U.S. patent application number 13/913683 was filed with the patent office on 2014-12-11 for smooth wrap - hybrid cigar wrap.
The applicant listed for this patent is Kevin George, Gregory Nauha. Invention is credited to Kevin George, Gregory Nauha.
Application Number | 20140360519 13/913683 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 52004387 |
Filed Date | 2014-12-11 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140360519 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
George; Kevin ; et
al. |
December 11, 2014 |
Smooth Wrap - Hybrid Cigar Wrap
Abstract
A hybrid cigar wrap provides unfilled two-ply shells, machine
rolled cigars, and cigarillos having a natural tobacco outer leaf
wrapper and an inner hemp, rice or wood-based paper wrapper, having
a lighter, cleaner, smoother and less harsh tasting cigar.
Inventors: |
George; Kevin; (Camden,
NJ) ; Nauha; Gregory; (Woodynne, NJ) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
George; Kevin
Nauha; Gregory |
Camden
Woodynne |
NJ
NJ |
US
US |
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Family ID: |
52004387 |
Appl. No.: |
13/913683 |
Filed: |
June 10, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
131/365 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A24C 5/40 20130101; A24D
1/022 20130101; A24D 1/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
131/365 |
International
Class: |
A24D 1/02 20060101
A24D001/02 |
Claims
1. A two-ply cigar wrap comprising: a. an inner wrapper; b. a
natural whole leaf tobacco outer wrapper glued to said inner
wrapper; c. a leaf tip contained on said outer wrapper and capable
of having a natural adhesives applied; d. a packaging sheet wrapped
around said outer wrapper; e. a packaging tube wherein said inner
wrapper, outer wrapper and packaging sheet are wrapped around; f.
at least one cigar tip; and g. a foil pouch containing said two-ply
cigar wrap of the present invention.
2. The two-ply cigar wrap of claim 1, wherein said inner wrapper is
made from refined or unrefined hemp, rice or wood based paper,
being 12-15 mgs and having a range of 0-40 mgs and capable of being
scented.
3. The two-ply cigar wrap of claim 1, wherein said outer wrapper is
made from a premium shade grown natural whole leaf tobacco and is
cut to size, and having a range of approximately 0-8'' in width and
0-8'' in length with said inner wrapper being approximately 0-1''
smaller in width than said outer wrapper allowing for said leaf tip
to seal upon rolling the present invention.
4. The two-ply cigar wrap of claim 1, wherein said packaging sheet
is made of cellophane paper to add moisture protection and prevent
said outer wrappers rubbing together in multiple packs.
5. The two-ply cigar wrap of claim 1, wherein said packaging tube
provides rigidity and protection during shipping.
6. The two-ply cigar wrap of claim 1, wherein said at least one
cigar tip is removably attached to one end of said two-ply cigar
wrap to allow a user to smoke comfortably.
7. The two-ply cigar wrap of claim 1, wherein said foil pouch has a
tear open tab and a re-sealable portion made of a zip lock.RTM.
seal.
8. A two-ply machine rolled cigar comprising: a. an inner wrapper;
b. a natural whole leaf tobacco outer wrapper glued to said inner
wrapper; c. a leaf tip contained on said outer wrapper and capable
of having a natural adhesives applied; d. at least one cigar tip;
e. tobacco; and f. a foil pouch containing said two-ply cigar of
the present invention.
9. The two-ply cigar of claim 8, wherein said inner wrapper is made
from refined or unrefined hemp or rice paper, being 12-15 mgs and
having a range of 0-40 mgs and capable of being scented.
10. The two-ply cigar of claim 8, wherein said outer wrapper is
made from a premium shade grown natural whole leaf tobacco and is
cut to size, and having a range of approximately 0-8'' in width and
0-15'' in length with said inner wrapper being approximately 0-1''
smaller in width than said outer wrapper allowing for said leaf tip
to seal upon rolling the present invention.
11. The two-ply cigar of claim 8, wherein said at least one cigar
tip is removably attached to one end of said two-ply cigar wrap to
allow a user to smoke comfortably.
