Patent Application
20240016203
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The technical field relates generally to the field of smoking articles and, more specifically, to apparatuses configured for accessorizing with cigarettes.
A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing burnable material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end, causing it to smolder, and the resulting smoke is orally inhaled via the opposite end. Cigarette smoking is the most common method of tobacco consumption. The term cigarette, as commonly used, refers to a tobacco cigarette, but the word is sometimes used to refer to other substances, such as a cannabis cigarette or an herbal cigarette.
A cigarette filter, also known as a filter tip, is a component of a cigarette, along with cigarette paper, capsules, and adhesives. Filters may be made from plastic cellulose acetate fiber, paper or activated charcoal (either as a cavity filter or embedded into the plastic cellulose acetate fibers). Macroporous phenol-formaldehyde resins and asbestos have also been used. The plastic cellulose acetate filter and paper modify the particulate smoke phase by particle retention (filtration), and finely divided carbon modifies the gaseous phase (adsorption). Filters are intended to reduce the harm caused by smoking by reducing harmful elements inhaled by smokers. Most factory-made cigarettes are equipped with a filter and those who roll their own can buy them from a tobacconist.
The current state of the art of cigarettes has not changed significantly in more than 50 years. Conventionally, the cigarette includes a cylindrical paper filled with tobacco, with the filter on the end. Today, however, advancements in technology have resulted in more efficient and higher-quality paper, tobacco, filter material, flavors, and other additives that could enhance the smoking experience, but that are not currently widely available for cigarettes.
Therefore, a need exists for improvements over the prior art, and more particularly for more efficient and versatile apparatuses for complementing, or accessorizing with, cigarettes.
A smoking system and an apparatus for attachment to a cigarette are provided. This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of disclosed concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description including the drawings provided. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter. Nor is this Summary intended to be used to limit the claimed subject matter's scope.
In one embodiment, an apparatus for attachment to a cigarette, the apparatus includes a cylindrical element composed of filter material and having a distal end and a proximal end, an opening on the distal end, the opening configured for accepting and releasably attaching to a filter end of the cigarette, a smoke filter located at the proximal end, the smoke filter configured for filtering smoke emanating from the cigarette, and, a flavor capsule located within the smoke filter, the flavor capsule configured for adding flavor to the smoke emanating from the cigarette. In another embodiment, a system for smoking includes a cigarette having a filter end and the apparatus for attachment to the cigarette described above.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this disclosure, illustrate various example embodiments. In the drawings:
The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the following description to refer to the same or similar elements. While embodiments may be described, modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible. For example, substitutions, additions, or modifications may be made to the elements illustrated in the drawings, and the methods described herein may be modified by substituting, reordering, or adding stages to the disclosed methods. Accordingly, the following detailed description does not limit the claimed subject matter. Instead, the proper scope of the claimed subject matter is defined by the appended claims.
The claimed embodiments improve upon the prior art by providing an efficient and versatile apparatus for complementing, or accessorizing with, cigarettes. Specifically, the claimed embodiments provide a filter device that is easily and quickly attached to a cigarette. The claimed embodiments provide additional filtering of smoke from a cigarette, and well as add more flavor to the cigarette, thereby enhancing the smoking experience. These features of the claimed embodiments decrease the health detriments of smoking and increase the enjoyability of the smoking experience.
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The smoking system 100 includes a cigarette 110 having a filter 112 on one end, as well as an apparatus 150 configured for attachment to the cigarette. The apparatus 150 includes a cylindrical element 151 composed of filter material and having a distal end 161 and a proximal end 162. The cylindrical element 151 also includes an opening 175 on the distal end 161, the opening configured for accepting and releasably attaching to the filter end 112 of the cigarette 110. The cylindrical element 151 also includes a smoke filter 250 located at the proximal end 162, the smoke filter configured for filtering smoke emanating from the cigarette 110. The cylindrical element 151 also includes a flavor capsule 220 located within the smoke filter 250, the flavor capsule configured for adding flavor to the smoke emanating from the cigarette 110. The entire cylindrical element 151 may be composed of filter material such as cellulose acetate fiber.
While certain embodiments have been described, other embodiments may exist. Furthermore, although embodiments herein have been described as being associated with certain materials, the claimed embodiments may be manufactured from other types of materials.
Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims.
