Smoking article
First Claim
1. A cigarette comprising:
- a lighting end and a mouth end;
a smokable segment disposed at the lighting end, said smokable segment having a length and comprising a smokable material circumscribed by wrapping material;
a mouth end piece segment disposed at the mouth end;
an aerosol-generation system disposed between the smokable segment and the mouth end piece segment, the aerosol-generation system including (i) a heat generation segment adjacent to the smokable segment, said heat generation segment having a length and including a heat source, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment incorporating aerosol-forming material, said aerosol-generating segment having a length and being disposed between, but physically separate from, each of the heat generation segment and the mouth end;
a single piece of outer wrapping material that provides an overwrap (i) around the aerosol-generating segment for at least a portion of its length, (ii) around the heat generation segment for the length of that segment, and (iii) around the smokable segment for at least a portion of its length;
those segments being connected together by the overwrap to provide a cigarette rod; and
the mouth end piece segment being connected to the cigarette rod using tipping material.
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Abstract
A smoking article, such as a cigarette, comprises a lighting end and a mouth end. The smoking article possesses an aerosol-generation system that includes (i) a heat generation segment, and (ii) an aerosol-generating region or segment. A mouth end piece segment can be located at the mouth end of the smoking article. A segment of tobacco cut filler, gathered tobacco paper, or other type of flavor source material, can be positioned between the mouth end piece segment and the aerosol-generation segment. Optionally, segment composed of tobacco cut filler can be positioned so as to provide a lighting end segment. The smoking article possesses an overwrap (e.g., a single paper overwrap) that extends over the longitudinally extending surface of the mouth end piece segment, the aerosol generation segment, at least a portion of the length of the heat generation segment, any segment located between the mouth end piece and aerosol generation segments, and at least a portion of the length of the optional lighting end segment. Alternatively, the smoking article possesses an overwrap (e.g., a single paper overwrap) that extends over the longitudinally extending surface of the aerosol-generating segment, at least a portion of the length of the heat generation segment, at least a portion of any segment located downstream from the aerosol-generating segment, and at least a portion of the length of the optional lighting end segment, thereby forming a cigarette rod; and the cigarette rod is connected or attached to a filter element using a tipping type of material and arrangement.
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Citations
47 Claims
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1. A cigarette comprising:
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a lighting end and a mouth end;
a smokable segment disposed at the lighting end, said smokable segment having a length and comprising a smokable material circumscribed by wrapping material;
a mouth end piece segment disposed at the mouth end;
an aerosol-generation system disposed between the smokable segment and the mouth end piece segment, the aerosol-generation system including (i) a heat generation segment adjacent to the smokable segment, said heat generation segment having a length and including a heat source, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment incorporating aerosol-forming material, said aerosol-generating segment having a length and being disposed between, but physically separate from, each of the heat generation segment and the mouth end;
a single piece of outer wrapping material that provides an overwrap (i) around the aerosol-generating segment for at least a portion of its length, (ii) around the heat generation segment for the length of that segment, and (iii) around the smokable segment for at least a portion of its length;
those segments being connected together by the overwrap to provide a cigarette rod; and
the mouth end piece segment being connected to the cigarette rod using tipping material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cigarette comprising:
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a lighting end and a mouth end;
a smokable segment disposed at the lighting end, said smokable segment having a length and comprising a smokable material circumscribed by wrapping material;
a mouth end piece segment disposed at the mouth end;
an aerosol-generation system disposed between the smokable segment and the mouth end piece, the aerosol-generation system including (i) a heat generation segment adjacent to the smokable segment, said heat generation segment having a length and including a heat source, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment incorporating aerosol-forming material, said aerosol-generating segment having a length and being disposed between, but physically separate from, each of the heat generation segment and the mouth end; and
a single piece of outer wrapping material providing an overwrap (i) around the mouth end piece segment for the length of that segment;
(ii) around the aerosol-generating segment for the length of that segment, (iii) around the heat generation segment for the length of that segment, and (iv) around the smokable segment for at least a portion of its length. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A cigarette comprising:
