Patent ID: 6202650
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A24D

Abstract:
A filter-tipped cigarette comprising a tobacco portion having a tobacco material wrapped by a cigarette paper, and a filter portion which is connected to one end of the tobacco portion;the filter portion having a filter body composed of a plurality of individual filter plug sections, a plurality of individual filter plug wrappers wrapping the respective filter plug sections and an integral filter wrapper integrally wrapping the plurality of filter plug sections wrapped by the individual filter plug wrappers,the tobacco portion and the filter portion being integrally connected by means of a tip paper which entirely covers the integral filter wrapper, and covers a proximal end portion of the cigarette paper,the tip paper having a plurality of ventilation holes along a circumferential direction of the tip paper and at a position away from a smoking end of the filter portion,at least one of the individual filter plug wrappers is axially aligned with the ventilation holes on the tip paper and has an air permeability of about one-third or less of an air permeability of the integral filter wrapper.