FILTER ELEMENT INCORPORATING A BREAKABLE CAPSULE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CIGARETTE HAVING A FILTER ELEMENT INCORPORATING A BREAKABLE CAPSULE AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE CIGARETTE HAVING A FILTER ELEMENT INCORPORATING A BREAKABLE CAPSULE

摘要

The present invention is directed to a filter, comprising a tow material comprising at least one cavity, wherein the at least one cavity holds at least one capsule, wherein a shape of the at least one cavity comprised in the tow material is complementary to an outer shape of the at least one capsule, and wherein the tow material comprises at least two segments of tow material surrounding the at least one capsule, and filter paper placed on an outer surface of the tow material such that the filter paper is capable of holding together the at least two segments of the tow material and the at least one capsule.