The present invention relates to a personal control vapor emitter device for expelling pressurized liquids in gaseous form or in form of fine particle vapor, or aerosol. In particular, the invention relates to a puffer or cigarette like device for discharging externally stored liquid cocktails of a controlled substance into a user's oral cavity.
The present invention aims to provide an alternative to electronic cigarette, as well as traditional tobacco burning cigarettes. More importantly, the device embodied by the present invention is another step forward in the drive to eliminate widespread smoking of traditional cigarettes. Some research has shown that non-tobacco burning cigarettes carry significantly lower health concerns than the traditional cigarettes.
Electronic cigarettes have been around since 2003. Their use has been gradually increasing, driven both by those trying to switch from traditional tobacco cigarettes and by first time smokers, attracted by the social allure of group smoking and modernity factor of the device. As the electronic cigarette gains in popularity, the variety of different puffing solutions, including the healthy nicotine and tobacco free alternatives are emerging in greater numbers. While the existence of puff market has slightly reduced operating costs of existing puffing devices, the actual price of the electronic device itself will remain quite high, especially since users will need to replace spent batteries to continue using such a device.
Another downside of an electronic cigarette is that it requires an external source of power to extract the puffing cocktail. Until now, the external source of power has been the lithium ion battery, which has been especially manufactured to fit snugly into the limited dimensions of the electronic cigarette device. A user of such device must not only worry about puffer refills, but must also ensure that the device's battery contains sufficient charge to power the next smoking session. Since these are not standard batteries used for larger electronic devices, the user's ability to enjoy his device may be frustrated by extended periods of time until the user is able to secure replacement batteries in specialty stores or by mail order.
On the contrary, the present invention is designed to eliminate the need of battery power. User can enjoy the device as long as the pressurized solution has not been completely spent. The absence of additional electronic parts and cheaper composite materials required to manufacture the device subject to the present invention will definitely reduce costs and availability of such devices. Easy access and low maintenance usage is likely to divert further smokers from conventional cigarettes, thereby improving the health of the overall populace. Therefore the only thing that separates a user from getting a few puffs, is only the possible insufficient level of the puffing solution within the device.
Vapor emitting devices have been known in the industry, but generally suffer from shortcomings as described above.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,758,777 discloses a High vacuum ion source for use with a mass spectro-meter to analyze solid substances. A thermally conductive body having the substance to be analyzed supported on a surface thereof is disposed in the ionization chamber with the substance supporting surface facing the ionization region of the chamber. A heat source, such as an electron emitting device, is directed toward the opposite surface of the body to heat the body and cause the substance to vaporize. The heating of the body in turn heats the chamber surfaces to prevent condensation of the vaporized substance. The vaporized substance can be ionized by particle bombardment or field emission. The body may take the form of a flat plate or a cylindrical or other box-like structure.
U.S. Pat. No. 8,714,161 relates to an electronic cigarette with solid tobacco substance, which includes a shell with a mouthpiece at one end; a reservoir in the shell for storing tobacco substance; an atomizing device in the shell having an atomizing cup, an atomizer in the atomizing cup for vaporizing tobacco substance; and an aerosol passage connecting the mouthpiece with the atomizing cup; and a guiding unit for drawing tobacco substance from the reservoir to the atomizing device. The atomizing cup is accommodated in the reservoir, the guiding unit penetrates sidewall of the atomizing cup and extends in the reservoir, and solid tobacco substance encases the atomizing cup and guiding unit therein. The present invention solves the problem of solid tobacco substance melting slowly and uneasy assembly of the cigarette; and obtains to improve the melting efficiency of solid tobacco substance and facilitate the assembly.
Various implements are known in the art, but fail to address all of the problems solved by the invention described herein. One embodiment of this invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be described in more detail herein below.
The present invention provides a personal vaporizer apparatus having a holding cartridge for storing a pressurized mixture. The holding cartridge contains a bottom end and an outlet end. The bottom end may contain a refill valve. The outlet end gets threaded unto a pressure regulating mechanism having a first valve. The pressurized mixture exits through the valve into a discharge channel, where the mixture exits through the mouthpiece in form of vapor.
It is an object of present invention to provide a vaporizer apparatus having an inhaling cocktail.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vaporizing apparatus that is cheap to operate.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a vaporizer apparatus that does not require battery power to operate.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a vaporizer apparatus that is easy to use.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a vaporizer apparatus that is reusable.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a vaporizer apparatus that is able to accommodate a refillable cartridge.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus capable of using plastic holding canisters for pressurized inhaling cocktail.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. Identical elements in the various figures are identified with the same reference numerals.
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiment of the present invention. Such embodiments are provided by way of explanation of the present invention, which is not intended to be limited thereto. In fact, those of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate upon reading the present specification and viewing the present drawings that various modifications and variations can be made thereto.
Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, the figures illustrate a personal vaporizer device 10. The personal vaporizer device 10 may be shaped as a conventional electronic cigarette device as shown, or may be embodied in a less conventional fashion, such as a pipe device of various sorts. The shown embodiment is preferred since it is more compatible with conventional CO2 cartridges known in the art and used for anything from tire inflation devices to soda aerators. However, other adaptations may accommodate the same conventional CO2 canisters in embodiments of personal vaporizer device 10 that does not resemble a conventional or electronic cigarette.
