture
    • A24C1/26—Applying the wrapper
    • A24C1/34—Adhesive-applying means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/40—Hand-driven apparatus for making cigarettes
    • A24C5/44—Pocket cigarette-rollers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/02—Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers
    • A24D1/022—Papers for roll-your-own cigarettes

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  • a disadvantage of the prior art is the difficulty of sealing the rolled smokable product.
  • various prior art rolling papers include a glue line.
  • glue line a percentage of users do not like to use glue as such is believe to take away from the enjoyment of the smokable product and change its taste and/or smell.
  • the pre-rolled smokable sheet includes binder and wrapper layers with a plurality of openings (but no glue or adhesive in connection openings) for assisting with sealing of a custom made finished cigar or cigarillo.
  • the pre-rolled smokable sheets are comprised of homogenized tobacco paper.
  • the pre-rolled smokable sheets are comprised of natural leaves.
  • the pre-rolled smokable sheets are comprised of smokable materials.
  • the pre-rolled smokable sheets are comprised of smokable materials chosen from any combination of the following materials: natural leaf, homogenized tobacco paper, pipe tobacco, different types of flavored tobacco, cellulose (clear, opaque, or colored), bleached or non-bleached paper, cigarette paper, rice paper, tea leaves, kanna, blue lotus, salvia, salvia eivinorm, wild dagga, kratom, herbal non- tobacco, Celandine Poppy, Mugwort, Purple Lavender Flowers, Coltsfoot Leaf, Ginger root, California Poppy, Sinicuichi, St.
  • the smokable filler material used to make the custom cigar or cigarillo is selected from any combination of the following types of filler material: smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco, different types of flavored tobacco, tea leaves, kanna, blue lotus, salvia, salvia eivinorm, wild dagga, kratom, herbal non-tobacco, Celandine Poppy, Mugwort, Purple Lavender Flowers, Coltsfoot Leaf, Ginger root, California Poppy, Sinicuichi, St.
  • One embodiment additional smokable sheets with pluralities of openings on their edges, the sheets being made of the same material, such as homogenized tobacco paper, natural leaf, rolling paper, and/or sheets of other smokable materials.
  • One embodiment includes possible combinations of the different types of sheets of homogenized tobacco paper, natural leaf, rolling paper, and/or sheets of other smokable materials.
  • One embodiment includes sheets comprised of different smokable materials chosen from any combination of the following types of materials: natural leaf, homogenized tobacco paper, pipe tobacco, different types of flavored tobacco, tea leaves, kanna, blue lotus, salvia, salvia eivinorm, wild dagga, kratom, herbal non-tobacco, Celandine Poppy, Mugwort, Purple Lavender Flowers, Coltsfoot Leaf, Ginger root, California Poppy, Sinicuichi, St.
  • One embodiment of the method enables an end user to make his or her own custom finished tobacco products with a selected, custom filler material/blend of filler material.
  • the method preferably includes the use of a liquid for moisturizing, and also preferably includes flavoring and/or scenting.
  • the liquid can be, in whole or in part, water, alcohol, solvent, oil, propylene glycol, ethyl alcohol, glycerin, benzyl alcohol as examples.
  • the liquid can be flavored and/or scented with items such as for example apple, apple martini, berries, blueberry, champagne, chocolate, coco/vanilla, cognac, cosmo, gin, grape, honey, lychee, mango, menthol, mint choco, peach, pina colada, punch, purple, rum, strawberry/kiwi, vanilla, watermelon, wet cherry, and/or whiskey.
  • the flavors are preferably added to the form casings and/or pre -rolled sheets with a liquid. This flavored liquid is typically applied at levels of between about 0.01 to 45% by weight, and preferably between about 0.1 % to 10% by weight.
  • This flavored liquid is typically applied to the at least one pre-rolled sheet with a carrier liquid such as ethyl alcohol, propylene glycol, water or the like.
