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Tobacco Industry Product
Technical Field
The invention relates to a tobacco industry product and a method of
manufacturing a
tobacco industry product.
Background
The application of organoleptic substances to tobacco industry products can
enhance a
user's experience by providing new sensations and/or flavours to be enjoyed.
Summary
According to embodiments of the invention, there is provided a tobacco
industry
product comprising a mouthpiece having a mouth end positionable between the
lips of
a user, the mouth end comprising an organoleptic substance, so that the
organoleptic
substance comes into contact with the user's lips during use, wherein a
transverse cross
sectional profile of the mouth end comprises major and minor axes that are
perpendicular to each other, said profile being longer in a direction
extending along the
major axis than in a direction extending along the minor axis.
The mouthpiece may taper from a circular end of the mouthpiece to the mouth
end.
The transverse cross sectional profile of the mouthpiece may describe an oval.
The organoleptic substance may be applied or incorporated into tipping paper.
The tobacco industry product may further comprise a rod shaped portion,
wherein the
mouthpiece comprises the tipping paper to attach the mouthpiece to the rod
shaped
portion.
The mouthpiece may comprise a passage extending therethrough and a filter
disposed
within the passage.
The filter may comprise a cellulose acetate plug.
The mouthpiece may be formed of cellulose acetate.
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The organoleptic substance may be selected from a list of organoleptic
compounds
comprising: WS-3, WS-23, Physcool, saccharine, thaumatin, citric acid and
nonivamide.
The tobacco industry product may be a combustible smoking article.
Also according to the invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a
tobacco
industry product comprising a mouthpiece having a mouth end positionable
between
the lips of a user, the mouth end having a transverse cross sectional profile
with
./o perpendicular major and minor axes, said profile being longer in a
direction extending
along the major axis than in a direction extending along the minor axis, the
method
comprising providing an organoleptic substance in or on the mouth end.
The mouthpiece may comprise tipping paper and applying the organoleptic
substance
in or on the mouth end may comprise applying or incorporating the organoleptic
substance into the tipping paper.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example only,
with
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a tobacco industry product according
to an
embodiment of the invention;
Figure 2 is a section view of a tobacco industry product according to an
embodiment of
the invention;
Figure 3 is a section view of a tobacco industry product according to an
embodiment of
the invention;
Figure 4 is a section view of a tobacco industry product according to an
embodiment of
the invention;
Figure 5 is a section view of a tobacco industry product according to an
embodiment of
the invention;
Figure 6 is a section view of a tobacco industry product according to an
embodiment of
the invention;
Figure 7 is a section view of a tobacco industry product according to an
embodiment of
the invention;
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Figure 8 is a projected view of a tobacco industry product according to an
embodiment
of the invention;
Figure 9 is a projected view of a tobacco industry product according to an
embodiment
of the invention.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of the invention provide a tobacco industry product 1 comprising a
mouthpiece 3 having a mouth end 4 positionable between the lips of a user. The
mouth
end 4 comprises an organoleptic substance 5S0 that the organoleptic substance
5
.ro comes into contact with the lips of a user during use.
As used herein, the term "tobacco industry product" is to be understood as
including
smoking articles comprising combustible smoking articles such as cigarettes,
cigarillos,
cigars, tobacco for pipes or for roll-your-own cigarettes, (whether based on
tobacco,
tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, tobacco
substitutes or
other smokable material), electronic smoking articles such as e-cigarettes,
heating
devices that release compounds from substrate materials without burning such
as
tobacco heating products; and hybrid systems to generate aerosol from a
combination
of substrate materials, for example hybrid systems containing a liquid or gel
or solid
substrate.
In one embodiment, the tobacco industry product is a smoking article for
combustion
selected from the group consisting of a cigarette, a cigarillo and a cigar.
In one embodiment, the tobacco industry product is a non-combustible smoking
article.