12. The two-ply cigar of claim 8, wherein said foil pouch has a
tear open tab and a re-sealable portion made of a zip lock.RTM.
seal.
13. A two-ply machine rolled cigarillo comprising: a. an inner
wrapper; b. a natural whole leaf tobacco outer wrapper glued to
said inner wrapper; c. a leaf tip contained on said outer wrapper
and capable of having a natural adhesives applied; d. at least one
cigar tip; e. tobacco; and f. a foil pouch containing said two-ply
cigarillo of the present invention.
14. The two-ply cigarillo of claim 14, wherein said inner wrapper
is made from refined or unrefined hemp or rice paper, being 12-15
mgs and having a range of 0-40 mgs and capable or being
scented.
15. The two-ply cigarillo of claim 14, wherein said outer wrapper
is made from a premium shade grown natural whole leaf tobacco and
is cut to size, and having a range of approximately 0-4'' in width
and 0-6'' in length with said inner wrapper being approximately
0-1'' smaller in width than said outer wrapper allowing for said
leaf tip to seal upon rolling, the present invention.
16. The two-ply cigarillo of claim 14, wherein said at least one
cigar tip is removably attached to one end of said two-ply cigar
wrap to allow a user to smoke comfortably.
17. The two-ply cigarillo of claim 14, wherein said foil pouch has
a tear open tab and a re-sealable portion made of a zip lock.RTM.
seal.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] The present invention relates to tobacco products. namely
unfilled two-ply shells, machine made cigars and cigarillos, having
a natural tobacco outer leaf wrapper and an inner hemp, rice or
wood-based paper wrapper, creating a lighter, cleaner and smoother
tasting cigar.
[0002] Cigars are typically wrap with a natural tobacco leaf or
with a manufactured wrapper which contains both natural tobacco and
certain adhesives and cellulosic fiber materials. Commonly the
inner wrapper or hinder wrapper of mass produced machine rolled
cigars on the market today are comprised of reconstituted tobacco
paper. The natural tobacco leaf has historically been the symbol of
a quality cigar. Many manufacturers try to simulate the appearance
of natural tobacco leaf wrappers on manufactured cigar wrappers,
mainly because a manufactured cigar wrapper is considerably lower
in cost.
[0003] Wrappers for smoking articles in which the wrapper is formed
as a single sheet are well known. For example. US 2011/0155156
discloses a wrapper for smoking material rods in which the wrapper
comprises a single sheet formed from two or more plies, wherein the
first ply comprises a fibrous material and the second ply comprises
adsorbent material, fibrous material and flavoring. Further, US
2003/0217757 discloses a cigar with a paper wrapper, in which the
paper wrapper consists essentially of conventional cigarette
paper.
[0004] In recent years, smoking of cigars has become fashionable
and numerous cigar shops have opened around the world to satisfy
this growing tread. The variety, quality and size of ready-made
cigars satisfy the majority of the public. However, a growing
number of connoisseurs prefer the taste and smell of custom-blended
tobacco products. Many cigar aficionados prefer to roll their own
cigars They buy tobacco leaves or cigar wrapping and use their
preferred brand of crushed tobacco.
[0005] According to the present invention there is provided a RYO
"roll your owns" type of smoking material hybrid cigar wrapper,
cigar or cigarillo which comprises a natural whole leaf tobacco
outer wrapper and a rice, hemp, or wood- based paper inner wrapper.
The present invention is a cleaner product than current cigars on
the market, due to the elimination of the heavy burning paper used
b current manufacturers, for a much lighter weight paper than is
currently being used.
[0006] Further, the inner wrapper of the present invention is not
made of a clear cellulose material. The inner wrapper consists of
rice, hemp, or wood-based papers, which can be unrefined or refined
and capable of being scented. The inner wrapper of the present
invention ideally is approximately 12-15 mgs; however, it can range
from 0-40 mgs.
[0007] Still further, the present invention comprises an outer
wrapper leaf made of a premium natural whole leaf tobacco. The
present invention does not consist of homogenized or reconstituted
tobacco paper as the outer wrapper. The inner and outer wrappers
are held together with natural glue adhesives or other currently
available gum agents. Things such as: natural fruit pectin,
cornstarch & water, Arabic gum, Tragacanth gum, and other
similar types of adhesives that currently used in the market today.
