Smoking paper with custom shape and smoking article having the smoking paper

Abstract

A smoking paper includes a flat sheet or sleeve having a generally rectangular base section and a generally triangular wrapper section defining a dividing line therebetween. The base section has two long sides and two short sides. The wrapper section has a hypotenuse and has a base extending from one of the short sides of the base section to the hypotenuse. The base optionally has a cut-off region enclosing an acute angle with the one short side of the base section. A smoking article includes the smoking paper and a filler disposed on the base section. The sheet or sleeve is rolled into a tube with the base section holding the filler in an interior of the tube and the wrapper section being wound into a spiral at an exterior of the tube. A mandrel and a band may also be provided.

1 . A smoking paper, comprising:
 a flat sheet or sleeve having a generally rectangular base section and a generally triangular wrapper section defining a dividing line therebetween;   said generally rectangular base section having two long sides and two short sides;   said generally triangular wrapper section having a hypotenuse and having a base extending from one of said short sides of said generally rectangular base section to said hypotenuse; and   said base having a cut-off region enclosing an acute angle with said one short side of said generally rectangular base section.   
     
     
         2 . The smoking paper according to  claim 1 , wherein said acute angle is between 5° and 60°. 
     
     
         3 . The smoking paper according to  claim 1 , wherein said cut-off region is a second cut-off region, and said generally triangular wrapper section has a separate first cut-off region at an intersection of said base and said hypotenuse. 
     
     
         4 . The smoking paper according to  claim 3 , wherein said first cut-off region is disposed at an end of said second cut-off region facing away from said generally rectangular base section. 
     
     
         5 . The smoking paper according to  claim 3 , wherein said first cut-off region is substantially parallel to said dividing line. 
     
     
         6 . The smoking paper according to  claim 1 , wherein said sheet or sleeve is formed of at least one of smokable herbs, plants, tobacco, homogenized tobacco or natural leaf materials. 
     
     
         7 . A smoking article, comprising:
 a smoking paper according to  claim 1 ; and   a filler disposed on said generally rectangular base section;   said sheet or sleeve being rolled into a tube with said generally rectangular base section holding the filler in an interior of said tube and said generally triangular wrapper section being wound into a spiral at an exterior of said tube.   
     
     
         8 . The smoking article according to  claim 7 , wherein said cut-off region is disposed at a mouthpiece end of said tube, and another of said short sides of said generally rectangular base section, located opposite to said one short side, is disposed at an end of said tube to be lighted. 
     
     
         9 . The smoking article according to  claim 7 , which further comprises a mandrel around which said tube is wound. 
     
     
         10 . The smoking article according to  claim 7 , which further comprises a band circumferentially surrounding said tube. 
     
     
         11 . The smoking article according to  claim 7 , wherein said sheet or sleeve is formed of at least one of smokable herbs, plants, tobacco, homogenized tobacco or natural leaf materials. 
     
     
         12 . The smoking article according to  claim 7 , wherein said filler is formed of at least one of smokable herbs, plants, tobacco, homogenized tobacco or natural leaf materials. 
     
     
         13 . A smoking article, comprising:
 a smoking paper having a sheet or sleeve according to  claim 1 ;   said sheet or sleeve being rolled into a tube with said generally rectangular base section in an interior of said tube and said generally triangular wrapper section being wound into a spiral at an exterior of said tube; and   a mandrel configured to permit said tube to be wound around said mandrel.   
     
     
         14 . The smoking article according to  claim 13 , which further comprises a band circumferentially surrounding said tube. 
     
     
         15 . A smoking paper, comprising:
 a flat sheet or sleeve having a generally rectangular base section and a generally triangular wrapper section defining a dividing line therebetween;   said generally rectangular base section having two long sides and two short sides; and   said generally triangular wrapper section having a hypotenuse and having a base extending from one of said short sides of said generally rectangular base section to said hypotenuse.   
     
     
         16 . The smoking paper according to  claim 15 , wherein said base has a cut-off region enclosing an acute angle with said one short side of said generally rectangular base section. 
     
     
         17 . The smoking paper according to  claim 15 , wherein said acute angle is between 5° and 60°. 
     
     
         18 . The smoking paper according to  claim 16 , wherein said cut-off region is a second cut-off region, and said generally triangular wrapper section has a separate first cut-off region at an intersection of said base and said hypotenuse. 
     
     
         19 . The smoking paper according to  claim 18 , wherein said first cut-off region is disposed at an end of said second cut-off region facing away from said generally rectangular base section. 
     
     
         20 . The smoking paper according to  claim 18 , wherein said first cut-off region is substantially parallel to said dividing line. 
     
     
         21 . The smoking paper according to  claim 15 , wherein said sheet or sleeve is formed of at least one of smokable herbs, plants, tobacco, homogenized tobacco or natural leaf materials. 
     
     
         22 . A smoking article, comprising:
 a smoking paper according to  claim 15 ; and   a filler disposed on said generally rectangular base section;   said sheet or sleeve being rolled into a tube with said generally rectangular base section holding the filler in an interior of said tube and said generally triangular wrapper section being wound into a spiral at an exterior of said tube.   
     
     
         23 . The smoking article according to  claim 22 , wherein said base has a cut-off region enclosing an acute angle with said one short side of said generally rectangular base section. 
     
     
         24 . The smoking article according to  claim 23 , wherein said cut-off region is disposed at a mouthpiece end of said tube, and another of said short sides of said generally rectangular base section, located opposite to said one short side, is disposed at an end of said tube to be lighted. 
     
     
         25 . The smoking article according to  claim 22 , which further comprises a mandrel around which said tube is wound. 
     
     
         26 . The smoking article according to  claim 22 , which further comprises a band circumferentially surrounding said tube. 
     
     
         27 . The smoking article according to  claim 22 , wherein said sheet or sleeve is formed of at least one of smokable herbs, plants, tobacco, homogenized tobacco or natural leaf materials. 
     
     
         28 . The smoking article according to  claim 22 , wherein said filler is formed of at least one of smokable herbs, plants, tobacco, homogenized tobacco or natural leaf materials. 
     
     
         29 . A smoking article, comprising:
 a smoking paper having a sheet or sleeve according to  claim 15 ;   said sheet or sleeve being rolled into a tube with said generally rectangular base section in an interior of said tube and said generally triangular wrapper section being wound into a spiral at an exterior of said tube; and   a mandrel configured to permit said tube to be wound around said mandrel.   
     
     
         30 . The smoking article according to  claim 29 , wherein said base has a cut-off region enclosing an acute angle with said one short side of said generally rectangular base section. 
     
     
         31 . The smoking article according to  claim 29 , which further comprises a band circumferentially surrounding said tube.