US 12,295,404 B1
Smoking article and method
Daniel S. Sinclair, Jr., Mandeville, LA (US)
Filed by Blunt Wrap U.S.A., Inc., Mandeville, LA (US); and NORTH ATLANTIC WRAP COMPANY LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed on Feb. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/444,986.
Application 18/444,986 is a continuation of application No. 18/178,850, filed on Mar. 6, 2023, granted, now 11,903,408, issued on Feb. 20, 2024.
Application 18/178,850 is a continuation of application No. 17/165,796, filed on Feb. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,819,048, issued on Nov. 21, 2023.
Application 17/165,796 is a continuation of application No. 16/416,364, filed on May 20, 2019, granted, now 10,905,153, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 16/416,364 is a continuation of application No. 15/821,795, filed on Nov. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,292,417, issued on May 21, 2019.
Application 15/821,795 is a continuation of application No. 15/070,554, filed on Mar. 15, 2016, granted, now 9,826,776, issued on Nov. 28, 2017.
Application 15/070,554 is a continuation of application No. 14/847,935, filed on Sep. 8, 2015, granted, now 9,282,765, issued on Mar. 15, 2016.
Application 14/847,935 is a continuation of application No. 13/267,096, filed on Oct. 6, 2011, granted, now 9,125,435, issued on Sep. 8, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/390,257, filed on Oct. 6, 2010.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24C 3/00 (2006.01); A24C 1/02 (2006.01); A24C 1/38 (2006.01); A24C 5/46 (2006.01); A24D 1/00 (2020.01); A24D 1/02 (2006.01); A24D 1/04 (2006.01); B65B 5/04 (2006.01); B65B 19/26 (2006.01)
CPC A24C 3/00 (2013.01) [A24C 1/02 (2013.01); A24C 1/38 (2013.01); A24C 5/46 (2013.01); A24D 1/008 (2013.01); A24D 1/022 (2013.01); A24D 1/042 (2013.01); B65B 5/04 (2013.01); B65B 19/26 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of constructing a cigar, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a plurality of nested conically shaped tubes that form a nested stack of shaped tubes, the nested stack having opposed first and second stack ends, each conically shaped tube in the nested stack being formed of smokable material and each having proximal and distal cone end portions with cone interiors between their respective proximal and distal cone end portions;
(b) a conical support nested in the cone interior of a first conically shaped tube located at the second end of the nested stack;
(c) a supporting receiver having an opening for receiving the proximal end of a second conically shaped tube located at the first end of the nested stack; and
(d) packaging for sale the nested stack of conically shaped tubes with the nested stack having the receiver and the conical support, and the plurality of nested conically shaped tubes being unfilled with a smokable material.