A device for grinding and mixing of herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, preparing and dispensing of cigarettes is disclosed. The device includes a single removable grinder/mixing unit 1200 that is extractable from the device and storable in a separate container 1600. The modular function enables convenient removal of any remaining herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices from the device for storage, and permits use of another grinder/mixing unit 1200 in the device for the grinding and mixing of other material.

A device for grinding and mixing of herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, preparing and dispensing of cigarettes is disclosed. The device includes a single removable grinder/mixing unit 1200 that is extractable from the device and storable in a separate container 1600. The modular function enables convenient removal of any remaining herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices from the device for storage, and permits use of another grinder/mixing unit 1200 in the device for the grinding and mixing of other material.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of aging smoking materials for constituting at least a portion of a smoking material portion of a smoking article, the method including preparing an oak barrel and the smoking materials, putting the smoking materials into an inner space of the oak barrel, sealing the oak barrel, and aging the smoking materials.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of aging smoking materials for constituting at least a portion of a smoking material portion of a smoking article, the method including preparing an oak barrel and the smoking materials, putting the smoking materials into an inner space of the oak barrel, sealing the oak barrel, and aging the smoking materials.

A heavies removal device including a frame supporting a transporter, a perforated sheet, and an opposing weight. A plurality of upper arms pivotally connect the transporter with the frame and a matching number of lower arms pivotally connect the opposing weight to the frame. Air is directed through the perforated sheet. A drive assembly, including a motor and an eccentric bearing, drive the arms in an upward and forward fashion. As lamina is fed onto the infeed end of the perforated sheet, each forward stroke of the upper arms throws the lamina upward and forward toward the discharge end of the sheet. Vanes on the perforated sheet direct the air as needed to the forward of the sheet to achieve the desired transport. The heavies are transported to the discharge end of the device where they are removed and may afterward be sent through to the next phase of processing.

A heavies removal device including a frame supporting a transporter, a perforated sheet, and an opposing weight. A plurality of upper arms pivotally connect the transporter with the frame and a matching number of lower arms pivotally connect the opposing weight to the frame. Air is directed through the perforated sheet. A drive assembly, including a motor and an eccentric bearing, drive the arms in an upward and forward fashion. As lamina is fed onto the infeed end of the perforated sheet, each forward stroke of the upper arms throws the lamina upward and forward toward the discharge end of the sheet. Vanes on the perforated sheet direct the air as needed to the forward of the sheet to achieve the desired transport. The heavies are transported to the discharge end of the device where they are removed and may afterward be sent through to the next phase of processing.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of aging smoking materials for constituting at least a portion of a smoking material portion of a smoking article, the method including preparing an oak barrel and the smoking materials, putting the smoking materials into an inner space of the oak barrel, sealing the oak barrel, and aging the smoking materials.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of aging smoking materials for constituting at least a portion of a smoking material portion of a smoking article, the method including preparing an oak barrel and the smoking materials, putting the smoking materials into an inner space of the oak barrel, sealing the oak barrel, and aging the smoking materials.

A device for grinding and mixing of herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, preparing and dispensing of cigarettes is disclosed. The device includes a single removable grinder/mixing unit 1200 that is extractable from the device and storable in a separate container 1600. The modular function enables convenient removal of any remaining herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices from the device for storage, and permits use of another grinder/mixing unit 1200 in the device for the grinding and mixing of other material.

A device for grinding and mixing of herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, preparing and dispensing of cigarettes is disclosed. The device includes a single removable grinder/mixing unit 1200 that is extractable from the device and storable in a separate container 1600. The modular function enables convenient removal of any remaining herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices from the device for storage, and permits use of another grinder/mixing unit 1200 in the device for the grinding and mixing of other material.