Selective air dosing means for cigarettes

Claim 2

A filter cigarette intended for filtering smoke and selectively diluting said smoke with air comprising: a. a cylindrical tobacco roll surrounded with a paper wrapper; b. a filter; c. first means to mount said filter adjacent one end of said cylindrical tobacco roll and spaced therefrom, said first means including a masking tear strip means for permitting the removal of said filter from said tobacco roll, said tear strip means being mounted in sticking engagement over said paper wrapper; d. said first means defining a hollow cylindrical chamber between said one end of said tobacco roll and said filter; e. a circular porous disc positioned in said hollow cylindrical chamber substantially halfway between said one end of said tobacco roll and said filter; f. said circular porous disc dividing said hollow cylindrical chamber portion into a first smoke cooling chamber between said one end of said tobacco roll and said disc, said first smoke cooling chamber portion receiving smoke from said one end of said tobacco roll, and a second smoke cooling chamber portion between said disc and said filter, said second cooling chamber receiving smoke passing from said first smoke cooling chamber and through said disc; g. said first means including a pair of air permeable portions, each portion effecting communication between the exterior of said cigarette and one of said cooling chamber portions, said first means further including removable second and third means each of which cooperate with one of said air permeable portions to selectively seal said portions thereby blocking communication between the exterior of said cigarette and one of said cooling chamber portions whereby if no filtering of smoke is desired said first means and said filter are removed from said one end of said cylindrical tobacco roll by said tear strip means, if only filtering of said smoke is desired, the filter cigarette is used as such while said second and said third means are in place on said first means, if smoke diluted with air is desired said second means is removed to cause said first cooling chamber portion to be permeable to air, and if air in the substantial absence of smoke is intended to be inhaled, said second and said third means are removed to cause both said cooling chamber portions to be rendered permeable to air thus precluding any substantial inhaling of smoke.

Claim 3

A filter cigarette as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first means comprise a filter wrapper which surrounds said filter and extends past said one end of said tobacco roll over said paper wrapper, said filter and said one end being spaced from one another and defining said hollow cylindrical chamber between said tobacco roll and said filter.

Claim 4

A filter cigarette as claimed in claim 2, wherein said removable second and third means comprise masking tear strips.

Claim 5

A filter cigarette as claimed in claim in claim 1, wherein at least one of said cooling chamber portions comprises of tar absorbing and nicotine absorbing agents

Claim 6

A filter cigarette as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opposite faces of said porous disc are concave.

Claim 7

A filter cigarette intended for filtering smoke and selectively diluting said smoke with air comprising: a. a cylindrical tobacco roll surrounded with a paper wrapper; b. a smoke filter; c. a smoke filter wrapper which surrounds said smoke filter and extends past one end of said tobacco roll over said paper wrapper; d. said smoke filter and said one end of said tobacco roll being covered with said smoke filter wrapper, said smoke filter and smoke filter wrapper defining a hollow cylindrical chamber between said one end of said tobacco roll and said filter; e. a circular refractory porous disc in which the opposite faces are concave, said disc positioned in said hollow cylindrical chamber substantially halfway between said one end of said tobacco roll and said filter; f. said circular refractory porous Disc dividing said hollow cylindrical chamber into a first and a second smoke cooling chamber portion; g. said smoke filter wrapper having perforations in portions thereof surrounding said smoke cooling chamber portions h. the perforated portion of said wrapper surrounding said first cooling chamber portion being covered with a first removable masking tear strip; i. the perforated portion of said wrapper surrounding said first cooling chamber portion being covered with a second removable masking tear strip; j. a third removable masking tear strip mounted in sticking and overlapping engagement over said smoke filter wrapper and said paper wrapper, whereby if no filtering of smoke is desired said third removable masking tear strip is removed and said smoke filter and said smoke filter wrapper are thrown away, if only filtering of said smoke is desired the filter cigarette is used as such while the first, second and third masking tear strips are in place respectively over the perforated portions of said wrapper surrounding said first and said second cooling chamber portion and over said smoke filter wrapper and said paper wrapper, if smoke diluted with air is desired said first tear strip is removed to uncover the perforated portions of said wrapper surrounding said first cooling chamber portion to cause said first cooling chamber portion to be permeable to air, and if air exclusively is intended to be inhaled, said first and said second tear strips are removed to uncover the perforated portions of said wrapper surrounding both said first and said second cooling chamber portions to cause said first and said second cooling chamber portions to be rendered permeable to air thus precluding any substantial inhaling of smoke.

Claim 8

A filter cigarette intended for filtering smoke and selectively diluting said smoke with air comprising: a. a cylindrical tobacco roll surrounded with a paper wrapper; b. a smoke filter; c. a smoke filter wrapper which surrounds said smoke filter and extends past one end of said tobacco roll over said paper wrapper; d. said smoke filter and said one end of said tobacco roll being covered with said smoke filter wrapper, said smoke filter and smoke filter wrapper defining a hollow cylindrical chamber between said one end of said tobacco roll and said filter; e. a circular refractory porous disc in which the opposite faces are concave, said disc positioned in said hollow cylindrical chamber substantially halfway between said one end of said tobacco roll and said filter; f. said circular refractory porous Disc dividing said hollow cylindrical chamber into a first and a second smoke cooling chamber portion; g. said smoke filter wrapper having perforations in portions thereof surrounding said smoke cooling chamber portions h. the perforated portion of said wrapper surrounding said first cooling chamber portion being covered with a first removable masking tear strip; i. the perforated portion of said wrapper surrounding said first cooling chamber portion being covered with a second removable masking tear strip; j. a third removable masking tear strip mounted in sticking and overlapping engagement over said smoke filter wrapper and said paper wrapper, whereby if no filtering of smoke is desired said third removable masking tear strip is removed and said smoke filter and said smoke filter wrapper are thrown away, if only filtering of said smoke is desired the filter cigarette is used as such while the first, second and third masking tear strips are in place respectively over the perforated portions of said wrapper surrounding said first and said second cooling chamber portion and over said smoke filter wrapper and said paper wrapper, if smoke diluted with air is desired said first tear strip is removed to uncover the perforated portions of said wrapper surrounding said first cooling chamber portion to cause said first cooling chamber portion to be permeable to air, and if air exclusively is intended to be inhaled, said first and said second tear strips are removed to uncover the perforated portions of said wrapper surrounding both said first and said second cooling chamber portions to cause said first and said second cooling chamber portions to be rendered permeable to air thus precluding any substantial inhaling of smoke.

Claim 9

A filter cigarette as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of said cooling chamber portions includes a nicotine absorbing agent.