Method and apparatus for preparing a finished tobacco product including an attached outer pre-rolled sheet and inner shell

摘要

A finished tobacco product is formed by an inner shell and attached outer pre-rolled sheet where the inner shell has a means to open an interior volume to add selected tobacco filler material.

主权项

1. A tobacco product comprising: (a) an inner shell, the inner shell having an outer wall, first and second ends, and a longitudinal volume, the volume being at least partially filled with an initial tobacco filler material; (b) a plurality of perforations which can be opened to access the volume, and after being opened causing the inner shell to have first and second longitudinal edge portions which can be moved apart; (c) an outer rolled sheet rolled about the inner shell, the outer rolled sheet having peripheral edge portions, at least a part of one of said peripheral edge portions being diagonally attached to the inner shell so that the peripheral edge portion of the outer rolled sheet spirally wraps about the inner shell; (d) wherein the rolled outer sheet and inner shell are packaged for sale in packaging in a rolled condition; and (e) wherein, after the outer sheet and inner shell are removed from the packaging, the rolled outer sheet can be unrolled from the inner shell first revealing the plurality of perforations, the perforations can be opened and the first and second edge portions can be moved apart thereby allowing a consumer to remove at least part of the initial tobacco filler from the inner volume, and add new tobacco filler material to the longitudinal volume; (f) wherein the first and second end portions can be moved together to close the inner shell on the new tobacco filler material, and the outer sheet can be re-rolled about the inner shell forming a custom cigar; wherein the plurality of perforations are small enough so that air flow through the perforations is minimized, but large enough to allow a consumer to separate the perforations; wherein the inner shell also includes a plurality of openings for migration of moisture and flavoring between the longitudinal volume and outer shell, which plurality of openings are hidden by the outer shell when the outer sheet is wrapped about the inner shell.