US1784386A - Sanitary cigarette - Google Patents

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9, 1930. M, POECK 1,784,386

SANLTARY CIGARETTE Filed Aug. 23 192s Patented Dee. 9,1930

UNITEDSTATES PATENToFFIcE g lnx roncx, or NEW Yonx; N. Y.

SANITARY CIGARETTE Application med August 2s, 192s. serial No. 301,511.

' The mainobj'ect of thisinve'ntion is to proand not well packed. The conical tip 13 of vide a cigarette which prevents the nicotine the holder is content of the cigarette from entering into the mouth and nasal passages.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cigarette which-is equipped with a pad at the drawing'end `to'prevent the nicotine contained in the .tobacco of the cigarette from passing this pad and entering the mouth and nasal passages. I. I

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to likenamed parts in the drawing..

Referring brieiy to the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the' cigarette cutin half longitudinally to illustrate the nicotine pad and holder.

Figure 2 is a partly sectioned frontvelevational view of the clgarette.`

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of- Figure 2- showing the pad holder in place in the A cigarette with the pad` removed.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates the cylindrical wrap- I' per of the conventional type of cigarette. v This wrapper, as'stated, is cylindrical and is adapted to be 'iilled with granulated tobacco 11. At one endof the cigarette the "tobacco is packed looselyin order to receive a tubular member 12 which is provided with a conical tip 13 having a plurality ofgperforations 14 therein. Thistubular member`12 receives a pad 15 of absorbent cotton onsimilar other iltering material. YAt diametrically opposite positions the tubular member 12 is provided with raisedpoints 16 which frietionally engage the internal' wall of the wrapper. 10 andsecurely retain the pad holdthen pressed into the loosely packed end of the cigarette and the raised .points 16 stretch the wrap holder in place at one en It is to be noted that per and secure this d of the cigarette. certain changes in form and construction may be made without departing invention.

I claim: In a cigarette having illingof tobacco, a filter holder adapted to be rele from the spirit andv scope of thev a wrapperand a ing pad, a tubular asably mounted in one end of said wrapper, said pad being housed in said tubular member, a conical wall closing on one end of said tubular member,` said pad resting fin said conical engssaid conical wall having openings thereiri'to permit passage of smoke fromv one en d ofthe cigarette through the filtering pad and' out of the open end of .berv' and raised points on the tubular memsaid tubular member for frictionally binding the wrapper to the tubular member. y In'testimony whereof I 40 er, consisting of the tubular. member 12 and conical roof 13, in place in one end of the cigarette. These raised points 16 stretch the material of the wrapper and securely grip aiiix my signature. MAX POECK.

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