In one embodiment the tobacco industry product is a heating device which
releases
compounds by heating, but not burning, a substrate material. The material may
be for
example tobacco or other non-tobacco products, which may or may not contain
nicotine. In one embodiment the heating device is a tobacco heating device.
In another embodiment the tobacco industry product is a hybrid system to
generate
aerosol by heating, but not burning, a combination of substrate materials. The
substrate materials may comprise for example solid, liquid or gel which may or
may not
contain nicotine. In one embodiment, the hybrid system comprises a liquid or
gel
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substrate and a solid substrate. The solid substrate may be for example
tobacco or other
non-tobacco products, which may or may not contain nicotine. In one embodiment
the
hybrid system comprises a liquid or gel substrate and tobacco.
.. As used herein, the term "organoleptic substance" refers to a material
which, where
local regulations permit, may be used to create a desired sensation in a
product for
adult consumers. The substance may include extracts (e.g., licorice,
hydrangea,
Japanese white bark magnolia leaf, chamomile, fenugreek, clove, menthol,
Japanese
mint, aniseed, cinnamon, herb, wintergreen, cherry, berry, peach, apple,
Drambuie,
io bourbon, scotch, whiskey, spearmint, peppermint, lavender, cardamon,
celery,
cascarilla, nutmeg, sandalwood, bergamot, geranium, honey essence, rose oil,
vanilla,
lemon oil, orange oil, cassia, caraway, cognac, jasmine, ylang-ylang, sage,
fennel,
piment, ginger, anise, coriander, coffee, or a mint oil from any species of
the genus
Mentha), flavour enhancers, bitterness receptor site blockers, sensorial
receptor site
activators or stimulators, sugars and/or sugar substitutes (e.g., sucralose,
acesulfame
potassium, aspartame, saccharine, sodium saccharine, cyclamates, lactose,
sucrose,
glucose, fructose, sorbitol, thaumatin or mannitol), and other additives such
as
charcoal, chlorophyll, minerals, botanicals, breath freshening agents, or
sensate
substances (e.g. WS-3, physcool, citric acid or nonivamide). They may be
imitation,
synthetic or natural ingredients or blends thereof. They may be in any
suitable form, for
example, oil, liquid, or powder.
In one embodiment of the invention, shown in Fig. 1, a tobacco industry
product is
provided comprising a rod shaped portion 2 for producing an inhalable aerosol
and a
mouthpiece 3 that tapers from the rod shaped portion 2 to a mouth end 4 for
insertion
in a user's mouth, wherein the mouth end 4 comprises an organoleptic substance
5
disposed on an external surface for contact with a user's lips.
Another embodiment of the invention is shown schematically in Fig. 2, wherein
like
features retain the same reference numbers. In this embodiment, the mouthpiece
3 is a
separate part to the rod shaped portion 2 and comprises an overlapping band of
tipping
paper 7 to it attach it to the rod shaped portion 2. The tipping paper extends
along the
full length of the mouthpiece 3, from overlapping relation with the rod shaped
portion
2 to terminate at the mouth end 4 of the mouthpiece 3. The tipping paper 7 may
be
attached to the rod shaped portion 2 by any suitable adhesive.
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Another embodiment of the invention is shown in section in Fig. 3; again like
features
retain the same reference numbers. In this embodiment, the mouthpiece 3 may be
made of a plastics material and comprise a passage 8 that extends internally
through
the mouthpiece 3 in a direction along the length of its axis. The passage
extends from
an open annular end 9 to an opening 10 formed in the mouth end 4. The passage
8 may
accommodate a filter element 11 which may be a filter plug of cellulose
acetate or paper.
The mouthpiece 3 may comprise internal ribs (not shown) which extend radially
into
the passage 8 to assist in gripping the filter element ii. The passage 8
follows the
external profile of the mouthpiece 3 so that it narrows toward the opening lci
in the
io mouth end 4.
