| abstract |
A smoking article includes a combustible fuel element circumscribed by a heat transfer tube with a flavor source material circumscribing the heat transfer tube. At the ignition or upstream end of the smoking article, an impervious annular flange is provided. The flange includes an opening therein substantially the same diameter and configuration as the inside diameter of the heat transfer tube and the outside diameter is substantially the same as that of the smoking article. The flavor source material is in flow communication with the downstream or the mouth end of the smoking article so that upon ignition of the combustible fuel element, smoke that is generated from the fuel element is prevented by the annular flange from coming into contact with the varporizing flavor being released by the flavor source material when the smoker draws on the smoking article. Only the vaporizing materials from the flavor source material is received by the smoker. |