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Smoking article and manufacture thereof

US10285434B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2012
Grant dateMay 14, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24F13/16
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A smoking article comprises a rod of smokeable material such as tobacco and a tubular support in which the rod is slidably received. The tubular support is formed from a blank of sheet material that is wound in a spiral. Machinery for making the spiral blank is described.

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