Claims
- 1. A filter cigarette, comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical tobacco rod;
- a substantially cylindrical, wrapped filter plug, wherein the filter plug has first and second ends open to permit the passage of air and smoke, the wrapping has a first opening therein, the tobacco rod and the filter plug are axially aligned in abutting, end-to-end relationship;
- tipping paper wherein the tipping paper has a second opening therein and circumscribes and joins the tobacco rod to the filter plug;
- at least one of said wrapping and said tipping paper being substantially air-impermeable;
- means for rotating one opening relative to the other so that the first and second openings are in varying degrees of registry to admit varying amounts of air to the filter plug, thereby diluting the smoke; and
- means for retaining the tipping paper against axial movement relative to the filter plug.
- 2. The filter cigarette of claim 1 wherein said wrapping and said tipping paper are substantially air-impermeable.
- 3. The filter cigarette of claim 1 wherein said wrapping is air-permeable and said tipping paper is substantially air-impermeable.
- 4. The filter cigarette of claim 1 wherein said wrapping is substantially air-impermeable and said tipping paper is air-permeable.
- 5. A filter cigarette, comprising a substantially cylindrical tobacco rod, a substantially cylindrical, wrapped filter plug, and tipping paper, wherein the tobacco rod and the wrapped filter plug have substantially the same cross-sectional area and shape, the filter plug has a rod end and a mouth end open to permit the passage of air and smoke, the wrapping has a first opening therein, the tobacco rod and the filter plug are axially aligned in abutting end-to-end relationship and circumscribed and joined by the tipping paper, the tipping paper comprises, in sequence, first, second, and third abutting bands, the first band overlaps and is fixed to the tobacco rod and the filter plug, the second band is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the filter plug and has a second opening therein positioned so that the second opening is rotatable into registry with the first opening, and the third band is fixed to the filter plug at the mouth end of the filter plug, thereby retaining the second band against axial movement, at least one of said wrapping and said tipping paper being substantially air-impermeable.
- 6. The filter cigarette of claim 5 wherein the tobacco rod and the wrapped filter plug have a circular cross-section.
- 7. The filter cigarette of claim 5 wherein the tobacco rod and the wrapped filter plug have an ovoid cross-section and the cross-sections are in registry.
- 8. The filter cigarette of claim 5 wherein the first band is glued to the tobacco rod and the filter plug, and the third band is glued to the filter plug adjacent the mouth end of the filter plug.
- 9. The filter cigarette of claim 5 including a plurality of first openings in the wrapping and a plurality of second openings in the second band positioned such that the second openings are rotatable into registry with the first openings in a one-to-one correspondence.
- 10. The filter cigarette of claim 5 wherein said wrapping and said tipping paper are substantially air-impermeable.
- 11. The filter cigarette of claim 5 wherein said wrapping is air-permeable and said tipping paper is substantially air-impermeable.
- 12. The filter cigarette of claim 5 wherein said wrapping is substantially air-impermeable and said tipping paper is air-permeable.
- 13. A filter cigarette, comprising a substantially cylindrical tobacco rod, a substantially cylindrical, wrapped filter plug, an intermediate wrapping, and tipping paper, wherein the filter plug has a rod end and a mouth end open to permit the passage of air and smoke, the wrapping of said filter plug underlies said intermediate wrapping and has a first opening therein, the intermediate wrapping comprises, in sequence, first, second, and third abutting bands, the first band has a second opening therein in registry with the first opening and is fixed to the underlying wrapping adjacent the rod end of the filter plug for rotation therewith, the second band is fixed to the tipping paper whereby the filter plug is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the filter plug within the second band and is fixed against axial movement, the third band is fixed to the underlying wrapping adjacent the mouth end of the filter plug for rotation therewith, the tobacco rod and the filter plug are axially aligned in abutting, end-to-end relation and are circumscribed and joined by the tipping paper, the tipping paper extends from a position on the tobacco rod adjacent the mouth end of the tobacco rod substantially to the mouth end of the filter plug and has a third opening therein positioned so that the second opening is rotatable into registry with the third opening, at least one of said underlying wrapping, said intermediate wrapping, and said tipping paper being substantially air-impermeable.
- 14. The filter cigarette of claim 13 including a plurality of first openings in the underlying wrapping, a plurality of second openings in the first band in registry with the first openings and a plurality of third openings in the tipping paper positioned such that the third openings are rotatable into registry with the second openings in a one-to-one correspondence.
- 15. The filter cigarette of claim 13 wherein the first band is glued to the filter plug adjacent the rod end of the filter plug, the second band is glued to the tipping paper, and the third band is glued to the filter plug adjacent the mount end of the filter plug.
- 16. The filter cigarette of claim 13 wherein said underlying wrapping, said intermediate wrapping, and said tipping paper are substantially air-impermeable.
- 17. The filter cigarette of claim 13 wherein said underlying wrapping is substantially air-impermeable and said intermediate wrapping and said tipping paper are air-permeable.
