CIGAR HOLDER

• US 3,589,371 A
• Filed: 09/16/1969
• Issued: 06/29/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Laporte Leo Conrad
• Original Assignee: Laporte Leo Conrad
• Inventors: LAPORTE LEO CONRAD
• Application Number:
  US04/858,518
• Time in Patent Office: 651 Days
• US Class Current: 131/362
• CPC Class Codes: A24D 3/048 containing additives

Abstract

A molded polyolefin flexible cigar tip having a flavoring agent, such as a sweetening agent, coffee flavor, etc., incorporated therein which is adapted to discharge continuously into the mouth when the tip is held between the teeth. The polyolefin utilized has a density in the range of 0.90 to 1.93 and a melt index in the range of 18 to 29.

Claims

1. A flexible cigar tip adapted to continuously discharge a flavoring agent into the mouth of a smoker, said tip having at least that portion normally held in the mouth molded from a low density polyolefin having a density in the range 0.90 to 0.93 and a melt index in the range 18 to 29 containing a flavoring agent, said flavoring agent being stable at the molding temperature of the resin.

2. A flexible cigar tip as claimed in claim 1 wherein the entire tip is formed from the low density polyolefin containing the flavoring agent.

3. A flexible cigar tip as claimed in claim 1 wherein the low density polyolefin is low density polyethylene.

4. A flexible cigar tip as claimed in claim 2 in combination with a cigar.