EP0474706B1 - Cigarette with decreased sidestream smoke - Google Patents
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- EP0474706B1 EP0474706B1 EP19900908451 EP90908451A EP0474706B1 EP 0474706 B1 EP0474706 B1 EP 0474706B1 EP 19900908451 EP19900908451 EP 19900908451 EP 90908451 A EP90908451 A EP 90908451A EP 0474706 B1 EP0474706 B1 EP 0474706B1
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- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
- A24D1/02—Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers
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- the present invention relates to a novel cigarette structure which enables a decreased sidestream smoke to be achieved.
- Cigarettes conventionally comprise a paper tube or wrapper housing a tobacco filler rod and a filter for removing smoke constituents.
- One of the common problems associated with cigarettes is the amount of sidestream smoke that is formed on static burning, for example, when the cigarette is idling and not being drawn upon by the smoker or is simply resting in an ashtray while burning. Visible sidestream smoke that is formed during static burning is comprised mainly of particulate matter and the smoke often is irritating and objectionable to non-smokers in the vicinity of the idling cigarette.
- the tobacco rod is wrapped with two different paper wrappers.
- U.S. 3,633,589 Kahane 3,395,714 Kahane 3,744,496 McCarty et al 4,231,377 Cline et al 4,505,282 Cogbill et al 4,585,016 Grollimund 4,624,268 Baker et al
- U.S. Patent No. 3,633,589 employs an outer porous conventional cigarette paper and an inner sheet which is practically impervious to the passage of air therethrough. Such materials tend to result in a cigarette which is self-extinguishing.
- an inner sheet having a limited porosity in accordance with the invention, an improved cigarette is achieved, since a significant decrease in sidestream smoke production is achieved without tending to self-extinguish.
- the inner wrapper in the present invention is formed of a particular type of paper which is relatively non-porous but has some porosity and contains very little filler. This paper is quite slow burning and tends to produce a significant decrease in sidestream smoke. However, on its own, this wrapper tends to produce an unsightly black ash and has a tendency to extinguish the cigarette, both of which are undesirable.
- the present invention therefore, employs a double wrapping of the tobacco rod in the finished cigarette, namely an inner wrapping of a special paper and an outer wrapping of a conventional cigarette paper.
- the special paper possesses certain properties as noted above.
- the paper is relatively non-porous but has some porosity, possessing a Coresta porosity of about 1 to about 10 units, preferably about 1 to about 5 units (Coresta porosity is described in the international standard I.S.O. 2965).
- the low but positive porosity is critical to obtaining a significant decrease in sidestream smoke, in that papers with a porosity of higher than about 5 Coresta units or lower than about 1 Coresta unit are not nearly as effective.
- the cigarette becomes self-extinguishing.
- the special paper also has a low filler content, generally about 1 to about 8 wt.%, preferably less than about 5%.
- the paper may have a paper weight which is typically about 18 g/sq.m.
- the inner wrapper may have other characteristics.
- One component which may be present are salts of organic chemicals, such as citric acid or its salts, to modify the burning rate of the inner wrapper.
- Such materials, when present, may comprise about 0.1 to about 2 wt%.
- the inner wrapper may be provided with perforations to permit the passage of gases through them, with such perforations being made mechanically, electrostatically or by laser beam.
- the decrease in sidestream smoke which is observed is a significant decrease, generally approximately 30% to 70%, over the sidestream produced by smoking a conventionally-wrapped cigarette of the same tobacco blend.
- the outer wrapper is provided by conventional cigarette paper.
- Such conventional paper preferably has a weight of about 35 to about 65 g/sq.m. and a filler content of about 18 to about 40 wt%.
- rate improvement additives such as citric acid or its salts, also may be present in an amount of about 0.2 to about 4 wt%.
- the cigarettes according to the present invention are produced in any convenient manner, generally on a conventional cigarette making machine, with the two wrappers applied to the tobacco filler rod, sequentially or preferably simultaneously.
- the two wrappers may be laminated together prior to wrapping the tobacco filler rod, if desired.
- the present invention provides a novel cigarette structure having a decreased sidestream smoke emission by employing a double-wrapping of the tobacco rod, with an inner wrapper of low porosity paper.
- Cigarettes are staple items of commerce and, accordingly, the present invention has industrial application. Modifications are possible within the scope of this invention.
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a novel cigarette structure which enables a decreased sidestream smoke to be achieved.
- Cigarettes conventionally comprise a paper tube or wrapper housing a tobacco filler rod and a filter for removing smoke constituents. One of the common problems associated with cigarettes is the amount of sidestream smoke that is formed on static burning, for example, when the cigarette is idling and not being drawn upon by the smoker or is simply resting in an ashtray while burning. Visible sidestream smoke that is formed during static burning is comprised mainly of particulate matter and the smoke often is irritating and objectionable to non-smokers in the vicinity of the idling cigarette.
