Patent Publication Number: US-2015083142-A1

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

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a non-provisional of U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 61/872,369, filed Aug. 30, 2013, which application is incorporated herein by reference and to which priority is hereby claimed. 
    
    
     STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
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     REFERENCE TO A “MICROFICHE APPENDIX” 
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     BACKGROUND 
     The variety, quality and size of ready-made cigars and/or cigarillos satisfy the majority of the public. However, a small segment of connoisseurs insist that nothing can compare with the taste and smell of custom-blended tobacco products. These knowledgeable individuals are very selective in the manner their tobacco products are rolled and in the grade of tobacco used. A still smaller segment of aficionados prefers to roll their own tobacco products. They buy tobacco leaves or cigar wrappings and use their preferred brand of crushed tobacco. Some people buy inexpensive cigars, cut them with a sharp blade along the side, and carefully pry the cut cigar open. The innermost layers are then removed and substituted with a favorite brand of crushed tobacco, which may come from cigarettes or bulk tobacco blend. The user then brings the cut edges of the cigar together, closing the outer layers of the cigar over the “stuffing.” The edges are then sealed with a liquid or honey, and a new cigar is ready for smoking. 
     Some reports indicate that the roll-your-own tobacco market is flourishing. In some countries, the roll-your-own products now hold a substantial share of the tobacco market, and their consumers represent more than 10% of the smoking population. This may be explained by the ability of a consumer to create a tailor-made product, as opposed to commercially available types of tobacco products. 
     A disadvantage of the existing method of making such custom-made tobacco product is that a consumer has to be skillful in the rolling of tobacco products, that is to have a certain finger dexterity, which would allow him to make a tobacco product shell without crushing the item being used to make the tobacco product. Inexperienced people often become frustrated when the finished product collapses because the tobacco product was not properly rolled. 
     In the prior art there are various items which assist consumers in making customized cigars. For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 6,742,525 discloses a “tobacco product . . . formed by rolling a sheet of material supplied by a roll or rolls (e.g. moistened tobacco leaves) and/or homogenized sheet tobacco about a slit mandrel to form a shaped tube. The shaped tube is then packaged for shipment to an end user or consumer. The shaped tube remains in the rolled, shaped tube form inside the package. After the shaped tube is removed from the package, a consumer can fill the tube with crushed tobacco leaves or other tobacco filler material of a favorite blend, thereby eliminating some steps in the making of a “roll-your-own” tobacco product.” (&#39;525 patent: Abstract). 
     However, this prior art system has limited amount of sealing the shaped tube and in many instances requires the cigar glue or adhesives to form the seal in making the custom cigar. Additionally, these prior art systems tend to require the user to seal the rolled tobacco product along the longitudinal length of the tobacco product to stop the product. 
     It would be advantageous to provide a tobacco product which avoids the disadvantages of the prior art. 
     While certain novel features of this invention shown and described below are pointed out in the annexed claims, the invention is not intended to be limited to the details specified, since a person of ordinary skill in the relevant art will understand that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention. No feature of the invention is critical or essential unless it is expressly stated as being “critical” or “essential.” 
     BRIEF SUMMARY 
     In one embodiment the pre-rolled smokable sheet includes binder and wrapper layers with a plurality of openings (but no glue or adhesive in connection openings) for assisting with sealing of a custom made finished cigar or cigarillo. 
     In one embodiment the pre-rolled smokable sheets are comprised of homogenized tobacco paper. 
     In one embodiment the pre-rolled smokable sheets are comprised of natural leaves. 
     In one embodiment the pre-rolled smokable sheets are comprised of smokable materials. 
     In various embodiments the pre-rolled smokable sheets are comprised of smokable materials chosen from any combination of the following materials: natural leaf, homogenized tobacco paper, pipe tobacco, different types of flavored tobacco, cellulose (clear, opaque, or colored), paper, cigarette paper, rice paper, tea leaves, kanna, blue lotus,  salvia, salvia eivinorm , wild dagga, kratom, herbal non-tobacco, Celandine Poppy, Mugwort, Purple Lavender Flowers, Coltsfoot Leaf, Ginger root, California Poppy, Sinicuichi, St. John&#39;s Wort, Capillarius herba, Yerba Lenna Yesca, Calea Zacatechichi, Leonurus Sibericus Flowers, Wild Dagga Flowers, Klip Dagga Leaf, Damiana, Hookah,  Hemia salicifolia , Kava Kava,  Avena Sativa , scotch broom topps, Valarian, capillarius, herba, Wild clip dagga,  Leonurus sibiricus , Kanna, Sinicuichi, and/or  lactuca virosa.    
     In various embodiments the tobacco filler material used to make the custom cigar or cigarillo is selected from any combination of the following types of filler material: smoking tobacco, pipe tobacco, different types of flavored tobacco, tea leaves, kanna, blue lotus,  salvia, salvia eivinorm , wild dagga, kratom, herbal non-tobacco, Celandine Poppy, Mugwort, Purple Lavender Flowers, Coltsfoot Leaf, Ginger root, California Poppy, Sinicuichi, St. John&#39;s Wort, Capillarius herba, Yerba Lenna Yesca, Calea Zacatechichi,  Leonurus  Sibericus Flowers, Wild Dagga Flowers, Klip Dagga Leaf, Damiana, Hookah,  Hemia salicifolia , Kava Kava,  Avena Sativa , scotch broom topps, Valarian, capillarius, herba, Wild clip dagga,  Leonurus sibiricus , Kanna, Sinicuichi, and/or  lactuca virosa.    
     One embodiment provides various configurations of additional pre-rolled sheets having similar plurality of openings and no glue or adhesive on their edges. One embodiment includes a layered configuration of pre-rolled sheets including a first sheet of homogenized tobacco paper, a second sheet of natural leaf, and a third sheet of homogenized tobacco paper. One embodiment includes a layered configuration of pre-rolled sheets including a first sheet of natural leaf, a second sheet of homogenized tobacco paper, and a third sheet of natural leaf One embodiment includes a plurality of additional pre-rolled sheets numbering 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30. Various embodiments include possible ranges between any of the combinations of the above listed numbers. For example, between 3 and 20, 5 and 15, etc. 
     One embodiment additional pre-rolled includes sheets with pluralities of openings on their edges, the sheets being made of the same material, such as homogenized tobacco paper, natural leaf, rolling paper, and/or sheets of other smokable materials. One embodiment includes possible combinations of the different types of sheets of homogenized tobacco paper, natural leaf, rolling paper, and/or sheets of other smokable materials. One embodiment includes sheets comprised of different smokable materials chosen from any combination of the following types of materials: natural leaf, homogenized tobacco paper, pipe tobacco, different types of flavored tobacco, tea leaves, kanna, blue lotus,  salvia, salvia eivinorm , wild dagga, kratom, herbal non-tobacco, Celandine Poppy, Mugwort, Purple Lavender Flowers, Coltsfoot Leaf, Ginger root, California Poppy, Sinicuichi, St. John&#39;s Wort, Capillarius herba, Yerba Lenna Yesca, Calea Zacatechichi,  Leonurus  Sibericus Flowers, Wild Dagga Flowers, Klip Dagga Leaf, Damiana, Hookah,  Hemia salicifolia , Kava Kava,  Avena Sativa , scotch broom topps, Valarian, capillarius, herba, Wild clip dagga,  Leonurus sibiricus , Kanna, Sinicuichi, and/or  lactuca virosa.    
     In various embodiments supporting form casings can be comprised of one or more of the following materials or combinations of materials: filter material, sponge, cotton, paper, cardboard, wood, metal, tobacco, hemp, hemp paper, clove, mir, willow bark,  dogwood cornus  sp, red osier, pipsissewa, chimaphila, pyrola, kinnikinnik, arctostaphylos uva-ursi, camomile herbs, manzanita,  shrubby arctostaphylos  sp, madrone,  arbutus menziesii , blackberry,  rubus  sp, scotch broom,  cytisus, scoparius, cannabis , hemp THC-free, calamus, mullein, and/or  verbascum thapsus . In various embodiments form casings can be comprised of sticks, tobacco sticks, and/or pipe cleaners.bark, In one embodiment filter material can be comprised of acetate, paper, plastic, polymer, cotton, charcoal, and/or a combination of one or more of the specified materials. 
     One embodiment of the method enables an end user to make his or her own custom finished tobacco products with a selected, custom filler material/blend of filler material. The method preferably includes the use of a liquid for moisturizing, and also preferably includes flavoring and/or scenting. The liquid can be, in whole or in part, water, alcohol, solvent, oil, propylene glycol, ethyl alcohol, glycerin, benzyl alcohol as examples. The liquid can be flavored and/or scented with items such as for example apple, apple martini, berries, blueberry, champagne, chocolate, coco/vanilla, cognac, cosmo, gin, grape, honey, lychee, mango, menthol, mint choco, peach, piña colada, punch, purple, rum, strawberry/kiwi, vanilla, watermelon, wet cherry, and/or whiskey. 
     The flavors are preferably added to the form casings and/or pre-rolled sheets with a liquid. This flavored liquid is typically applied at levels of between about 0.01 to 45% by weight, and preferably between about 0.1% to 10% by weight. This flavored liquid is typically applied to the at least one pre-rolled sheet with a carrier liquid such as ethyl alcohol, propylene glycol, water or the like. Glycerin and invert sugar can also be used as a carrier. Some humectants can also be used, however, little or no humectants can be used. In general terms, the flavors can be provided by botanical extracts, essential oils, or artificial flavor chemicals, any one of which or a combination thereof mixed with a carrying solvent such as propylene glycol, ethyl alcohol, glycerin, benzyl alcohol, or other alcohol, for example. Other flavors can include cocoa, licorice, coffee, vanilla or other botanical extracts. Essentials oils can be used such as wine essence, cognac oil, rose oil, mate or other oils. 
     In various embodiments instructions can be provided with the packaging (or on the packaging) showing one or more of the steps of unrolling a pre-rolled sheet, filling the interior volume with a consumer&#39;s custom tobacco filler material, and closing the inner shell using the plurality of openings to create a seal between the opposed edges of the pre-rolled sheet to form a custom made cigar or cigarillo. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Reference will now be made to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals, and wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a top view of one embodiment of a smokable sheet having a plurality of sealing openings where the openings extend the length of the sheet and to a specified depth. 
         FIG. 2  is a top view of one embodiment of a smokable sheet having a plurality of sealing openings where the openings extend to a specified depth, but do not extend the length of the sheet on at least one side. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of a plurality of flat smokable sheets of the  FIG. 1  construction with at least one intermediate separating sheet between two of the smokable sheets. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view of a plurality of pre-rolled smokable sheets of the  FIG. 1  construction with at least one intermediate separating sheet between two of the smokable sheets, where the plurality of smokable pre-rolled sheets are supported by a form mandrel. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view of two sets of pluralities of pre-rolled smokable sheets of the construction shown in  FIG. 4  which are both packaged for sale. 
