Foldable cigarette rolling device

Abstract

A foldable cigarette rolling device is disclosed that can be used to roll individual cigarettes for personal consumption. The device includes a lid, a main body, a trough portion that is attached to the lid and hingedly attached to the main body to move between an open and closed trough position, and a flexible belt that passes through the lid and main body. In operation, rolling product, such as tobacco, are placed upon the flexible belt within the trough portion in the open position. The device is then moved to the closed trough position, which forms a closed loop of the flexible belt around the rolling product, and the flexible belt is pulled through the device to roll a cigarette. The main body of the device can also be used to store rolling product accessories, such as a package of rolling papers that can be integrally formed with the device.

1 . A foldable cigarette rolling device, the device comprising:
 a lid;   a main body;   a trough portion attached to the lid and hingedly attached to the main body to move between an open trough position and a closed trough position; and   a flexible belt passing through a portion of the lid and passing through a portion of the main body to form an open loop within the trough portion for receiving rolling product in the open trough position and a closed loop in the closed trough position wherein an end of the main body impinges the flexible belt against the lid to form the closed loop.   
     
     
         2 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 1 , wherein the trough portion is hingedly attached to the main body between the end of the main body and a mid-point of main body. 
     
     
         3 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 2 , further comprising areas of weakness defined in the trough portion to allow for hinging movement. 
     
     
         4 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 3 , wherein the areas of weakness defined in the trough portion are formed by any one or more of a compression, an indentation, a shallow cut, or a cut-out portion. 
     
     
         5 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 1 , wherein the trough portion is biased to maintain the closed trough position. 
     
     
         6 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 5 , wherein the trough portion is biased by a resilient hinge. 
     
     
         7 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 1 , wherein the trough portion has a sidewall at each end of the trough portion. 
     
     
         8 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 7 , wherein each sidewall is comprised of resilient material that biases the trough portion towards the lid to maintain the closed trough position. 
     
     
         9 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 1 , the flexible belt further comprising a bar attached at an end of the flexible belt along a portion of the width of the flexible belt to evenly distribute a pulling force applied to the bar. 
     
     
         10 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible belt is comprised of a clear plastic. 
     
     
         11 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 10 , wherein the trough portion defines an indicator visible through the flexible belt to illustrate a fill-level. 
     
     
         12 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 1 , wherein the lid defines a groove for receiving the end of the main body to secure the device in the closed trough position 
     
     
         13 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 1 , wherein the trough portion can move to a folded position wherein the lid covers the main body. 
     
     
         14 . The foldable cigarette rolling device of  claim 1 , wherein the portion of the lid that flexible belt passes through defines a channel.