FILTER-TIPPED SMOKING ARTICLE WITH A REMOVABLE CAP

摘要

A smoking article with a filter unit is provided with a removable protective cap, the cap covering the end surface and at least part of the side surface of the filter unit, and secured to the side surface of the smoking article by at least one region of adhesive. The adhesive may be non-permanent so that the cap can be fully removed from the smoking article. Alternatively, a permanent adhesive may be combined with a line of weakness around the cap along which the cap can be divided so that part of the cap can be removed. The cap can be fabricated from sheet material which is wrapped around the smoking article to give an overhanging part that is folded over the cover the end surface of the filter unit.