Method and apparatus for preparing a finished tobacco product including a sheet with a set of perforations for sealing the tobacco product

Abstract

A finished tobacco product is formed by a pre-rolled smokable sheet having opposed edges with one of the edges having a plurality of openings for effecting a seal without additional adhesive or glue, pulling apart the opposed edges, filling the exposed bore or volume with a user's selected tobacco filler, allowing the rolling memory to close the bore or volume and contain the tobacco filler, bringing together the opposed edges such that the plurality of openings on one edge extends over the opposed edge, pushing together the two edges causing a seal, where the plurality of openings on one of the opposing edges of the pre-rolled sheet is used to effect the seal without additional glue or adhesive.

1 . A method of making a custom made cigar comprising the steps of:
 (a) a consumer purchasing a sheet having first and second longitudinal edge portions;
 (i) a plurality of perforations in on one of the first and second longitudinal edge portions; and 
 (ii) wherein sheet is packaged for sale in packaging in a rolled condition having an inner bore which is unfilled; 
   (b) opening the packaging and removing therefrom the sheet;   (c) unrolling the attached pre-rolled sheet wherein the pre-rolled sheet tends to roll back forming a cylinder having an inner volume;   (d) adding a tobacco filler material to the inner volume;   (e) closing the sheet such that first longitudinal edge portion covers the plurality of perforations on the second longitudinal edge portion, and thereby forming a custom-tailored cigar.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the packaging includes instructions related to steps “c” through “e”. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the pre-rolled sheet is comprised of natural tobacco leaves. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the pre-rolled sheet is comprised of homogenized tobacco. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” neither the first nor second longitudinal edge portions include adhesives. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the plurality of perforations are in a straight line across the longitudinal length of the bore. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the plurality of perforations form an irregular shape. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the plurality of perforations form an zig zag shape. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the plurality of perforations, before being sealed in step “e”, freely allow air flow through the perforations. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the plurality of perforations, before being sealed in step “e”, are small enough so that air flow through the perforations is minimized, but large enough to allow a consumer to separate the perforations. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the pre-rolled sheet is packaged for sale in a multiple sheet zip-wrapper packaging. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the pre-rolled sheet is spirally wrapped about a supporting form casing. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the pre-rolled sheet is spirally wrapped inside a supporting form casing. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the pre-rolled sheet includes both a rectangular portion and a trapezoidal portion. 
     
     
         15 . The invention as substantially shown and described.