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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Kie Seon Park, London, GB;
Robert Whiffen, London, GB;
Gary Fallon, London, GB;
Frédéric Louis, Chilly-Mazarin, FR;
Inventors:
Kie Seon Park, London, GB;
Robert Whiffen, London, GB;
Gary Fallon, London, GB;
Frédéric Louis, Chilly-Mazarin, FR;
Assignee:
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/04 (2006.01); A24D 1/02 (2006.01); A24D 3/02 (2006.01); A24F 13/16 (2006.01); A24C 5/46 (2006.01); A24C 5/00 (2006.01); A24C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/02 (2013.01); A24C 5/007 (2013.01); A24C 5/02 (2013.01); A24C 5/46 (2013.01); A24C 5/465 (2013.01); A24D 1/045 (2013.01); A24D 1/047 (2013.01); A24D 3/0275 (2013.01); A24F 13/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A smoking article comprises a rod of smokeable material such as tobacco and a tubular support in which the rod is slidably received. The tubular support is formed from a blank of sheet material that is wound in a spiral. Machinery for making the spiral blank is described.