Patent Application
20220346440
The overall field of this invention is directed to smoking devices.
Smoking as a habit and social practice has been in existence for millennia and remains a strong practice. Presently, around 14% of the population in the United States smoke cigarettes and about 19% of the population globally continue to smoke tobacco. Further, around 12% of the population in the United States smoke marijuana and about 3% of the population globally do so.
Overall, the tobacco industry in the United States is valued at around $48 billion and the cannabis industry at $18 billion. Further, tobacco and cannabis-related accessories account for roughly 10 to 20 percent of total sales. However, such accessories often lack ingenuity in their design and quality in their means of manufacturing. Further, these accessories often have a short use-life due to the buildup of tobacco and/or cannabis residue within the accessories during their use.
The present invention is directed to a multipurpose smoking system. The multipurpose smoking system comprises a main body, a mouth piece, a smoking material receptable, and an attached accessory integrated into a single device. The main body includes an elongate fluid chamber with a choke point filtering structure configured to block solid portions of smoking material. The mouth piece is attached at a proximal end of the elongate fluid chamber. The smoking material receptacle is at a distal end of the elongate fluid chamber. The accessory includes a first end and a second end. The first end is attached proximate to the distal end of the elongate fluid chamber and the second end is attached to a smoking clip.
In the Summary above and in this Detailed Description, and the claims below, and in the accompanying drawings, reference is made to particular features of the invention. It is to be understood that the disclosure of the invention in this specification includes all possible combinations of such particular features. For example, where a particular feature is disclosed in the context of a particular aspect or embodiment of the invention, or a particular claim, that feature can also be used, to the extent possible, in combination with and/or in the context of other particular aspects and embodiments of the invention, and in the invention generally.
Where reference is made herein to a method comprising two or more defined steps, the defined steps can be carried out in any order or simultaneously (except where the context excludes that possibility), and the method can include one or more other steps which are carried out before any of the defined steps, between two of the defined steps, or after all the defined steps (except where the context excludes that possibility).
“Exemplary” is used herein to mean “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any aspect described in this document as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects.
Throughout the drawings, like reference characters are used to designate like elements. As used herein, the term “coupled” or “coupling” may indicate a connection. The connection may be a direct or an indirect connection between one or more items. Further, the term “set” as used herein may denote one or more of any item(s), so a “set of items” may indicate the presence of only one item or may indicate more items. Thus, the term “set” may be equivalent to “one or more” as used herein.
Aspects of the invention advantageous provide a multipurpose smoking implement system comprising a design accommodating a large variety of possible smoking accessory use cases. Further, aspects provide a multipurpose smoking implement system comprising a robust structure while offering the consumer relatively simple mechanism for cleaning the smoking implement to prolong the use-life thereof.
Aspects of the invention include a one hitter smoking device and roach clip integrated into a single product. The integrated arrangement facilitates smoking loose herbs (e.g., tobacco) in the chamber without the loose herbs being sucked in and to smoke rolled remains without burning themselves or waste smoking herbs. A user is able to get the most from their smoking experience without burning themselves and can smoke a whole rolled product.
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are illustrated in the accompanying figures. As shown in
The accessory portion 120 may comprise a coupling mechanism 122 disposed at a first end of an elongate neck of the accessory portion 120 and a smoking clip 124 disposed at a second end of the elongate neck. The coupling mechanism 122 couples the main body portion 110 to the accessory portion 120. The smoking clip 124 is utilized to secure smoking material therein and then placed at a distal end of the elongate fluid chamber 114 in order to commence smoking of the smoking material through the elongate fluid chamber 114 and the mouthpiece 112.
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The accessory portion 220 may comprise a coupling mechanism 222 disposed at a first end of an elongate neck 224 of the accessory portion 220 and a smoking clip 226 disposed at a second end of the elongate neck 224. The coupling mechanism 222 couples the main body portion 210 to the accessory portion 220. The smoking clip 226 is utilized to secure smoking material therein and then placed at least partially within the smoking material receptacle 216 at the distal end of the elongate fluid chamber 218 in order to commence smoking of the smoking material through the elongate fluid chamber 218, the choke point 214 and the mouthpiece 212.
