CA1158515A - Personal disposable cigarette extinguisher - Google Patents

Personal disposable cigarette extinguisher

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CA1158515A
CA1158515A CA000425528A CA425528A CA1158515A CA 1158515 A CA1158515 A CA 1158515A CA 000425528 A CA000425528 A CA 000425528A CA 425528 A CA425528 A CA 425528A CA 1158515 A CA1158515 A CA 1158515A
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cigarette
pouch
foil
extinguishing
extinguished
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CA000425528A
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French (fr)
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Bruce Winnacott
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Priority to CA000425528A priority Critical patent/CA1158515A/en
Priority to GB08326503A priority patent/GB2139871A/en
Priority to DK459583A priority patent/DK459583A/en
Priority to DE3336772A priority patent/DE3336772A1/en
Priority to AU20237/83A priority patent/AU2023783A/en
Priority to FR8318043A priority patent/FR2543800A1/en
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Publication of CA1158515A publication Critical patent/CA1158515A/en
Priority to ZA84255A priority patent/ZA84255B/en
Priority to SE8400129A priority patent/SE8400129L/en
Priority to BE0/212354A priority patent/BE898863A/en
Priority to JP59068357A priority patent/JPS59198964A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24FSMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F13/00Appliances for smoking cigars or cigarettes
    • A24F13/18Extinguishers for cigars or cigarettes

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A personal disposable cigarette extinguisher is provided.
A pouch of metal foil, open on one side, is adapted to receive a burning cigarette which will be extinguished almost instantly, and may then be safely discarded. The extinguisher is most inexpensive, compact, and attractive in appearance and is useful for all smokers.

Description

s.~j The invention relates to a device by which a cigarette may be qu;ckly extinguished, and which is convenient to carry, and to use.
The difficulty in finding a safe, convenient way to extinguish cigarettes remains a continuing problem for smokers.
Those who attend crowded cocktail parties; theatre goers; campers;
and many others will recognize the advantages of a compact, safe, clean, instant and disposable method of extinguishing a cigarette.
The invention disclosed, therefore, is of advantage environmentally, eliminates fire hazards, the odors normally '~ associated with extinguished cigarettes, and encourages safe ,: .
disposal of extinguished cigarettes.
An object of the invention is to provide an extremely compact personal, disposable, cigarette extinguisher.
A further object of the invention is to provide a , cigarette extinguisher which is most inexpensive, yet may be attractive in appearance, and, for example, bear advertising material.
A further object of the invention is to provide a 20 personal, disposable, cigarette extinguisher comprising a pouch , of metal foil having one open side adapted to receive a burning cigarette and to extinguish said cigarette.
These and other objects of the invention will become , apparent with reference to the accompanying description, in which reference will be made to the attached drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a plan view of a cigarette extinguisher according to the invention;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a cigarette extinguisher according to the invention;
Figure 3 is a further perspective view of an embodiment LL~AJ

