Global Patent Index - EP 0443749 A2

EP 0443749 A2 19910828 - Cigarette or cigar.

Title (en)

Cigarette or cigar.

Title (de)

Zigarette oder Zigarre.

Title (fr)

Cigarette ou cigare.

Publication

EP 0443749 A2 19910828 (EN)

Application

EP 91300968 A 19910206

Priority

GB 9004140 A 19900223

Abstract (en)

A cigarette comprising a tobacco rod and means for introducing a flow of ambient diluting air into the smoke stream passing to the smoker after a predetermined length of the tobacco rod has been smoked, said means including a flow path for ambient diluting air which is sealed by a low melting point material and control means for utilising the heat from the glowing tip of the cigarette when it reaches a predetermined point in the length of the the tobacco rod to melt said low melting point material to introduce or increase a flow of diluting ambient air into the smoke stream downstream of the glowing tip. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A24D 1/00; A24D 1/04

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)

BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0443749 A2 19910828; EP 0443749 A3 19930609; GB 9004140 D0 19900418; IE 910429 A1 19910828

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91300968 A 19910206; GB 9004140 A 19900223; IE 42991 A 19910208