Patent ID: 7383950

Claim:
A reusable and portable cigarette kit for use in the tobacco industry, said cigarette kit comprising: a case having a plurality of monolithically formed sidewalls sized and shaped for defining a substantially rectangular cavity therebetween, said case further having a centrally located longitudinal axis bifurcating selected ones of said sidewalls wherein said selected sidewalls are equidistantly spaced and extend substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, another one of said sidewalls being registered along a substantially horizontal plane and situated medially of said selected sidewalls for defining a planar bottom surface of said case, said case including a lid pivotally conjoined therewith and having a fulcrum axis about which said lid is adaptable between open and closed positions wherein the fulcrum axis is defined along a linear axis extending along an entire length of one said selected sidewalls and parallel to the longitudinal axis; an insert positioned within the cavity and having a first top surface vertically offset from said bottom surface of said case, said insert being sized and shaped to nest within the cavity such that said first top surface spans across a width of the cavity and a portion of a longitudinal length of the cavity; and a plurality of cigarettes removably stored in the cavity wherein selected ones of said cigarettes have bottom end portions situated on said bottom surface and other ones of said cigarettes have bottom end portions situated on said first top surface respectively, said cigarettes having uniquely dimensioned longitudinal lengths such that each said cigarette can be housed within a unique region of the cavity.