Patent ID: 7753056

Claim:
A smokable rod for a cigarette comprising: (a) a lighting end and a mouth end; (b) a longitudinally extending outer portion circumscribing a core portion in an annular manner, the outer portion being composed predominantly of tobacco in cut filler form, the outer portion being substantially free of aerosol forming material; (c) a longitudinally extending core portion incorporating a smokable material, the core portion (i) being physically separate from the outer portion, (ii) incorporating tobacco material in intimate contact with a burn suppressing agent, the burn suppressing agent being present in an amount and of a type such that the core does not undergo burning, and (iii) being composed predominantly of tobacco material and aerosol forming material; (d) the outer portion being physically separate from the core portion; and (e) an outer wrapping material circumscribing the outer portion.