  • a carrier liquid such as ethyl alcohol, propylene glycol, water or the like.
  • Glycerin and invert sugar can also be used as a carrier.
  • Some humectants can also be used, however, little or no humectants can be used.
  • the flavors can be provided by botanical extracts, essential oils, or artificial flavor chemicals, any one of which or a combination thereof mixed with a carrying solvent such as propylene glycol, ethyl alcohol, glycerin, benzyl alcohol, or other alcohol, for example.
  • Other flavors can include cocoa, licorice, coffee, vanilla or other botanical extracts.
  • Essentials oils can be used such as wine essence, cognac oil, rose oil, mate or other oils.
  • the smokable sheets can be coated and/or plated with smokable components which include but are not limited to metals such as gold.
  • instructions can be provided with the packaging (or on the packaging) showing one or more of the steps of unrolling a pre-rolled sheet, filling the interior volume with a consumer's custom tobacco filler material, and closing the inner shell using the plurality of openings to create a seal between the opposed edges of the pre-rolled sheet to form a custom made cigar or cigarillo.
  • Figure 1 is a top perspective view of one embodiment of a smokable sheet having a plurality of openings where the openings extend the length of the sheet and to a specified depth.
  • Figure 2 is a top perspective view of one embodiment of a plurality of smokable sheets of Figure 1 are stacked together to be spirally bound between a cover and rear using a spiral or helical connector.
  • Figure 3 is a top perspective view of the plurality of smokable sheets of Figure 2 being placed between the cover and rear.
  • Figure 4 includes top perspective views showing the plurality of smokable sheets of Figure 2 being spirally bound to each other and the cover and rear.
  • Figure 5 is a top perspective view of a booklet of spirally bound smokable sheets.
  • Figure 6 is a top perspective view of a booklet of spirally bound smokable sheets now opened to expose two spirally bound smokable sheets.
  • Figure 7 is a top perspective view of the open booklet of spirally bound smokable sheets of Figure 6 with one of the smokable sheets shown in the process of being torn out of the booklet.
  • Figure 8 is a top perspective view of the open booklet of spirally bound smokable sheets of Figure 6 with one of the smokable sheets now torn out of the booklet and including an enlarged portion to better show the type of arms created by the tearing process.
  • Figure 9 is a top view of the smokable sheet of Figure 8 after being removed from the booklet.
  • Figure 10 is a perspective view of the smokable sheet of Figure 9 with smokable filler material in the process of being added to the sheet.
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of the smokable sheet of Figure 9 with smokable filler material now placed on the sheet.
  • Figure 12 is a perspective view showing the smokable sheet in the process of being rolled with the added smokable filler.
  • Figure 13 is a perspective view showing the smokable sheet further in the process of being rolled with the added smokable filler.
  • Figure 14 is a perspective view showing the smokable sheet in the process of being wetted.
  • Figure 15 is a perspective view showing the smokable sheet now wetted.
  • Figure 16 is a perspective view showing pressure being applied to the wetted smokable sheet to cause the longitudinal edge to stick creating a custom made finished cigar or cigarillo which is now ready to smoke.
  • Figures 17 and 18 are perspective views showing a sheet of detachable filter tips adjacent the rear of the booklet.
  • Figure 19 is a perspective view of a booklet with a grinder on the inside of its cover.
  • Figure 20 is a perspective view of an alternative booklet which includes a grinder located on the interior face of cover.
  • Figures 21 through 23 are perspective views of an alternative booklet which includes a removable grinder located on the interior face of cover, which can be added to any of the other embodiments disclosed in this application.
  • Figures 24 through 28 are perspective views showing an alterative booklet including a removable funnel sheet, which can be added to any of the other embodiments disclosed in this application.
  • Figure 29 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 30 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 31 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 32 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 33 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 34 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 35 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 36 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 37 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 38 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 39 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 40 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 41 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 42 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 43 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 44 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 45 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
  • Figure 46 is a fragmentary view of the alternate embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention showing an alternate spiral binding.
