WO2004006695A1

WO2004006695A1 - Cigarette container for smoking

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Publication number: WO2004006695A1
Application number: PCT/JP2003/007449
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kazuhiro Ueda
Original assignee: Kazuhiro Ueda
Priority date: 2002-07-15
Filing date: 2003-06-11
Publication date: 2004-01-22
Also published as: AU2003242293A1; JP3091441U

Abstract

A cigarette container for smoking capable of preventing, particularly, the flame of a cigarette from burning objects therearound at the time of smoking and the flame from falling, comprising a cigarette holding part (2) holding the cigarette (3) near the rear end part (4) and having a mouthpiece part (5) communicating with the rear end part (4), a container body (9) having a space capable of storing the cigarette (3) therein, having a detachable part (15) for detachably installing the cigarette holding part (2) at one end with the other end closed, and having one or more ventilating holes (19) provided at a part of a side face (18), an open/close cover (21) for opening and closing the ventilating holes (19) by operating along the side face (18) of the container body (9), and a cover body (22) detachably covered on one end side of the container body (9) to cover the cigarette holding part (2) and close the ventilating holes (19), whereby the objects around the cigarette can be prevented from being burned or a fire can be prevented from occurring even when the smoking is performed while in bed by preventing the objects therearound from being burned by the flame of the cigarette at the time of smoking and the flame from falling, and the smoking can be performed with ease even during the operation of a car and in the crowd.

Description

Description Smoking tobacco container Technical field

The present invention relates to a cigarette container used for smoking, and more particularly to a cigarette container for smoking that can prevent a cigarette fire from burning surrounding objects or dropping a fire when smoking. Background art

Many smokers want to smoke before going to bed or after going to bed. There is a risk of starting a fire. In fact, fires caused by mismanagement of tobacco fires are frequent.

Also, if you drop cigarettes for some reason while you smoke while driving a car, you risk scorching the inside of the car, and you are distracted by the dropped cigarettes. There is a risk of serious accidents.

In addition, some people in the crowd want to smoke, but in such cases there is a risk of burning others with cigarettes and burning their clothes.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and prevents a cigarette fire from burning a surrounding object or dropping a fire when smoking. This prevents burning of objects and fires, and also reduces the risk of driving or crowding. An object of the present invention is to provide a cigarette container for smoking that can be smoked with peace of mind. Disclosure of the invention

The present invention provides a cigarette holder having a suction port that holds the vicinity of the rear end of a cigarette and communicates with the rear end, and has a size capable of accommodating tobacco therein, and the cigarette holder at one end. A detachable portion for detachably attaching is provided.- The other end is closed, and a container body provided with one or two or more vent holes on a part of a side surface. It has an opening / closing cover for opening and closing the ventilation holes. According to this smoking cigarette container, during smoking, the cigarette is completely covered by the container body and the cigarette holder, and the fire and ash do not go out. Burning and dropping of fire can be prevented. Therefore, even if you smoke at bedtime and fall asleep, the fire of cigarettes will not scorch the surrounding objects or cause a fire, and you can rest assured while driving a car or in a crowd. You can smoke. Furthermore, by providing the opening and closing cover, the smoke of the cigarette can be extinguished simply by closing the opening and closing cover, so that the smoker can easily and safely perform no troublesome work after finishing smoking. You can put out the tobacco fire. Also, if the opening and closing cover is urged by an elastic body, when the smoker falls asleep or releases his hand, the ventilation holes are automatically closed and the fire of the tobacco can be extinguished. Convenience and safety can be further improved.

Further, in the present invention, a spherical portion having a spherical surface having a larger diameter than the one end of the container main body is formed at the other end of the container main body, and a weight body is arranged at the distal end side of the spherical portion. . According to this smoking tobacco container, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, even if the smoker falls asleep or releases his hand, Since the smoking cigarette container rises up immediately and the container body becomes vertical, even if the ventilation hole is not closed by the opening / closing cover or lid, it is possible to reliably prevent ash etc. from falling from the ventilation hole, Convenience and safety can be further improved.

