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US 11,076,636 B2Granted
Insertable filter unit
AssigneeNicoventures Trading Limited
InventorsAaron Brookbank, Richard Young
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Abstract
An insertable filter unit for insertion into a smoking article filter having a recess, wherein the insertable filter unit comprises an outer casing defining a cavity for storing a smoke modifying agent, and wherein the insertable filter unit is arranged to be inserted into the recess of the smoking article filter by a user.
Claims12
A kit comprising:
- a smoking article having a recess, into which an insertable filter unit is insertable;
- and
- an insertable filter unit for insertion into the recess of the smoking article, the insertable filter unit comprising:
- a tobacco industry product;
- and
- an outer casing defining a cavity, the cavity storing the tobacco industry product, the outer casing including a plurality of apertures therein, the apertures configured to allow aerosol to travel into and through the insertable filter unit in a generally axial direction from a distal end of the insertable filter unit to a buccal end of the insertable filter unit, wherein at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures is disposed in the distal end of the insertable filter unit,
- the insertable filter unit configured to be inserted into the recess of the smoking article by a user and comprising a central portion and end portions either side of the central portion, the diameter of the end portions being smaller than the diameter of the central portion.
4 more elements
A smoking article for producing aerosol for inhalation by a user, the smoking article comprising an insertable filter unit inserted in a recess thereof, the insertable filter unit comprising:
- a a tobacco industry product;
- and
- an outer casing defining a cavity, the cavity storing the tobacco industry product, the outer casing including a plurality of apertures therein, the apertures configured to allow aerosol to travel into and through the insertable filter unit in a generally axial direction from a distal end of the insertable filter unit to a buccal end of the insertable filter unit, wherein at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures is disposed in the distal end of the insertable filter unit,
- the insertable filter unit configured to be inserted into the recess of the smoking article by a user and comprising a central portion and end portions either side of the central portion, the diameter of the end portions being smaller than the diameter of the central portion.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.