- In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a novel cigarette structure which results in a decreased sidestream emission. In the invention, the tobacco rod is wrapped with two different paper wrappers.
- There have been a number of prior suggestions to provide cigarettes with two or more wrappers, including the following United States patents:
U.S. 3,633,589 Kahane
3,395,714 Kahane
3,744,496 McCarty et al
4,231,377 Cline et al
4,505,282 Cogbill et al
4,585,016 Grollimund
4,624,268 Baker et al
In one such patent, U.S. Patent No. 3,633,589 employs an outer porous conventional cigarette paper and an inner sheet which is practically impervious to the passage of air therethrough. Such materials tend to result in a cigarette which is self-extinguishing. By employing an inner sheet having a limited porosity, in accordance with the invention, an improved cigarette is achieved, since a significant decrease in sidestream smoke production is achieved without tending to self-extinguish. - It will be apparent from the discussion below of the characteristics of the inner wrapper employed herein that the wrapper material differs from that described in the prior art. The characteristics defined herein are required for the provision of the cigarette with low sidestream smoke.
- The inner wrapper in the present invention is formed of a particular type of paper which is relatively non-porous but has some porosity and contains very little filler. This paper is quite slow burning and tends to produce a significant decrease in sidestream smoke. However, on its own, this wrapper tends to produce an unsightly black ash and has a tendency to extinguish the cigarette, both of which are undesirable.
- It has surprisingly been found that, if the special paper wrapper is wrapped again with an outer wrapper of conventional cigarette paper, then the significant decrease in sidestream smoke is retained, while the black ash color is not visible and there is a decreased tendency for the cigarette to go out. In addition, the cigarette exhibits a decreased tendency to ignite combustible materials.
- The present invention, therefore, employs a double wrapping of the tobacco rod in the finished cigarette, namely an inner wrapping of a special paper and an outer wrapping of a conventional cigarette paper.
- The special paper possesses certain properties as noted above. The paper is relatively non-porous but has some porosity, possessing a Coresta porosity of about 1 to about 10 units, preferably about 1 to about 5 units (Coresta porosity is described in the international standard I.S.O. 2965). The low but positive porosity is critical to obtaining a significant decrease in sidestream smoke, in that papers with a porosity of higher than about 5 Coresta units or lower than about 1 Coresta unit are not nearly as effective. In addition, below 2, the cigarette becomes self-extinguishing.
- The special paper also has a low filler content, generally about 1 to about 8 wt.%, preferably less than about 5%. The paper may have a paper weight which is typically about 18 g/sq.m.
- In addition to these properties, the inner wrapper may have other characteristics. One component which may be present are salts of organic chemicals, such as citric acid or its salts, to modify the burning rate of the inner wrapper. Such materials, when present, may comprise about 0.1 to about 2 wt%.
- The inner wrapper may be provided with perforations to permit the passage of gases through them, with such perforations being made mechanically, electrostatically or by laser beam.
- The decrease in sidestream smoke which is observed is a significant decrease, generally approximately 30% to 70%, over the sidestream produced by smoking a conventionally-wrapped cigarette of the same tobacco blend.
- The outer wrapper is provided by conventional cigarette paper. Such conventional paper preferably has a weight of about 35 to about 65 g/sq.m. and a filler content of about 18 to about 40 wt%. Both rate improvement additives, such as citric acid or its salts, also may be present in an amount of about 0.2 to about 4 wt%.
- The cigarettes according to the present invention are produced in any convenient manner, generally on a conventional cigarette making machine, with the two wrappers applied to the tobacco filler rod, sequentially or preferably simultaneously. The two wrappers may be laminated together prior to wrapping the tobacco filler rod, if desired.
- As described above, the present invention provides a novel cigarette structure having a decreased sidestream smoke emission by employing a double-wrapping of the tobacco rod, with an inner wrapper of low porosity paper. Cigarettes are staple items of commerce and, accordingly, the present invention has industrial application. Modifications are possible within the scope of this invention.
Claims (6)
- A cigarette comprising a tobacco filler rod wrapped in an inner wrapping and an outer wrapping, characterized in that:(i) the inner wrapping is formed of a relatively non-porous paper having a Coresta porosity of about 1 to about 10 units and having a filler content of about 1 to about 8 wt. %, and(ii) the outer wrapping is formed of conventional cigarette paper having a weight of about 35 to about 65 g/sq.m. and a filler content of about 18 to about 40 wt. %.
- The cigarette of claim 1 characterized in that said inner wrapping is formed of relatively non-porous paper having a Coresta porosity of about 1 to about 5 units.
- The cigarette of claim 1 characterized in that said inner wrapping is formed of non-porous paper having a Coresta porosity of at least about 2 units.
- The cigarette of claim 1 characterized in that said outer wrapper contains at least one burn-rate modifying chemical in an amount of about 0.2 to about 4 wt. %.
