Patent ID: 6823872
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A24D

Abstract:
A smoking article having a low carbon monoxide delivery comprising:a column of a smokable filler; and a wrapping paper surrounding said column of said smokable filler, said wrapping paper comprising a paper substrate containing a filler, said filler comprising a white pigment having a median particle size of from about 0.1 microns to about 0.5 microns said wrapping paper having a basis weight of up to about 22 gsm, a permeability of from about 15 Coresta units to about 55 Coresta units, an opacity of at least 80%, and a brightness of at least 70%, said wrapping paper further having a fiber basis weight of less than about 18 gsm and having a tensile strength of at least 1800 g/29 mm; and wherein the smoking article has a carbon monoxide delivery of less then about 17 mg per smoking article and a carbon monoxide to tar ratio of about 1 or less.