Filters formed from areca plant material and smoking accessories including the same

Abstract

A device for burning smoking material and inhaling the resulting smoke is disclosed. The device can include an hollow member formed from a material having an internal elongated cavity extending from an open end to a closed end. The elongated cavity can be configured to receive smoking material. The smoking accessory can include a filter disposed within the hollow member and defining the closed end. The filter can comprise material formed from Areca plants. The filter can have an cavity formed in the filter for housing a capsule containing a flavoring agent.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A smoking accessory comprising:
 a tubular member formed from one or more dried leaves, the tubular member having an internal elongated cavity extending from a first end to a second end;   a filter disposed within the internal elongated cavity of the tubular member adjacent to the second end, the filter comprising material formed from  Areca ; and   a capsule containing a flavoring agent disposed within the filter.   
     
     
         2 . The smoking accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the filter comprises  Areca  husk. 
     
     
         3 . The smoking accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more dried leaves comprises Cordia leaf. 
     
     
         4 . The smoking accessory of  claim 1 , wherein crushing the capsule disperses the flavoring agent within the filter to impart a flavor into smoke drawn through the filter. 
     
     
         5 . The smoking accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the filter comprises a filter wrapper and a filter element. 
     
     
         6 . The smoking accessory of  claim 5 , wherein the filter element comprises  Areca  husk. 
     
     
         7 . The smoking accessory of  claim 6 , wherein the filter element is formed by rolling the  Areca  husk to form edges having spiral shaped profiles when viewed along an axial direction of the filter. 
     
     
         8 . The smoking accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cavity formed in the filter,   wherein the capsule is located within the cavity.   
     
     
         9 . The smoking accessory of  claim 8 , wherein the cavity extends radially into the filter, and wherein the filter comprises a cap set into the cavity, wherein the capsule is held within the cavity, at least in part, by the cap. 
     
     
         10 . The smoking accessory of  claim 9 , wherein the capsule is held between the cavity and the cap in a radial direction and by the cavity in an axial direction of the filter. 
     
     
         11 . A filter, comprising:
 a filter wrapper having an internal elongated cavity extending from a first end and to a second end;   a filter element disposed within the internal elongated cavity of the filter wrapper; and   a capsule containing a flavoring agent positioned within the filter element,   wherein filter element comprises a material formed of  Areca.      
     
     
         12 . The filter of  claim 11 , wherein the filter element comprises  Areca  husk. 
     
     
         13 . The filter of  claim 12 , wherein the filter element is formed by rolling the  Areca  husk to form edges having spiral shaped profiles when viewed along an axial direction of the filter. 
     
     
         14 . The filter of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a cavity formed in the filter element,   wherein the capsule is located within the cavity.   
     
     
         15 . The filter of  claim 14 , wherein the cavity extends radially into the filter element, and wherein the filter element comprises a cap set into the cavity, wherein the capsule is held within the cavity, at least in part, by the cap. 
     
     
         16 . The filter of  claim 15 , wherein the capsule is held between the cavity and the cap in a radial direction and by the cavity in an axial direction of the filter. 
     
     
         17 . The filter of  claim 11 , wherein crushing the capsule disperses the flavoring agent within the filter to impart a flavor into smoke drawn through the filter. 
     
     
         18 . The filter of  claim 11 , wherein the filter element comprises  Areca  husk. 
     
     
         19 . A method of forming a smoking accessory, the method comprising:
 providing a sheet of a first material, the first material having a first edge and a second edge;   rolling the first edge of the sheet toward the second edge to form a rolled section of the first material and an unrolled section of the first material;   forming an opening in at least one surface of the first material;   inserting a capsule containing a flavoring agent into the opening;   overlapping a sheet of second material with the unrolled section of the first material; and   rolling the second material around at least the rolled section of the first material and the capsule to form a filter.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the first material comprises  Areca  husk.