Tobacco – Tobacco users' appliance – Cigar or cigarette extinquishers
Patent
1996-02-23
1998-05-19
Lewis, Aaron J.
Tobacco
Tobacco users' appliance
Cigar or cigarette extinquishers
206246, A24F 1318
Patent
active
057525285
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for extinguishing a partially-smoked lit cigarette and for storing the extinguished cigarette until the smoker wishes to relight the cigarette for further smoking.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
Smokers often are required or choose to extinguish a partially-smoked cigarette and the partially-smoked cigarette then is stored for further smoking at a later time. A variety of devices has been proposed which will function both as an extinguisher for the cigarette and as a storage means for the extinguished cigarette.
In particular, the applicants are aware of the following U.S. Pat. Nos.:
______________________________________ 1,459,077 1,598,112
2,246,642
2,335,674 2,536,302
2,715,961
2,781,762 3,107,674
3,978,981
4,587,980 4,660,575
4,777,968
4,809,715 4,886,076
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which is intended to be permanent in nature and in which the cigarette is
extinguished and then stored.
One problem faced by a smoker extinguishing a cigarette and then subsequently relighting the cigarette for further smoking is that a burnt tobacco taste and/or odour may be detected by the smoker as a result of contamination of the cigarette by gaseous or solid contaminants when the cigarette was extinguished. To attempt to combat the worst aspects of this effect, the prior art has provided cutting devices to remove the extinguished coal and expose fresh tobacco for relighting the cigarette. For example, in the above-cited prior art, U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,459,077 and 3,107,674 teach built-in cutting devices.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a novel form of cigarette extinguishing and storage device comprising first and second telescoping tubular elements which cooperate to provide an enclosure for extinguishing cigarette and for storing an extinguished cigarette. The telescoping elements are dimensioned to receive a cigarette in sliding fit relationship therewith.
The sliding fit relationship between the cigarette and the telescoping elements ensures a rapid extinguishing of a lit cigarette when the burning end of the cigarette is inserted into the telescoping element receiving the same, since the tubular element is rapidly starved of oxygen required to maintain the coal lit.
Deodorant means is located in the enclosure formed by the telescoping elements for minimizing the adverse effects of cigarette smoke condensates in the enclosure.
Once a lit cigarette has been inserted into the telescoping element receiving the same and the cigarette is extinguished, the other telescoping element is slid into telescoping relationship with the other element to enclose completely the extinguished cigarette for storage.
In this way, once the extinguished coal of a cigarette extinguished and stored in the device is removed from the cigarette to expose fresh tobacco and the cigarette is relit, the smoker experiences a reduction in the adverse effects of having extinguished the cigarette.
The deodorant means generally serves to absorb the condensates as they are formed in the enclosure during extinguishing of the cigarette, preventing contamination of the cigarette thereby.
However, some of these condensates deposit on the tobacco and cigarette paper in the extinguishing device and these deposited condensates slowly volatilize while the cigarette is located in the extinguishing device. These volatilized materials also are absorbed by the deodorant means from the gas in the snuffer and prevent contamination of the cigarette in the extinguishing device and the various surfaces present.
Another aspect of the present invention provides a disposable tubular cigarette extinguishing and storage device which is structurally self-supporting and is constructed of one or more plies of paper, which may be of variable thickness. Such disposable device comprises a first tubular element closed at one end and open at the other, a second tubular element closed at one end and open at the other and hav
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Ayres George E.
Black Gary D.
Bowen Larry
Brackmann Warren A.
Keaveney Benedict
Anderson Charles W.
Lewis Aaron J.
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.
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