Cigarette smoking means

Claim 1

Cigarette smoking means including a cigarette unit having a forward and rearward end, comprising a body section including a cylindrical particulate tobacco mass and primary filter means including a perforated tubular core co-axially embedded in and extending the full length of said tobacco mass; a tip section including secondary filter means including a cylindrical filter mass of material having property only slightly resistant to air passage, and a socket element coaxially fitted in the forward end portion of said filter mass defining a forward opening socket opening; and cylindrical wrapping means of cigarette paper material, rolled aroUnd said tobacco mass, coaxially joining said body section and tip section together with the opening of said socket element directly communicating with the rearward end opening of said tubular filter core of said primary filter means; said cigarette unit additionally including a perforated annular strainer element concentrically engaging said socket element, interposed between and engaging end portions respectively of said cylindrical tobacco mass and filter mass, and having a plurality of axial apertures intermittently spaced about the circumferential extension of said annular element, defining passageway means communicating the interstitial structure of said cylindrical tobacco mass and filter mass respectively of the cigarette body section and tip section; the paper wrapping means of said cigarette unit extending longitudinally substantially fully the combined lengths of said body section and tip section, said socket element of the tip section of said cigarette unit and said strainer element thereof being of integral form defining a socket-strainer member, said strainer element of said socketstrainer member being of thin axially flattened configuration and is concentrically joined flange-like with said socket element adjacent the forward opening thereof.