IMPROVEMENTS. CONNECTED WITH CIGARETTES WITHOUT MOUTH-PIECES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Adolph Strauss, of 26, Basinghall Street, in the City of
London, Pipe and Cigarette Merchant, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS.
CONNECTED WITH CIGARETTES WITHOUT MOUTH-PIECES."
Sealed the 14th May 1878, and dated the 19th November 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Adolph Strauss at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 19th November 1877.
ADOLPH STRAUSS, of 26, Basinghall Street, in the City of London, Pipe and
Cigarette Merchant. "IMPROVEMENTS CONNECTED WITH CIGARETTES WITHOUT
MOUTH-PIECES."
This Invention relates to improvements connected with cigarettes without
mouth-pieces, and consists essentially in covering one end, or it may be both ends,
of an open-ended cigarette that has no mouth-piece, with an open worked, per-
forated, or woven body, such as gauze, net, lace, muslin, thin metal, paper, or
equivalent material to prevent the tobacco getting into the mouth of the smoker.
The covering body may be in the shape of a disc pushed into the end, or it
may be pasted on, or otherwise caused to adhere, or it may be formed with a
flange to go inside or outside the paper wrapping or envelope of the cigarette.
If the flanged covering is to fit inside the envelope, its diameter will be such
that it finds a lodgment by contact with the tobacco and the envelope, or by one of
them alone.
If the flange of the end covering has to go outside, it may be of such a depth,
that by a slight pressure it may be caused to hold itself upon the cigarette, or the
flange may be pasted or otherwise be caused to adhere, or a wrapping of paper
or other material may hold the flanged end in position as found convenient.
If the flanged end covering piece is used, I propose to make the piece in a
mould to give it the proper contour. This moulding the end cap or piece to
given dimensions will facilitate the attachment, especially if materials be used
which have the advantage of not inconveniently increasing the thickness of the
cigarette at the end that is inserted between the lips of the smoker.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Adolph Strauss in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 18th May
1878.
ADOLPH STRAUSS, of 26, Basingball Street, in the City of London, Pipe and
Cigarette Merchant. "IMPROVEMENTS CONNECTED WITH CIGARETTES WITHOUT 5
MOUTH-PIECES."
This Invention relates to improvements connected with cigarettes without
mouth-pieces, and consists essentially in covering one end, or it may be both
ends, of an open-ended cigarette that has no mouth-piece, with an open
worked, perforated, or woven body, such as gauze, net, lace, muslin, thin metal, 1
paper, or equivalent material, to prevent the tobacco getting into the mouth of the
smoker.
The covering body may be in the shape of a disc pushed into the end, or it may
be pasted on, or otherwise caused to adhere, or it may be formed with a flange to
go inside or outside the paper wrapping or envelope of the cigarette.
If the flanged covering is to fit inside the envelope, its diameter will be such that
it finds a lodgment by contact with the-tobacco and the envelope, or by one of them
alone.
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If the flange of the end covering has to go outside, it may be of such a
depth that by a slight pressure it may be caused to hold itself upon the 1
cigarette, or the flange may be pasted or otherwise be caused to adhere, or a
wrapping of paper or other material may hold the flanged end in position, as found
convenient.
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If the flanged end covering piece is used. I propose to make the piece in a mould
to give it the proper contour. This moulding of the end cap or piece to given
dimensions will facilitate the attachment, especially if materials be used which have
the advantage of not inconveniently increasing the thickness of the cigarette at the
end that is inserted between the lips of the smoker.
The annexed Drawings represent examples of my Invention.
Figure 1 is a sectional longitudinal view of a cigarette without a mouth-piece;
a being the paper envelope or case; b, the tobacco; and c, a disc or diaphragm of
suitable material, either open worked by open weaving, as gauze, muslin, wire-
work, or perforated as punched sheet metal or paper. This disc or diaphragm c is
simply pushed into position within the end of the case a, where it can be held by a
pinch of the paper upon the periphery or edge; or it may be caused to adhere
as before explained by paste or other adhesive upon the tobacco or the paper,
or both.
Figure 2 represents a longitudinal section of a cigarette, the disc c slightly thicker
than in Figure 1, and with a single perforation in the centre for the passage of
the smoke. The disc in this case has a groove round its periphery into which the
paper case a can be pinched after the disc has been inserted in the end of the
cigarette.
Figure 3 represents a similar cigarette with a cap c of gauze, muslin, woven metal,
wire, or perforated metal, or other material pushed into the end of the casing a for
the same purpose as that above referred to.
Figure 4 represents also a similar cigarette with the muslin, woven wire, or
perforated metal cap c upon the exterior of the casing a, on which its flange
may be pinched to hold it thereon, or it may have a wrapping of paper, as found
convenient.
Figure 5 shows an external view of a cigarette, similar to that shown in section
in Figure 4, whilst Figure 6 shows an external view of a cigarette similar to that
shown in Figure 3.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, I declare that I claim, fitting an open-worked or

page_text: perforated body within or upon one end, or within or upon both ends of a cigarette
without a mouth-piece, substantially as and for the purpose described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Adolph Strauss, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Third day of May, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.
ADOLPH STRAUSS. (L.S.)