Patent ID: 6178969
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
An article for delivering an aerosol to a user, consisting essentially of:an open-ended hollow tube having an air passageway between a heat receiving end at one end and a mouth end at an opposed end, said heat receiving end being an open end of said hollow tube;said tube being substantially non-combustible upon application of heat to said heat receiving end;a substrate containing an aerosol forming component;said substrate being positioned within said air passageway and having a distal end;said distal end being spaced from said heat receiving end to form a continuous air gap between said heat receiving end and said distal end;said continuous air gap having a length of at least two centimeters;said continuous air gap preventing combustion of said substrate upon application of said heat to said heat receiving end; and,said aerosol forming component forming an aerosol upon application of a suction to said mouth end and application of said heat to said heat receiving end.