Mouthpiece lining paper

Abstract

A mouthpiece lining paper for an article to smoke such as a filter cigarette or a cigarillo provided with a filter. The mouthpiece lining paper is imprinted with a coating which can have an optical, haptical or other function. The mouthpiece lining paper has on its inner side, an additional sealing layer formed from a coating.

1 .- 17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . A mouthpiece lining paper for a smoking article such as a filter cigarette or a cigarillo provided with a filter, said mouthpiece lining paper comprising
 an imprinted lacquer coating and   an additional moisture-resistant sealing layer, formed by lacquer, applied on the inside of the mouthpiece lining paper.   
     
     
         19 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the sealing layer comprises shellac, ethyl cellulose lacquer or polyethylene wax. 
     
     
         20 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the imprinted lacquer coating has a visual function. 
     
     
         21 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the imprinted lacquer coating has a haptic function. 
     
     
         22 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the imprinted lacquer coating comprises a sensory substance. 
     
     
         23 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 22 , further comprising a carrier substance for the sensory substance which is a different lacquer than that of the sealing layer. 
     
     
         24 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein the carrier substance for the sensory substance is nitrocellulose lacquer. 
     
     
         25 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein, in addition to the imprinted lacquer coating, a sensory substance has been applied. 
     
     
         26 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the imprinted lacquer coating is on the outside of the mouthpiece lining paper. 
     
     
         27 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the imprinted lacquer coating is on the inside of the mouthpiece lining paper. 
     
     
         28 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 27 , wherein an imprinted lacquer coating is both on the inside and on the outside of the mouthpiece lining paper. 
     
     
         29 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein said mouthpiece lining paper is transparent or translucent. 
     
     
         30 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein an additional sealing layer, formed by lacquer, has been applied on the outside of the mouthpiece lining paper. 
     
     
         31 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein the sealing layer applied on the outside of the mouthpiece lining paper only extends over a part of the mouthpiece lining paper that is remote from a tobacco rod of the smoking article. 
     
     
         32 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the lacquer of the imprint is a textured lacquer. 
     
     
         33 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the sealing layer is formed by applying successively multiple layers of lacquer. 
     
     
         34 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the sealing layer only extends over part of a length of the mouthpiece lining paper. 
     
     
         35 . The mouthpiece lining paper as claimed in  claim 34 , wherein the sealing layer extends over a part of the mouthpiece lining paper that is remote from a tobacco rod of the smoking article.