Title:
喫煙品用フィルター
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011505856
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A filter (2) for a smoking article such as a cigarette comprises a plug of filter material (4) and a wrapping (5) held by adhesive to the periphery of the filter material. The adhesive contains a tobacco flavourant and may be applied in stripes (6). It may be naturally coloured or contain a colouring additive such as charcoal so as to provide a castellated, semi-circular or other distinctive pattern around the perimeter of the end face (13) of the filter. A rod of tobacco may be attached to the filter by a tipping paper by means of adhesive containing flavourant. The flavourant may be menthol, liquorice or caramel but many others are mentioned.
Inventors:
Richardson, John
Application Number:
JP2010538641A
Publication Date:
March 03, 2011
Filing Date:
December 16, 2008
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
International Classes:
A24D3/04; A24D1/02
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH04267871A | 1992-09-24 | |||
| JPH09316420A | 1997-12-09 | |||
| JPS57122784A | 1982-07-30 |
Foreign References:
| WO2002098246A1 | 2002-12-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Junyuki Morita