Philip Morris Products S.a.

Antonio Alvarez De La Cadena

Emeric Grandjean

Ahmet Dincer

Clement Besso

Leonardo Nappi

Clément Besso

Willem Paul Beeker

Natasa Milosevic

A smoking article (10) includes an aerosol-generating substrate (12) and a mouthpiece (14) that (i) includes a first hollow tubular segment (24) of elastically deformable material and (ii) is secured to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate; and a second hollow tubular segment (30) adjacent to and upstream of the first hollow tubular segment. The second hollow tubular segment (30) defines a chamber (32) for receiving an insert unit (50). The first hollow tubular segment defines an opening through which an insert unit can pass from the exterior of the mouthpiece into the chamber (32) of the second hollow tubular segment. At least a portion of the first hollow tubular segment inwardly projects into the opening to define at least one elastically deformable projection (26).

Smoking article mouthpiece for receiving an insert unit

There is provided a smoking article () comprising: a charge () of tobacco material; a wrapper () circumscribing the charge () of tobacco material; a filter () arranged downstream of the charge () of tobacco material; and a hollow tube () defining an inner cavity () and attaching the filter () to the wrapper (). An affixing portion () of the wrapper () is received within the inner cavity () and permanently secured to the hollow tube (). A downstream end of the charge () of tobacco material is secured to the wrapper () by means of a thermally deactivatable adhesive () provided on an outer surface of the charge () of tobacco material or on an inner surface of the wrapper () or on both such that, upon deactivation of the adhesive (), at least a portion of the charge () of tobacco material becomes slidable within the wrapper () in relation to the filter ().

Smoking article with extinguishment means

There is provided a smoking article () comprising: a tobacco rod () comprising a charge () of tobacco material circumscribed by a wrapper (); a filter () arranged downstream of the tobacco rod (); and a hollow tube () defining an inner cavity () and attaching the filter () to the tobacco rod (). An affixing portion () of the tobacco rod () is received within the inner cavity () and secured to the hollow tube () by means of a thermally deactivatable adhesive () provided on an outer surface of the wrapper () or on an inner surface of the hollow tube () or on both. Thus, upon deactivation of the adhesive, at least a portion of the tobacco rod () becomes slidable within the hollow tube () in relation to the filter ().

A dispenser for dispensing a filter component is provided. The dispenser comprises a housing () defining an exit orifice () and a rod () at least partially disposed within the housing. The rod has a first end face (), and the rod is movable between a retracted position in which the first end face of the rod is fully disposed within the housing, and an extended position in which the first end face of the rod is disposed outside the housing. When the rod is moved between the retracted position and the extended position, the first end face () of the rod passes through the exit orifice ().

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Tigre Buenos Aires, Argentina

Antonio Alvarez De La Cadena