Secondary smoke catcher
US4899766A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24F47/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A smoke catcher device which catches essentially 100% of secondary smoke products such as cigarettes, cigars and pipes. The device comprises a housing having an interior space. The smoke product is installed in the housing such that the burning end of the product is in the interior space and the lip end is on the ouside of the housing. The housing also comprises a smoke intake opening and an exhaust port. The secondary smoke is exhausted through an appropriate filter system or to a smoke dump place. In use a smoker sucks smoke through the lip end of the smoke product and exhales the smoke into the smoke intake opening.
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