         FIG. 6  is a close up perspective view of the plurality of pre-rolled smokable sheets of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 7  is a close up perspective view of the plurality of pre-rolled smokable sheets of  FIG. 4 , where portions of the outer pre-rolled smokable sheet and outer separating sheet have been removed to better see the inner pre-rolled smokable sheets and separating sheets. 
         FIGS. 7 through 10  are perspective views illustrating the steps of opening creating a custom cigar or cigarillo from one of the pre-rolled sheets of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 8  is a perspective view of a pre-rolled sheet removed from the form mandrel, with the edges of the sheet being pulled apart to open the bore, tobacco filler material being placed in this inner bore or volume, and the pre-rolled sheet having a memory tending to cause it to roll back up thereby closing the inner bore and confining the tobacco filler material. 
         FIG. 9  schematically indicates that the sheet is rolled with the tobacco filler material in the inner volume such that the plurality of openings are placed over the opposing edge of the pre-rolled sheet to cause the edges to seal together. 
         FIG. 10  is a perspective view of the custom made finished cigar or cigarillo which is now ready to smoke. 
         FIG. 11  is a close up perspective view of the finished custom cigar or cigarillo where a portion of the outer edge of the pre-rolled smokable sheet has been removed to better see the opposed edge of the pre-rolled smokable sheet, and that the plurality of openings seal over the opposed edge of the pre-rolled smokable sheet. 
         FIG. 12  is a top view of the finished cigar or cigarillo of  FIG. 10 . 
         FIG. 13  is a top view of one embodiment of a smokable sheet having a plurality of sealing openings on a plurality of sealing tabs where the tabs. 
         FIG. 14  is a top view of another embodiment of a smokable sheet having a plurality of sealing openings on a sealing tab on the left hand side of the sheet. 
         FIG. 15  is a top view of another embodiment of a smokable sheet having a plurality of sealing openings on a sealing tab on the right hand side of the sheet. 
         FIG. 16  is a top view of another embodiment of a smokable sheet having multiple sets of spaced apart groupings of plurality of sealing openings on a longer side of a rectangular sheet. 
         FIG. 17  is a top view of another embodiment of a smokable sheet having multiple sets of spaced apart groupings of plurality of sealing openings on a shorter side of a rectangular sheet. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Detailed descriptions of one or more preferred embodiments are provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in any appropriate system, structure or manner. Reference will now be made to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals. 
     Sheet  100  can be comprised of smokable materials chosen from any combination of the following materials: natural leaf, homogenized tobacco paper, pipe tobacco, different types of flavored tobacco, cellulose (clear, opaque, or colored), paper, tea leaves, kanna, blue lotus,  salvia, salvia eivinorm , wild dagga, kratom, herbal non-tobacco, Celandine Poppy, Mugwort, Purple Lavender Flowers, Coltsfoot Leaf, Ginger root, California Poppy, Sinicuichi, St. John&#39;s Wort, Capillarius herba, Yerba Lenna Yesca, Calea Zacatechichi,  Leonurus Sibericus  Flowers, Wild Dagga Flowers, Klip Dagga Leaf, Damiana, Hookah,  Hernia salicifolia , Kava Kava,  Avena Sativa , scotch broom topps, Valarian, capillarius, herba, Wild clip dagga,  Leonurus sibiricus , Kanna, Sinicuichi, and/or  lactuca virosa.    
       FIGS. 4 ,  6 , and  7  are perspective views of a plurality of pre-rolled sheets  100 ,  100 ′, and  100 ″ wrapped about form mandrel  600 . Arrow  430  in  FIG. 6  schematically represents the step of rolling in creating the pre-rolled condition of the pre-rolled sheets. In different embodiments, pre-rolled sheet  100 ′ and/or  100 ″ can be omitted. During the rolling process form mandrel  600  serves as a casing or form mandrel for pre-rolling sheets  100 ,  100 ′, and  100 ″. When sheet  100  is so pre-rolled (schematically indicated by arrow  440  in  FIG. 7 ), after being unrolled it will have a “rolling memory” tending to cause it to roll up again and assisting in the process of making a custom made cigar or cigarillo. The action of the “rolling memory” and “rolled memory” better assists an individual in making a custom made cigar or cigarillo. The process of making a custom made cigar or cigarette will be described below. 
     Pre-rolled sheets  100 ,  100 ′, and  100 ″ can be placed in packaging for sale, such as that shown in  FIG. 5 . Also alternatively, intermediate (and unattached) sheets  200 ,  200 ′, and/or  200 ″ can be placed respectively on the lower surfaces  104 , 104 ′, 104 ″ of sheets  100 ,  100 ′,  100 ″ to prevent sheets  100 , 100 ′,  100 ″ from sticking to themselves or other sheets (e.g.,  100 ′,  100 ″, etc.). These intermediate sheets  200 , 200 ′, 200 ″ can be of a construction to serve as a moisture barrier, and preferably be about the same size as sheets  100 , 100 ′, 100 ″, but would not be connected to the sheets. This intermediate sheets  200 ,  200 ′,  200 ″ assist in the unrolling process of sheets  100 , 100 ′, 100 ″ from form mandrel  600 . Additionally, these intermediate sheets  200 , 200 ′, 200 ″ inhibit moisture loss from the sheets. 
     When making custom cigar  800 , the intermediate sheet  200  would be removed and discarded after sheet  100  was unrolled from form case  600  (and respectively intermediate sheet  200 ′ from sheet  100 ′, and sheet  200 ″ from sheet  100 ″). If intermediate sheet  200  is used, it should be removed before making custom cigar or cigarillo  800  from sheet  100  because sheet  200  is not smokable. 
     Plurality of openings  1000  along a substantial portion of the longitudinal length of sheet  100  assists users (compared to no openings) in sealing spaced apart edges of sheet  100  (e.g., edges  120  and  140  in forming the custom made cigar or cigarillo  800  after custom cigar or cigarillo  800  has been filled with tobacco filler material  22 ).  FIG. 2  is a perspective view of another alternative embodiment of smokable sheet  300  having irregularly shaped openings  2000  along its longitudinal length of one side  320 . 
       FIGS. 1 and 2  show various embodiments for plurality of openings  1000  in connection with their placement on smokable sheets. 
     In various embodiments plurality of openings  1000 ,  2000 ,  2200 , and  2300  should preferably have an average size of less than or equal to one millimeter. In different embodiments the average size of the openings can range between about 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, and 2 millimeters. In various embodiments the average size of the openings can range between about any two of the above specified average sizes. 
     In various embodiments plurality of openings  1000 ,  2000 ,  2200 , and  2300  can preferably be arranged in rows. In different embodiments the number of rows can be at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and/or 20. In various embodiments the number of rows can range between any two of the above specified number of rows. 
     In various embodiments plurality of openings  1000 ,  2000 ,  2200 , and  2300  can preferably be arranged in columns. In different embodiments the number of columns can be at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and/or 100. In various embodiments the number of columns can range between any two of the above specified number of columns. 
     In various embodiments plurality of openings  1000  can be located adjacent one edge of sheet  100  (e.g., edge  120 ) and extend away from such edge a defined amount (e.g., along edge  110  and dimension  114 ) leaving the remaining portion of sheet  100  without openings (e.g., along dimension  116 ). In various embodiments plurality of openings  1000  can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and/or 60 percent of sheet  100 &#39;s height (e.g., length  112 ). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent  114  of plurality of opening  1000  extend along the height  112  of sheet  100 . In  FIG. 1 , the extent that plurality of openings extend along height  112  can be represented by dimension  114 , and the extent of height not occupied by plurality of openings  1000  can be represented by dimension  116 . Dimension  116  added to dimension  114  equals dimension  112 , representing the full height of edge  110 . 
     In various embodiments plurality of openings  1000  can cover the entirety of sheet  100  for both length (e.g., dimension  122 ) and width or height (e.g., dimension  112 ). 
     In various embodiments plurality of openings  1000  can be located adjacent one edge of sheet  100  (e.g., edge  120 ) and extend along a substantial portion (although not its entire longitudinal length). In various embodiments plurality of openings  1000  can extend about 50, 55, 60, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, and/or 100 percent of sheet  100 &#39;s longitudinal length (e.g., length  122 ). In various embodiments ranges between any of the two above specified percentages can be used for opening the longitudinal length. 
       FIG. 2  is a top view of smokable sheet  300  having a plurality of sealing openings  2000  where the openings  2000  extend a portion of the longitudinal length  326 , but do not extend the entire length  322  of sheet  300  on at least one side (dimension  324  on edge  330  and/or dimension  328  on edge  310 ). 
     Similar to the embodiment of plurality of openings  1000  for sheet  100 , in various embodiments plurality of openings  2000  can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and/or 33 percent of sheet  300 &#39;s height (e.g., length  312 ). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent  314  of plurality of openings  2000  extend along the height  312  of sheet  200 . 
     In various embodiments plurality of openings  2000  (in  FIG. 2  schematically indicated by dimension  326 ) can extend about 50, 55, 60, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, and/or 100 percent of sheet  300 &#39;s longitudinal length (e.g., length  322 ). In various embodiments ranges between any of the two above specified percentages can be used for dimension  326  for plurality of openings  2000  along longitudinal length  322 . 
     In various embodiments no additional cigar glue or adhesive is contained in the area of the plurality of openings  1000 . 
     In one embodiment, intermediate sheets  200 , 200 ′, 200 ″ can be placed above or below smokable sheet  100 , or between two smokable sheets  100 ,  100 ′, or between three smokable sheets  100 ,  100 ′, and  100 ″. Intermediate sheets can be comprised of Low &amp; High Density Polyethylene with EVA additive, Linear Low Density Poly, Polypropylene, Orientated Polypropylene, Cast Polypropylene, PVC, Polyester, Vaper Barrier packaging, Moisture Barrier packaging, Laminated packaging, Shrink film, Stretch Film, Foil Films, Metalized Film, Cellophane, and Polyethylene Terephthalat. 
     Packaging  700  can include, but are not limited to, Low &amp; High Density Polyethylene with EVA additive, Linear Low Density Poly, Polypropylene, Orientated Polypropylene, Cast Polypropylene, PVC, Polyester, Vaper Barrier packaging, Moisture Barrier packaging, Laminated packaging, Shrink film, Stretch Film, Foil Films (which can be translucent or opaque), Metalized Film, Cellophane, and Polyethylene Terephthalat. In addition to an “EVA” additive a barrier foil lamination can be used being either coated or metallized. The packaging, whether plastic, aluminum, or glass, keeps moisture in or dramatically slows down moisture loss from the pre-rolled sheet(s). It is preferable that the wrapping material have adequate moisture resistant properties so that the tobacco product does not dry out before use by consumers. 
