Patent ID: 6089238
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A24D

Abstract:
A Coaxial cigarette comprising:a) a coaxial tobacco rod (20) comprising a rod core (22), a rod core wrapping (23), a rod jacket (21) and a rod jacket wrapping (24) andb) a multi-part ventilated filter (10), whereinc) said filter (10) comprises a filter wrapping (16) as well as at least three longitudinally extending segments longitudinally aligned along the longitudinal axis of the cigarette of which at least one segment is a tobacco end coaxial filter segment (13) having a core element (15), a core element wrapping (17) and a jacket element (14), a second segment is a mouth-end segment (10) having low retention and a third segment is a middle segment (12) having high retention andd) the ratio of the resistance to draw of said rod core (22) to the resistance to draw of said rod jacket is greater than unity and preferably in the range of 2 to 4.