Another embodiment of the invention is shown in section in Fig. 4; again like
features
retain the same reference numbers. In this embodiment, the mouthpiece 3 is
solid; that
is, it does not comprise a passage as per the embodiment of Fig. 3. Instead it
is
homogenously formed from a suitable filter material such as cellulose acetate.
Another embodiment of the invention is shown in section in Fig. 5; again like
features
retain the same reference numbers. In this embodiment, the rod shaped portion
2 is a
conventional cigarette 12 comprising a filter portion 13 at a filter end 14
and a cigarette
body 15 that contains the tobacco. In this embodiment, the mouthpiece 3 is
substantially as described with reference to Fig. 3; however, the acetate
filter 11 is
omitted from the mouthpiece and instead the annular end 9 of the mouthpiece 3
abuts
the filter end 14 of the cigarette 12 and the tipping paper 7 extends into
overlapping
relation about the filter portion 13 and the cigarette body 15.
Another embodiment of the invention is shown in section in Fig. 6; again like
features
retain the same reference numbers. In this embodiment, the mouthpiece 3 is
substantially as described with reference to Fig. 4; that is, the mouthpiece 3
is solid and
preferably made from filter material such as cellulose acetate. In this
embodiment, the
rod shaped portion 2 is a paper rod 16 containing tobacco. Therefore the
mouthpiece 3
also serves as a filter for the rod shaped portion 2.
Another embodiment of the invention is shown in Fig. 7; again like features
retain the
same reference numbers. In this embodiment, the mouthpiece 3 comprises two
.. separately formed cellulose acetate filter elements: a first rod shaped
element 17 which
is solid, that is to say not hollow; and a second tubular element 18. The
first and second
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elements 17, 18 are axially aligned to the rod shaped part 2 and attached
thereto by an
overlapping band of tipping paper 7, with the first filter element 17 disposed
between
the rod shaped part 2 and the tubular filter element 18. Optionally, a band of
plug wrap
19 may be provided around the filter elements 17,18 to further support the
assembly.
During manufacture of a tobacco industry product as shown in Fig. 7, the
tubular filter
element 18 is clamped and subjected to heat and pressure so that the
mouthpiece 3
tapers from the rod shaped portion 2. In such embodiments the rod shaped
portion 2 is
a paper rod 16 containing tobacco.
With reference to any of the embodiments of Figs. I to 7, the mouthpiece 3 is
placed in
the mouth of an adult user during use, their lips forming a seal around the
mouth end 4
so that they may draw air through the tobacco industry product 1 to entrain an
aerosol
produced by the rod shaped portion 2 of the tobacco industry product 1.
Again, with reference to any of the embodiments of Figs. 1 to 7, the
mouthpiece 3 tapers
so that the transverse cross sectional profile of the mouthpiece 3, that is to
say the
mouthpiece 3 when viewed end on to its longitudinal axis, changes from being
circular
where it extends from the rod shaped portion 2 to having a flattened profile
at the
mouth end 4, preferably an oval profile. This is more clearly seen in Fig. 8,
which
represents an embodiment generic to the embodiments described with reference
to
Figs. 1 to 7.
In another embodiment shown in Fig. 9, a tobacco industry product is provided
comprising a stepped mouthpiece 20 in place of the tapered mouthpiece 3 of
embodiments illustrated by Figs. 1 to 8. The step represents a step change in
the
transverse cross sectional profile from being substantially circular to being
flattened. A
mouth end 21 of the mouthpiece 20 comprises the organoleptic substance 5.
A key characteristic of the flattened profile of the mouth end 4 of the
mouthpiece 3,20
is that the transverse cross sectional profile of the mouth end 4 is defined
relative to
perpendicular major and minor axes A1, A2 (shown in Figs. 8 and 9) such that
the
profile is longer in a direction extending along the major axis Ai relative to
a direction
extending along the minor axis A2.
