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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Atsunari Hanada, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiko Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Hisashi Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Sakurai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/02 ; D21H 2/500 ; D21F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/02 ; D21H 2/500 ; D21F 1/100 ;
Abstract
A low-sidestream-smoke cigarette comprises a dual-structure wrapper that wraps filler shreds ( ) therein. An inner wrapper ( ) of the wrapper is formed of papermaking sheet tobacco or slurry sheet tobacco, while an outer wrapper ( ) is ordinary paper. In the case where the inner wrapper ( ) is slurry sheet tobacco, the inner wrapper ( ) wraps the filler shreds ( ) therein so that its smooth surface is situated on the side of the filler shreds ( ).