Smoking article and method for a cigar or cigarillo using optional second filter and slidable sleeve

1 . A method of constructing a cigar, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing:

(i) a cigar shell having a longitudinal length with first and second ends, and an interior shell volume located between the first and second ends,

(ii) a form mandrel having an interior mandrel volume and being substantially located inside the interior shell volume,

(iii) a stuffing rod,

(iv) wherein the cigar shell, form mandrel, and stuffing rod are packaged for sale inside packaging; and the cigar shell has a blocking tip which is located at the first end of the cigar shell, and the blocking tip includes first and second blocking sections having blocking porosities that are different from each other;

(b) opening the packaging and removing the cigar shell and the form mandrel from the packaging;

(c) placing smokable filler in both the interior shell volume and the interior mandrel volume;

(d) after step “c”, removing the form mandrel from the interior shell volume while placing a force on the smokable filler thereby simultaneously preventing the smokable filler from sliding longitudinally relative to the cigar shell and causing the smokable filler filler to move longitudinally relative to the form mandrel thereby allowing the form mandrel to be separated from the cigar shell while the smokable filler remains in the shell interior; and

(e) after step “d” forming a finished cigar from the cigar shell and the smokable filler.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the blocking tip abuts the form mandrel.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first blocking section includes a plurality of adjacent planar panels forming an accordian blocking section having a plurality of longitudinal openings located between adjacent planar panels, and the second blocking section includes a circular base having a plurality of holes with the plurality of holes being fluidly connected to the plurality of longitudinal openings.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in step “d”, while the form mandrel is being moved longitudinally relative to the cigar shell, the force is applied to the smokable filler using the stuffing rod being placed in contact with the smokable filler.

5 . A method of constructing a cigar, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing:

(i) a cigar shell having a longitudinal length with first and second ends, and an interior shell volume located between the first and second ends,

(ii) a form mandrel having an interior mandrel volume and being substantially located inside the interior shell volume,

(iii) a stuffing rod,

(iv) wherein the cigar shell, form mandrel, and stuffing rod are packaged for sale inside packaging;

(b) opening the packaging and removing the cigar shell and the form mandrel from the packaging;

(c) placing smokable filler in both the interior shell volume and the interior mandrel volume;

(d) after step “c”, removing the form mandrel from the interior shell volume while placing a force on the smokable filler thereby simultaneously preventing the smokable filler from sliding longitudinally relative to the cigar shell and causing the smokable filler filler to move longitudinally relative to the form mandrel thereby allowing the form mandrel to be separated from the cigar shell while the smokable filler remains in the shell interior;

(e) after step “d” forming a finished cigar from the cigar shell and the smokable filler; and wherein the form mandrel has a mandrel cylindrical wall and in step “c” the stuffing rod is used to compact the smokable filler inside the shell interior, wherein such compaction causing resultant compacting forces from the smokable filler to be transmitted to the mandrel cylindrical wall, however, the form mandrel prevents substantially all of said resultant compacting forces from being transmitted to the shell wall.

6 . A method of constructing a cigar, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing:

(i) a cigar shell having a longitudinal length with first and second ends, and an interior shell volume located between the first and second ends,

(ii) a form mandrel having an interior mandrel volume and being substantially located inside the interior shell volume,

(iii) a stuffing rod,

(iv) wherein the cigar shell, form mandrel, and stuffing rod are packaged for sale inside packaging;

(b) opening the packaging and removing the cigar shell and the form mandrel from the packaging;

(c) placing smokable filler in both the interior shell volume and the interior mandrel volume;

(d) after step “c”, removing the form mandrel from the interior shell volume while placing a force on the smokable filler thereby simultaneously preventing the smokable filler from sliding longitudinally relative to the cigar shell and causing the smokable filler filler to move longitudinally relative to the form mandrel thereby allowing the form mandrel to be separated from the cigar shell while the smokable filler remains in the shell interior;

(e) after step “d” forming a finished cigar from the cigar shell and the smokable filler; and wherein in step “a” the cigar shell includes a sheet having first and second sections, wherein the second section includes a plurality of folding areas, and a circular portion connected to the sheet, wherein the circular portion includes a plurality of openings, and in step “b” the sheet is removed from the packaging and a plurality of folds are made in the second sheet section creating an accordion type blocking area having a plurality of panels, and following the creation of the accordion type blocking area, the circular portion is bent over the accordion type blocking area forming a circular portion blocking area creating two blocking areas having different blocking porosities with the accordion type blocking area having a larger blocking porosity than the circular portion blocking area, and then the first section of the sheet is wrapped around the accordion type blocking area forming a blocking tip, and the blocking tip is inserted into the shell interior at the first end.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein in step “d”, while the form mandrel is being moved longitudinally relative to the cigar shell, the force is applied to the smokable filler using the stuffing rod being placed in contact with the smokable filler.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of panels of the accordion type blocking area includes a plurality of adjacent planar panels having a plurality of longitudinal openings located between the adjacent planar panels, and the circular portion blocking area includes a circular base having a plurality of holes with the plurality of holes being fluidly connected to the plurality of longitudinal openings.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein in step “d”, while the form mandrel is being moved longitudinally relative to the cigar shell, the force is applied to the smokable filler using the stuffing rod being placed in contact with the smokable filler.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in step “a” the cigar shell is sealed along the longitudinal length so that access to the shell interior is limited to only from the first or the second end of the cigar shell.

11 . A method of constructing a cigar, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing:

(i) a cigar shell having a longitudinal length with first and second ends, and an interior shell volume located between the first and second ends,

(ii) a form mandrel having an interior mandrel volume and being substantially located inside the interior shell volume,

(iii) a stuffing rod,

(iv) wherein the cigar shell, form mandrel, and stuffing rod are packaged for sale inside packaging;

(b) opening the packaging and removing the cigar shell and the form mandrel from the packaging;

(c) placing smokable filler in both the interior shell volume and the interior mandrel volume;

(d) after step “c”, removing the form mandrel from the interior shell volume while placing a force on the smokable filler thereby simultaneously preventing the smokable filler from sliding longitudinally relative to the cigar shell and causing the smokable filler filler to move longitudinally relative to the form mandrel thereby allowing the form mandrel to be separated from the cigar shell while the smokable filler remains in the shell interior;

(e) after step “d” forming a finished cigar from the cigar shell and the smokable filler; and wherein in step “a” the cigar shell includes first and second edges which can be moved apart to provide access to the shell interior along the longitudinal length of the cigar shell.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein in step “d”, while the form mandrel is being moved longitudinally relative to the cigar shell, the force is applied to the smokable filler using the stuffing rod being placed in contact with the smokable filler.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein in step “a” the cigar shell includes a sheet having first and second sections, wherein the second section includes a plurality of folding areas, and a circular portion connected to the sheet, wherein the circular area includes a plurality of openings, and in step “b” the sheet is removed from the packaging and a plurality of folds are made in the second sheet section creating an accordion type blocking area having a plurality of panels, and following the creation of the accordion type blocking area, the circular area is bent over the accordion type blocking area forming a circular portion blocking area creating two blocking areas having different blocking porosities with the accordion type blocking area having a larger blocking porosity than the circular portion blocking area, and then the first section of the sheet is wrapped around the accordion type blocking area forming a blocking tip, and the blocking tip is inserted into the shell interior at the first end.