Smoker's accessory

Details Smoker's accessory Smoker's accessory

1994-04-13

1996-03-12

Bahr, Jennifer

Tobacco

Tobacco users' appliance

Device used for smoking

131187, 131201, 131202, A24F 1306

Patent

active

054977916

ABSTRACT:
A smoker's accessory for filtering sidestream smoke emitted from a burning cigarette comprises an exhaust fan mounted in a central unit and a sidestream smoke filter cartridge having a cigarette tube for a burning cigarette, is placed is provided alongside the central component. The filter cartridge is provided in a housing which is connected to the central fan support. The cigarette tube is as long as a cigarette and has a diameter of at least 1.5 times the diameter of the cigarette. A porous low pressure drop filter element is provided at the end of the cigarette tube for removing sidestream smoke. The housing has a front end wall in which the cigarette holder with the cigarette to be positioned. A fresh air inlet is provided which permits the fan to draw fresh air inside the cigarette tube along the cigarette and pick up the sidestream smoke from the lit cigarette for purposes of drawing through the filter cartridge before release to the surroundings. The smoker's accessory may optionally be provided with an exhale filter so that both sidestream smoke and exhale smoke is filtered before release to the surroundings. The filters are high efficient, low pressure drop filters which ensure there is minimal, if any, detectable traces of cigarette smoke released to the surroundings.

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