Filtered cigarette possessing tipping material
US7789089B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24D3/14
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A filtered cigarette possesses a smokable rod and a filter element. The smokable rod is secured to the filter element using tipping material. The cigarette possesses more than one layer of tipping material. An outer layer of tipping material can overlie at least a portion of an underlying inner layer of tipping material, and during use by the smoker, the outer layer can be removed from the cigarette. Thus, it is possible for a cigarette manufacturer to provide a cigarette that can be used as such by the smoker, or that can be adapted by the smoker to provide a different sensory experience (e.g., the visual, organoleptic, trigeminal, aromatic, and tactile characteristics of the cigarette can be altered by removal of the outer tipping material). Alternatively, the use of the outer layer of tipping material can be used to improve the physical integrity of the cigarette.
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