Patent ID: 11925211
Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC nan | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A method for holding a consumable used for a smoking system and including a first portion having a first hardness and a second portion having a second hardness, in which the second portion is a different portion from the first portion in the insertion direction of the consumable, comprising:
inserting the consumable into a chamber through an opening to position the consumable at the desired position in the chamber, and
pressing a part of the consumable with a first pressing unit of the chamber and a part of the consumable with a second pressing unit of the chamber, when the consumable is positioned at the desired position in the chamber,
wherein the second hardness is different from the first hardness,
wherein the first portion includes the smokable substance containing tobacco,
wherein the second portion includes a cylindrical member, and
wherein the cylindrical member is a paper tube or a hollow filter.