US2371287A - Igniting tip for cigarettes - Google Patents

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March 13, 1945. M. FELDMAN ETAL 2,371,237

IGNITII'G TI}: FOR CIGARETTES AND THE LIKE I a 7119a Feb. 8, 194a INVENTORS. Mk;

A TI'ORNE Y Patented Mar. 13, 1945 I IGNITING TIP FOR CIGARETTES: AND

THE LIKE Max Feldman and Bernard M.'Feldman,

Detroit, Mich.

Application February 1943, Sean No. 475,102

1 Claim.

The present invention pertains to a novel striking or igniting tip for cigarettes and cigars. The

' principal object of the invention is to provide a tip or plug that can easily be attached to cisarettes or cigars and ignited by rubbing on a rough surface so that matches are not necessary. Such a device eliminates the inconvenience of carrying matches, can be lighted in the wind, need not produce a flame, and has considerable appeal as a novelty.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the tip or plug is formed as a head adapted to cover one end of the cigarette or cigar and has a stem for insertion and anchorage in the cigarette or cigar. The head is made of a suitable combustible material incorporated in a binder. The usual match head compositions are suitable for this purpose and the general character thereof is indicated below. The stem may be of the same material or of a substance that disintegrates immediately on burning. Thus, the head is severed from the stern after it has burned and served its purpose, the stem having been used merely as the anchor. In either case, the complete tips with anchors can be made very cheap ly, in a mass molding process.

Another characteristic of the invention is that the head of the plug is of such size as to cover the end of a cigarette and prevent drying and shredding at this end.

The invention is fully disclosed by way of example in the following description and in the accompanying drawing in which Figure l is a side elevation of a cigarette treated according to the invention;

Figure 2 isan enlarged view thereof and in section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an elevation of the igniting head;

Figure 4 is anend view thereof;

Figure 5 is an elevation of a modified form of head;

Figures 6 and '7 are elevations of further modifications;

Figure 8 is a section on the line 8 -8 of Figure 7;

Figure 9 is an elevation, partly in section, of an igniting head formed by dipping the cigarette;

Figure 10 is an elevation, partly in section, of still another form of head, and

Figure 11 is a perspective view of a cigarette box modified for use with the invention.

Reference to these views will now be made by use of like characters which are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

In Figures 1 and 2 is shown a cigarette I of conventional construction and design. Although the invention is described in connection with cigarettes for convenience it will be understood that the invention is similarly applicable to cigars of the regular sizes or of midget size.

One form of the igniting head or plug is shown in Figures 3 and 4, isolated from the cigarette, and is shown inserted in the cigarette in Figures 1 and 2. The head proper is designated by the numeral 2 and is of any suitable pointed formation, in this case pyramidal. From the flat bottom 3 of the head extends'astem t terminating in a suitable anchor 5, the function of which will presentlyappear.

The head 2 consists of a material or mixture which ignites readily by friction, for example, any of the compositions used for match heads; While many such compositions are well known in the art, a few of them may be mentioned. The composition consists of a combustion agent which oxidizes readily with liberation of heat, incorporated with a binder which makes a co herent and moldable mass. The oxidizing agent may be, for example, potassium chlorate, sulphur, manganese dioxide, potassium dichromate or the like. The binder may consist of plaster of Paris, glue, starch, flour, gelatine, glycerine, or the like.

The stem 4 and anchor 5 may consist of the same material as the head 2 and molded integrally therewith, or it may be a difierent sub stance which, however, must be such as to disintegrate rapidly when heat is applied. The cellulose fiber materials satisfy this requirement.

' When the stem is of a different material from the head, the parts are made unitary by molding the head on the stem.

It will also be observed that the base 3 of the head is of such size as to cover the end of the cigarette. This protects the cigarette from drying and shredding at this end. The cigarette is lighted by striking the head on a suitable friction surface. The heat lights the end of the cigarette, after which any ash from the head will fall off or may be flicked ofi, inasmuch as the stem is of a material that readily distintegrates, whether of the same or a different material, as previously pointed out.

The oxidizing materials mentioned above are of the so-called safety type and can be ignited only on specially prepared surfaces. A surface of this character is prepared by coating with a fine paste of amorphous phosphorus and antimony sulphide, zinc oxide and plaster of Paris or some other suitable binding material.

If it is desired to provide a, plug that will light when scratched .on any rough surface, sesqui sulphide of phosphorus is added to the composition from which the plug is made;

Figure 5 shows a modified construction in which the head 6 is of substantially p ramidal shape and the sides concaved as at l. In Figure 6 the head 8 is of the shape described in connection with the Figures 3 and 4, but the stem 9 is tapered to a sharp point Ill .and has no anchor. In the construction shown in Figures 7 and 8, the head i l is generally conical with its surface concaved as at I2. The stem I3 is a separate member with one end molded in the head as illustrated by the dotted line. This is a construction that maybe used when the stem is not of the same material as the head, as indicated above. The free end ofthe stem is sharpened at 14 for insertion into the cigarette.

In the construction shown in Figure 9, the cigarette l 5 is dipped into the combustible material and is thus formed with a head 16. The material constituting the head may be such as to ignite on a safety surface, or on any rough surface, as desired.

The plug shown in Figure 10 has a head I! similar to that shown in Figure 7, and the stem I8 is formed with a screw thread I 9. The stem is material alteration of the package. It will be recognized also that the length of the head is exaggerated for purposes of illustration.

As afurther modification, the stem of the plug may consist of tobacco, either as a shaped twig, or as a molded or compressed body of tobacco particles. The stem l3 of Figure '7 may, for example,.be s constituted and molded into the head H as djes I Such a head would impart no foreign taite or odor during smoking of the cigarette.

It may now be seen that the invention provides a striking or igniting head that may be inserted in the cigarette by a simple mechanical operation, the heads having been previously I formed ind mass molding operation. Not only do the heads do away with the necessity of matches, but they can easily be lighted in the wind and without showing a flame. The last named property is desirable in connection with blackouts. An agreeable volatile material or incense may be incorporated in the head to avoid objectionable odors or to furnish a perfumed odor if so desired.

Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described, it may be understood that various alterations may be made in the details without departing from the scope of the invention.

What I claim is:

An igniting tip for a cigarette or the like comprising a head made of a material adapted to ignite with friction, a narrow stem extending fromsaid head, and a conical anchoring member on the free end of said stem, the point of said member being directed away from said head and the base of said member extending laterally from said stem and being disposed between said point and said head.

MAX FELDMAN. BERNARD M. FELDMAN.

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