U.S. patent application number 10/680807 was filed with the patent office on 2005-04-07 for cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same.
Invention is credited to Darwish, Ahmad Mohammad.
Application Number | 20050072438 10/680807 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34394427 |
Filed Date | 2005-04-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050072438 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Darwish, Ahmad Mohammad |
April 7, 2005 |
Cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
Abstract
A cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same is
provided. The cigar tobacco paper is packaged with an enwrapping
means to hold a cylindrical shape. The cigar tobacco paper is
rolled in combination with an enwrapping means and a cylindrical
object such that the enwrapping means envelops the tobacco paper.
The tobacco paper and enwrapping means are wrapped around the
cylindrical object until fully rolled. The cylindrical object is
removed leaving only a plurality of layers of both the cigar
tobacco paper and the enwrapping means. The rolling of the tobacco
paper and the enwrapping means allows for the tobacco paper to keep
a cylindrical shape until delivered and used by a consumer. The
enwrapping means may maintain the moisture and the flavor of the
cigar tobacco paper prior to delivery to a consumer.
Inventors: |
Darwish, Ahmad Mohammad;
(Upland, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
MURPHEY & MURPHEY, A.P.C.
701 PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD, SUITE 260
CARLSBAD
CA
92009
US
|
Family ID: |
34394427 |
Appl. No.: |
10/680807 |
Filed: |
October 6, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
131/347 ;
131/365; 206/242 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A24B 3/14 20130101; A24C
5/40 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
131/347 ;
131/365; 206/242 |
International
Class: |
A24F 015/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A product for wrapping and packaging a cigar paper, the product
comprising: a cigar tobacco paper; a cylindrical object used to
keep the tobacco paper in a cylindrical shape; and a enwrapping
means wherein said enwrapping means wraps the tobacco paper;
2. The product of claim 1 further comprising: a container means for
shipping the cigar tobacco paper wherein said container means may
maintain a plurality of cigar tobacco paper.
3. The product of claim 1 wherein said cigar tobacco paper is a
tobacco leaf.
4. The product of claim 1 wherein the cigar tobacco paper is
homogenized tobacco paper.
5. The product of claim 1 wherein the enwrapping means is aluminum
foil.
6. The product of claim 1 wherein the enwrapping means is
plastic.
7. The product of claim 1 wherein said cylindrical object is
removed from packaging before shipment to a consumer.
8. The product of claim 1 further comprising: a container means for
shipping the cigar tobacco paper to a consumer wherein said
container means is comprised of plastic.
9. A method for packaging a cigar tobacco paper to be used by a
consumer, the method comprising the steps of: providing a cigar
tobacco paper to be used by the consumer to fill with tobacco
filler; inserting a cylindrical object on top of the cigar tobacco
paper to hold the shape of the tobacco paper; and providing an
enwrapping means underneath the tobacco paper.
10. The method as described in claim 9 further comprising the step
of: placing the cylindrical object on top of the tobacco paper for
wrapping.
11. The method as described in claim 9 further comprising the step
of: placing an enwrapping means below the tobacco paper wherein the
enwrapping means is aluminum foil.
12. The method as described in claim 9 further comprising the step
of: placing an enwrapping means below the tobacco paper wherein the
enwrapping means is plastic.
13. The method as described in claim 9 further comprising the step
of: clasping the enwrapping means, the tobacco paper and the
cylindrical object together and lifting the enwrapping means
forward and over the tobacco paper and the cylindrical object.
14. The method as described in claim 9 wherein the enwrapping means
envelops the tobacco paper and the cylindrical object and further
wherein the enwrapping means forms a plurality of layers with the
tobacco paper contained therein.
15. The method as described in claim 9 wherein the enwrapping means
and the tobacco paper are completely wrapped and form a cylindrical
roll.
16. The method as described in claim 9 further comprising the step
of: removing the cylindrical object from rolled combination of the
enwrapping means and the tobacco paper.
17. The method as described in claim 9 further comprising the step
of: placing the rolled tobacco paper and enwrapping means in a
container means wherein said container means is plastic.
18. The method as described in claim 9 further comprising the step
of: placing the rolled tobacco paper and enwrapping means in a
container means wherein said container means is a watertight and
airtight material.
19. The method as described in claim 9 further comprising:
providing an access to unwrap the tobacco paper and enwrapping
means upon opening by a consumer.