The outer wrapper is cut to size, approximately 0-8'' in width by
0-8'' in length with the inner wrapper being approximately 0-1''
smaller in width than the outer wrapper. The inner liner is made to
be 0-1'' smaller in width to provide fin a natural leaf tip to seal
upon rolling the finished product, additionally the natural outer
leaf tip may have, a natural adhesive glue added to it to seal the
end of the outer wrapper.
[0008] The use of a hybrid wrapper according to the present
invention allows a user to choose from a variety of premium Natural
leaf cigar wraps such as Maduro, Fronto, Havana, Candela and Palma,
as well as pouches of different flavored pipe tobacco accompanied
with mouth tips. A consumer will have the ability to customize
their cigar by choosing their flavor combination of cigar leaf and
flavored tobacco all in one step.
[0009] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a
consumer with a hybrid cigar that is machine made and having as
natural leaf cigar outer wrapper and rice, hemp or wood-based inner
liner. The outer wrapper is cut to size, approximately 0-8'' in
width by 0-15'' in length with the inner wrapper being
approximately 0-1'' smaller in width than the out wrapper
[0010] Still another object of the present invention is to provide
a consumer with a Cigarillo style machine made hybrid cigar wrap
and having a natural leaf outer wrapper and rice, hemp or
wood-based inner liner. The outer wrapper is cut to size,
approximately 0-4'' in width by 0-6'' in length with the inner
wrapper being approximately 0-1'' smaller than the outer waver,
[0011] Additionally all hybrid cigar wrappers cigars or cigarillos
and pouches of flavored and non flavored tobacco could be
optionally packaged with a humidipak.RTM. to maintain freshness of
the present invention.
[0012] These together with other objects of the present invention,
along with the various features of novelty which characterize the
invention, are pointed out with particularity in the annexed to and
forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of
the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects
attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying
drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated
preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] The invention will be better understood and objects other
than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration
is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such
description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
[0014] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inner and outer wrappers
illustrating the two-ply cigar wrap assembly of the present
invention.
[0015] FIG. 2 is a planar view of the inner and outer wrappers of
the present invention prior to being rolled onto a plastic
packaging tube.
[0016] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the inner and outer wrappers
of the present invention being wrapped around a plastic packaging
tube prior to packaging in foil pouch.
[0017] FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the present invention
illustrating packaging into single foil packaging.
[0018] FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the present invention
illustrating packaging into a double foil packaging with a
humidipak.RTM..
[0019] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the present invention
illustrating the packaged product having a tear open tab and
re-sealable zip lock seal.
[0020] FIG. 6A-6B is a perspective view of the present invention
illustrating removal and unrolling of the present invention from
foil packaging.
[0021] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the present invention prior
to roiling with the natural tobacco leaf tip of the outer wrapper
exposed.
[0022] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the
present invention showing a user hand rolling the present invention
with the natural tobacco leaf tip exposed.
[0023] FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view of the present
invention illustrating the final rolled product with cigar tip and
tobacco.
[0024] FIG. 10 is perspective view of a "6 pack" of the present
invention in individual foil pouches.
[0025] FIG. 11 is a cut-away view of a pre-packaged tobacco hag and
a set or cigar tips with a humidipak.RTM. located within the
pre-packaged tobacco pouch.
[0026] FIG. 12A--a perspective view of a second embodiment of the
present invention showing a machine rolled hybrid cigar.
[0027] FIG. 12B--a perspective view of a third embodiment of the
present invention showing a machine rolled hybrid cigarillo
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0028] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the two-ply cigar wrap 14 of the
present invention. There is shown a natural whole leaf tobacco
outer wrapper 18 having a leaf tip 20 capable of having a glue
adhesive or pectin added to help seal tip and a rice or hemp paper
inner wrapper 16. The outer wrapper 18 has glue applied to the
surface prior to attaching the inner wrapper 16. The inner wrapper
16 of the present invention is not made of a clear cellulose
material. The inner wrapper 16 consists of rice or hemp papers,
which can be unrefined or refined and capable of being scented. The
inner wrapper 16 is ideally approximately 12-15 mgs, but can range
from 0-40 mgs. The outer wrapper 18 is made of a premium shade
grown natural whole leaf tobacco. The outer wrapper 18 does not
consist of homogenized or reconstituted tobacco paper.