In addition, the present invention includes a lid which is detachably mounted on one end side of the container main body, covers the cigarette holder, and closes the ventilation hole. According to this smoking cigarette container, in addition to the above-described effects, since the mouth of the tobacco holding portion can be covered by covering the lid, the tobacco container is placed in a pocket or bag of clothes other than during smoking. In this case, it is possible to prevent the mouth portion of the cigarette holder from being soiled. In addition, since the ventilation hole can be closed and the fire of the cigarette can be easily extinguished by merely covering the lid with the opening and closing cover open, the convenience and safety can be further improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a smoking cigarette container according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire smoking tobacco container according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a smoking tobacco container according to the second embodiment. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a smoking tobacco container according to the third embodiment. FIG. 5 is a front view of the smoking tobacco container according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the smoking tobacco container of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view showing a state where the opening / closing cover of FIG. 7 is slid and rotated to close the ventilation hole.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing the vicinity of a ring-shaped part. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the smoking tobacco container 1 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entirety of the smoking tobacco container 1 according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the configuration of each part of the smoking tobacco container 1 according to the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to these drawings.

The cigarette holder 2 is a part that holds the vicinity of the rear end 4 of the cigarette 3 and has a suction port 5 that communicates with the rear end 4 of the cigarette 3. Therefore, the cigarette holder 2 is formed at one end with a holding recess 6 capable of pointing and holding the rear end 4 of the cigarette 3, and the other end of the cigarette sucks by the smoker at the other end. A suction port 5 having a shape suitable for the main body is formed, and a suction port 7 communicating the inner portion of the holding recess 6 and the end of the suction port 5 in the axial direction is formed. A support 11 is provided on the outer peripheral side of the holder main body 8 in order to support the holder main body 8 at a position on the central axis 10 of the container main body 9 described later.

Here, the holding section main body 8 will be described more specifically. The holding recess 6 is formed so that the rear end 4 of the cigarette 3 can be inserted and held at the rear end 4 of the cigarette 3. A concave portion having a circular cross section having the same or slightly smaller diameter as the diameter of the tobacco, and more specifically, formed such that the diameter of the bottom surface 12 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the rear end portion 4 of the cigarette 3. It is preferable to use a truncated conical recess. In order to form a shape that is suitable for the smoker to suck in the mouth, the tip end portion 13 is preferably formed to have a slightly flattened shape, specifically, an oval or rectangular cross section. It is. Then, the suction hole 7 communicates with the bottom surface 12 of the holding concave portion 6 and the tip portion 13 of the suction portion 5 so as to communicate with each other. These are elongated holes formed in the holding unit body 8 in the axial direction.

On the other hand, the support 11 is for supporting the holding portion main body 8 at a position on the central axis 10 of the container main body 9. In the present embodiment, one end of the disk-shaped end wall 1 is provided. It is closed by 4 and is formed in a cylindrical shape having a female screw portion 17 screwed to a male screw portion 16 of an attaching / detaching portion 15 formed at one end of the container body 9 on the inner peripheral surface at the other end. Then, the holding portion main body 8 is inserted and fixed to the center of the one end wall 14. Therefore, the female thread 17 of the support 11 is screwed and attached to the male thread 16 of the container body 9 to attach the tobacco 3 held in the holding body 8 and the holding recess 6 to the container. The main body 9 can be supported at a position on the central axis 10. The material of the cigarette holder 2 as described above is a material that does not easily melt or burn due to heat, for example, a non-combustible synthetic resin or metal can be used. At one end, a detachable portion 15 for detachably attaching the cigarette holder 2 is provided, and at the other end, the other end is closed. A pore 19 is provided. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the container body 9 has a length sufficiently longer than the length of the cigarette 3 to be used, and is formed in a cylindrical shape having a diameter sufficiently larger than the diameter of the cigarette 3. I have. In order to detachably attach the cigarette holder 2, the attachment / detachment part 15 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of one end of the container body 9 so as to be screwed with the female screw part 1 の of the support 11. It is composed of the formed male thread 16. The other end of the container body 9 is closed by a disk-shaped other end wall 20. This is provided to prevent the ash and the fire of the cigarette 3 from dropping from the other end of the container body 9. The material constituting the container body 9 is such that it is easily melted or burned by heat. As an inexpensive material, for example, non-combustible synthetic resin, metal, ceramic or the like can be used. The shape of the container body 9 is not limited to a cylindrical shape, but may be a cylindrical shape having a polygonal cross section such as a square or a hexagon. In this case, there is an advantage that the smoking cigarette container 1 does not roll even if it is laid on its side.