20. The method as described in claim 9 further comprising: shipping
the tobacco paper and enwrapping means to a consumer to be filled
with tobacco filler.
Description
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
[0001] The present invention generally relates to a system and a
method for wrapping and packaging a cigar tobacco paper. More
specifically, the present invention relates to a system and a
method for wrapping and packaging a cigar tobacco paper that may be
opened by a user and filled with the tobacco of choice by the user.
Further, the present invention relates to a system and a method for
wrapping and packaging a cigar tobacco paper wherein the cigar
tobacco paper stays moist during transport of the cigar tobacco
paper to the user.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Throughout history, people have smoked and continue to smoke
tobacco products. In recent history, the popularity of cigars has
dramatically risen and therefore the public desire for specific
aromas, scents and tastes of a cigar have changed along with the
popularity. Many consumers of cigars have developed their own
fancies to specific brands of cigars. Moreover, many consumers of
cigars have developed their own fancies to specific tastes, smells
and aroma of tobacco, yet still desire a quality cigar leaf or
wrapper to use for the tobacco they wish to use. It is, of course,
generally known for a consumer to wrap their own cigarettes. This
method and system of developing and creating a particular cigarette
is prior art. However, just recently has the market changed such
that the creation of a cigar has become popular.
[0003] Typically, in the case of a consumer producing their own
cigarettes, the consumer buys pre-made cigarette wrappers from a
store, and also may buy pre-made filler tobacco of their choice,
and would proceed to roll the cigarette wrappers around the tobacco
filler of their choice. Further, the consumer may opt to insert a
filter at one end of the cigarette, or in the alternative, the
consumer may opt to delete the filter from the cigarette
altogether. However, wrapping and/or creating a cigarette becomes
laborious and time consuming. One of the biggest problems for a
consumer that wrappers his/her own cigarettes occurs because the
cigarette wrapper is sold in packages wherein the wrapper is flat,
and therefore difficult to roll over the tobacco filler.
[0004] Similarly, the art of making a cigar is similar in nature. A
consumer may purchase a cigar tobacco paper and the tobacco filler
of their own choice. The consumer will then take the tobacco filler
and place the filler inside the tobacco wrapper and roll the
wrapper over the filler to create their own cigar having a distinct
flavor, aroma and/or taste.
[0005] However, limitations exist regarding the types of cigar
wrapper that may be used and the time and effort that a user may
have to exert in order to create a cigar having the aroma, taste
and flavor that the user might desire. The present prior art
illustrates a cigar wrapper that may be used by an end consumer
that has a wrapper that is pre-wrapped and may be more easily
filled with tobacco by the end user. The prior art cigar wrapper
contains an element inside the cigar wrapper to keep the wrapper in
a rolled state. However, the end user must remove the element from
inside the cigar wrapper before use. Moreover, prior art references
refer to drying the wrapper before the wrapper is packaged and
shipped to an end user. The disadvantage to this drying process is
that in order for the end user to create his/her own cigar, the
wrapper must be moistened by the user to secure the wrapper about
the tobacco filler.
[0006] Moreover, the problem exists wherein the cigar wrapper may
not fully contain the flavor and aroma desired by the consumer if
the wrapper is dried before packaging.
[0007] A need, therefore, exists for an improved system and method
of packaging a cigar wrapper and/or cigar tobacco paper for
shipment to an end user. More specifically, a need exists for a
system and a method for transporting a flavored/unflavored cigar
wrapper that may be kept moist until utilized by the end user.
[0008] Further, a need therefore exists for an improved system and
method of packaging a cigar wrapper for shipment to and end user
wherein the cigar wrapper is kept moist, and kept in a pre-rolled
state during shipment, for easy use and creation of a finished
cigar by a consumer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] The present invention provides a system and a method for
producing and packaging a cigar tobacco paper for use my a consumer
to produce their own cigar. More specifically, the present
invention relates to a system and a method for packaging a cigar
tobacco paper for an end user wherein the cigar tobacco paper is
pre-rolled for easy use by the consumer and further wherein the
tobacco paper is kept in a moistened state for easy securing of the
tobacco filler inside the cigar tobacco paper.
[0010] To this end, in an embodiment of the present invention, a
product for wrapping and packaging a cigar tobacco paper is
provided. The product includes a cigar tobacco paper. The product
for wrapping and packaging a cigar also a cylindrical object used
to keep the tobacco paper in a cylindrical shape. The product may
also have an enwrapping means wherein the enwrapping means wraps
the tobacco paper.
