Smoking article
First Claim
1. An elongated smoking article for releasing an aerosol into the mouth of a smoker, the article comprising:
- (a) a rod-like fuel-containing element having a light-up end adapted to be lit by a smoker;
(b) a cylindrical element surrounding the fuel element and in intimate contact with at least a portion of the fuel element, the cylindrical element comprising an inert substrate impregnated with an aerosol precursor;
(c) a tube extending from the fuel element to a mouth end of the article thereby defining a condensation chamber between the fuel element and cylindrical element and the mouth end of the article;
(d) ventilation means for permitting the passage of ventilating air from the light-up end of the fuel-containing element to the condensation chamber; and
(e) the fuel of the fuel-containing element having along the length thereof at least one part over which ventilating air from the ventilation means is, in use of the article, drawn to promote combustion.
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Abstract
An elongate smoking article for releasing an aerosol into the mouth of a smoker comprises, a fuel rod having a light-up end adapted to be lit by a smoker; a tube extending from the fuel rod to a mouth end of the article thereby defining a condensation chamber between the fuel rod and the mouth end of the article; ventilation means to permit the passage of ventilating air from the light-up end of the fuel rod to the condensation chamber, and a porous ceramic cylindrical element impregnated with an aerosol precursor surrounding the fuel rod and in intimate contact with at least a portion thereof. A permeable fire-proof sheath surrounds the ceramic element, the sheath being adapted to provide physical integrity of the whole assembly, to allow the inward diffusion of air to maintain and propagate combustion of the fuel rod and to allow outward diffusion of combustion products.
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15 Claims
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1. An elongated smoking article for releasing an aerosol into the mouth of a smoker, the article comprising:
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(a) a rod-like fuel-containing element having a light-up end adapted to be lit by a smoker; (b) a cylindrical element surrounding the fuel element and in intimate contact with at least a portion of the fuel element, the cylindrical element comprising an inert substrate impregnated with an aerosol precursor; (c) a tube extending from the fuel element to a mouth end of the article thereby defining a condensation chamber between the fuel element and cylindrical element and the mouth end of the article; (d) ventilation means for permitting the passage of ventilating air from the light-up end of the fuel-containing element to the condensation chamber; and (e) the fuel of the fuel-containing element having along the length thereof at least one part over which ventilating air from the ventilation means is, in use of the article, drawn to promote combustion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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