  • Figure 1 is a top perspective view of one embodiment of a smokable sheet 100 having a plurality of openings 1000 where the openings extend the length 142 of the sheet 100 and to a specified depth 114.
  • Sheet 100 includes interior face 102 , exterior face 104 spaced opposite of interior face, opposed longitudinal edges 120 and 140, and oppose lateral edges 110 and 130.
  • Longitudinal edge 120 can have a length of 122.
  • Longitudinal edge 140 can have a length of 142, and length 142 can be equal to length 122.
  • Lateral edge 110 can have a length of 112.
  • Lateral edge 130 can have a length of 132, and length 132 can be equal to length 112.
  • plurality of openings 1000 can be located adjacent one edge of sheet 100 (e.g., edge 120) and extend away from such edge a defined amount (e.g., along edge 110 and dimension 114) leaving the remaining portion of sheet 100 without openings (e.g., along dimension 116).
  • plurality of openings 1000 can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and/or 60 percent of sheet 100's height (e.g., length 112). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent 114 of plurality of opening 1000 extend along the height 112 of sheet 100.
  • the extent that plurality of openings extend along height 112 can be represented by dimension 114, and the extent of height not occupied by plurality of openings 1000 can be represented by dimension 116.
  • Dimension 116 added to dimension 114 equals dimension 112, representing the full height of edge 110.
  • no additional cigar glue or adhesive is contained in the area of the plurality of openings 1000.
  • Sheet 100 can be comprised of smokable materials chosen from any combination of the following materials: natural leaf, homogenized tobacco paper, pipe tobacco, different types of flavored tobacco, cellulose (clear, opaque, or colored), paper, tea leaves, kanna, blue lotus, salvia, salvia eivinorm, wild dagga, kratom, herbal non-tobacco, Celandine Poppy, Mugwort, Purple Lavender Flowers, Coltsfoot Leaf, Ginger root, California Poppy, Sinicuichi, St.
  • sheet 100 can have lengths 122 and 142 being between about 68-70 millimeters and lengths 112 and 132 being between about 34-36 millimeters, which is about 2.75 x 1.4 inches.
  • sheet 100 can have lengths 122 and 142 being between about 76-78 millimeters and lengths 112 and 132 beingbetween about 45-48millimeters, which is about 3.1 x 1.8 inches.
  • sheet 100 can have lengths 122 and 142 being between about 76-78 millimeters and lengths 112 and 132 beingbetween about 60-62millimeters, which is about 3.1 x 2.4 inches.
  • sheet 100 can have lengths 122 and 142 being between about 76-78 millimeters and lengths 112 and 132 being between about 63-88 millimeters, which is about 3.1 x 2.5-3.5 inches.
  • sheet 100 can have lengths 122 and 142 being between about 100-105 millimeters and lengths 112 and 132 being between about 55-60millimeters, which is about 4 x 2 inches.
  • the diameter 1010 for the plurality of openings 1000 should preferably have an average size of greater than 0.1 millimeters.
  • the average size of the openings can be greater than about 0.1 , 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2, 2.2, 2.4, and 2.5 millimeters.
  • the average size of the openings can range between about any two of the above specified average sizes.
  • the spacing 1050 of the plurality of openings 1000 can be uniform and can have an average spacing of greater than 0.1 millimeters. In different embodiments the average spacing of the openings can be greater than about 0.1 , 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 3, 4, and/or 5 millimeters. In various embodiments the spacing 1050 of the openings can range between about any two of the above specified spacing 1050 amounts.
  • dimension 114 for the plurality of openings 1000 can be greater than 0.1 millimeters. In different embodiments the dimension 114 can be greater than about O.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2, 2.2, 2.4, and 2.5 millimeters. In various embodiments dimension 114 fall within a range between about any two of the above specified dimension 114 amounts.