     The packaging can have indicia which provides consumers with information concerning the sets of tobacco products, such as flavoring, scent, moisture, or other information. The carton can itself be covered by wrapper. 
       FIGS. 4-7  show the use of a non-smokable form casing  600  which can be used to support pre-rolled smokable sheet  100 . Form mandrel  600  can be comprised of a rigid or flexible material in a form of a cylinder of a predetermined length and outer diameter. Form casing/mandrel  600  can be made either hollow, with a central opening, or as a solid body. It is desirable that form casing/mandrel  600  be substantially inflexible and strong enough to withstand forces applied to form casing/mandrel  600  when the unit is shipped to its ultimate selling outlet, and when pre-rolled smokable sheet  100  unrolled from form casing/mandrel  600 . In various embodiments form casing  600  can be comprised of one or more of the following materials or combinations of materials: filter material, sponge, cotton, paper, cardboard, wood, metal, tobacco, hemp, hemp paper, clove, mir, willow bark,  dogwood cornus  sp, red osier, pipsissewa, chimaphila, pyrola, kinnikinnik,  arctostaphylos uva - ursi , camomile herbs, manzanita,  shrubby arctostaphylos  sp, madrone,  arbutus menziesii , blackberry,  rubus  sp, scotch broom,  cytisus, scoparius, cannabis , hemp THC-free, calamus, mullein, and/or  verbascum thapsus . In various embodiments form casing  600  can be comprised of sticks, tobacco sticks, and/or pipe cleaners. In one embodiment filter material can be comprised of acetate, paper, plastic, polymer, cotton, charcoal, and/or a combination of one or more of the specified materials. In one embodiment, form casing  600  can include two layers (inside and outside layers). The layers can be comprised of an aluminum/polymer/non-smokable outside layer and tobacco filler inside layer. 
       FIGS. 5 and 7  through  12  illustrate the steps in one embodiment for making a custom made cigar or cigarillo using pre-rolled sheet  100 . 
       FIG. 8  is a perspective view of a pre-rolled sheet  100  removed from the form mandrel  600 , with the edges  120 , 140  being pulled apart to open the bore  410 , tobacco filler material  22  being placed in this inner bore or volume  410 , and the pre-rolled sheet  100  having a memory tending to cause it to roll back up thereby closing the inner bore  410  and confining the tobacco filler material  22 . 
       FIG. 9  schematically indicates that the sheet  100  is rolled with the tobacco filler material  22  in the inner volume  410  such that the plurality of openings  1000  are placed over the opposing edge  140  of the pre-rolled sheet  100  to cause the overlapping edges  120 , 140  to seal together. 
       FIG. 11  is a close up perspective view of the finished custom cigar or cigarillo  800 , with arrows  70 , 71 , and  72  schematically indicating the application of moisture top side of plurality of openings  100 , and where a portion of the outer edge  120  of the pre-rolled smokable sheet  100  has been removed to better see how the opposed edge  140  seals the plurality of openings  1000 .  FIG. 12  is a top view of the finished cigar or cigarillo  800  also showing that the opposed edge  140  of the pre-rolled smokable sheet  100  seals the openings  1000 . 
     The first step would be to remove smoking apparatus  400  from packaging or pouch  700  (see  FIGS. 5 and 7 ), and then remove pre-rolled smokable sheet  100  from form casing  600  (schematically shown by arrow  440  in  FIG. 7 ).  FIG. 8  is a perspective view of the step of filling pre-rolled smokable sheet  100  with a user&#39;s custom selected tobacco filler  20 . Smokable sheet  100  can have its edges  120  and  140  pulled/spaced apart by a user (schematically indicated by arrows  53  and  54 ) to better expose inner bore or volume  410 . Next, the step of adding a selected custom tobacco filler  20  material to bore or volume  410  (schematically indicated by arrow  22 ), and releasing edges  120 , 140  so that the rolling memory of sheet  100  tends to roll itself (schematically indicated by arrows  55  and  56 ) back around the tobacco filler in bore or volume  410 . Arrows  55  and  56  schematically indicate the “rolling memory” of smokable sheet  100  wherein this rolling memory tends to cause edges  120  and  140  to move back towards one another (when edges  120  and  140  are moved apart). Such “rolling memory” greatly assists in the re-rolling process—after custom tobacco filler material  22  has been added to inner bore or volume  410 . 
       FIGS. 8 through 12  are perspective views illustrating the steps of, following the addition of the selected tobacco filler material  22  (schematically shown in  FIG. 8 ), then moving closer edges  120  and  140  of smokable sheet  100  to enclose tobacco filler material  22  now contained in exposed inner bore or volume  400  of smokable sheet (schematically indicated by arrows  55  and  56  in  FIG. 8  where, in moving closer edges  120  and  140 , beyond any rolling memory, a user can use his hands and fingers which user is not shown). Edges  120  and  140  will continue to be moved closer together (schematically indicated by arrow  60  in  FIG. 9 ), and then pass each other causing outer smokable sheet  100  to at least partially overlap itself when closing interior bore or volume  410 , such that the extent of plurality of openings  1000  (indicated by dimension  114 ) overlap edge  140  and edge  140  seals plurality of openings (shown in  FIGS. 10 through 12 ). The user can apply moisture to edge  140  and/or plurality of openings  1000  to effect a seal between edge  140  and edge  120 . 
