Smoking article

Abstract

A cigarette having reduced ignition propensity and machine for making the cigarette is disclosed. The machine applies a material in longitudinal bands onto the cigarette wrapper for reducing the ignition propensity of the cigarette. The material may be applied by roller, spray or printing.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An apparatus for manufacturing a controlled burn rate cigarette, comprising: 
 a cigarette maker having an additive station in fluid communication with a additive supply source, said additive applied to said additive applied to a web of cigarette wrapper material having porosity of at least 10 coresta units in a plurality of transverse bands each between about 2 mm and 8 mm in width and spaced at least about 2 mm to 4 mm apart onto said wrapper of said controlled burn rate cigarette, said maker further having a drying station positioned between said additive station and a garniture formed on said maker, said additive station applying said additive at a rate of about 2 mg. or more per 50 mm of paper.    
     
     
         2 . An apparatus for manufacturing a controlled burn rate cigarette, comprising: 
 a cigarette maker having an additive station said additive station applying an additive onto said controlled burn rate cigarette, said additive applied in a plurality of transverse bands, each of said bands between about 2 mm and 8 mm in width on a wrapper for said controlled burn rate cigarette, said wrapper having porosity of at least 10 coresta units, said plurality of transverse bands being up to about 20 mm in length and spaced at least about 2 mm to 4 mm apart onto said wrapper of said controlled burn rate cigarette;    said wrapper passing through said cigarette maker and through said additive station to a drying station.    
     
     
         3 . The apparatus for manufacturing a controlled burn rate cigarette of  claim 2  wherein said additive station is a hot melt application station.  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus for manufacturing a controlled burn rate cigarette of  claim 2  wherein said additive station is a spraying station having a nozzle, said nozzle in fluid communication with a container having said additive.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus for manufacturing a controlled burn rate cigarette of  claim 2  wherein said additive station is a printing station for applying said additive to said wrapper.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus for manufacturing a controlled burn rate cigarette of  claim 2  wherein said additive station is selected from the group consisting of starch, modified starch, starch esters, ethylene vinyl acetate, shellac, cellulose base compounds and waxes polyols.