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Smoking article comprising a combustible heat source and holder and method of manufacture thereof

US10375989B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Philip Morris Products S.A. · CH

Inventors

Ana Carolina Borges De Couraca · Lausanne, CH
Christopher John Grant · Neuchâtel, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 26, 2015
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 26, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA24C5/00
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A smoking article is provided, including a combustible heat source having opposed front and rear end faces; an aerosol-forming substrate having opposed front and rear end faces, wherein the front end face of the aerosol-forming substrate is downstream of the rear end face of the combustible heat source; and a non-combustible holder configured to hold the combustible heat source. The holder includes a barrier between the rear end face of the combustible heat source and the front end face of the aerosol-forming substrate, and a plurality of first retention fingers connected to the barrier. The first retention fingers extend from the barrier along the exterior of the combustible heat source.

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