The ventilation hole 19 is constituted by a plurality of holes provided in a part of the side surface 18 of the container body 9. It is preferable that the vent hole 19 be provided at one end of the side surface 18 of the container body 9, that is, at a position close to the position where the detachable portion 15 is provided. This is because providing the ventilation hole 19 at a position as far as possible from the tip of the cigarette 3 supported inside the container body 9 can prevent ash from falling from the ventilation hole 19. Here, a plurality of ventilation holes 19 are provided in a row along the outer periphery of the container body 9. It should be noted that, in the figure, eight are provided at intervals of 45 ° along the outer periphery of the container body 9. However, the position of the ventilation hole 19 is not limited to this, and an arbitrary number can be provided at an arbitrary position on the side surface of the container body 9.

The opening / closing cover 21 is a cover that operates along the side surface 18 of the container body 9 to open and close the ventilation hole 19. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the opening / closing cover 21 is formed in a cylindrical shape that is fitted to the side surface 18 of the container body 9, and extends in the length direction along the side surface 18 of the container body 9. A slidable cover is used. That is, by moving the opening / closing cover 21 along the side surface 18 of the container body 9 to the other end side, that is, the side where the other end wall 20 is provided, the ventilation hole 19 is opened to allow smoking. It is possible to close the ventilation hole 19 from the outside by moving it to the other end, and extinguish the tobacco 3 Can be. The material forming the opening / closing cover 21 is not particularly limited, and the same material as that of the container body 9 can be used, or another material can be used. Here, when the same material as the container body 9 such as a non-combustible synthetic resin or metal is used, in order to prevent the opening / closing cover 21 from coming off the other end side of the container body 9, Although not shown, it is preferable to provide a projection or the like larger than the inner diameter of the opening / closing cover 21 at the other end of the container body 9. Further, when a material different from the material of the container body 9 is used as the material of the opening / closing cover 21, for example, the material may be made of a band-shaped elastic material such as rubber. In this case, the opening and closing cover 21 can be fixed to an arbitrary position on the side surface 18 of the container body 9 and moved by the elasticity of the elastic body, so that the opening and closing of the ventilation hole 19 can be easily performed. It can be carried out.

The lid 22 is detachably mounted on one end of the container body 9 and covers the cigarette holder 2. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the lid 22 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a diameter fitted to the side surface 18 of the container body 9, and one end is closed by a disk-shaped lid end wall 23. The other end is configured to have an opening 24 that is open for external fitting to the side surface 18 of the container body 9. Thereby, the cover 22 is covered from one end of the container body 9 so that the opening 24 is fitted to the side surface 18 of the container body 9, so that the cover 22 covers the cigarette holder 2. Can be detachably attached as In addition, when the cover 22 is covered in this manner, the length of the cover 22 is formed so that the opening 24 of the cover 22 is covered to a position covering the vent hole 19 of the container body 9. This is preferable because the ventilation hole 19 can be closed and the fire of the cigarette 3 can be extinguished by merely covering the lid 22 with the opening / closing cover 21 kept open. Next, a smoking tobacco container 1 according to a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the smoking cigarette container 1 according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the smoking cigarette container 1 according to the second embodiment has a single vent hole 19 in a part of the side surface 18 of the container main body 9. An opening / closing cover 21 that opens and closes 9 is slidably mounted in the length direction along the side surface 18 of the container body 9, and is attached in a direction to close the ventilation hole 19 by an elastic body 25. This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that it has an energized configuration. Although the lid 22 is not shown in FIG. 3, it is naturally possible to provide the lid 22 as in the first embodiment.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the vent hole 19 is formed as a relatively large rectangular opening at a part of one end of the side surface 18 of the container body 9. The opening / closing cover 21 is formed by a rectangular plate slightly larger than the ventilation hole 19. The opening / closing cover 21 is fitted into a groove or the like (not shown) so that the opening / closing of the ventilation hole 19 can be performed by sliding along the side surface 18 of the container body 9 in the length direction thereof. Installed. The opening / closing cover 21 is constantly urged by the elastic body 25 in a direction to close the ventilation hole 19. Here, in the present embodiment, a coil spring disposed on the other end side inside the container body 9 is used as the elastic body 25, and the open / close cover 21 is attached to one end side of the container body 9 by the coil spring. It is configured to be energized. Further, one end of the opening / closing cover 21, that is, the end opposite to the side on which the elastic body 25 is attached, has a protruding portion for facilitating the operation of the smoker to open the opening / closing cover 21. 26 are formed.

