Adhesive free tobacco product tip assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12035745-B2
Application number	US-202017072650-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2020
Priority date	Dec 26, 2013
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

A tobacco product tip assembly. The tobacco product tip assembly includes a tip portion comprising a tip wall defining an inhalation chamber; the tip portion extending into a body portion comprising a body wall defining an insertion chamber, the insertion chamber being in communication with the inhalation chamber; the body wall comprising a mechanical fastener. A tobacco product assembly and a process for producing a tobacco product assembly are also included.

First claim

We claim:

1. A tobacco product tip assembly comprising:
a tip including a first wall defining an inhalation chamber; and
a body including a second wall defining a tobacco insertion chamber in fluid communication with the inhalation chamber, an inner surface of the second wall including,
a first portion having a cylindrical shape;
a second portion that is tapered along an axis through the body; and
two or more fasteners attached to at least one of the first portion and the second portion and configured to mechanically engage a tobacco product, each of the two or more fasteners being fixed to and extending radially from the second wall and into the tobacco insertion chamber, each of the two or more fasteners having a height sufficient to protrude into the tobacco product, the two or more fasteners spaced at equal radial portions on the second wall, and at least one of the two or more fasteners including a thread-like protrusion and one or more barbs.

2. The tobacco product tip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the two or more fasteners are at a distal end of the body, the distal end of the body being opposite the tip.

3. The tobacco product tip assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the two or more fasteners include one or more barbs.

4. The tobacco product tip assembly of claim 3 , wherein each barb includes a shaft and a barbed tip, the shaft extending from the second wall into the tobacco insertion chamber and the barbed tip at an end of the shaft.

5. The tobacco product tip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the two or more fasteners include one or more spikes.

6. The tobacco product tip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the two or more fasteners further include at least one fastener including one or more spikes.

7. The tobacco product tip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the thread-like protrusion includes at least one thread formed on an inner surface of the second wall.

8. The tobacco product tip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the thread-like protrusion is helical.

9. The tobacco product tip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the inner surface the second wall is cylindrical.

10. The tobacco product tip assembly of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the second wall is octagonal.

11. The tobacco product tip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second wall includes no perforations.

12. A tipped tobacco product comprising:
a tobacco product; and
a tobacco product tip, the tobacco product tip including:
a tip including a first wall defining an inhalation chamber; and
a body including a second wall defining a tobacco insertion chamber in fluid communication with the inhalation chamber, an inner surface of the second wall including,
a first portion having a cylindrical shape;
a second portion that is tapered along an axis through the body; and
two or more fasteners attached to at least one of the first portion and the second portion and configured to mechanically engage the tobacco product, each of the two or more fasteners being fixed to and extending radially from the second wall and into the tobacco insertion chamber, each of the two or more fasteners having a height sufficient to protrude into the tobacco product, and at least one of the two or more fasteners including a thread-like protrusion and one or more barbs, the tobacco product being at least partially within the body and engaging the two or more fasteners.

13. The tipped tobacco product of claim 12 , wherein the two or more fasteners further include one or more spikes.

14. The tipped tobacco product of claim 12 , wherein a portion of the two or more fasteners displaces a portion of the tobacco product.

Assignees

• Altria Client Services Llc

Inventors

• Swepston Jeffrey A
• Belcastro Marc D
• Simpson Christopher L
• Thomson John D
• Mcelhinney Patrick S

Classifications

• A24F13/08

  with special devices, e.g. spikes or grippers, for holding the cigars or cigarettes · CPC title

• A24F13/22

  Supports for holding cigars or cigarettes while smoking · CPC title

• A24F7/00

  Mouthpieces for pipes; Mouthpieces for cigar or cigarette holders · CPC title

• A24D1/042 Primary

  with mouthpieces (A24D1/047 takes precedence) · CPC title