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of the invention;
Figure 4 is a perspective vie~ of a further embodiment of an extinguisher according to the invention; and Figure 5 is a perspective view of a cigarette extinguisher in compacted form, following use.
Detailed reference will now be made to the drawings.
In Figures 1 and 2 a rectangular envelope or pouch 10 having an open top 12 is illustrated, in plan view in Figure 1, and in perspective view in Figure 2. Envelope or pouch 10 is provided with a sealed seam 14 on both sides and bottom, and is formed of metal foil.
In Figure 3 the extinguisher is configured as a foil tube 16, having a pre-formed bottom 18, and an open top 20. In Figure 4 the extinguisher is configured as a pyramid 22, also of foil material, with its base 24 being open. In Figure 5 envelope or pouch 26 is shown in closed form, following extin-; guishing of a cigarette 28 contained therein.
Experiments with a disposable personal cigaretteextinguisher according to the invention have proved that a cigarette has extinguished when it is inserted into the envelope : or pouch illustrated in the drawings (and identified by reference numeral 10, 16, 22), with extreme rapidity. In fact a cigarette is extinguished within a very few seconds, and is completely extinguished even though the burning portion of the cigarette is not forced into the pouch bottom.
The rapidity of the cigarette being extinguished within the pouch was at first assumed to be as a result of lack of oxygen. Extensive experiments were undertaken to determine the reason for rapid extinguishing of a cigarette within a metal foil pouch, of whatever configuration, even with the end or side of r the pouch remaining open, following insertion of a lighted cigarette therein. Accordingly, extensiv-e experimentation was undertaken by a consulting professional engineer on behalf of the inventor.
The experiments lead to the hypothesis that the extinguishing of the cigarette within a foil pouch was due to rapid heat loss provided by the foil sides of the pouch coming in contact with the burning end of the cigarette, rather than the cigarette being extinguished as a result of lack of oxygen in the pouch. In order to prove this hypothesis the consulting engineer undertook the following experiments, which can be , summarized as follows:
. PURPOSE
The purpose was to conduct experiments which would prove ' or disprove conclusively that the fast-extinguishing characteristics of the foil pouch designed by the inventor were due to rapid heat .~ loss caused by a multi-point contact on the sides of the foil pouch with the burning end of a cigarette.
METHOD
A stopwatch was used to time several cycles of extin-guishing a burner cigarette in foil pouches provided by the inventor, in the various forms described above. Times were measured from the moment of insertion until the complete extin-~uishing of the cigarette as indicated by a lack of heat when the formerly-burning end of the cigarette was heid against the palms of the hand, within the pouch.
(a~ Firstly times were observed for extinguishing in a foil pouch identified in this application by the reference numeral 10, these times then being used as reference times for the other experiments.

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(b) Next, times were taken for a cigarette inserted into a dense paper pouch which would have the same oxygen starvation characteristics as a foil pouch according to the invention, but lacked the "heat sink" characteristic of the inventor'-s foil pouch.
(c) Next, a foil pouch with the bottom removed was :i used to allow oxygen to reach the burning end of ; the cigarette after it was inserted into the pouch.
(d) Following experiment (c) above, a tightly fit foil tube was placed over the cool end of a burning cigarette and slowly slid up to the burning end.
If the cigarette rapidly extinguished when the foil , reached the burning end, then it would seem that heat loss will have been the cause of the cigarette's ~i burning end having been extinguished. It should be mentioned that a basic law of thermodynamics states that the rate of heat transfer is proportionate to the difference in temperatures between the heat , source and the heat sink. Thus, by varying the temperatures of the heat sink, it can be proved that heat loss is the key determinant in distin-guishing times required for such extinguishing.
(e) Times were then measured for a series of foil pouches that were oven heated to 350F.
(f) Next, times were measured for a series of foil pouches that were frozen in a house freezer to (g) Finally, extinguishing times were taken with a pouch spread wide open and a cigarette placed in contact with one inside wall only.

, , OBSERVATIONS
' (a) Inventor's Foil Pouch - Extinguishing Times (seconds) 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.9 4.3 4.4 4.2 Average 4.5 seconds : 4.1 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.7 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.5 (b) Paper Pouch ; The cigarette was not extinguished on repeated attempts, but continued to burn for over 20 seconds until it burned through the paper sides of the pouch.
(c) Bottomless Foil Pouch - Extinguishing Times (seconds) 5.7 3.8 4.6 4.1 5.2 4.4 5.2 4.0 Average 4.5 seconds 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.8 4.3 4.4 (d) Foil Tube Surrounding Cigarette The cigarette was extinguished rapidl~ ea.ch time the foil tube reached the burning end of the cigarette.
(e) Hot Foil Pouches - Extinguishing Times (secon~s) 7.2 7.0 Average 6.9 sec.onds 6.7 6.5 6.9 (f) Frozen Foi _Pouches - Extinguishing Times (seconds) 3.6 ~5--~ - ;

