A cone filling apparatus for production of smoking articles includes: (a) a cone pallet including a plurality of cavities, each cavity for holding a respective cone; (b) a delivery chute having a load end for receiving a smokeable product from a source and an unload end downstream of the load end for unloading the smokeable product from the chute; and (c) a dosing tray disposed above the pallet. The dosing tray includes a plurality of transfer sleeves. Each sleeve has an upper sleeve end for receiving smokeable product unloaded from the unload end of the chute, and a lower sleeve end for dispensing the smokeable product into a cone held in a respective cavity aligned beneath the lower sleeve end.

A pre-rolled cone filling, packing, finishing, and extruding apparatus and methods adapted for making and extruding cigarettes, such as marijuana cigarettes, onto a catcher and applications thereof are presented. In one embodiment, an apparatus is comprised of a plate with a working surface, a rim portion, a plurality of tapered holes that hold pre-rolled cones, a base attached to the plate, a packing and crimping device with thin rods that fill, pack and crimp pre-rolled cones, and a closing and extruding device with tubes that close and extrude finished cigarettes. 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.

A pre-rolled cone filling, packing, finishing, and extruding apparatus and methods adapted for making and extruding cigarettes, such as marijuana cigarettes, onto a catcher and applications thereof are presented. In one embodiment, an apparatus is comprised of a plate with a working surface, a rim portion, a plurality of tapered holes that hold pre-rolled cones, a base attached to the plate, a packing and crimping device with thin rods that fill, pack and crimp pre-rolled cones, and a closing and extruding device with tubes that close and extrude finished cigarettes. 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.

The present apparatus and system relate to a machine and components thereof adapted to fill packages and which may be utilized according to a method. The machine progresses a package via a conveyor through sub-stations, such as a cone trimmer, product conveyor, packing head, folding station, and injection station. The cone trimmer trims the package to a desired length, the product conveyor deposits product into the packing head, the packing head packs the product in the package, the folding station folds the package, and the injecting station injects the package.

Apparatus and method adapted for making and extruding cigarettes, such as marijuana cigarettes, the apparatus comprised of a plate with a working surface, an extruding surface, a rim portion, a plurality of tapered holes that hold pre-rolled cones, a base attached to the plate, and having crimping means, tamping means, and extruding means for finishing cigarettes, these means provided as individual devices or a combination devices, the method comprising placing pre-rolled cones into the apparatus, pouring the filling material onto the plate and shaking it, inserting the crimping means and moving it to pack and crimp the pre-rolled cones, inserting the tamping means for closing the pre-rolled cones, and inserting the extruding means for extruding the finished cigarettes onto the catcher.

A compact cigarette manufacturing machine comprises a housing, a filling pipe, a loading element, a presser, and a push spoon. The housing encloses a material chamber having a bottom surface and an open end for receiving cut tobacco or other materials. The filling pipe is disposed on the housing to define a filling tip, and extends into a filling cavity in communication with the material chamber through an opening of the bottom surface of the material chamber. The loading element is assembled with the housing and is operable to load the materials into the filling cavity through the opening of the bottom surface of the material chamber. The presser is assembled with the housing and is operable to press the materials loaded in the filling cavity. A push spoon slidably disposed inside the filling cavity is operable to deliver the materials in the filling cavity into a cigarette tube loaded on the filling tip.

A compact cigarette manufacturing machine comprises a housing, a filling pipe, a loading element, a presser, and a push spoon. The housing encloses a material chamber having a bottom surface and an open end for receiving cut tobacco or other materials. The filling pipe is disposed on the housing to define a filling tip, and extends into a filling cavity in communication with the material chamber through an opening of the bottom surface of the material chamber. The loading element is assembled with the housing and is operable to load the materials into the filling cavity through the opening of the bottom surface of the material chamber. The presser is assembled with the housing and is operable to press the materials loaded in the filling cavity. A push spoon slidably disposed inside the filling cavity is operable to deliver the materials in the filling cavity into a cigarette tube loaded on the filling tip.

A device for filling tubular sleeves with cut vegetal material includes a hopper; a nozzle; an auger arranged between the hopper and the nozzle such that rotation of the auger results in transportation of contents of the hopper into the nozzle; and a drive means coupler configured to operatively couple the auger to a detachable drive means such that the auger is rotated by the drive means. A method for use of the device is also provided.

A device for filling tubular sleeves with cut vegetal material includes a hopper; a nozzle; an auger arranged between the hopper and the nozzle such that rotation of the auger results in transportation of contents of the hopper into the nozzle; and a drive means coupler configured to operatively couple the auger to a detachable drive means such that the auger is rotated by the drive means. A method for use of the device is also provided.

A system for outputting cigarettes filled with a smoking material, including a body, an insert coupled to the body, the insert configured to store the cigarettes having a specific size, the insert having a base and sidewalls extending upwards from the base, the base and sidewalls matching the specific size of the cigarettes, the cigarette configured to be mounted on a top surface of the base, a hitting mechanism secured to the body, the hitting mechanism having a hitting member moving towards a bottom surface of the base of the insert and hitting the base, and an actuator for providing energy to move the hitting member.