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Smoking article

  • US 4,319,587 A
  • Filed: 06/28/1976
  • Issued: 03/16/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. For use with a generally cylindrical smoking article having an end to be lit and an opposite end to be inserted into the mouth when the article is smoked, positive control means for selecting the extent of consumption of said smoking article, to assist a smoker in curtailing or terminating his smoking habit, said means comprising:

  • (a) control indicia disposed on the smoking article and extending from the end of the article to be lit toward the opposite end of the article, said control indicia comprising a plurality of spaced external markings extending axially along the article, and(b) an annular control indicator mounted telescopically on the smoking article and being secured detachably to the smoking article adjacent one end thereof, said annular control indicator being detachable from the smoking article with capacity for being slidable axially relative thereto, said control indicator, when detached, comprising a smoking control alert band selectively displaceable on the article relative to the markings,(c) said control indicia and said annular control indicator cooperating to provide a smoker with heightened awareness of his smoking habit, whereby the smoker is enabled to affirmatively, selectively and voluntarily control said habit.

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