- 18. The filter cigarette of claim 13 wherein said intermediate wrapping is substantially air-impermeable and said underlying wrapping and said tipping paper are air-permeable.
- 19. The filter cigarette of claim 13 wherein said underlying wrapping and said intermediate wrapping are substantially air-impermeable and said tipping paper is air-permeable.
- 20. The filter cigarette of claim 13 wherein said underlying wrapping and said intermediate wrapping are air-permeable and said tipping paper is substantially air-impermeable.
- 21. The filter cigarette of claim 13 wherein said underlying wrapping is air-permeable and said intermediate wrapping and said tipping paper are substantially air-impermeable.
- 22. The filter cigarette of claim 13 wherein said intermediate wrapping is air-permeable and said underlying wrapping and said tipping paper are substantially air-impermeable.
- 23. A cigarette, comprising a substantially cylindrical tobacco rod having a coal end and a mouth end open to permit the passage of air and smoke, the tobacco rod comprising a column of tobacco circumscribed by a wrapping having a first opening therein, and an outer, cylindrical layer of tipping paper extending from the mouth end to a point between the mouth end and the middle of the tobacco column, the tipping paper comprising, in sequence, first, second, and third abutting bands, wherein the first band is fixed to the wrapping, the second band is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the tobacco column and has a second opening therein positioned so that the second opening is rotatable into registry with the first opening, and the third band is fixed to the wrapping adjacent the mouth end, thereby retaining the second band against axial movement, at least one of said wrapping and said tipping paper being substantially air-impermeable.
- 24. The cigarette of claim 23 wherein the tobacco rod has a circular cross-section.
- 25. The cigarette of claim 23 wherein the tobacco rod has an ovoid cross-section.
- 26. The cigarette of claim 23 wherein said wrapping and said tipping paper are substantially air-impermeable.
- 27. The cigarette of claim 23 wherein said wrapping is air-permeable and said tipping paper is substantially air-impermeable.
- 28. The filter cigarette of claim 23 wherein said wrapping is substantially air-impermeable and said tipping paper is air-permeable.
- 29. A filter cigarette, comprising a substantially cylindrical tobacco rod, a substantially cylindrical, wrapped filter plug, and tipping paper, wherein the tobacco rod and the wrapped filter plug have substantially the same cross-sectional area and have ovoid cross sections in registry, the filter plug has a rod end and a mouth end open to permit the passage of air and smoke, the wrapping has a first opening therein, the tobacco rod and the filter plug are axially aligned in abutting end-to-end relationship and circumscribed and joined by the tipping paper, the tipping paper comprises, in sequence, first, second, and third abutting bands, the first band overlaps and is fixed to the tobacco rod and the filter plug, the second band is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the filter plug and has a second opening therein positioned so that the second opening is rotatable into registry with the first opening, and the third band is fixed to the filter plug at the mouth end of the filter plug, thereby retaining the second band against axial movement, at least one of said wrapping and said tipping paper being substantially air-impermeable.
- 30. The filter cigarette of claim 29 wherein the first band is glued to the tobacco rod and the filter plug, and the third band is glued to the filter plug adjacent the mouth end of the filter plug.
- 31. The filter cigarette of claim 29 including a plurality of first openings in the wrapping and a plurality of second openings in the second band positioned such that the second openings are rotatable into registry with the first openings in a one-to-one correspondence.
- 32. The cigarette of claim 29 wherein said wrapping and said tipping paper are substantially air-impermeable.
- 33. The cigarette of claim 29 wherein said wrapping is air-permeable and said tipping paper is substantially air-impermeable.
- 34. The filter cigarette of claim 29 wherein said wrapping is substantially air-impermeable and said tipping paper is air-permeable.
- 35. A cigarette, comprising a substantially cylindrical tobacco rod having an ovoid cross section and having a coal end and a mouth end open to permit the passage of air and smoke, the tobacco rod comprising a column of tobacco circumscribed by a wrapping having a first opening therein, and an outer, cylindrical layer of tipping paper extending from the mouth end to a point between the mouth end and the middle of the tobacco column, the tipping paper comprising, in sequence, first, second, and third abutting bands, wherein the first band is fixed to the wrapping, the second band is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the tobacco column and has a second opening therein positioned so that the second opening is rotatable into registry with the first opening, and the third band is fixed to the wrapping adjacent the mouth end, thereby retaining the second band against axial movement, at least one of said wrapping and said tipping paper being substantially air-impermeable.
- 36. The cigarette of claim 35 wherein said wrapping and said tipping paper are substantially air-impermeable.
- 37. The cigarette of claim 35 wherein said wrapping is air-permeable and said tipping paper is substantially air-impermeable.
- 38. The filter cigarette of claim 35 wherein said wrapping is substantially air-impermeable and said tipping paper is air-permeable.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 401,380, filed July 23, 1982, now abandoned.
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