Pre-rolled cone filling, packing, finishing, and extruding method

Abstract

Pre-rolled cone filling, packing, finishing, and extruding method adapted for making and extruding cigarettes, such as marijuana cigarettes, onto a catcher and applications thereof are presented. In one embodiment, a method involves placing pre-rolled cones into the apparatus, pouring the filling material onto the plate and shaking it; inserting the thin rod of the packing and crimping device and moving it to pack and crimp the pre-rolled cone; inserting the tube of the closing and extruding device and closing and extruding the finished cigarettes out onto the catcher.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pre-rolled cone finishing and extruding method for packing, finishing, and extruding cigarettes, such as marijuana cigarettes, onto a catcher, comprising:
 Step A: obtaining a pre-rolled cone filling, packing, finishing, and extruding apparatus with a plate comprising a working surface and a rim portion, and the plate defining a plurality of tapered holes communicating with the working surface, wherein the plurality of tapered holes are wider where each tapered hole communicates with the working surface of the plate and narrower where each tapered hole communicates through an extrusion surface of the plate, the plate adapted to receive and hold a plurality of pre-rolled cones into the plurality of tapered holes, a base attached to the plate, wherein the base is sufficiently spaced from the catcher to allow the plurality of pre-rolled cones received by the plurality of tapered holes to be suspended at least sufficiently spaced from the catcher to allow for extruding of the plurality of finished cigarettes, a packing and crimping device having a handle attached to at least one thin rod adapted to fill, pack and crimp a corresponding plurality of pre-rolled cones within the plurality of tapered holes, and a closing and extruding device having a handle attached to at least one tube that is of a larger diameter than the at least one thin rod, the at least one tube being long enough as compared with the thickness of the plate and being adapted to close the plurality of pre-rolled cones and extrude finished cigarettes from within the plurality of tapered holes;   Step B: placing a plurality of pre-rolled cones into the plurality of tapered holes in the plate;   Step C: pouring the filling material, such as marijuana, for the plurality of pre-rolled cones onto the working surface of the plate such that the filling material is contained within the working surface by the rim portion of the plate;   Step D: shaking and tilting the plate to guide the filling material into the plurality of pre-rolled cones in the plurality of tapered holes;   Step E: repeating steps B through D until the plurality of pre-rolled cones are filled;   Step F: inserting each thin rod of the combination packing, crimping, closing, and extruding device into the plurality of tapered holes with the plurality of pre-rolled cones and moving the at least one thin rod of the combination packing, crimping, closing, and extruding device around in a gentle up and down circular pattern repeatedly within the plurality of tapered holes (but in the center of each hole at first away from the pre-rolled paper cone edges) to pack the marijuana into the plurality of pre-rolled cones;   Step G: continuing the up and down circular pattern closer to the pre-rolled paper cone edges causing the upper edge of each of the plurality of pre-rolled cones to crimp inward as the pressure from the at least one thin rod begins, with more pressure applied to push each of the plurality of pre-rolled cones slightly further into each of the corresponding plurality of tapered holes to bring the upper edge of each the plurality of pre-rolled cones inwardly and such that the stickiness of the marijuana also pulls the upper edges of the plurality of pre-rolled cones inwardly;   Step H: inserting each tube of the closing and extruding device and pushing the crimped end of each pre-rolled cone to fold to close off the pre-rolled cone;   Step I: exerting further pressure onto the closing and extruding device to extrude the plurality of finished cigarettes out of the plurality of tapered holes and onto the catcher.   
     
     
         2 . The pre-rolled cone finishing and extruding method of  claim 1 , wherein the packing and crimping device and the closing and extruding device of Step A are a combined packing, crimping, closing, and extruding device, wherein Step F is performed with the at least one thin rod of the combination packing, crimping, closing, and extruding device, wherein Step G is performed with the at least one thin rod of the combination packing, crimping, closing, and extruding device, and wherein Steps H and I are performed with the at least one tube of the combination packing, crimping, closing, and extruding device.