JP2001112458A - Cigarette substitute - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cigarette substitute which generates smoke similarly to a conventional cigarette but does not contain nicotine in the smoke. SOLUTION: This cigarette substitute is obtained by cylindrically rolling a paper piece (5) on small tea leaf pieces (3) obtained by finely cutting processed tea leaves.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a cigarette substitute, and more particularly to a cigarette substitute that does not contain nicotine in tobacco smoke.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cigarette, which has been widely known, is obtained by winding a thin piece obtained by finely chopping dried and fermented tobacco leaves into a cylindrical shape with a piece of paper.

[0003] However, the smoke of the conventional cigarettes described above contains nicotine and other various substances harmful to the human body, and these substances are said to cause various diseases such as cancer.

[0004] In view of such circumstances, cigarette substitutes have been proposed which do not generate substances harmful to the human body. As such a cigarette substitute, there is already known, for example, one in which a batting is disposed in a pipe, and the batting is impregnated with L-menthol and propolis extract, which are components of mint.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned conventional cigarette substitute does not emit smoke, so that there is a problem that the atmosphere of smoking cannot be enjoyed. Accordingly, the present invention has been made to provide a cigarette substitute which generates smoke in the same manner as conventional cigarettes and does not contain nicotine in the smoke.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention uses tea leaves instead of tobacco leaves in cigarettes. That is, the present invention provides a cigarette substitute characterized in that tea leaf strips obtained by finely chopping tea leaves are wound in a cylindrical shape with a piece of paper.

[0007] The “tea-produced tea leaves” in the present specification, including the claims, may be the same as the tea leaves to be used for drinking, but are not necessarily the same processing as the tea leaves to be used for drinking. It does not need to be manufactured by operation.

[0008]

The cigarette substitute according to the present invention has the same appearance as a conventional cigarette and is used in the same manner as a conventional cigarette. That is, when using the cigarette substitute according to the present invention, the other end of the cigarette substitute is matched with the other end of the cigarette substitute while the one end of the cigarette substitute is held in the mouth, and ignited by an igniting means such as a lighter, so that the tea leaves are thinned. It burns the pieces and inhales the generated smoke. Since the smoke is sucked in this way, the user can enjoy the feeling of smoking.
Also, the smoke produced when burning tea leaf strips has a favorable aroma with no pungent odor, but does not contain nicotine harmful to the human body. In addition, since the scent is based on the sense of smell, it may be sensed differently depending on the person, but the smoke generated from the tea leaves has a fragrant scent like houjicha for the present inventor.

[0009]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a cigarette substitute. The cigarette substitute 1 is obtained by winding a tea leaf strip 3 formed by finely chopping tea leaves into a cylindrical shape with a paper strip 5. Cigarette substitute 1 shown in FIG.
Has a filter 7 at one end.

[0010]

The cigarette substitute according to the present invention has the same appearance as that of the conventional cigarette, and absorbs the smoke generated in the same manner as the conventional cigarette. You can enjoy the feeling of smoking. Also,
The smoke emanating from the tea leaves has a pleasant aroma and does not emit a pungent odor like conventional cigarettes. Furthermore, the smoke generated from the tea leaf strips does not contain nicotine, which is harmful to the human body. Therefore, the cigarette substitute according to the present invention is less likely to harm the health of the user. In addition, the degree of harm or annoyance of passive smoking to non-smokers is relatively small. in addition,
The cigarette substitute according to the present invention absorbs smoke generated in the same manner as a conventional cigarette, and furthermore, since the smoke does not contain nicotine, the cigarette is used when a smoker tries to quit smoking. It is also suitable for use as a non-smoking article.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a cigarette substitute according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Cigarette substitute 3 Tea leaf 5 Paper 7 Filter

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cigarette substitute, wherein tea leaf strips obtained by finely chopping tea leaves are wound in a cylindrical shape with a piece of paper.