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AssigneeR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorsMickey Lee Smith, Barry Smith Fagg, John Douglas Weber, David Nicholas Iauco
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A disposable flavored filter attachable to the mouth end of a cigarette comprises an insertion end and a mouth end. A first interior portion of the filter, at and adjacent to the insertion end, defines a void space of the filter, while a second interior portion of the filter, at and adjacent to the mouth end, defines one or more segments. In a single-segment embodiment of the invention, flavorant is injected into, or a flavor-containing capsule is inserted into, the single segment. In a two-segment embodiment of the invention, the flavorant is injected into, or the flavor-containing capsule is inserted into, that segment disposed between the void space and the segment at the mouth end of the filter.
A disposable flavored filter adapted to be attached to a cigarette by a user, said filter having a mouth end and an insertion end, at least one filter segment located at said mouth end, said filter segment comprising a smoke filtration material, at least one flavorant disposed in said filter material, said insertion end having a hollow portion defining a cylindrical void space having an axial length of about 10 mm for slidably receiving about 10 mm of one end of a cigarette axially inserted therein by the user, said filter having at least one paper wrapping wrapped about said one filter segment and forming said void space at the insertion end of the filter whereby a cigarette to be smoked by the user is axially and slidably inserted into said void space by the user such that when the cigarette is fully inserted into the void space it is fully extended in the smoking position and is removably retained in such space.
A disposable filter adapted to be attached to a cigarette by a user, said filter having a mouth end and an insertion end, at least one filter segment located at said mouth end, said filter segment comprising a smoke filtration material, said insertion end having a hollow portion defining a cylindrical void space having an axial length of about 10 mm for slidably receiving about 10 mm of one end of a cigarette axially inserted therein by the user, said filter having at least one paper wrapping wrapped about said one filter segment and forming said void space at the insertion end of the filter whereby a cigarette to be smoked by the user such that when the cigarette is fully inserted into the void space it is fully extended in the smoking position and is removably retained in such space.
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