Adhesive free tobacco product tip assembly
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsJeffrey A. Swepston, Marc D. Belcastro, Christopher L. Simpson, John D. Thomson, Patrick S. McElhinney
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Abstract
A tobacco product tip assembly. The tobacco product tip assembly includes a tip portion comprising a tip wall defining an inhalation chamber; the tip portion extending into a body portion comprising a body wall defining an insertion chamber, the insertion chamber being in communication with the inhalation chamber; the body wall comprising a mechanical fastener. A tobacco product assembly and a process for producing a tobacco product assembly are also included.
Claims10
A tobacco product tip assembly comprising:
- a tip portion comprising a tip wall defining an inhalation chamber;
- the tip portion extending into a body portion comprising a body wall defining an insertion chamber, the insertion chamber being in fluid communication with the inhalation chamber;
- the body wall comprising one or more barbs, said one or more barbs each having a barbed tip with two ends;
- each barbed tip extending inward into the insertion chamber;
- one of the two ends is directed outward toward the body wall and the other of the two ends is directed toward the tip portion;
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- wherein neither the tip wall or body wall has perforations.
A tobacco product assembly comprising:
- a tobacco product tip assembly comprising:
- a tip portion comprising a tip wall defining an inhalation chamber;
- the tip portion extending into a body portion comprising a body wall defining an insertion chamber, the insertion chamber being in fluid communication with the inhalation chamber;
- the body wall comprising one or more barbs, said one or more barbs each having a barbed tip with two ends;
- each barbed tip extending inward into the insertion chamber;
- one of the two ends is directed outward toward the body wall and the other of the two ends is directed toward the tip portion;
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- wherein neither the tip wall or body wall has perforations;
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- a tobacco product positioned in the insertion chamber.
A process for producing a tobacco product assembly, the process comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a tobacco product tip assembly comprising:
- a tip portion comprising a tip wall defining an inhalation chamber;
- the tip portion extending into a body portion comprising a body wall defining an insertion chamber, the insertion chamber being in fluid communication with the inhalation chamber;
- the body wall comprising one or more barbs, said one or more barbs each having a barbed tip with two ends;
- each barbed tip extending inward into the insertion chamber;
- one of the two ends is directed outward toward the body wall and the other of the two ends is directed toward the tip portion;
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- wherein neither the tip wall or body wall has perforations;
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- (b) inserting a tobacco product into the insertion chamber to form the tobacco product assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.