US3460544A

US3460544A - Cigarette holder

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Publication number: US3460544A
Application number: US665541A
Authority: US
Inventors: Max J Doppelt
Original assignee: MAX J DOPPELT
Current assignee: MAX J DOPPELT
Priority date: 1967-09-05
Filing date: 1967-09-05
Publication date: 1969-08-12
Anticipated expiration: 1986-08-12

Description

. Aug. l2, 1969 M. J. DOPPELT 3&460544 CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed sept. s, 1967 y Ma/1 MAX RJSRAQSNW y United States Patent O 3,460,544 CIGARETTE HOLDER Max l. Doppelt, 1920 W. Sunnyside Ave., Chicago, lll. 60640 Filed Sept. 5, 1967, Ser. No. 665,541 Int. Cl. A24f 7/04, 13/06 U.S. Cl. 131--198 5 Claims ABSTRACT F THE DISCLOSURE A cigarette holder which will reduce the quantity of particulate tar and nicotine, provide a cooler smoke, and considerably reduce toxic gases. The holder includes a fibrous member which in the holder is distorted or crushed to provide a tortuous passageway and baille for the smoke which is mixed with the air drawn into the holder. The fibrous member is readily replaceable.

Summary of the invention Briefly, the invention comprises a holder which has at least one removable end to permit insertion therein of a fibrous member, which may ibe initially of tubular shape ibut which when inserted in the holder and capped with the removable end of the holder becomes distorted inside the holder to form a tortuous passageway and batlle for the smoke which mixes with the air drawn into the holder through openings therein. The brous member is readily replaceable `when desired.

Background of the invention and objects It is well recognized that the smoking of cigarettes produces a particulate matter commonly called tar and nicotine, as well as toxic gases, all of which enter the mouth and body of the smoker. These are injurious to the health of the smoker. The present invention provides a cigarette holder which has means for overcoming or reducing the objectionable tar, nicotine and toxic gases and for providing a cooler smoke. It includes a member which adsorbs the aforementioned tar, nicotine and toxic gases and which is readily replaceable by the user.

Brief description of the drawings FlG. 1 is an enlarged view partly in section showing the cigarette holder forming this invention with a cigarette inserted therein;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1, partly in section;

FIG. 3 is a view partly in section of the parts prior to assembly;

FIG. 4 is a crosssectional view taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 5-5 of FIG. 2, and

FIG. 6 is an exploded view partly in section of the parts.

Description of the preferred embodiment The holder 8 includes a housing in the form of a tubular member, generally indicated at 10, made preferably of plastic, such as nylon or the like. The housing or tubular member has a plurality of spaced slots 12 spaced in diametrically opposed relation which communicate with the interior of the tubular member 10. Positioned inside the tubular member adjacent the mouth end or rear end thereof is a member generally indicated at 14, made of plastic, such as nylon or the like, which has an annular outer lip 16 which merges into a reduced annular portion 18 lwhich merges into a further reduced annular portion 20 having a radially tapering surface ice which merges into a further reduced generally bulletshape inner end portion 22. Member 14 has an enlarged recessed end portion 24 and a` bore 26 of reduced diameter which extends through member 14 and communicates with the recessed end portion 24.

The member 14 is secured to the inside of the tubular member 10 by a friction lit with the lip 16 abutting against the end of the tubular member 10. When the member 14 is secured to the tubular member 10, as best shown in FIG. 2, an annular space 28 is provided between the portion 20 and the inside wall of tubular member.10. The annular space 28 accommodates one end of thel tubular fibrous member, generally indicated at 30, which will be subsequently described. The end 32 of the fibrous member 30 rests against the shoulder 34 of mem ber 14. While the member 14 and the tubular portion 10 are shown as two separate parts, it will be understood that the mouth end member 14 may be permanently molded as part of the tubular member 10 if so desired.

The tubular fibrous member 30, sometimes hereinafter referred to as the porous and absorbent means, is made from a paper which is made from natural fibers and is Iboth porous and absorbent. It is spirally wound to form a tubular member. The edges of the spiral overlap and are secured to each other to form the tubular shape, best shown in FIGS. 3 and 6. This is the shape of the tubular member just prior to its insertion into tubular member 10 of the holder. When inserted into the tubular member 10, one end of member 30 will surround the

portions

20 and 22 of member 14 and will occupy the annular space 28 and rest against the shoulder 34. The tubular member 30 when inserted will extend slightly beyond of the front end of tubular member or housing 10 of the holder. Also, the porous and absorbent tubular member 30 when initially inserted into tubular housing member 10 will be spaced from the inner wall of tubular member 10, as clearly shown in FIG. 3.

The front end of the tubular housing member 10 of the holder supports a front end member, generally indicated at 36, which is generally similar in shape and construction to the rear end member 14. The front end member has a front annular portion 38 of an outside diameter equal to the outside diameter of tubular member 10, a reduced intermediate annular portion 40 which merges into a further reduced annular portion 41 having a radially tapering surface which merges into a further reduced generally bullet-shaped inner end portion 42.

An annular shoulder `44 is formed between the front end portion 38 and the intermediate portion 40 and a shoulder 46 is formed between the intermediate portion 40 and the bulletshaped end `42. The inside of the end member 36 has an enlarged tubular portion 48 which converges `by a tapering end wall 50` to a central 'bore 52 which is coaxial with the bore 26 of member 14. A metal sleeve 54 is fixedly secured inside the front end of the front member 36 and said sleeve has an annular lip 56 abutting against the front edge. The sleeve `54 and tubular portion 48 form a pocket for receiving and frictionally retaining the conventional cigarette 58 which is held therein while smoking. The cigarette is replaceable.

