Smoking device incorporating a breakable capsule, breakable capsule and process for manufacturing said capsule
US8820331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J13/046
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A smoking device includes a recipient or able to receive burning (i.e., burnable) products, preferably tobacco, and a filter element connected to the recipient, wherein the filter includes at least one breakable capsule, the capsule having a initial crush strength from 0.5 to 2.5 kp, and keeping a crush strength from 0.5 to 2.5 kp and a deformation of less than two third of its diameter prior to rupture after having been submitted to a smoking test. The invention is also relating to the capsule suitable for being incorporated in a smoking device, and to the process of manufacture of the capsule.
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