- The cigarette of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 characterized in that said inner wrapping contains about 0.1 to about 2 wt. % of at least one burn-rate modifying chemical.
- A method of assembling a cigarette, which comprises applying a wrapping to a tobacco filler rod to form a wrapped filler rod and forming individual cigarettes from said wrapped filler rod, characterized by:(a) employing both an inner wrapping and outer wrapping wherein the inner wrapping is formed of relatively non-porous paper having a Coresta porosity of about 1 to about 10 units and having a filler content of about 1 to about 8 wt. % and the outer wrapping is formed of conventional cigarette paper having a weight of about 35 to about 65 g/sq.m. and a filler content of about 18 to about 40 wt. %, and(b) simultaneously applying said inner wrapping and said outer wrapping to the tobacco filler rod to form the wrapped filler rod.
Applications Claiming Priority (6)
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GB898912688A GB8912688D0 (en) | 1989-06-02 | 1989-06-02 | Cigarette with decreased sidestream smoke |
GB8912688 | 1989-06-02 | ||
GB8914267 | 1989-06-21 | ||
GB898914267A GB8914267D0 (en) | 1989-06-21 | 1989-06-21 | Cigarette with decreased sidestream smoke-ii |
GB898917089A GB8917089D0 (en) | 1989-07-26 | 1989-07-26 | Cigarette with decreased sidestream smoke |
GB8917089 | 1989-07-26 |
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EP0474706A1 EP0474706A1 (en) | 1992-03-18 |
EP0474706B1 true EP0474706B1 (en) | 1994-03-30 |
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EP19900908451 Expired - Lifetime EP0474706B1 (en) | 1989-06-02 | 1990-05-31 | Cigarette with decreased sidestream smoke |
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EP (1) | EP0474706B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2572488B2 (en) |
AU (1) | AU639239B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2054745C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69007791T2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1990014776A1 (en) |
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GB8720726D0 (en) * | 1987-09-03 | 1987-10-07 | British American Tobacco Co | Smoking articles |
US6345625B1 (en) | 1997-12-06 | 2002-02-12 | Kar Eng Chew | Filter for secondary smoke and smoking articles incorporating the same |
AU2223801A (en) * | 1999-12-27 | 2001-07-09 | Japan Tobacco Inc. | Cigarette |
JP3785144B2 (en) | 2001-01-15 | 2006-06-14 | 日本たばこ産業株式会社 | Low fire spread cigarette |
UA78769C2 (en) * | 2002-03-18 | 2007-04-25 | Japan Tobacco Inc | Cigarette with reduced amount of by-product smoke |
US20050051185A1 (en) * | 2003-06-13 | 2005-03-10 | Firooz Rasouli | Cigarette wrapper with catalytic filler and methods of making same |
EP2636791B1 (en) * | 2011-03-31 | 2019-01-02 | Japan Tobacco, Inc. | Cigarette paper and cigarette reducing visible sidestream smoke amount and carbon monoxide amount in mainstream smoke |
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GB1111007A (en) * | 1965-03-30 | 1968-04-24 | Imp Tobacco Co Ltd | Improvements in cigarettes and paper therefor |
US3633589A (en) * | 1970-02-27 | 1972-01-11 | Wilhelm Kahane | Cigarette having composite wrapper construction |
US4231377A (en) * | 1978-08-30 | 1980-11-04 | Olin Corporation | Wrapper for smoking articles containing magnesium oxide |
US4225636A (en) * | 1979-03-08 | 1980-09-30 | Olin Corporation | High porosity carbon coated cigarette papers |
CA1196542A (en) * | 1982-01-15 | 1985-11-12 | Hal E. Guess | Smoking article having reduced sidestream smoke |
AU2813184A (en) * | 1983-01-24 | 1985-10-11 | Charles C. Cohn | Treatment of cigarette paper |
US4622983A (en) * | 1983-08-08 | 1986-11-18 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Reduced ignition proclivity smoking article wrapper and smoking article |
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- 1990-05-31 CA CA 2054745 patent/CA2054745C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-05-31 JP JP2508334A patent/JP2572488B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-05-31 WO PCT/CA1990/000178 patent/WO1990014776A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1990-05-31 AU AU57339/90A patent/AU639239B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1990-05-31 EP EP19900908451 patent/EP0474706B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-05-31 DE DE69007791T patent/DE69007791T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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DE69007791D1 (en) | 1994-05-05 |
JPH04501805A (en) | 1992-04-02 |
CA2054745C (en) | 1996-10-08 |
EP0474706A1 (en) | 1992-03-18 |
DE69007791T2 (en) | 1994-08-18 |
WO1990014776A1 (en) | 1990-12-13 |
AU5733990A (en) | 1991-01-07 |
JP2572488B2 (en) | 1997-01-16 |
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