Cigarette
AssigneePhilip Morris Incorporated
InventorRobert W. Hale
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Abstract
The sensory effect of cigarette smoke is improved by using a disc (24) to shape the flow of smoke (32) leaving smoking article (10) into a divergent pattern, thus increasing the perceived flavor of the cigarette. The effect is most useful with cigarettes having relatively low delivery of particulate matter.
Claims8
A smoking article the improvement which comprises a disc approximately 3 to 4 mm in diameter at the exit of said smoking article which forces smoke leaving said smoking article into a divergent pattern.
A method of making a smoking article the improvement which comprises forming a disc having a diameter of 3 to 4 mm at the exit end of a filter attached to said smoking article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.