Smoking article with removably secured additional wrapper and packaging for smoking article

• US 8,056,566 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2010
• Issued: 11/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: National Honey Almond/Nha Incorporated
• Original Assignee: National Honey Almond/Nha Incorporated
• Inventors: Kang, Thomas, Kang, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Daniels; Matthew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Szewczyk; Cynthia
• Application Number:
  US12/729,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20100212677A1
• Time in Patent Office: 602 Days
• Field of Search: 131/58, 131/66.1, 131/67, 131/280, 131/360, 131/365, 229/87.12, 229/87.14
• US Class Current: 131/58
• CPC Class Codes: A24C 1/00 Elements of cigar manufacture combinations of two or more elements of cigar manufacture A24C3/00; attaching or incorporating filters or mouthpieces A24C5/47, A24C5/52; cutting machines in general B26D
• CPC Class Codes: A24D 1/02 with special covers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/003 Articles enclosed in rigid or semi-rigid containers, the whole being wrapped
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/12 for cigars

Abstract

A smoking article includes a tobacco column, a binder surrounding the tobacco column, a first wrapper surrounding the binder, and at least one additional removable wrapper which surrounds the first wrapper and is removably secured to a wrapper beneath the additional removable wrapper. Packaging for a smoking article involves a supportive tube surrounding the smoking article and sealed in a package, where the package is made from a front and a rear sheet sealed together to form a sealed envelope.

Claims

1. A method for assembling a smoking article, comprising:

providing a tobacco column;

surrounding the tobacco column with a first binder;

surrounding the binder with a first removable wrapper layer as a first continuous sheet including a second binder, a first tobacco wrapper, and an adhesive, said second binder and said first tobacco wrapper being adhesively connected to each other by overlapping an end of the second binder with an end of the first tobacco wrapper to form an overlap at the overlapping ends with the second binder and the first tobacco wrapper extending from the overlap in opposite directions, and by applying the adhesive between the overlapping ends such that said first removable wrapper layer is the first continuous sheet, wrapping said first removable wrapper layer at least once around the first binder, said second binder decreasing the burn rate of the smoking article; and

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surrounding the first removable wrapper layer with at least one additional removable wrapper layer, each of said at least one additional removable wrapper layers being an additional continuous sheet including an additional binder, an additional removable tobacco wrapper, and an additional adhesive, said additional binder and said additional removable tobacco wrapper being adhesively connected to each other by overlapping an end of the additional binder with an end of the additional removable tobacco wrapper to form an overlap at the overlapping ends with the additional binder and the additional removable tobacco wrapper extending from the overlap in opposite directions, and by applying the additional adhesive between the overlapping ends such that said at least one additional removable wrapper layer is the additional continuous sheet, wrapping said additional wrapper layer non-adhesively a plurality of times around the first removable wrapper layer such that the additional removable tobacco wrapper is removably secured to the additional removable wrapper layer beneath the additional removable tobacco wrapper, said additional binder decreasing the burn rate of the smoking article.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising removably securing the additional removable tobacco wrapper to the additional removable wrapper layer beneath the additional removable tobacco wrapper with an adhesive.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising surrounding the smoking article by a cylindrical supportive tube and sealing the smoking article and the cylindrical supportive tube in a package to form a sealed envelope, the cylindrical supportive tube preventing the cylindrical smoking article from being crushed and having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the smoking article to prevent the smoking article from unintentionally sliding out of the cylindrical supportive tube.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional removable tobacco wrapper has a first section and a second section distinct from the first section, the second section including the overlapping end, the first section including a tab comprising an end corner of the additional removable tobacco wrapper spaced from the overlapping end of the additional removable tobacco wrapper, and further comprising folding the tab inward toward the tobacco column, and removably securing the additional removable tobacco wrapper to the additional removable wrapper layer beneath the additional removable tobacco wrapper by an adhesive between the tab and the second section immediately beneath the tab.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional removable tobacco wrapper is removably self-secured to the additional removable wrapper layer wrapper beneath the additional removable tobacco wrapper so as to not unintentionally slip or pop off the additional removable tobacco wrapper.

