Smoking article with extinguishment means

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11266175
APP PUB NO 20200015514A1
SERIAL NO

16470626

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There is provided a smoking article (10) comprising: a charge (12) of tobacco material; a wrapper (14) circumscribing the charge (12) of tobacco material; a filter (16) arranged downstream of the charge (12) of tobacco material; and a hollow tube (18) defining an inner cavity (20) and attaching the filter (16) to the wrapper (14). An affixing portion (22) of the wrapper (14) is received within the inner cavity (20) and permanently secured to the hollow tube (18). A downstream end of the charge (12) of tobacco material is secured to the wrapper (14) by means of a thermally deactivatable adhesive (28) provided on an outer surface of the charge (12) of tobacco material or on an inner surface of the wrapper (14) or on both such that, upon deactivation of the adhesive (28), at least a portion of the charge (12) of tobacco material becomes slidable within the wrapper (14) in relation to the filter (16).

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PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S AQUAI JEANRENAUD 3 NEUCHATEL 2000

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Alvarez, De La Cadena Antonio Tigre Buenos Aires, AR 4 3
Besso, Clement Neuchatel, CH 55 338
Grandjean, Emeric Lausanne, CH 12 8

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