Smoking articles and wrapping materials therefor
AssigneeR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorsRobert Oglesby, Alan Norman, John Fitzgerald
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Abstract
A smoking article including a smokable rod manufactured using a paper wrapping material having an additive material applied thereto as a pattern. The additive material is applied as aqueous coating formulation incorporating both an alginate and hydroxypropylcellulose.
Claims35
A wrapping material for a smokable rod of a cigarette, the wrapping material comprising a base sheet and an additive material applied to at least one major surface thereof, the additive material comprising alginate and hydroxypropylcellulose.
A smoking article having a smokable rod possessing an outer wrapping material, the wrapping material of that smokable rod comprising a base sheet and an additive material applied to at least one major surface thereof, the additive material being composed of alginate and hydroxypropylcellulose.
A wrapping material for a smokable rod of a cigarette, the wrapping material comprising a base sheet and a film-forming material applied on at least one major surface thereof, the film-forming material consisting essentially of alginate and hydroxypropylcellulose.
A method of making a coated wrapping material, the method comprising the steps of
- providing a wrapping paper;
- providing a coating formulation that comprises an alginate, hydroxypropylcellulose, and a liquid carrier;
- applying the coating formulation to at least a portion of the wrapping material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.