Fine-cut-tobacco portion pack and process for producing fine-cut-tobacco portion packs

Abstract

A fine-cut-tobacco portion pack ( 50 ) for use in making home-made cigarettes contains a wrapper ( 52 ) which encloses on all sides a fine-cut-tobacco filling with at least one separated tobacco portion for making a cigarette. The wrapper ( 52 ) is preferably provided with an opening device ( 58 ) for opening the wrapper ( 52 ).

1 . A fine-cut-tobacco portion pack for use in making home-made cigarettes, the fine-cut-tobacco portion pack comprising:
 a fine-cut-tobacco filling; and   a wrapper enclosing the fine-cut-tobacco filling on all sides thereof to provide at least one separated tobacco portion for making a cigarette.   
     
     
         2 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 said wrapper enclosing the fine-cut-tobacco filling on all sides thereof to provide a single-cigarette tobacco portion for making a single cigarette.   
     
     
         3 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 said wrapper enclosing the fine-cut-tobacco filling on all sides thereof to provide a plurality of separated tobacco portions for making a plurality of cigarettes.   
     
     
         4 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 said wrapper including an opening device for opening the wrapper.   
     
     
         5 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 4 ,
 said wrapper having an elongate basic shape,   said opening device being selected from the group consisting of a tear-open strip, longitudinal perforations in the wrapper, a longitudinal seam in the wrapper bonded by spots of adhesive, transverse perforations in the wrapper, encircling transverse perforations at both ends of the wrapper, a notch, a torsional region on the wrapper, a lid, and any combination thereof.   
     
     
         6 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 said wrapper is formed at least in part by a material selected from the group consisting of paper, cardboard, aluminium foil, metal foil, plastic film, aluminium-laminated papers, aluminium-coated papers, plastic-laminated papers, laminates, nonwovens, perforated material, non-smokable material, and any combination thereof.   
     
     
         7 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 2 ,
 said fine-cut-tobacco filling presenting a shape similar to a finished cigarette.   
     
     
         8 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 7 ,
 said wrapper presenting a cylindrical basic shape and including opposite ends,   said wrapper being sealed at a flat, transversely running seam zone at both ends.   
     
     
         9 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 7 ,
 said wrapper presenting a cylindrical basic shape and including opposite ends,   said wrapper being twisted or tied up at both ends.   
     
     
         10 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 7 ,
 said wrapper including opposite ends and longitudinal sides extending between the ends,   said wrapper being sealed along a flat, transversely running seam zone at both ends and along seals on both longitudinal sides.   
     
     
         11 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 said at least one tobacco portion presenting a compact formation.   
     
     
         12 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 11 ,
 said at least one tobacco portion presenting a tablet-like formation.   
     
     
         13 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 1 ; and
 a tubular casing containing the at least one tobacco portion,   said at least one tobacco portion and the tubular casing presenting a cylindrical shape and being enclosed within the wrapper.   
     
     
         14 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 13 ,
 said cylindrical shape presenting a diameter and a length, with the diameter being at least as long as the length.   
     
     
         15 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 13 ,
 said tubular casing being made of paper.   
     
     
         16 . The fine-cut-tobacco portion pack as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 said wrapper being a blister pack.   
     
     
         17 . In combination:
 a plurality of fine-cut-tobacco portion packs, each including a fine-cut-tobacco filling and a wrapper enclosing the fine-cut-tobacco filling on all sides thereof to provide at least one separated tobacco portion for making a cigarette,   said fine-cut-tobacco portion packs being arranged one beside the other; and   a fastening device connecting the plurality of fine-cut-tobacco portion packs to one another.   
     
     
         18 . The combination as claimed in  claim 17 ,
 said fastening device including at least one strip on which the fine-cut-tobacco portion packs are fixed.   
     
     
         19 . The combination as claimed in  claim 18 ,
 said at least one strip being made of paper.