FILTER CIGARILLO

• US 20100132724A1
• Filed: 04/21/2008
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH (Imperial Tobacco Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH (Imperial Tobacco Group PLC)
• Inventors: Seidel, Henning, Wolfgramm, Regine
• Application Number:
  US12/598,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20100132724A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 131/334
• CPC Class Codes: A24D 1/16 Bands for cigars or cigarettes machines for applying bands B65C

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a filter cigarillo (1) which has tobacco (4), a filter (8) at the mouth end of the filter cigarillo (1), and a covering sheet (12) which extends over the whole length of the filter cigarillo (1). A banderole-like marking (14), which leaves free the mouth end (2) of the filter cigarillo (1), is disposed at the mouth half of the covering sheet (12). Preferably, below the covering sheet (12), the tobacco (4) is surrounded by a surround sheet (6), and the filter (8) is connected to the surround sheet (6) by means of a filter cover (10).

Claims

1. A filter cigarillo presenting a mouth end and an opposite distal end, and defining a length extending therebetween, said filter cigarillo comprising:

tobacco;

a filter extending from the mouth end of the filter cigarillo,

a cover sheet extending over the entire length of the filter cigarillo; and

a banderole-like marking arranged on a mouth-end half of the cover sheet that does not cover the mouth end of the filter cigarillo.

2. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said tobacco being enclosed by a surround sheet disposed beneath the cover sheet,

said filter being connected to the surround sheet with a filter cover.

3. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said banderole-like marking being configured as a band that extends over the entire circumference of the cover sheet.

4. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 3,

said band being produced as an independent part and being subsequently fixed on the cover sheet.

5. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 4,

said band including at least one material selected from the group consisting of paper, reconstituted tobacco, film material, transparent film material, cellophane, self-extinguishing material, alginates, cellulose, and fire-retardant salts.

6. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 4,

said band including printing thereon.

7. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said banderole-like marking being printed onto the cover sheet.

8. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 6,

said banderole-like marking being formed by at least one technique selected from the group consisting of gravure printing, letterpress printing, flexographic printing, stamping, offset printing, online printing, and offline printing.

9. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said banderole-like marking including at least one feature selected from the group consisting of logo, warning, advertising, originality hint, single-colored stripes running parallel to one another, multi-colored stripes running parallel to one another, and hologram.

10. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said banderole-like marking presenting a width within a range of 3 mm to 16 mm, 3 mm to 5 mm, 5 mm to 7 mm, 7 mm to 9 mm, 9 mm to 12 mm, or 12 mm to 16 mm.

11. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

a portion of the cover sheet disposed between the mouth end of the filter cigarillo and the banderole-like marking presenting a width within a range of 10 mm to 30 mm, 10 mm to 23 mm, 10 mm to 14 mm, 14 mm to 20 mm, 18 mm to 23 mm, or 17 mm to 19 mm.

12. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 2,

further comprising a ventilation zone including ventilation openings.

13. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 12,

said ventilation zone providing a degree of ventilation within a range of 10% to 90%, 30% to 70%, 30% to 50%, 10% to 30%, or 70% to 90%.

14. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 12,

said ventilation zone being arranged in at least one area selected from the group consisting of 9 mm to 30 mm from the mouth end of the filter cigarillo, 9 mm to 23 mm from the mouth end of the filter cigarillo, 9 mm to 15 mm from the mouth end of the filter cigarillo, 12 mm to 14 mm from the mouth end of the filter cigarillo, and 0 mm to 40 mm from a rod end of the filter and disposed outside of a region of the filter.

15. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said filter presenting a filter length within a range of 4 mm to 30 mm, 5 mm to 26 mm, 5 mm to 10 mm, or 7 mm to 8 mm.

16. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said filter including at least one material selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate, regenerated cellulose, cellulose, paper, tobacco, compressed tobacco, adsorbent, activated carbon, and ion-exchange material.

17. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said filter including a hollow mouthpiece.

18. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said cigarillo length being within a range of 65 mm to 120 mm, 80 mm to 105 mm, 83 mm to 85 mm, or 99 mm to 101 mm.

19. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said cigarillo presenting a diameter within a range of 5 mm to 12 mm, 5 mm to 9 mm, 7 mm to 9 mm, 7.7 mm to 8.3 mm, or 10.5 mm to 11.5 mm.

20. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said tobacco comprising deribbed mixed tobacco.

21. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said tobacco comprising a mixture with Burley tobacco, Virginia tobacco, and oriental tobacco.

22. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said tobacco presenting a mass within a range of 0.5 g to 3.0 g, 0.5 g, to 2.0 g, 1.2 g, to 2.0 g, or 2.3 g to 3.0 g.

23. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

said cover sheet being wound helically to present a helix angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the filter cigarillo.

24. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 1,

at least one of said cover sheet the and said surround sheet comprising reconstituted tobacco.

25. The filter cigarillo as claimed in claim 23,

said helix angle presenting an angular measurement of approximately 30°

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