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

Claim 12:
13. An apparatus for manufacturing cigarettes, comprising:
an elongated, retractable rod having a hollow interior and including a plurality of apertures fluidly connecting the hollow interior with an exterior of the retractable rod;
an elongated, outer retractable rod surrounding the retractable rod, the outer retractable rod having an interior receiving the retractable rod therein and including a plurality of apertures fluidly connecting the interior of the outer retractable rod with an exterior of the outer retractable rod;
wherein the retractable rod and the outer retractable rod are 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 and the outer retractable rod extendable through either the proximal end or the open distal end of the rolled paper;
wherein the retractable rod and the outer retractable rod are surrounded by a smokable material within the rolled paper of the cigarette when the retractable rod and the outer retractable rod are extended through the rolled paper;
the apparatus further comprising an adhesive operable to be pumped through the interior of the outer retractable rod to exit the plurality of apertures thereof and adhere to the smokable material;
the apparatus further comprising air operable to be dispersed through the hollow interior of the retractable rod to exit the plurality of apertures thereof and dry the adhesive adhered to the smokable material;
wherein, upon the adhesive exiting the plurality of apertures of the outer retractable rod, the outer retractable rod is operable to be retracted from the cigarette independently of the retractable rod;
wherein, upon the outer retractable rod retracting from the cigarette independently of the retractable rod, the retractable rod is operable to disperse the air through the plurality of apertures thereof to dry the adhesive adhered to the smokable material, and then be retracted from the cigarette to provide an air channel through the smokable material, and wherein the dried adhesive helps maintain the air channel through the smokable material upon retraction of the retractable rod.