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a lighting end and a mouth end;
a mouth end piece segment disposed at the mouth end;
an aerosol-generation system including (i) a heat generation segment disposed at the lighting end, said heat generation segment having a length and including a heat source, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment incorporating aerosol-forming material, said aerosol-generating segment having a length and being disposed adjacent to, and physically separate from, the heat generation segment;
a segment incorporating tobacco positioned between the aerosol-generating segment and the mouth end piece segment; and
a single piece of outer wrapping material providing an overwrap (i) around the mouth end piece segment for the length of that segment, (ii) around the segment incorporating tobacco for the length of that segment, (iii) around the aerosol-generating segment for the length of that segment, and (iv) around the heat generation segment for at least a portion of its length. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A cigarette comprising:
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a lighting end and a mouth end;
a mouth end piece segment disposed at the mouth end;
an aerosol-generation system including (i) a heat generation segment disposed at the lighting end, said heat generation segment having a length and including a heat source, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment incorporating aerosol-forming material, said aerosol-generating segment having a length and being disposed adjacent to, and physically separate from, the heat generation segment; and
a single piece of outer wrapping material providing an overwrap (i) around the mouth end piece segment for the length of that segment, (ii) around the aerosol-generating segment for the length of that segment, and (iii) around the heat generation segment for at least a portion of its length. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A cigarette comprising:
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a lighting end and a mouth end;
a mouth end piece segment disposed at the mouth end;
an aerosol-generation system including (i) a heat generation segment disposed at the lighting end, said heat generation segment having a length and including a heat source, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment incorporating aerosol-forming material, said aerosol-generating segment having a length and being disposed adjacent to, and physically separate from, the heat generation segment;
a segment incorporating tobacco positioned between the aerosol-generating segment and the mouth end piece segment;
a single piece of outer wrapping material providing an overwrap (i) around the segment incorporating tobacco for at least a portion of its length, (ii) around the aerosol-generating segment for the length of that segment, and (iii) around the heat generation segment for at least a portion of its length;
the segments being connected together by the overwrap to provide a cigarette rod; and
the mouth end piece segment being connected to the cigarette rod using tipping material. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A cigarette comprising:
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a lighting end and a mouth end;
a mouth end piece segment disposed at the mouth end;
an aerosol-generation system including (i) a heat generation segment disposed at the lighting end, said heat generation segment having a length and including a heat source, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment incorporating aerosol-forming material, said aerosol-generating segment having a length and being disposed adjacent to, and physically separate from, the heat generation segment;
a single piece of outer wrapping material providing an overwrap (i) around the aerosol-generating segment for at least a portion of its length, and (ii) around the heat generation segment for at least a portion of its length;
the segments being connected together by the overwrap to provide a cigarette rod; and
the mouth end piece segment being connected to the cigarette rod using tipping material. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A cigarette comprising:
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a lighting end and a mouth end;
a mouth end piece segment having a length and disposed at the mouth end;
an aerosol-generation system including (i) a heat generation segment disposed at the lighting end, said heat generation segment having a length and including a heat source, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment incorporating aerosol-forming material, said aerosol-generating segment having a length and being disposed adjacent to, and physically separate from, the heat generation segment;
a single piece of a first wrapping material providing an overwrap around at least a portion of the length of the heat generation segment and around at least a portion of the length of the aerosol-generating segment;
a tobacco-containing segment having a length and disposed between the aerosol-generating segment and the mouth end piece segment;
a single piece of a second wrapping material providing an overwrap around at least a portion of the length of the tobacco-containing segment and around at least a portion of the length of the aerosol-generating segment; and
a single piece of outer wrapping material providing an overwrap (i) around the length of the mouth end piece segment;
(ii) around the length of the tobacco-containing segment, (iii) around the length of the aerosol-generating segment, and (iv) around the heat generation segment for at least a portion of its length. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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