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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
May. 24, 2000
John Lawson Beven, Thurleston, GB;
David John Dittrich, Southampton, GB;
Colin Campbell Greig, Redlynch, GB;
Richard Geoffrey Hook, Winchester, GB;
Kevin Gerard McAdam, Southampton, GB;
Rosemary Elizabeth O'Reilly, Eastleigh, GB;
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, Southampton, GB;
Abstract
The invention relates to a smoking article ( ) having a high proportion of non-combustible, inorganic material and a relatively low level of visible sidestream. The smoking article includes a substantially non-combustible, wrapper ( ) which extends along the full length of the smoking material rod and enwraps a combustible fuel source ( ) and aerosol generator ( ), both of which extend substantially along the length of the smoking material rod. Various suitable fuel source systems and aerosol generating systems are described. The article has a visible burn line which advances along the article and produces an ash which can be removed by the smoker in the normal way.