  • plurality of openings 1000 can be located adjacent one edge of sheet 100 (e.g., edge 120) and extend along a substantial portion (although not its entire longitudinal length). In various embodiments plurality of openings 1000 can extend about 50, 55, 60, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, and/or 100 percent of sheet 100's longitudinal length (e.g., length 122). In various embodiments plurality of openings can extend along the longitudinal length 122 of sheet 100 an amount that falls within a range of between any of the two above specified percentages of the longitudinal length 122 (e.g., extending between 55 and 85 percent of longitudinal length 122, or between 55 and 90 percent).
  • Plurality of broken openings 1100 located along a substantial portion of the longitudinal length 122 of sheet 100 assists users (compared to nothing and/or unbroken openings) in sealing edge 120 of sheet 100.
  • Figure 2 is a top perspective view of one embodiment of a plurality of smokable sheets 400 stacked together to be spirally bound between a cover 510 and rear 550 using a spiral or helical connector 600.
  • Figure 3 is a top perspective view of the plurality of stacked smokable sheets 400 being placed between the cover 510 and rear 550.
  • Figure 4 includes top perspective views showing the plurality of stacked smokable sheets 400 being spirally bound to each other and the cover 510 and rear 550.
  • Spiral wound wire 600 can include a plurality of loops 650 which are connected to each other forming a spiral or helical shape.
  • plurality of loops 650 can also be a plurality of independent binding rings 650' which each ring is independent of each other ring in the plurality of binding rings 650' (e.g., not connected to each other).
  • a combination of helical or spiral subsections can be used for spiral wound wire 600.
  • Figures 5 through 16 illustrate the steps in one embodiment for making a custom made rolled smoking product using sheet 100.
  • Figure 5 is a top perspective view of a finished booklet 500 of spirally bound smokable sheets 400.
  • the first step would be to remove sheet 100 from booklet 500 (see Figures 5 through 8), and creating a plurality of broken arms 1100.
  • Figure 6 is a top perspective view of a booklet 500 of spirally bound smokable sheets 400 now opened (schematically indicated by arrows 50) to expose two spirally bound smokable sheets 100' and 100".
  • Figure 7 is a top perspective view of the open booklet 500 of spirally bound smokable sheets 400 with one of the smokable sheets 100"' shown in the process of being torn out of the booklet (schematically indicated by arrow 52) .
  • Figure 8 is a top perspective view of the open booklet 500 of spirally bound smokable sheets 400 with one of the smokable sheets 100"' now torn out of the booklet 500 and including an enlarged portion to better show the type of irregularly shaped and positioned arms created by the tearing process.
  • Figure 8 shows the type of skewing of arms created by the openings or perforations when torn from spiral 600.
  • a plurality of the broken arms 1100 can have their longitudinal center lines (e.g., 1113 and 1121) of said arms (e.g., arms 1112 and 1120) being skewed at least 5 degrees relative to each other after removal of the sheet 100 from the booklet 500.
  • the skewing can be at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, and 90 degrees relative to each other.
  • the amount of relative skewing between a plurality of the arms after tearing can fall within a range of between any two of the above referenced relative degree amounts of minimum skewing.
  • Figure 9 is a top view of the smokable sheet 100 after being removed from the booklet 500.
  • Plurality of broken arms 1100 can serve as attachment surfaces vehicles to face 104. The user can apply moisture to edge 120 and/or plurality of broken arms 1100 to effect a seal between edge 120 and face 104.
  • Figure 10 is a perspective view of the smokable sheet 100 with smokable filler material 20 in the process of being added to the sheet (schematically indicated by arrow 54). Next, the step of adding a selected custom smokable filler 20 material (schematically indicated by arrow 22), and to roll. Arrows 56 and 58 schematically indicate rolling of sheet 100.
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of the smokable sheet 100 with smokable filler
  • Figure 12 is a perspective view showing the smokable sheet 100 in the process of being rolled with the added smokable filler 22 (schematically indicated by arrow 56).
