A Cigarette with Improved Mouth-piece Attached.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 15th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 19th Apr., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Cigarette with Improved Mouth-piece Attached.
I, WILLIAM SHARP, of 3 Moulinère Terrace, Putney, in the County of Surrey, of
no particular calling, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A Cigarette, with mouth-piece attached, to be composed of paper or thin card-board,
with a cavity at one end to contain charcoal, which is to be confined in net, and fixed
next to the tobacco, for the purpose of absorbing the noxious effluvia-preventing
such a large amount of nicotine entering the mouth whilst being smoked-purifying
the smoke generally, and ensuring a slow and perfect combustion.
The Cigarettes may be made (in various lengths) of the usual kinds of tobacco,
with a mouth-piece attached.
The mouth-piece (Fig. 1) as shown in the accompanying drawings, is to be three
quarters of an inch in length and composed of paper, or thin card board.
The aperture through which tho smoke is to pass, is to be one sixteenth of an inch
in diameter at the end which is to enter the mouth, and is to continue so one half an
inch in length, the remaining quarter of an inch, to be three sixteenths of an inch, in
diameter, to form the cavity into which the charcoal is to be placed.
The charcoal is to be crushed into small particles (as in Fig. 2) all the dust removed,
and to be confined in very fine net (Fig. 3) to prevent it escaping. The net also to
serve as a further absorbent of the nicotine. The mouth-piece is held in position by
the Cigarette paper. Fig. 4 represents a section of Cigarette with charcoal complete.
Dated this 15th day of June 1889.
WILLIAM SHARP.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Cigarette with Improved Mouth-piece Attached.
I, WILLIAM SHARP, of No. 3 Moulinère Terrace, Putney Surrey of no particular
calling do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention consists of an ordinary Cigarette, with the addition of an improved
mouth-piece, to be composed of paper or thin card-board, with a cavity at one
end, to contain crushed charcoal confined in net & fixed next to the tobacco.
This mouthpiece (Fig. 1 as shown in the drawings left with the Provisional
Specification) is to be three quarters of an inch in length, & composed of paper
or thin card-board. The aperture through which the smoke is to pass, is to be
one sixteenth of an inch in diameter, at the end which is to enter the mouth, & is
to continue so, one half an inch in length, the remaining quarter of an inch to be
three sixteenths of an inch in diameter, to form the cavity into which the charcoal
is to be placed. The charcoal is to be crushed into small particles, as in (Fig. 2)
all the dust removed, & to be confined in very fine net (Fig. 3) to prevent it escaping.
The net also to serve as a further absorbent of the nicotine. The inouth-piece is held
in position by the Cigarette paper. (Fig. 4) represents a section of Cigarette
complete. The Cigarettes may be made in various lengths of the usual kinds of
tobacco.

page_text: Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
An improved mouth-piece for attaching to Cigarettes, composed & constructed
of absorbent paper, charcoal & net as described in the foregoing description.
Firstly. For the purpose of absorbing the noxious effluvia.
Secondly. Preventing such a large amount of nicotine & Tobacco entering the
mouth, whilst being smoked.
Thirdly. Purifying the smoke generally '& ensuring a regular, slow, & perfect
combustion &
Fifthly. Forming a firm & perfect mouth-piece.
Dated thin 14th