Patent ID: 11930839
Assignee: nan
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for manufacturing cigarettes, comprising:
an elongated, retractable rod extendable longitudinally through a rolled paper of a cigarette, the rolled paper having a proximal end thereof and an open distal end thereof, the retractable rod extendable through either the proximal end or the open distal end of the rolled paper;
wherein the retractable rod is surrounded by a smokable material within the rolled paper of the cigarette when the retractable rod is extended through the rolled paper, wherein the retractable rod is operable to be retracted from the cigarette to provide an air channel through the smokable material, and wherein the air channel is maintained through the smokable material upon retraction of the retractable rod wherein the retractable has a hollow interior and includes a plurality of apertures fluidly connecting the hollow interior with an exterior of the retractable rod; wherein the apparatus further comprising an adhesive operable to be pumped through the hollow interior of the retractable rod to exit the plurality of apertures and adhere to the smokable material, wherein the adhesive helps maintain the air channel through the smokable material upon retraction of the retractable rod.