  • Figure 13 is a perspective view showing the smokable sheet 100 the process of being rolled with the added smokable filler 22 (schematically indicated by arrow 58).
  • Figure 14 is a perspective view showing the smokable sheet 100 in the process of being wetted (schematically indicated by arrow 60).
  • Moisture can be applied by the user on the outside surface 102 of sheet 100 at the location of the plurality of broken arms 1100 which applied moisture can travel from outside surface 102, through plurality of broken arms 1100, and into inside surface 104, wetting both the underside 104 of edge 120 and top side 102 plurality of broken arms 1100.
  • Arrow 60 in Figure 14 schematically indicate the step of applying moisture to plurality of broken arms 1100.
  • Figure 15 is a perspective view showing the smokable sheet 100 now wetted.
  • a set of instructions for wetting top side of the plurality of broken arms 1100 can be provided. Instructions can be printed on booklet 500 or on packaging for booklet 500, instructing the consumer that the sheets 100, 100', 100", etc. can be torn off of spiral 600 creating a plurality of broken arms which are to be wetted topside, and such wetting will seal the overlapping edges.
  • the instructions can be printed on the sheets 400 themselves, or included inside booklet 500.
  • Figure 16 is a perspective view showing pressure being applied (schematically indicated by arrows 62) to the wetted smokable sheet 100 to cause the longitudinal edge 120 to stick to face/surface 104 creating a custom made finished cigar or cigarillo 10 which is now ready to smoke.
  • Pressure can be applied to plurality of broken arms 1100 (schematically indicated by arrows 70 along with the area between these two arrows), to effect a seal between plurality of broken arms 1100 and surface 104.
  • moisture is applied by licking top side plurality of broken arms 1100.
  • Custom made finished cigar or cigarillo 10 is now ready to smoke, and first end (located at edge 110 of smokable sheet 100) can be lit and second end (located at edge 130 of smokable sheet 100) can be placed in the mouth of the smoker.
  • Booklet 500 can be placed in packaging and offer for sale, such as to consumers.
  • packaging materials can include, but are not limited to, Low & High Density Polyethylene with EVA additive, Linear Low Density Poly, Polypropylene, Orientated Polypropylene, Cast Polypropylene, PVC, Polyester, Vaper Barrier packaging, Moisture Barrier packaging, Laminated packaging, Shrink film, Stretch Film, Foil Films (which can be translucent or opaque), Metalized Film, Cellophane, and Polyethylene Terephthalat.
  • EVA Low & High Density Polyethylene with EVA additive
  • Linear Low Density Poly Polypropylene
  • Orientated Polypropylene Cast Polypropylene
  • PVC Polyester
  • Vaper Barrier packaging Moisture Barrier packaging
  • Laminated packaging Shrink film
  • Stretch Film Foil Films (which can be translucent or opaque)
  • Metalized Film Cellophane
  • Polyethylene Terephthalat a barrier foil lamination can be used being either coated or metallized.
  • the packaging whether plastic, aluminum, or glass, keeps moisture in or dramatically slows down moisture loss from the pre
  • Figures 17 and 18 show a alternative sheet 3000 of a plurality of detachable filter strips 3010 which can be formed into a filter tip for the custom rolled smoking product made in other embodiments, which can be added to any of the other embodiments disclosed in this application.
  • Sheet 3000 can include plurality of orthogonal perforated lines 3020 to assist a user in removing one of the plurality of filter strips to make a filter tip. Additionally, sheet 3000 can include longitudinal perforated line 3050 which allows each of the plurality of filter strips 3010 to be removed without the user seeing the holes or openings in sheet 3000 used to bind it to spiral 600 (e.g., see a flat edge).
  • FIG 19 is a perspective view of an alternative booklet 500 which includes a grinder 2000 located on the interior face of cover 510, which can be added to any of the other embodiments disclosed in this application.