In some embodiments of the present invention, a carb hole may be disposed through the elongate fluid chamber and the interior elongate cavity. Moreover, the carb hole may be disposed within either the distal or proximal portion of the elongate fluid chamber but is preferably disposed at a position that allows the consumer to actuate the carb hole away from an ignition source that is used to initiate burning of the smoking material.
Specifically, the carb hole may be covered or left open by the consumer as desired in order to introduce more or less air into the fluid smoking stream when smoking with the multipurpose smoking implement system 200. This allows for controlled burning of smoking material within the smoking material receptacle. The carb hole may be any suitable shape such as, but not limited to, circular, oval, rectangular, triangular and the like or any combination thereof. The carb hole may have any suitable size but is preferably within a range of 0.25 centimeters to 1.25 centimeters in both width and length dimensions.
Additionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the distal portion of the elongate fluid chamber may be iteratively removed and reattached to the proximal portion of the elongate fluid chamber. For instance, the distal portion may be frictionally engaged with the proximal portion via any suitable means such as a silicone sleeve disposed at a coupling point of the elongate fluid chamber. Further, a tapered shape may be utilized at the coupling point of both the distal and proximal portions of the elongate fluid chamber such that the distal and proximal coupling points are shaped complimentary to one another. This allows for a tapered frictional coupling at the coupling point that utilizes frictional engagement of the tapered portions of the conjoining distal and proximal coupling points.
Alternatively, the distal portion may be mechanically engaged with the proximal portion via any suitable means such as complimentary screw threads. In other embodiments, the distal portion may be magnetically engaged with the proximal portion via one or more complimentary magnetic elements. However the means of removal and reattachment, this functionality allows for easier cleaning of the interior elongate cavity. Consumed smoking material often becomes caked upon any surfaces constraining the fluid smoking stream as the smoking material in the stream builds up upon those surfaces. Such caked smoking material is often tarred in nature and therefore difficult to remove from adjoining surfaces. Allowing for removal of the distal and proximal portions from one another provides the consumer with a smaller portion of the interior elongate cavity to clean and thereby makes it easier to pass cleaning instruments therethrough.
Similarly, the mouthpiece may be removed and reattached to the elongate fluid chamber and the interior elongate cavity via any of the aforementioned means including screw threads, magnetic elements, frictional engagement and the like or any combination thereof. Removal and reattachment of the mouthpiece allows not only for ease of cleaning of the interior elongate cavity but also for the replacement of the mouthpiece itself for sanitary purposes. After long-term use, it may be recommended to replace the mouthpiece to prevent the spread of harmful microbes, germs, pathogens and the like. Alternatively, it may be desired to swap out mouthpieces if the smoking implement system is used by multiple consumers successively.
The accessory portion may be fabricated unitary with or separately from the main body portion. If the accessory portion is fabricated separately from the main body portion, then a coupling mechanism may be utilized to couple the accessory portion to the main body portion. The coupling mechanism itself may be fabricated unitary with the main body portion or fabricated unitary with the accessory portion. The coupling mechanism allows for the iterative removal and attachment of the accessory portion to the main body portion. For instance, the coupling mechanism may comprise any suitable mechanisms including, but not limited to, clips, clasps, snaps, prongs, clamps, magnets, hooks, adhesives and the like or any combination thereof.
The accessory portion may further comprise the elongate neck extending from the coupling mechanism at a proximal portion to the smoking clip at a distal portion thereof. Further, the elongate neck may be flexible in nature to allow the consumer to easily adjust the position of the smoking clip relative the main body portion and, specifically, relative the smoking material receptacle. Moreover, the smoking clip may be utilized by the consumer to place smoking material within the smoking material receptacle and, therefore, the elongate neck is preferably of a length that is at least as long as the length between the location of the coupling mechanism and the smoking material receptacle. This allows the consumer to use the smoking clip to place smoking material into the smoking material receptacle. More preferably, the elongate neck is of a length that is greater than the length between the location of the coupling mechanism and the smoking material receptacle. This allows the consumer adequate length of the elongate neck to comfortably use the smoking clip to place smoking material within the smoking material receptacle. If the elongate neck has a length that is shorter than the length between the location of the coupling mechanism and the smoking material receptacle, then the elongate neck will not be long enough to allow for the consumer to place smoking material into the smoking material receptacle. It is further envisioned that smoking material may be manually packed into the smoking material receptacle by the consumer.