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Compared to a non-flattened profiled, an advantage of providing a mouth end 4
with a
flattened profile is increased contact area with the user's lips when the
mouth end 4 is
placed in the user's mouth resulting in an increased effect of the
organoleptic 5 and
allowing less organoleptic substance 5 to be used, or to provide an increased
user
sensation or taste.
According to the invention the organoleptic substance 5 is arranged so as to
contact the
user's lips during use. With reference to the embodiments of Figs. 2 to 7, the
organoleptic substance 5 is preferably applied to the tipping paper 7 used to
attach the
./o mouthpiece 3 to the rod shaped part 2, the organoleptic substance 5
being applied to
all, or a portion of, the tipping paper 7 corresponding to the mouth end 4 of
the
mouthpiece 3. The organoleptic substance 5 provides the user with a sensation
or taste
on their lips associated with the particular organoleptic used. In other
embodiments,
where tipping paper is omitted, the organoleptic substance 5 may be applied
directly to
an outer surface of the mouthpiece 3. Alternatively, the organoleptic
substance 5 may
be incorporated or otherwise impregnated into the mouthpiece 3 either during
manufacture or subsequently thereto.
Also, by providing a mouth end 4 that is flattened in section, the tobacco
industry
product 1 is easier for a user to remove from a tobacco industry product pack.
Specifically, tobacco industry products are commonly arranged close-packed,
with their
longitudinal axes parallel, so that an array of ends of tobacco industry
products is
presented to a user from an open end of the pack. Arranging the mouthpieces 3
of the
above described embodiments so as to be accessible from the open end of the
pack
allows the user to more easily grasp the flattened end of the mouthpiece 3 and
remove
the tobacco industry product.
According to the invention, the organoleptic substance 5 is preferably
selected to
provide a sensation from the list of sensations: cool, sweet, sour or hot.
In one embodiment of the invention the organoleptic substances is selected to
provide
a cool sensation provided by an artificial compound such as WS-3, WS-23 or
Physcool.
In one embodiment of the invention the organoleptic substances is selected to
provide
a sweet sensation provided an artificial compound such a sodium salt of
saccharine or
thaumatin.
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In one embodiment of the invention the organoleptic substance 5 is selected to
provide
a sour sensation provided by, for example, citric acid. The citric acid may be
naturally
occurring or it may be synthesised.
In one embodiment of the invention the organoleptic substance 5 is selected to
provide
a hot sensation provided by, for example, nonivamide. The nonivamide may be
naturally occurring or it may be synthesised.
With reference to the embodiments of Figs. 2 to 7, the organoleptic substance
5 may be
applied to the tipping paper 7 prior to attaching the rod shape portion 2 to
the
mouthpiece 3.
Also according to the invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a
tobacco
industry product i comprising the mouthpiece 3 of any of the embodiments of
Figs. ito
7; the method comprising providing an organoleptic substance 5 on or in the
mouth
end 4, 21 for contact with a user's lips.
In another embodiment, providing an organoleptic substance 5 on or in the
mouth end
4,21 comprises applying or incorporating the organoleptic substance 5 into the
tipping
paper 7.
In order to address various issues and advance the art, the entirety of this
disclosure
shows by way of illustration various embodiments in which the claimed
invention(s)
may be practiced and provide for a superior tobacco industry product and
method of
manufacturing a tobacco industry product. The advantages and features of the
disclosure are of a representative sample of embodiments only, and are not
exhaustive
and/or exclusive. They are presented only to assist in understanding and teach
the
claimed features. It is to be understood that advantages, embodiments,
examples,
functions, features, structures, and/or other aspects of the disclosure are
not to be
considered limitations on the disclosure as defined by the claims or
limitations on
equivalents to the claims, and that other embodiments may be utilised and
modifications may be made without departing from the scope and/or spirit of
the
disclosure. Various embodiments may suitably comprise, consist of, or consist
essentially of, various combinations of the disclosed elements, components,
features,
parts, steps, means, etc. In addition, the disclosure includes other
inventions not
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presently claimed, hut which may be claimed in future.