  • Grinder 2000 can include a plurality of grinding openings, edges, or prongs 2010.
  • a user can use grinder 2000 to grind smokable filler 20 to be added.
  • Grinder 2000 can be made from a plurality of materials which can withstand structural stresses and perform the grinding function of smokable filler, which materials include metal, plastic, cardboard, wood, glass, ceramic, and/or other materials.
  • FIG 20 is a perspective view of an alternative booklet 500 which includes a grinder 2000 located on the interior face of cover 510, which can be added to any of the other embodiments disclosed in this application.
  • Grinder 2000 can include a plurality of grinding openings 2200 which can extend from one face of grinder to the second face of grinder. Each of the plurality of openings 2200 can include a cutting edge.
  • a user can use grinder 2000 to grind smokable filler 20 to be added.
  • FIGS 21 through 23 are perspective views of an alternative booklet 500 which includes a removable grinder 2000 located on the interior face of cover 510, which can be added to any of the other embodiments disclosed in this application.
  • Removable grinder 2000 can include a plurality of grinding openings 2200 which can extend from one face of grinder to the second face of grinder. Each of the plurality of openings 2200 can include a cutting edge.
  • a user can remove removable grinder 2000 from holding sleeve 2100, and use grinder 2000 to grind smokable filler 20 to be added. A user can then reinsert removable grinder 2000 into sleeve 2100 for storage and later grinding use.
  • FIGS 24 through 28 are perspective views showing an alterative booklet 500 including a removable funnel sheet 2500, which can be added to any of the other embodiments disclosed in this application.
  • Removable funnel sheet 2500 can include a series of openings on which it can be spirally bound to spiral 600, and can include a perforation line 2530 for removable from spiral 600.
  • Removable funnel sheet 2500 can include a series of bend or fold lines or areas 2550,2560,2570,2580, and 2590 which can be used to transform removable funnel sheet 2500 into a finished funnel 2900 having for assisting in the adding of smokable filler 20 into the custom rolled smoking product.
  • removable funnel sheet 2500 can be folded in half about fold line 2550 while in booklet 500 (Figure 24).
  • Edge 2502 can be separated from edge 2504 to fully open removable funnel sheet (Figure 25).
  • Sheet 2500 can be removed from booklet 500 using perforation line 2530, folded about the bend or fold lines or areas 2550,2560,2570,2580, and 2590 to create finished funnel 2900 having funneling volume 2700 ( Figures 26 to 29). Volume 2700 of finished funnel can then be used by a user to place smokable filler 20 into and then direct this placed smokable filler onto the sheet to be rolled using either fold areas 2670 (planar walls 2682/2684) or fold area 2680 (planar walls 2682/22684).
  • the smokable products disclosed in this application can be sprayed with a liquid that preferably includes a flavoring.
  • the cover 510, rear 550, and/or packaging for booklet 500 can include cross marketing/advertising materials 4000 inviting, suggesting, and/or directing a consumer to utilize a specific type and/or brand of smokable filler (see e.g., Figure 5).
  • cross marking/advertising materials 4000 can be selected from the group consisting of smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco, different types of flavored tobacco, tea leaves, kanna, blue lotus, salvia, salvia eivinorm, wild dagga, kratom, herbal non-tobacco, Celandine Poppy, Mugwort, Purple Lavender Flowers, Coltsfoot Leaf, Ginger root, California Poppy, Sinicuichi, St.
  • the plurality of smokable sheets 400 can be of a single color which can chosen from the set of primary colors or set of non-primary colors. In various embodiments one or more of the plurality of smokable sheets 400 can be of a different color from one or more of the other of the plurality of smokable sheets which colors can be selected from the group of primary colors and non-primary colors.
  • the plurality of smokable sheets can have the following unit weights: between about 8 grams per square meter (gsm) to about 110 gsm, between about 8 gsm to about 50 gsm, and between about 10 gsm to about 25 gsm.
