Smoker's appliance
US4198992A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 1978 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24F47/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A smoker's appliance capable of producing aircooled smoke in a sanitary and ashless manner for the pleasure of the user. The appliance is generally shaped like a gun having a cylindrical body with a threaded head at one end. A tube extends through an aperture formed in a cap which is threadedly engageable with the head. With the cap tightened onto the body, the tube permits communication between the chamber and the surrounding air. A flexible bulb is attached to the body at a location near an end opposite the head. By the use of appropriate check valves, the bulb, when squeezed, forces air into the chamber within the body without permitting its escape. When a lighted cigarette is inserted into a free end of the tube within the chamber, operation of the bulb causes a unitary direction of air flow through the appliance which assures long life for the cigarette. Cigarette smoke thus passes through the cigarette itself and exits from the tube, being preferably directed into the mouth of the user. Ashes from the cigarette are retained within the body until it is desired to disassemble it for cleaning, which can be readily accomplished.
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