MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
Subclass:: MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF

Description

Covers industrial processes and techniques for producing tobacco products intended for smoking or oral consumption, including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuff. Encompasses tobacco treatment, blending, flavoring, casing, cutting, and physical preparation methods prior to final product assembly. Also includes the characterization and composition of processed tobacco materials themselves. Related manufacturing equipment and machinery are classified elsewhere under A24D.

Related Keywords

tobacco CARTRIDGES for pipes

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A24B 1/00 Preparation of tobacco on the plantation
A24B 11/00 Tobacco-twisting machines
A24B 13/00 Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff
A24B 15/00 Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
A24B 3/00 Preparing tobacco in the factory
A24B 5/00 Stripping tobacco; Treatment of stems or ribs
A24B 7/00 Cutting tobacco
A24B 9/00 Control of the moisture content of tobacco products, e.g. cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco