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.
Claims22
A smoking article component, comprising:
- a curved sheet wrapper that includes a plurality of lines of strength discontinuity configured such that the wrapper presents visually discernable facets between the lines of strength discontinuity, the facets being substantially planar, wherein the plurality of lines of strength discontinuity comprise pin embossed lines of weakness, creased lines of weakness, or lines of partial cuts into the thickness of the wrapper.
A smoking article comprising:
- a smoking article component, the smoking article component including:
- a curved sheet wrapper having a plurality of lines of strength discontinuity configured such that the wrapper presents visually discernable facets between the lines of strength discontinuity, the facets being substantially planar, wherein the plurality of lines of strength discontinuity comprise pin embossed lines, creased lines, or partial cuts into the thickness of the wrapper;
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- at least one of a filter having a curved surface and a tobacco rod having a curved surface, the curved surface(s) wrapped with the wrapper.
A wrapper configured to be wrapped around a smoking article component, the wrapper comprising a plurality of lines of strength discontinuity configured such that when wrapped around a curved surface, the wrapper presents visually discernable facets between the lines of strength discontinuity, the facets being substantially planar, wherein the plurality of lines of strength discontinuity comprise pin embossed lines, creased lines, or partial cuts into the thickness of the wrapper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.