Apparatus for selling cigarettes and system for accessing cigarettes
US11302135B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/72
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for selling cigarettes and a system for accessing cigarettes are described herein. The apparatus comprises a vending machine and a smoke purification system. The smoke purification system includes a housing, an extraction device, a smoke purifier, and an exhaustion device. An upper face of the housing is provided with an air inlet for sucking in air in an upper space of a smoking room, and a front face of the housing is provided with a fresh air outlet. An intake port of the extraction device is coupled with the air inlet, an escape port of the exhaustion device is coupled with the fresh air outlet through an exhaust channel, and two ends of the smoke purifier are coupled with an escape port of the extraction device and an intake port of the exhaustion device, respectively.
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