Smoking article wrapper
AssigneeBritish American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
InventorsSteven Holford, Aaron McKenzie
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Abstract
A smoking article such as a cigarette 1 has a wrapper in the form of a tube 5 that has lines of weakness 10 formed e.g. by laser cutting on the inside to define an array of visually discernable facets 12 on the outside.
Claims29
A smoking article component including a curved sheet wrapper that includes a plurality of lines of strength discontinuity such that the wrapper presents visually discernable facets between the lines.
A smoking article component according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the lines of strength discontinuity define an array of the facets over the sheet wrapper.
A smoking article component according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the lines of strength discontinuity intersect or merge to define facets having a closed shape.
A smoking article component according to any one of the preceding claims wherein a plurality of the facets are of the same shape and disposed in an array.
A smoking article component according to any preceding claim wherein the wrapper is disposed on an underlying support layer.
A smoking article component according to any preceding claim wherein the wrapper is disposed in a tubular configuration.
A smoking article configuration according to any preceding claim wherein longitudinal side edges of the wrapper are disposed in a butt joint.
A smoking article component according to any preceding claim including a curved surface around which the wrapper is provided, wherein the facets have a different curvature from that of the curved surface.
A smoking article component according to any preceding claim and comprising at least one of a filter and a tobacco rod with a curved surface wrapped with the sheet wrapper.
A method of making smoking article including wrapping a sheet wrapper around the article, the wrapper including a plurality of lines of strength discontinuity such that the wrapper bends so as to present visually discernable facets between the lines.
A sheet wrapper configured to be wrapped around a smoking article component, the wrapper including a plurality of lines of strength discontinuity such that when so wrapped, the wrapper bends and presents visually discernable facets between the lines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.