Heated tobacco system, device and consumable

Abstract

There is disclosed a Heated Tobacco (HT) consumable (100) having a closed end. By closing the end so that the tobacco portion (110) is not exposed to a distal end (104), advantageously, a consumable (100) is provided that reduces the risk or likelihood of tobacco (110) from falling out or being pulled out from the consumable (100) in use or during transportation and/or during the production process. There is therefore provided a method of manufacturing a closed end consumable (100) comprising a part-processed consumable (102) having a recessed distal end (104). The method includes the steps of placing two separate aerosol-generating substrates (110a, 110b) (i.e. tobacco rods) on a combining paper (120), wherein the two aerosol-generating substrates (110a, 110b) are separated by a gap (122), and wrapping the combining paper (120) around the substrates (110a, 110b) followed by the step of cutting the combining paper (120) through the gap (122) to create two part-processed consumables (102), each having a recessed end (104). Advantageously, the method comprises an advantageous manufacturing process for providing a recessed end (104) for use with later manufacturing steps to close the end (104), for example either by folding or inserting a membrane (130).

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