Smoking article with manually releasable odorant
US9060545B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24D3/048
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A smoking article has an outer surface and a plurality of frangible microcapsules provided on the outer surface, wherein the microcapsules are capable of being manually ruptured by a consumer to release an odorant encapsulated therein. The smoking article preferably comprises a wrapped tobacco rod; and a filter attached to the wrapped tobacco rod by tipping paper, a mouth end portion of which is “over tipped” with a band or strip of “Peel and Sniff” microcapsules and/or a band or strip of “Scratch and Sniff” microcapsules.
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