  • kits comprising a booklet of a plurality of bound smokable sheets 400 with one or more of the accessories disclosed in this application (e.g., filler sheet 3000 of plurality of filter tips 310, grinder 2000, and/or funnel 2900).
  • the booklets 500 can include cross marketing materials 4000.
  • Figures 29-46 show an alternate embodiment of the apparatus (and method) of the present invention, designated generally by the numeral 500 in figures 29-30.
  • Booklet 500 binds multiple smokable sheets 100 together with binder 660 as seen in figures 29-30.
  • Each sheet 100 has multiple spaced apart openings 1000.
  • a pair of loops 650 defines a double or multiple band wire binder wherein two (or multiple) loops 650 bind the sheets 100 together at each opening 1000 as seen in figures 29 and 46.
  • Each sheet 100 has interior face 102 and exterior face 104.
  • numeral 400 indicates stacked sheets 100 while arrow 50 shows that each sheet 100 can be turned from one side (e.g., left) of wire binder or binding 660 to the other side (e.g., right) of wire binder or binding 660.
  • Booklet 500 can have cover 510 and rear 550.
  • Figures 30-32 illustrate removal of one sheet 100 from booklet 500 by tearing the sheet 100 as illustrated by arrow 52 in figure 30.
  • a single sheet 100 is being torn from binding 660 which tears a part of sheet 100 next to each opening 1000, thus producing a plurality of broken openings or perforations HOO andarms 1110, 1112, 1120 and 1122.
  • a broken opening or perforation can be considered as being in an open state, which can be distinguished from a closed state where the opening or perforation includes a closed outer perimeter.
  • the closed outer perimeters of each of the plurality of openings or perforations is broken or placed in an open state.
  • the entire outer perimeter of one or more of the plurality of openings, when said perimeters are broken by tearing, of what was formerly a closed outer perimeter stays attached to and goes with the sheet 100 when the sheet 100 is torn from the wire binder or binding 660, and can be used to ultimately seal sheet 100 when rolling a custom made smoking product.
  • FIG. 31 the sheet 100 has been torn next to each opening 1000.
  • Dimension line 113 in figure 32 designates a maximum dimension 113 between sheet edge 140 and the torn portions of sheet 100 at what was edge 120.
  • Those torn portions of a sheet 100 are designated as 1110, 1112, 1114, 1116, 1118, 1120, 1122, 1150, 1160, and 1164 in figure 32.
  • Arrows 1154, 1155 and 1156 show distances from edge 130 to torn portions 1150, 1164 and 1160 respectively.
  • the numeral 1151 tracks the direction of torn portion 1150.
  • the numeral 1111 is a line that tracks a torn portion that separated from portions 1110, 1112.
  • numeral 1115 is a line normal to edge 120.

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L'invention concerne un produit à fumer fini formé à l'aide d'un carnet de feuilles à rouler pour article à fumer comprenant : (a) une pluralité de feuilles pour article à fumer empilées, chaque feuille comportant des première et seconde parties de bord longitudinal ainsi que des première et seconde parties de bord latéral, et des première et seconde faces, et une pluralité d'ouvertures adjacentes à la première partie de bord longitudinal, et la première partie de bord longitudinal présentant une première longueur, et les premières parties de bord latéral présentant une première longueur; (b) la pluralité de feuilles étant liées les unes aux autres par une pluralité de boucles de raccordement; (c) la pluralité d'ouvertures présentant des états lié et non lié, les ouvertures, dans l'état lié, étant ininterrompues et présentant un diamètre moyen d'ouverture et un espacement moyen entre les ouvertures ininterrompues et les ouvertures, dans l'état non lié, étant interrompues, l'espacement moyen restant constant mais la première partie de bord latéral présentant une seconde longueur, la seconde longueur étant supérieure à la première longueur de la première partie de bord latéral; et (d) la pluralité de feuilles et la pluralité de boucles de raccordement liées étant emballées pour la vente.
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