6. The method of claim 1, including forming the first binder from tobacco.

7. A method for assembling a smoking article, comprising:

providing a tobacco column;

surrounding the tobacco column with a removable wrapper layer as a continuous sheet including a binder, a tobacco wrapper, and an adhesive, said binder and said tobacco wrapper being adhesively connected to each other by overlapping an end of the binder with an end of the tobacco wrapper to form an overlap at the overlapping ends with the binder and the tobacco wrapper extending from the overlap in opposite directions, and by applying the adhesive between the overlapping ends such that said removable wrapper layer is the continuous sheet, wrapping said removable wrapper layer non-adhesively a plurality of times around the tobacco column, said binder decreasing the burn rate of the smoking article;

folding a tab of the tobacco wrapper inward towards the tobacco column, the tab comprising an end corner of the tobacco wrapper distinct from the overlapping end of the tobacco wrapper; and

removably securing the tobacco wrapper to the smoking article with an adhesive between the tab and the removable wrapper layer immediately beneath the tab and between the tab and the binder.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising surrounding the smoking article by a cylindrical supportive tube and sealing the smoking article and the cylindrical supportive tube in a package to form a sealed envelope, the cylindrical supportive tube preventing the cylindrical smoking article from being crushed and having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the smoking article to prevent the smoking article from unintentionally sliding out of the cylindrical supportive tube.

9. The method of claim 7, including forming the binder from tobacco.

10. A method for assembling a smoking article, comprising:

providing a tobacco column;

surrounding the tobacco column with a removable wrapper layer as a continuous sheet removably adhered to and surrounding the tobacco column, said removable wrapper layer including a binder, a tobacco wrapper, and an adhesive, said binder having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, said tobacco wrapper having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end; and

adhesively connecting the binder and the tobacco wrapper to each other by overlapping the first end of the binder with the third end of the tobacco wrapper to form an overlap at the overlapping ends with the second end of the binder and the fourth end of the tobacco wrapper distanced from the overlap in opposite directions, and by applying the adhesive between the overlapping first end and third end at the overlap such that the connected binder and tobacco wrapper may be rolled as the continuous sheet, said binder decreasing the burn rate of the smoking article.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising surrounding the smoking article by a cylindrical supportive tube and sealing the smoking article and the cylindrical supportive tube in a package to form a sealed envelope, the cylindrical supportive tube preventing the cylindrical smoking article from being crushed and having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the smoking article to prevent the smoking article from unintentionally sliding out of the cylindrical supportive tube.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the tobacco wrapper has a first section and a second section distinct from the first section, the second section including the overlapping end, the first section including a tab comprising an end corner of the tobacco wrapper spaced from the overlapping end of the tobacco wrapper, and further comprising folding the tab inward toward the tobacco column, and removably securing the tobacco wrapper to the removable wrapper layer beneath the tobacco wrapper by an adhesive between the tab and the second section immediately beneath the tab.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the tobacco wrapper is removably self-secured to the removable wrapper layer wrapper beneath the tobacco wrapper so as to not unintentionally slip or pop off the removable tobacco wrapper.

14. The method of claim 10, including forming the binder from tobacco.

15. A smoking article, comprising:

means for providing a tobacco column;

means for surrounding the tobacco column with a first removable wrapper layer as a continuous sheet removably adhered to and surrounding the binder, said removable wrapper layer including a binder, a tobacco wrapper, and an adhesive, said binder having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, said tobacco wrapper having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end; and

means for adhesively connecting the binder and the tobacco wrapper to each other by overlapping the first end of the binder with the third end of the tobacco wrapper to form an overlap at the overlapping ends with the second end of the binder and the fourth end of the tobacco wrapper distanced from the overlap in opposite directions, and by applying the adhesive between the overlapping first end and third end at the overlap such that the connected binder and tobacco wrapper may be rolled as the continuous sheet, said binder decreasing the burn rate of the smoking article.

16. A smoking article, comprising:

a tobacco column; and

a removable wrapper layer as a continuous sheet removably adhered to and surrounding the tobacco column, said removable wrapper layer including a binder, a tobacco wrapper, and an adhesive, said binder having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, said tobacco wrapper having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, the binder and the tobacco wrapper being adhesively connected to each other by overlapping the first end of the binder with the third end of the tobacco wrapper to form an overlap at the overlapping ends with the second end of the binder and the fourth end of the tobacco wrapper distanced from the overlap in opposite directions, and by applying the adhesive between the overlapping first end and third end at the overlap such that the connected binder and tobacco wrapper may be rolled as the continuous sheet, said binder decreasing the burn rate of the smoking article.