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Smoker's accessory

US5752527A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 1996
Grant dateMay 19, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24F13/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A smoker's accessory for filtering cigarette smoke includes an exhaust fan, a smoke filter cartridge having a cigarette tube with an open end through which the burning end of the cigarette is placed, a porous tubular filter element at an end of the cigarette tube, a fresh air inlet and a temperature sensor adjacent the cigarette tube. The temperature sensor activates a signal upon detection of a burning cigarette in the cigarette tube.

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