[0029] The inner wrapper 16 and outer wrapper 18 are held together
with natural pectin glue or other currently available gum agent.
The outer wrapper 18 is cut to size, approximately 0-8'' in width
by 0-8'' in length with the inner wrapper 16 being approximately
0-1'' smaller in width than the outer wrapper 18. The inner wrapper
16 is made to be a minimum 0-1'' smaller to provide for a natural
leaf tip 20 to seal upon rolling the finished product with a
standard pectin or glue. The leaf tip 20 is moistened by the user
and used to seal the cigar closed one the product is ready to be
used.
[0030] FIG. 2 shows the two-ply wrap 14 of the present invention
prior to being rolled onto a plastic packaging tube 24 and having a
packaging sheet 22 paper or cellophane paper to add moisture
protection and prevent leaves from rubbing together in multiple
packs. The packaging tube 24 provides rigidity and protection
during shipping.
[0031] Shown in FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the two ply cigar
wrap 14 of the present invention being placed between the packaging
sheet 22 and the plastic packaging tube 24 prior to packaging.
[0032] FIG. 4A shows the two-ply cigar wrap 14 of the present
invention wrapped around the packaging tube 24 and being inserted
into a single foil pouch packaging 26a. Shown in FIG. 4B is the
two-ply cigar wrap 14 of the present invention wrapped around the
packaging tube 24 and being inserted into a double foil pouch
packaging 26b with a humidipak.RTM. 36.
[0033] Shown in FIG. 5 is the single foil pouch packaging 26a
having a tear open tab 28 and a re-sealable portion 30. The
re-sealable portion 30 is made of a zip lock.RTM. seal.
[0034] FIGS. 6A and 68 show the two-ply cigar wrap 14 of the
present invention being removed and unrolled from a single foil
pouch 26a.
[0035] Shown in FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the two-ply cigar
wrap 14 of the present invention with tobacco 34, prior to rolling
and with the natural tobacco leaf tip 20 of the outer wrapper 18
exposed.
[0036] FIG. 8 illustrates a user hand rolling the two-ply cigar
wrap 14 of the present invention with the natural tobacco leaf tip
20 exposed.
[0037] Shown in FIG. 9, is a partial perspective view of the
two-ply cigar wrap 14 of the present invention with the tobacco 34
and the inner wrapper 16, outer wrapper 18 and natural tobacco leaf
tip 20 and having a cigar tip 32 attached at one end of the
cigar.
[0038] Shown in FIG. 10 is perspective view of a "6 pack" of the
present invention 14 in individual foil pouches 26a.
[0039] Shown in FIG. 11 is a cut-away view of a pre-packaged
tobacco bag having tobacco inside and a set of cigar tips 32 with a
humidipak.RTM. 36 to maintain freshness, inside a clear re-sealable
bag located within the pre-packaged tobacco pouch.
[0040] Shown in FIG. 12A is a perspective view of a second
embodiment of the present invention as a machine rolled hybrid
cigar 38 with a natural leaf outer wrapper 18, a natural leaf tip
20, a rice, hemp or wood-based inner wrapper 16 and having tobacco
34 inside. The natural leaf outer wrapper 18 is approximately 0-8''
in width and approximately 0-15'' in length. The inner wrapper 16
is approximately 0-1'' smaller in width than the outer wrapper
18.
[0041] Shown in FIG. 12B is a perspective view of a third
embodiment of the present invention as machine tolled hybrid
cigarillo 40 having a natural leaf outer wrapper 18, a natural leaf
tip 20, a rice, hemp or wood-based inner wrapper 16 and having
tobacco 34 inside. The outer wrapper 18 is cut to size
approximately 0-4'' in width and 0-6'' in length with the inner
wrapper 16 being approximately 0-1'' smaller than the outer wrapper
18.
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