     While edges  120  and  140  overlap, moisture can be applied by the user on the outside surface  104  of sheet  100  at the location of the plurality of openings  1000  which applied moisture can travel from outside surface  104 , through plurality of openings, and into inside surface  102  of edge  120  along with outside surface  104  of overlapped edge  140 , wetting both the underside  102  of edge  120  and top side  104  of edge  140  for effecting a seal between the two edges. Arrows  70 , 71 , and  72  in  FIG. 12  schematically indicate the step of applying moisture top side of plurality of openings  1000 . Pressure can be applied along such overlapped edge (schematically indicated by arrows  61  and  61  along with the area between these two arrows), to effect a seal between the two overlapping edges. In one embodiment moisture is applied by licking top side plurality of openings  1000 . 
     In one embodiment a set of instructions for wetting top side of the plurality of openings can be provided.  FIG. 5  includes instructions  770 , which can be printed on packaging  700 , instructing the consumer that the plurality of openings are to be wetted topside, and such wetting will migrate through the plurality of openings to seal the overlapping edges. In other embodiments the instructions  770  can be included inside packaging  700 . 
       FIG. 10  is a perspective view of the custom made finished cigar or cigarillo  800  which is now ready to smoke. First end (located at edge  110  of smokable sheet  100 ) can be lit and second end (located at edge  130  of smokable sheet  100 ) can be placed in the mouth of the smoker. 
       FIGS. 13-15  show alternative embodiments of smokable sheet  300  having one or two sealing tabs  370  and/or  380  with plurality of sealing openings  2200  and/or  2300  on such tab or tabs. 
       FIG. 13  is a top view of one embodiment of a smokable sheet  300 ′ having a plurality of sealing openings  2200  and  2300  on a plurality of sealing tabs  370  and  380  where the tabs  370  and  380  extends a length  314  beyond the edge  320 . 
       FIG. 14  is a top view of another embodiment of a smokable sheet  300 ″ having a plurality of sealing openings  2200  on a sealing tab  370  on the left hand side of the sheet (edge  330 ) where the tab  370  extends a length  314  beyond edge  320 . 
       FIG. 15  is a top view of another embodiment of a smokable sheet  300 ′″ having a plurality of sealing openings  2300  on sealing tab  380  on the right hand side of the sheet (edge  310 ) where the tab  380  extends a length  314  beyond edge  320 . 
     In various embodiments plurality of sealing openings  2200  and/or  2300  can be located adjacent one edge of the sheet (e.g., edges  310  or  320 ) in tabs  370  and/or  380 . In various embodiments tabs  370  and/or  380  can extend along a substantial portion (although not its entire longitudinal length) of the sheet. In various embodiments the sets of plurality of sealing openings  2200  and/or  2300  can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and/or 60 percent of sheet  300 &#39;s longitudinal length (e.g., length  322 ). In various embodiments ranges between any of the two above specified percentages can be used for opening the longitudinal length. 
     In various embodiments plurality of sealing openings  2200  and/or  2300  can be located adjacent one edge of sheet (e.g., edge  320 ) and extend away from such edge a defined amount. In various embodiments plurality of sealing openings  2200  and/or  2300  can extend an amount such that the length (e.g., dimension  314 ) is about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and/or 33 percent of sheet  300 &#39;s height (e.g., length  312 ). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent  314  of plurality of sealing openings  2200  and/or  2300  extend along the height  312  of sheet  300 . In  FIGS. 13-15 , the extent that plurality of sealing openings  2200  and/or  2300  extend along height  312  can be represented by dimension  314 , and the extent of height not occupied by plurality of openings  2200  and/or  2300  can be represented by dimension  316 . Dimension  316  added to dimension  314  equals dimension  312 , representing the full height of edge  310 . 
     Sheets  300 ′,  300 ″, and/or  300 ′″ can be used in any of the embodiments in the steps described with the other embodiments. However, plurality of sealing openings  2200  and/or  2300  in sealing tabs  370  and/or  380  can be used to seal the finished tobacco product (instead of plurality of sealing openings  1000  or  2000 ). 
     As part of the method, the tobacco products disclosed in this application can be sprayed with a liquid that preferably includes a flavoring. 
       FIG. 16  is a top view of another embodiment of a smokable sheet  100 ′ having multiple sets of spaced apart groupings of plurality of sealing openings (e.g.,  2200  and  2300 ) this sheet of rectangular shape. It is envisioned that tobacco filler will be added to this sheet  100 ′ and rolled along its shorter edges (e.g., edges  110  and  130 ) so that a longer smoking product will be created (of about length of dimension  122 ). 
     In various embodiments first plurality of openings  2200  can be located adjacent one edge of sheet  100  (e.g., edge  120 ) and extend away from such edge a defined amount (e.g., along edge  110  and dimension  114 ). In various embodiments first plurality of openings  2200  can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and/or 60 percent of the height of sheet  100 &#39;s (e.g., length  112 ). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent  114  of first plurality of openings  2200  extending along the height  112  of sheet  100 ′. In  FIG. 16 , the extent that first plurality of openings  2200  extend along height  112  can be represented by dimension  114 . 