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3.8 Average 3.8 seconds 3.7 3.9 ' ~g) One-Sided Contact, Inventor's Foil Pouch ~, The cigarette was not extinguished on repeated attempts.
CONCLUSIONS
(a) The cigarettes were extinguished rapidly by the inventor's foil pouch.
(b) The dense paper pouch did not extinguish the cigarette even though it was excluding oxygen.
Thus it was concluded that the heat sink charac-teristics of the foil pouch were the major determinant of the extinguishing characteristic.
(c) Since the bottomless pouch still caused the cigarette to extinguish, it was concluded that oxygen starvation was not the cause of the extin-guishing characteristic.
(d) In a similar way, the foil tube proved that rapid heat loss, rather than oxygen starvation caused the extinguishing.
(e) The significantly longer extinguishing times for the hot pouches as compared with the frozen pouches proves conclusively that heat loss from the foil sides is the key determinant to the extinguishing time.
(f) The finding that extinguishing did not take place one one-sided contact again proves conclusively that the rate of heat 10ss 1S the key determinant :, .. .. .

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to extinguishing time, and that two-sides contact ;~ is the key to the rapid'ity of effect.
GENERAL CONCLUSION
The rapid extïnguishing phenomenon of the inventor's . , .
- pouch is due to the rapid heat loss from the burning cigarette ~'~ to the two foil sides of the pouch and' is not due to oxygen starvation. The close-sided design of the pouch which allows ~ multi-sided contact with a cigarette is the key design feature '~ which leads to rapid extinguishing due to the removal of heat at . 10 a higher rate than can be supplied by the burning cigarette.
'~ Accordingly, applicant has provided a safe, convenient and almost instant apparatus by which a cigarette ma~ be ; extinguished, and may be disposed of in a conven;ent manner.
The foregoing is by way of example only and the inven-' tion should be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
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Claims (4)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A cigarette extinguisher comprising a pouch of metal foil having one open side adapted to receive a burning cigarette and to extinguish said cigarette.
2. A cigarette extinguisher according to claim 1, said foil pouch being configured as an envelope.
3. A cigarette extinguisher according to claim 1, said foil pouch being configured as a tube, closed at one end.
4. A cigarette extinguisher according to claim 1, said foil pouch being configured as a pyramid open at its base.
CA000425528A 1983-04-08 1983-04-08 Personal disposable cigarette extinguisher Expired CA1158515A (en)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA000425528A CA1158515A (en) 1983-04-08 1983-04-08 Personal disposable cigarette extinguisher
GB08326503A GB2139871A (en) 1983-04-08 1983-10-04 Disposable cigarette extinguishers
DK459583A DK459583A (en) 1983-04-08 1983-10-05 Cigarette extinguisher for single use
DE3336772A DE3336772A1 (en) 1983-04-08 1983-10-10 CIGARETTE ERASER
AU20237/83A AU2023783A (en) 1983-04-08 1983-10-17 Personal disposable cigarette extinguisher
FR8318043A FR2543800A1 (en) 1983-04-08 1983-11-14 PERSONAL CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER THAT CAN BE DISMISSED
ZA84255A ZA84255B (en) 1983-04-08 1984-01-12 Personal disposable cigarette extinguisher
SE8400129A SE8400129L (en) 1983-04-08 1984-01-12 CIGARRETTSLECKARE
BE0/212354A BE898863A (en) 1983-04-08 1984-02-08 CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER
JP59068357A JPS59198964A (en) 1983-04-08 1984-04-05 Tobacco extinguisher

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AU (1) AU2023783A (en)
BE (1) BE898863A (en)
CA (1) CA1158515A (en)
DE (1) DE3336772A1 (en)
DK (1) DK459583A (en)
FR (1) FR2543800A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2139871A (en)
SE (1) SE8400129L (en)
ZA (1) ZA84255B (en)

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DK459583D0 (en) 1983-10-05
BE898863A (en) 1984-05-30
FR2543800A1 (en) 1984-10-12
GB8326503D0 (en) 1983-11-02
SE8400129L (en) 1984-10-09
JPS59198964A (en) 1984-11-10
DK459583A (en) 1984-10-09
SE8400129D0 (en) 1984-01-12
DE3336772A1 (en) 1984-10-11
GB2139871A (en) 1984-11-21
AU2023783A (en) 1984-10-11

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