As previously described, when the porous and absorbent means such as the fibrous tubular member 30 is inserted into the housing member 10, the front end of member 30 will extend forwardly of the front end of tubular member 10. When the front end 36 is inserted into the tubular member to cap the housing member 10, the brous tubular member 30 will be collapsed, crushed and distorted from its original shape to a shape somewhat like that shown in FIG. 2, or any other distorted shape which would impede the ow of smoke from the cigarette through the holder. The intermediate portion 40 of the front end member 36 frictionally engages the inside wall of the tubular member to hold the front end member to said tubular member. The shoulder `44 will abut against the front edge of the tubular member 10. The annular portion `41 is spaced from the inner wall of the tubular member 10 and the space therebetween will receive the front end of the fibrous tubular member 30, the front edge of which abuts against the shoulder 46. The front end of the member 30 will surround the portions r4.1 and 42.

As stated, when the front end 36 of the holder is secured to the tubular housing member 10, the porous and absorbent fibrous tubular member 30 collapses and is distorted and constricted, as shown in FIG. 3. This folding, collapsing or constriction of the fibrous sheet usually takes place adjacent the overlapping edges of the tubular member 30 and causes the inside passage of the tubular member 30 to form a tortuous, obstructed and constricted passageway 60 which acts as a bafiie for the smoke. The smoke flowing through the constrictive and tortuous passageway will deposit the particulate and other impurities proximate to the bends and constrictions of the passageway. The crushing of the fibrous tubular member 30 will also produce celia or fur-like fuzz inside the fibrous tubular member which will additionally trap and hold the particulate matter and other impurities passing through the tubular member 30.

In smoking, the cigarette 58 is inserted in the front end 36 of the holder and held therein. During smoking the smoker sucks air into the interior of the tubular member 10 of the holder through the openings 12 and into the interior of the fibrous distorted or crushed member 30 which commingles with the smoke entering the fibrous member 30. The smoke entering the inside of the fibrous member 30 will not have an easy passage but will follow a tortuous and restricted path and the tar and nicotine will be trapped against the tortuous and distorted inner walls thereof, as well as against the cilia of member 30. The air drawn into the fibrous member 30 is cooler than the passing hot smoke with which it cornmingles and this creates an immediate condensation. The particulates that are discharged by the condensation are trapped and absorbed in the fibrous member 30. Also, the air drawn into member 30 will help to create a turbulence which produces a diffusion of the smoke. The air drawn into the tortuous passageway 60 will reduce the toxic gases produced lby the smoke and will also cool the smoke before it enters the smokers mouth.

The member 30 is readily replaceable and may be replaced whenever it ybecomes saturated with the impurities which are absorbed by it so that the replaceable member 30 can function efficiently. The fibrous tubular member 30 need not be changed as frequently as the filters now on the market, due to the fact that it is'exposed to the air during and between smokes and thereby is refreshed. Thus, many cigarettes may be smoked before it becomes necessary to dispose of the tubular member by a replacement thereof. The replacement is readily done by the smoker.

It will be understood that various changes and modification may be made from the foregoing without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, per se.

I claim:

1. A holder for cigarettes and the like comprising, an

elongated tubular housing member having a Wall having a plurality of radial openings, means positioned inside said housing member between the opposite ends of the housing member, said means comprising a hollow porous and absorbent duct having an external surface radially inwardly of adjacent portions of the internal surface of the housing member, a member at the forward end of said housing member for receiving one end of a cigarette, said porous and absorbent means inside said housing member having an irregular asymmetrical inside surface and passageway so that the smoke entering the said means is impinged against said irregular surface and mixed with the air drawn into the housing member through the openings thereof.

2. A holder defined in claim 1 in which the porous and absorbent means inside the housing member is a paper made from natural fibers and when inside said housing member forms a bafe and tortuous passageway for the smoke passing therethrough.

3. A holder defined in claim 1 in which the housing member is of tubular shape and has a mouth end portion and a removable front end portion, with the porous and absorbent means inside the tubular member secured between the mouth end portion and the removable front end portion and with the porous and absorbent means inside the tubular member being intially of tubular shape but caused to assume an irregular shape and passageway to form a baffle when same is inserted inside said tubular member and capped by said removal front end portion.

4. A holder defined in claim 3 in which the mouth end portion and removable front end portion each have portions extending into the tubular member and spaced from the interior wall of the tubular member whereby the opposite ends of the porous and absorbent means inside the tubular member surrounds the members extending into the tubular member and are positioned in the spaces between the members and the interior wall of the tubular member.

5. A holder defined in claim 3 in which the members extending into the tubular member each has a bore, which bores are coaxial and in which the opposite ends of the porous and absorbent means are received in the spaces between the members and the interior wall of the tubular member.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 823,819 `6/1906 Stegner 131-203 1,209,596 12/1916 Krystyniak 131-203 X 2,440,396 4/1948 Doppelt 131-198 2,570,471 10/1951 Morris 131-198 3,267,941 8/ 1966 Doppelt 131-203 X FOREIGN PATENTS 3,162 1862 Great Britain.

JOSEPH S. REICH, Primary Examiner U.S. Cl. X.L. 131--203