     In various embodiments second plurality of openings  2300  can be spaced apart from first plurality of openings  2200  (represented by dimension  117 ) and second plurality of openings  2300  can extend along an edge a defined amount (e.g., along edge  110  and dimension  115 ). In various embodiments second plurality of openings  2300  can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and/or 60 percent of the height of sheet  100 ′ (e.g., length  112 ). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent  115  of second plurality of openings  2300  extending along the height  112  of sheet  100 ′. In  FIG. 16 , the extent that second plurality of openings  2300  extend along height  112  can be represented by dimension  115 . 
     In various embodiments second plurality of openings  2300  can be spaced apart from edge  140  which edge  140  is opposed to edge  120  that first plurality of openings  2200  are located adjacent to. Spacing apart second plurality of openings  2200  from edge  140  is schematically represented by dimension  118 . In various embodiments spacing apart dimension  118  can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90 and/or 95 percent of the height of sheet  100 ′ (e.g., length  112 ). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent of spacing apart dimension  118  extends along the height  112  of sheet  100 ′. 
     In various embodiments second plurality of openings  2300  can be spaced apart from first plurality of openings  2200 . Spacing apart second plurality of openings  2200  from first plurality of openings is schematically represented by dimension  117 . In various embodiments spacing apart dimension  117  can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90 and/or 95 percent of the height of sheet  100 ′ (e.g., length  112 ). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent of spacing apart dimension  117  extends along the height  112  of sheet  100 ′. 
     In various embodiments first and second plurality of openings  2200  and  2300  can extend along a substantial portion (although not its entire longitudinal length) of a side (e.g., side  120  and of dimension  122 ). In various embodiments first and second plurality of openings  2200  and  2300  can extend about 50, 55, 60, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, and/or 100 percent of the longitudinal length of sheet  100 ′ (e.g., length  122 ). In various embodiments ranges between any of the two above specified percentages can be used the extension of the plurality of openings. 
       FIG. 17  is a top view of another embodiment of a smokable sheet  300 ″″ having multiple sets of spaced apart groupings of plurality of sealing openings on a shorter side of a rectangular sheet. It is envisioned that tobacco filler will be added to this sheet  300 ″″ and rolled along its shorter edges (e.g., edges  310  and  330 ) so that a longer smoking product will be created (of about length of dimension  322 ). 
     In various embodiments first plurality of openings  2200  can be located adjacent one edge of sheet  300 ″″ (e.g., edge  330 ) and extend away from such edge a defined amount (e.g., along edge  320  and dimension  328 ). In various embodiments first plurality of openings  2200  can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and/or 60 percent of sheet  300 ″″&#39;s length (e.g., length  322 ). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent  328  of first plurality of openings  2200  extending along the length  322  of sheet  300 ″″. In  FIG. 17 , the extent that first plurality of openings  2200  extend along side  320  can be represented by dimension  322 . 
     In various embodiments second plurality of openings  2300  can be spaced apart from first plurality of openings  2200  (represented by dimension  326 ) and second plurality of openings  2300  can extend along an edge a defined amount (e.g., along edge  320  and dimension  324 ). In various embodiments second plurality of openings  2300  can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and/or 60 percent of the length of sheet  300 ″″ length (e.g., length  322 ). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent (e.g., dimension  324 ) that second plurality of openings  2300  extend along the length  322  of sheet  300 ″″. In  FIG. 17 , the extent that second plurality of openings  2300  extend along side  320  can be represented by dimension  324 . 
     In various embodiments second plurality of openings  2300  can also be spaced apart from edge  310  which edge  310  is opposed to edge  330  that first plurality of openings  2200  are located adjacent to. Spacing apart second plurality of openings  2200  from edge  310  is not schematically shown in  FIG. 17 . In various embodiments spacing apart dimension of second plurality of openings  2300  from edge  310  can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90 and/or 95 percent of the height of sheet  300 ′″ (e.g., length  322 ). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent of spacing apart of second plurality of openings  2300  from edge  310  which spacing apart extends along the height  322  of sheet  300 ″″. 
     In various embodiments second plurality of openings  2300  can be spaced apart from first plurality of openings  2200 . Spacing apart second plurality of openings  2200  from first plurality of openings is schematically represented by dimension  326 . In various embodiments spacing apart dimension  326  can extend about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90 and/or 95 percent of the height of sheet  300 ′″ (e.g., length  322 ). In various embodiments ranges between any two of the above specified percentages can be used for limiting the extent of spacing apart dimension  326  extends along the height of sheet  300 ″″. 
     In various embodiments first and second plurality of openings  2200  and  2300  can extend along a substantial portion (although not its entire width) of a side (e.g., side  310  and of dimension  112 ). In various embodiments first and second plurality of openings  2200  and  2300  can extend about 50, 55, 60, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, and/or 100 percent of height of sheet  300 ″″(e.g., length  112 ). In various embodiments ranges between any of the two above specified percentages can be used the extension of the plurality of openings. 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                   
               
               
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                 cigar 
               
               
                 20 
                 tobacco filler material 
               
               
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                 arrow 
               
               
                 53 
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                 70 
                 moisture arrow 
               
               
                 71 
                 moisture arrow 
               
               
                 72 
                 moisture arrow 
               
               
                 90 
                 adhesive 
               
               
                 100 
                 smokable sheet 
               
               
                 102 
                 interior face 
               
               
                 104 
                 exterior face 
               
               
                 110 
                 edge 
               
               
                 112 
                 height of sheet on edge 110 
               
               
                 114 
                 dimension regarding depth of openings or 
               
               
                   
                 perforations 
               
               
                 116 
                 dimension regarding depth of sheet not 
               
               
                   
                 having openings or perforations 
               
               
                 120 
                 edge 
               
               
                 122 
                 length of sheet on edge 120 
               
               
                 130 
                 edge 
               
               
                 140 
                 edge 
               
               
                 150 
                 first end 
               
               
                 160 
                 second end 
               
               
                 170 
                 longitudinal opening 
               
               
                 200 
                 intermediate separating sheet 
               
               
                 210 
                 edge 
               
               
                 220 
                 edge 
               
               
                 230 
                 edge 
               
               
                 240 
                 edge 
               
               
                 250 
                 first end 
               
               
                 260 
                 second end 
               
               
                 300 
                 alternative smokable sheet 
               
               
                 302 
                 interior face 
               
               
                 304 
                 exterior face 
               
               
                 310 
                 edge 
               
               
                 312 
                 height of sheet on edge 310 
               
               
                 314 
                 dimension regarding depth of openings or 
               
               
                   
                 perforations 
               
               
                 316 
                 dimension regarding depth of sheet not 
               
               
                   
                 having openings or perforations 
               
               
                 320 
                 edge 
               
               
                 322 
                 length of sheet on edge 320 
               
               
                 324 
                 dimension regarding first length of sheet 
               
               
                   
                 not having openings or perforations 
               
               
                 326 
                 dimension regarding depth of openings or 
               
               
                   
                 perforations 
               
               
                 328 
                 dimension regarding second length of 
               
               
                   
                 sheet not having openings or perforations 
               
               
                 330 
                 edge 
               
               
                 340 
                 edge 
               
               
                 350 
                 first end 
               
               
                 360 
                 second end 
               
               
                 370 
                 sealing tab 
               
               
                 380 
                 sealing tab 
               
               
                 400 
                 one or more pre-rolled sheet(s) 
               
               
                 410 
                 longitudinal opening or volume 
               
               
                 430 
                 arrows 
               
               
                 440 
                 arrows 
               
               
                 600 
                 form casing 
               
               
                 700 
                 packaging such as a pouch 
               
               
                 710 
                 flap (which can include a re-usable seal 
               
               
                   
                 such as Zip-lock type seal) 
               
               
                 750 
                 carton or box 
               
               
                 770 
                 indicia and/or instructions 
               
               
                 800 
                 finished cigar 
               
               
                 1000 
                 plurality of openings or perforations 
               
               
                 2000 
                 plurality of openings or perforations 
               
               
                 2200 
                 plurality of openings or perforations 
               
               
                 2300 
                 plurality of openings or perforations 
               
               
                 3000 
                 user 
               
               
                 3010 
                 user&#39;s hand or finger or thumb 
               
               
                 3020 
                 user&#39;s hand or finger or thumb 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above. Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention set forth in the appended claims. The foregoing embodiments are presented by way of example only; the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the following claims.