A DEVICE FOR USE IN TREATING CIGARETTES WITH A TAR AND NICOTINE BARRIER-FORMING FLUID

摘要

The present invention relates to a device (1) for use in treating cigarettes with a tar and nicotine barrier- forming fluid comprising a housing (2) adapted to receive a cartridge (6) having stored therein a tar and nicotine barrier-forming fluid (7), a delivery nozzle (4) comprising at least one delivery port (5) in fluid communication with the interior of a cartridge held within the housing, the delivery nozzle being dimensioned so as to be fully receivable into the open end of a filter of a cigarette and to create a deep recess therein,- stop means to limit the depth into which the nozzle is received into the filter; and actuation means (9) for conveying upon each actuation a predetermined and fixed volume of fluid from the cartridge into the delivery nozzle and through the or each delivery port into base of the deep recess formed in the filter by the nozzle; wherein the fixed volume of fluid is less than the volume of the deep recess formed in the open end of the filter.