METHOD OF MAKING A TOBACCO PRODUCT

摘要

A tobacco product is formed by rolling a sheet of material supplied by a roll or rolls (e.g. moistened tobacco leaves) and/or homogenized sheet tobacco about a slit mandrel to form a shaped tube. The shaped tube is then packaged for shipment to an end user or consumer. The shaped tube remains in the rolled, shaped tube form inside the package. After the shaped tube is removed from the package, a consumer can fill the tube with crushed tobacco leaves or other tobacco filler material of a favorite blend, thereby eliminating some steps in the making of a “roll-your-own” tobacco product. A liquid can be added to the sheet or to the finished tube to moisturize same. The liquid can include flavoring. The tubes are unfilled when packaged and sent to a consumer/end user in tube form so that they have a “memory” that helps hold a tubular cigar shape after they are filled with selected tobacco fill material.

主权项

1. A method of constructing a cigar comprising the steps of:
a) providing a sheet of material that includes tobacco material; b) rolling the sheet of material into a shaped tube that has a longitudinal bore and at least two edges that can be moved apart so that tobacco fill material can be added to the bore; c) packaging the shaped tube in a wrapper for sale to a consumer and without filling the tube bore with tobacco fill material, and wherein the tube has a memory that retains a tube shape after removal from the wrapper; and d) enabling a consumer to fabricate a cigar by enabling a removal of the tube from the wrapper and a subsequent filling of the tube bore with tobacco.