The smoking clip itself may be disposed at the terminal distal end of the elongate neck in order for it to be used as a means of securing smoking material and placing it within the smoking material receptacle. Further, the smoking clip may be actuated by the consumer between open and closed positions. Specifically, the consumer may compress a first end of the smoking clip in order to actuate a second end of the smoking clip from the closed position to the open position. By decompressing the first end of the smoking clip, the second end of the smoking clip may be actuated from the open position to the closed position. Additionally, in order to retain the smoking material within the second of the smoking clip, the second end of the smoking clip may comprise one or more of rounded apertures, concave indents, semicircular indents, high-friction materials, high-friction structures, engagement projections and the like or any combination thereof.
The elongate fluid chamber may be made from any suitable material but is preferably made from borosilicate glass. Alternatively, any suitable heat-resistant material may be utilized to fabricate the elongate fluid chamber. As discussed previously, any silicone-based material may be used to couple the distal and proximal portions of the elongate fluid chamber together. Additionally, the mouthpiece may be made from any suitable silicone-based material or other soft non-toxic material in order to accommodate the sanitary use of the mouthpiece by the consumer's lips and mouth.
Accordingly, aspects of the invention including multipurpose smoking system. The multipurpose smoking system comprises a main body, a mouth piece, a smoking material receptable, and an accessory. The main body includes an elongate fluid chamber with a choke point filtering structure configured to block solid portions of smoking material. The mouth piece is attached at a proximal end of the elongate fluid chamber. The smoking material receptacle is at a distal end of the elongate fluid chamber. The accessory includes a first end and a second end. The first end is attached proximate to the distal end of the elongate fluid chamber and the second end is attached to a smoking clip.
The specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. However, it will be evident that various modifications and changes may be made thereunto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims. Other variations are within the spirit of the present disclosure. Thus, while the disclosed techniques are susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, certain illustrated embodiments thereof are shown in the drawings and have been described above in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form or forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.
The use of the terms “a,” “an,” “the,” and similar referents in the context of describing the disclosed embodiments (especially in the context of the following claims) are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated or clearly contradicted by context. The terms “comprising,” “having,” “including,” and “containing” are to be construed as open-ended terms (i.e., meaning “including, but not limited to,”) unless otherwise noted. The term “connected,” where unmodified and referring to physical connections, is to be construed as partly or wholly contained within, attached to, or joined together, even if there is something intervening. Recitation of ranges of values are merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range, unless otherwise indicated and each separate value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited. The use of the term “set” (e.g., “a set of items”) or “subset” unless otherwise noted or contradicted by context, is to be construed as a nonempty collection comprising one or more members. Further, unless otherwise noted or contradicted by context, the term “subset” of a corresponding set does not necessarily denote a proper subset of the corresponding set, but the subset and the corresponding set may be equal.
Conjunctive language, such as phrases of the form “at least one of A, B, and C,” or “at least one of A, B and C,” is understood with the context as used in general to present that an item, term, etc., may be either A or B or C, or any nonempty subset of the set of A and B and C, unless specifically stated otherwise or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. For instance, in the illustrative example of a set having three members, the conjunctive phrases “at least one of A, B, and C” and “at least one of A, B and C” refer to any of the following sets: {A}, {B}, {C}, {A, B}, {A, C}, {B, C}, {A, B, C}. Thus, such conjunctive language is not generally intended to imply that certain embodiments require at least one of A, at least one of B and at least one of C each to be present. In addition, unless otherwise noted or contradicted by context, the term “plurality” indicates a state of being plural (e.g., “a plurality of items” indicates multiple items). The number of items in a plurality is at least two, but can be more when so indicated either explicitly or by context.
The use of any examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”) provided, is intended merely to better illuminate embodiments of the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention unless otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element as essential to the practice of the invention.
The corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of all means or step plus function elements in the claims below are intended to include any structure, material, or act for performing the function in combination with other claimed elements as specifically claimed. The description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the invention in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. The present invention according to one or more embodiments described in the present description may be practiced with modification and alteration within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Thus, the description is to be regarded as illustrative instead of restrictive of the present invention.
This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/183,054 filed on May 2, 2021 which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63183054 | May 2021 | US |