[0011] In an embodiment, the product for wrapping and packaging a
cigar tobacco paper has a container means for shipping the cigar
tobacco paper wherein the container means may retain a plurality of
cigar tobacco paper.
[0012] In an embodiment, the product for wrapping and packaging a
cigar tobacco paper has a cigar tobacco paper wherein the tobacco
paper is a tobacco leaf.
[0013] In an embodiment, the product for wrapping and packaging a
cigar tobacco paper has a cigar tobacco paper wherein the tobacco
paper is a homogenized tobacco paper.
[0014] In an embodiment, the product for wrapping and packaging a
cigar tobacco paper has an enwrapping means wherein the enwrapping
means is aluminum foil. In an embodiment, the product for wrapping
and packaging a cigar tobacco paper has an enwrapping means wherein
the enwrapping means is plastic.
[0015] In an embodiment, the product for wrapping and packaging a
cigar tobacco paper has a cylindrical object is removed from a
combination of the tobacco paper and the enwrapping means before
placing the wrapper in the packaging to ship to a consumer.
[0016] In an embodiment, the product for wrapping and packaging a
cigar tobacco paper has a container for shipping the cigar tobacco
paper to a consumer wherein the container means is made of
plastic.
[0017] In an embodiment of the present invention, a method for
producing and packaging a cigar tobacco paper to be used by a
consumer is provided, the method comprising the steps of: providing
a cigar tobacco paper to be used by the consumer to fill with
tobacco filler; inserting a cylindrical object on top of the cigar
paper to hold the shape of the tobacco paper; and providing an
enwrapping means underneath the unrolled cigar tobacco paper.
[0018] In an embodiment, the method comprises the step of placing
the cylindrical object on top of the tobacco paper for
wrapping.
[0019] In an embodiment, the method comprises the step of placing
an enwrapping means below the tobacco paper wherein the enwrapping
means is aluminum foil.
[0020] In an embodiment, the method comprises the step of placing
an enwrapping means below the tobacco paper wherein the enwrapping
means is plastic.
[0021] In an embodiment, the method comprising the step of clasping
the enwrapping means, the tobacco paper and the cylindrical object
together and lifting the enwrapping means forward and over the
tobacco paper and the cylindrical object.
[0022] In an embodiment, the method wherein the enwrapping means
envelops the tobacco paper and the cylindrical object and further
wherein the enwrapping means forms a plurality of layers with the
tobacco paper contained therein.
[0023] In an embodiment, the method comprises the step of removing
the cylindrical object from rolled combination with the enwrapping
means and the tobacco paper.
[0024] In an embodiment, the method comprises the step of placing
the rolled tobacco paper and enwrapping means in a container means
wherein said container means is plastic.
[0025] In an embodiment, the method comprises the step of placing
the rolled tobacco paper and enwrapping means in a container means
wherein said container means is a watertight and airtight
material.
[0026] In an embodiment, the method comprises the step of providing
an access to unwrap the tobacco paper and enwrapping means upon
delivery to a consumer.
[0027] In an embodiment, the method comprises the step of shipping
the tobacco paper and enwrapping means to a consumer to be filled
with tobacco filler.
[0028] It is, therefore, an advantage of the present invention to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the
same.
[0029] Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a
cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the
cigar tobacco paper is tobacco leaf.
[0030] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
wherein the cigar tobacco paper is homogenized tobacco paper.
[0031] Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide
a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein
the tobacco paper may be any size.
[0032] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
wherein the cigar tobacco paper may be filled by a consumer with
the tobacco filler of his/her choice.
[0033] Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a
cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the
cigar tobacco paper may be flavored.
[0034] Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide
a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein
the cigar tobacco paper may be unflavored.
[0035] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
wherein the cigar tobacco paper may be packaged for easy use by the
consumer.
[0036] An advantage of the present invention is to provide a cigar
tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein a
plurality of cigar tobacco paper may be packaged together for a
consumer.
[0037] Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide
a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein
the cigar tobacco paper is enclosed within an enwrapping means.
[0038] Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a
cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the
cigar tobacco paper is enclosed within an enwrapping means and the
enwrapping means is aluminum.
[0039] Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide
a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein
the cigar tobacco paper is enclosed within an enwrapping means and
the enwrapping means is plastic.
[0040] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
wherein the cigar tobacco paper is enclosed within an enwrapping
means and the enwrapping means is any material that is
watertight.
[0041] Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a
cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the
enwrapping means envelopes the tobacco paper to hold in the
moisture of the tobacco paper.
[0042] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
wherein the enwrapping means envelops the tobacco paper to hold in
the flavor of the tobacco paper.
[0043] Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide
a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein
the enwrapping means and the cigar tobacco paper are rolled
together to hold a cylindrical shape during packaging.
[0044] Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a
cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the
cigar tobacco paper and the enwrapping means are rolled into a
cylindrical shape using a cylindrical object to hold the shape.
[0045] Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide
a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein
the cylindrical object used to define the rolled shape is removed
after the enwrapping means and the cigar tobacco paper are rolled
into a cylindrical shape.
[0046] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
wherein the enwrapping means may hold the cigar tobacco paper in a
cylindrical shape during shipping to a consumer.
[0047] An advantage of the present invention is to provide a cigar
tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the
enwrapping means and the cigar tobacco paper are packaged in a
container means.
[0048] Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a
cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the
container means may be plastic.
[0049] Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide
a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein
the container means may be wood.
[0050] An advantage of the present invention is to provide a cigar
tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the
container means may be any polyurethane container.
[0051] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
wherein the container means may be any material that is watertight
and/or airtight.
[0052] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
wherein the container means may hold a plurality of enwrapped cigar
tobacco paper.
[0053] Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide
a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein
the cigar tobacco paper may be easily unrolled by a consumer upon
delivery of the product.
[0054] An advantage of the present invention is to provide a cigar
tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the cigar
tobacco paper may be easily unrolled by the consumer and may be
filled with the tobacco filler.
[0055] Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide
a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein a
consumer may fille the cigar tobacco paper with any filler of
his/her choice.
[0056] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
wherein the enwrapping means may be larger than the cigar tobacco
paper.
[0057] Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a
cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the
enwrapping means may be of equal size to the cigar tobacco
paper.
[0058] Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide
a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein
the enwrapping means may be smaller in size than the cigar tobacco
paper.
[0059] Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a
cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the
enwrapping means may wrap only a small portion of the cigar tobacco
paper.
[0060] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
wherein the enwrapping means may be wrapped from the inside of the
cigar tobacco paper wherein the cigar tobacco paper is rolled on
top of the enwrapping means.
[0061] An advantage of the present invention is to provide a cigar
tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein the
enwrapping means and the cigar tobacco paper form a plurality of
layers when rolled and further wherein the enwrapping means
encloses a plurality of layers when rolled.
[0062] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same
wherein the enwrapping means holds in the moisture of the cigar
tobacco paper when wrapped.
[0063] Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide
a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same wherein
the enwrapping means holds in the flavor of the cigar tobacco paper
when wrapped.
[0064] These and other objects of the invention will become more
clear when one reads the following specification, taken together
with the drawings that are attached hereto. The scope of protection
sought by the inventors may be gleaned from a fair reading of the
claims that conclude this specification.
[0065] Additional features and advantages of the present invention
are described in, and will be apparent from, the detailed
description of the presently preferred embodiments and from the
drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0066] FIG. 1 is a cross sectional perspective view of the cigar
tobacco paper and enwrapping means in an embodiment of the present
invention;
[0067] FIG. 2 is a top view of the cigar tobacco paper and
enwrapping means prior to rolling in an embodiment of the present
invention;
[0068] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cigar tobacco paper and
enwrapping means in a stage of rolling in an embodiment of the
present invention;
[0069] FIG. 4 is another perspective view of the cigar tobacco
paper and enwrapping means in another stage of rolling in an
embodiment of the present invention;
[0070] FIG. 5 is cross sectional perspective view of the cigar
tobacco paper and enwrapping means after rolling is complete in an
embodiment of the present invention;
[0071] FIG. 6 is a back view of the cigar tobacco paper and
enwrapping means prior to rolling in an embodiment of the present
invention;
[0072] FIG. 7 is a side view of the cigar tobacco paper and
enwrapping means in an embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0073] Turning now to the drawings wherein elements are identified
by numbers and like elements are identified by like numbers
throughout the 6 figures, the invention is depicted in FIG. 1 that
shows a cigar tobacco paper and a method for packaging the same. As
shown in FIG. 1, the cigar tobacco paper 1 is wrapped into a
plurality of layers 3 to be formed into a cylindrical shape. As
illustrated in the cross sectional perspective view of FIG. 1, a
plurality of layers may be formed when the cigar tobacco paper 1
and an enwrapping means 7 are completely wrapped.
[0074] FIG. 2 illustrates a top view of the cigar tobacco paper 1
and enwrapping means 7 before rolled into a cylindrical shape. To
enable the rolling of the cigar tobacco paper 1 and the enwrapping
means 7, a cylindrical object 11 may be used. The cylindrical
object 11 may be any object holding a cylindrical shape. However,
the cylindrical object 11 should be a size that may allow the cigar
tobacco paper 1 and the enwrapping means 7 to form a plurality of
layers about the cylindrical object 11.
[0075] The cigar tobacco paper 11 may be a tobacco leaf (not shown)
or in the alternative, may be a homogenized tobacco paper 13. The
homogenized tobacco paper 13 may have a pasted strip 15 at one end
of the tobacco paper.
[0076] FIG. 2 also illustrates a cylindrical object 11 that may be
used to form the cylindrical shape of the cigar tobacco paper 1 and
the enwrapping means 7. The cigar tobacco paper 1 may be placed
onto of the enwrapping means 7 and the cylindrical object 11 may be
placed on top of the cigar tobacco paper 1 prior to rolling the
cigar tobacco paper 1 and the enwrapping means 7. The enwrapping
means 7 may be any material that may hold the cigar tobacco paper 1
in a cylindrical shape after rolling. Moreover, the enwrapping
means 7 may be any material that may hold in the moisture and/or
the flavor of the cigar tobacco paper 1 after rolling is completed.
FIG. 2 also illustrates an enwrapping means 7 wherein the
enwrapping means 7 may be larger than the cigar tobacco paper 1.
However, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the enwrapping means 7 may be
smaller in size than the tobacco paper 1 thereby reducing the need
for large amounts of enwrapping means 7, yet still maintaining the
object of the enwrapping means 7, mainly, keeping the cigar tobacco
paper 1 in a cylindrical form, maintaining in the moisture of the
cigar tobacco paper 1 and maintaining the flavor of the cigar
tobacco paper 1 for use by a consumer. In another embodiment of the
present invention, the enwrapping means 7 may only wrap a small
portion of the cigar tobacco paper 1 as illustrated in FIG. 7.
Moreover, a small portion of enwrapping means 7 may be used for
cosmetic reasons over the cigar tobacco paper 1 to provide an
aesthetically pleasing product to the end consumer.
[0077] FIG. 3 further illustrates a perspective view of the cigar
tobacco paper 1 during the initial rolling of the paper 1. The
cylindrical object 11 is placed on top of the cigar tobacco paper 1
and the enwrapping means 7. The enwrapping means 7 is placed under
the tobacco paper 1 such that when rolling of the cigar tobacco
paper 1 and enwrapping means 7 commences, the enwrapping means 7
overlays the cigar tobacco paper 1. The cylindrical object 11 may
be used to keep the form of the cigar tobacco paper 1 and the
enwrapping means 7 in a cylindrical form. Alternatively, the
cylindrical object may be omitted and the cigar tobacco paper 1 and
the enwrapping means 7 may be rolled without the cylindrical
object.
[0078] FIG. 4 illustrates another perspective view of the cigar
tobacco paper 1 and enwrapping means 7 in a further stage of
rolling. The cylindrical object may be used to keep the cigar
tobacco paper 1 in cylindrical form. As shown in FIG. 4, a
plurality of layers of enwrapping means 7 and cigar tobacco paper
may be formed by rolling them over the cylindrical object 11. Each
layer of the plurality of layers may have both a cigar tobacco
paper 1 element and a enwrapping means 7 element container
therein.
[0079] FIG. 5 further illustrates the completed rolling of the
cigar tobacco paper 1 in combination with an enwrapping means 7.
The cylindrical object 11 may be removed and the product in its
wrapped form may be packaged in a container means (not shown) for
delivery to a consumer. The container means may contain a plurality
of cigar tobacco paper 1 for use by a consumer in creating and
producing their own cigar with a cigar filler tobacco. The
container means (not shown) may be comprised of any material that
is waterproof and/or airtight.
[0080] It should be understood that various changes and
modifications to the presently preferred embodiments described
herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes
and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and
scope of the present invention and without diminishing its
attendant advantages.
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