A pressurized mixture is loaded into the holding cartridge 20. The holding cartridge 20 may be made of metal or of a reinforced composite material such as reinforced plastic, or metal composite or a pressure resistant polymer such as but not limited to a geopolymer, or a silicone. A wood based or a cellulose fiber based material may also be used. Material and shape of the holding cartridge 20 will be generally dictated by the pressure of the stored payload or the pressurized mixture 30. The holding cartridge 20 may be a substantially elliptical, bottle like shape, which may be desirable for holding highly pressurized mixtures 30. However other shapes are possible, such as spherical, cylindrical, rectangular, oblong, quadrilateral or rhombic, or have a combination of shapes either grouped together or one flowing into another.
The pressurized mixture 30 in the holding cartridge 20 is a pressurized liquid. The liquid is interspersed with a pressurized gas propellant such as propylene glycol, butane, nitrous oxide or carbon dioxide, or any other non-toxic or low-toxic gas known in the industry for its propellant qualities. The gas will be mixed together with a pressurized liquefied solution which may or may not include tobacco or other stimulants, medicine, water or liquid fragrances and flavored liquids. The holding cartridge 20 preferably tolerates between 12 pounds per square inch (PSI) to 40 PSI, depending on the size and shape of the holding cartridge 20.
The air intake valve 180 in the mouthpiece 100 that functions to direct the payload exiting through the openings 90, as shown with directional arrows 32, in the direction of the exit opening 130. The intake valve 180 creates a stream of air that channels the pressurized mixture 30 towards the exit opening 130. An air intake valve 180 contains a flap 182 that is biased to adhere to the sidewall 112 and cover an opening 181 through the sidewall 112. The flap 182 is preferably manufactured out of soft and flexible material, such as thin rubber, plastic, or silicone, and would flex in the direction away from the sidewall 112, as demonstrated in
The mouthpiece 100 may contain at least one or a plurality of such air intake valves 180, which may be disposed anywhere along the sidewall 112. The desired diameter of an opening 181 is between one and four millimeters and depends on the desired strength and dilution levels of the desired payload reaching the exit opening 130. Similarly, there may be at least one or a plurality of openings 90 with a diameter of between one and three millimeters and located anywhere along the length of the discharge channel 80. The diameters and sizes found in this application are merely preferences and are not intended to limit the number and scope of variations designed to fulfill functional or aesthetic purposes.
The preferred overall dimensions of the personal vaporizer apparatus 10 are approximately between three and five inches in length 300 and between ¾ and ⅛ of an inch in a diameter or width 301. These are preferred dimensions and alternative dimensions may be possible. As demonstrated in
The mouthpiece 100 preferably contains a neck indentation 102 as shown, throughout the circumference of the circumference 104. The neck indentation 102 may be desired to provide additional comfort to the lips of a user. Alternatively the neck indentation 102 may appear just on two sides of the mouthpiece 100, to further simulate lips clamping down. A user, after inserting the oral end 103 of the personal vaporizer apparatus 10 into mouth, would place lips onto indentation 102. Furthermore, one of the activating ways is to compress the external container 250 and the mouthpiece 100 together (reference lines 147). In so doing, a user would be simultaneously pressing with lips in the direction 146, and, while holding onto the external container 250, would be pulling in the direction 147. The neck indentation 102 would thus provide a better grip forming surface for lips. Similarly, the sidewall 253 of the storage container 250 may contain grip lines or indentations on the surface of the sidewall 253 (not shown). Also shown in
The regulating mechanism 60 is mounted within the mouthpiece 100, at the connection end 106. The sidewall 66 is lodged securely within the face 105 of the mouthpiece 100. The spring 292 and the pressure regulating mechanism 60 combine to form an activator 290. The first end 294 of the spring 292 is mounted against the bottom end of the discharge channel 80 (
The variable size opening 180 varies in diameter depending on an embodiment. It is also varies as far as to what extent the opening is open to the air. The last factor is determinative on the drag or suction force that a user applies at the exit opening 130 while inhaling.
The refill valve 270 forms a hermetic seal with the external container 250. In the embodiment shown, the refill valve 270 may be utilized to reintroduce the pressurized mixture 30 without actually removing the refill valve cover 272.
The external container 250 in the embodiment shown in
Shown also is the external actuator 170, which is an external device having an arm 231 that extends through the sidewall 112 of the mouthpiece 100 and into the discharge channel 80. The arm 231 connects to the trigger arm 232 which then connects to the second valve 200. The arm 231 may move radially in a direction perpendicular to the linear force 140 or in substantially straight line in a reciprocal lateral motion 311 as shown, which may be in addition to or as an alternative to the linear force 140. The external actuator 170 that is external to the mouthpiece 100 is shown in this embodiment, but may be just as effectively practiced with embodiments shown in other figs demonstrated in this invention.
To create a reusable device from figs shown in
Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made only by way of illustration and that numerous changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention.