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EP 0368065 B1 19920610 - AERATED FILTER CIGARETTE

Title (en)

AERATED FILTER CIGARETTE

Publication

EP 0368065 B1 19920610 (DE)

Application

EP 89119569 A 19891021

Priority

DE 3837930 A 19881109

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0368065A1] Aerated filter cigarettes having a predominant "American Blend" flavour based exclusively on Virginia tobacco varieties, whose mainstream smoke has a condensate/nicotine ratio of 5:1 to 9:1 with a condensate value according to DIN 10240 of not more than 10 mg, a pH of above 6.0 and a Herzfeld harmful substances index (HSI) below 35, characterised by the combination of features that a) the filling tobacco consists of virtually pure untreated Virginia tobacco with no flavour-modifying additives and having a high nicotine content, based on the dry substance, of 2 to 3.5 % by weight, b) the packing density of the filling tobacco is 150 to 250 mg/cm<3>, c) the cigarette paper has an air permeability of 3 to 20 CORESTA units according to DIN/ISO 2965, features a) to c) being selected so that the finished rod is in the conventional hardness/haptic range of 1.9 to 2.5 mm ET, and that d) the filter is a fine-denier cellulose acetate filter provided with conventional hardening agents and no flavour-modifying additives, and i) an individual count of 1.3 to 2.5 denier or 1.44 to 2.77 dtex.

IPC 1-7

A24D 1/00; A24D 3/04

IPC 8 full level

A24D 1/00 (2020.01); A24D 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24D 1/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A24D 3/043 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH FR GB IT LI LU NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0368065 A1 19900516; EP 0368065 B1 19920610; AT E77036 T1 19920615; CA 2002441 A1 19900509; CA 2002441 C 19981013; DE 3837930 C1 19890928; US 5033484 A 19910723

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89119569 A 19891021; AT 89119569 T 19891021; CA 2002441 A 19891107; DE 3837930 A 19881109; US 43338089 A 19891108