Therefore, the smoker can push down this protrusion 26 to open the vent 19. By releasing the protruding portion 26, the elastic body 25 automatically closes the ventilation hole 19 and extinguishes the cigarette 3. For this reason, when the smoker falls asleep or releases his hand, the ventilation holes 19 are automatically closed and the cigarette 3 is extinguished, thus further enhancing the safety compared to the first embodiment described above. be able to.

Next, a smoking tobacco container 1 according to a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the smoking cigarette container 1 according to the third embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the smoking cigarette container 1 according to the third embodiment has a spherical portion 27 having a spherical surface with a diameter larger than that of the container body 9 at the other end of the container body 9. In addition, the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the weight 28 is arranged on the tip side of the spherical portion 27. Although the lid 22 is omitted in FIG. 4, it is naturally possible to provide the lid 22 as in the first embodiment.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the container main body 9 is sufficiently larger than the other end side, that is, on the opposite side to the one end side where the detachable portion 15 is provided and the tobacco holding portion 2 is attached. A spherical portion 27 having a spherical surface with a diameter is formed, and has a shape like a round bottom flask as a whole. A weight 28 is disposed on the tip side of the spherical portion 27, that is, on the other end side of the container body 9. Here, the diameter of the spherical portion 27 and the weight of the weight body 28 are determined by the weight of the weight body 28 even when the smoking cigarette container 1 is placed horizontally. Set the size and weight so that you can get up. That is, if the outer peripheral surface of the spherical portion 27 is moderately curved and the weight of the weight 28 is sufficiently heavier than the entire weight of the smoking cigarette container 1 excluding the weight 28, smoking The cigarette container 1 rises up quickly, like a small priest, even if it is placed sideways. be able to. Therefore, even if the smoker falls asleep or releases his / her hand, the smoking cigarette container 1 rises immediately and the container body 9 becomes vertical, so that the opening / closing cover 21 and the lid 22 allow ventilation 1 Even if 9 is not closed, it is possible to reliably prevent ash and the like from falling from the ventilation holes 19.

Next, a smoking tobacco container 1 according to a fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a front view of the smoking tobacco container 1 according to the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the smoking tobacco container 1 of FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line A--A in FIG. 5, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged view showing a state in which the opening / closing cover 21 of FIG. It is sectional drawing.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the smoking tobacco container 1 according to the fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a plurality of ventilation holes 19 are provided on the side surface 18 of the container body 9 in the longitudinal direction. And a cover 21 for opening and closing the ventilation hole 19 is slidably mounted along the circumferential direction of the side surface 18 of the container body 9. Although the lid 22 is omitted in FIGS. 5 and 6, it is naturally possible to provide the lid 22 as in the first embodiment.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the mouth portion 5 of the holding portion main body 8 has a shape suitable for the smoker to take a mouth and suck. In addition, the distal end portion 13 is formed in a slightly flattened shape, specifically, its cross section is formed in a rectangular shape. The suction hole 7 is formed by making the inside of the holding portion main body 8 hollow, and a cylindrical filter 4 1 is provided between the bottom surface 12 of the holding concave portion 6 and the tip portion 13 of the suction portion 5. Is provided. Thus, if the filter 41 is provided inside the suction hole 7, the content of nicotine, tar, and the like in the smoke inhaled by the smoker can be reduced. There are advantages.

On the other hand, a protruding portion 42 extends in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of one end wall 14 of the support 11, and the other end of the support 11 is located inside one end of the container body 9. It can be detachably fitted to the depth. That is, the inner peripheral surface at one end of the container body 9 constitutes the detachable portion 15. The support 11 can be easily removed from the container body 9 by putting a finger on the protrusion 42 and pulling it.

The other end of the container body 9 is closed by a closing body 43 configured substantially similarly to the support 11, and a portion corresponding to one end wall 14 of the support 11 in the closing body 43 is a container. The other end wall 20 for closing the other end of the main body 9 is formed. The closing body 43 is configured in the same manner as the supporting body 11, but the holding body 8 is not inserted and fixed. The other end of the closing body 43 is connected to the outer periphery of one end (the other end wall 20) so that a protruding portion 42 extending along the circumferential direction abuts on the other end of the container body 9. 9 is fitted inside the other end.

The plurality of ventilation holes 19 are provided in a line on the side surface 18 of the container body 9 along the longitudinal direction. The number of ventilation holes 19 provided in one row is not limited to seven, and may be six or less or eight or more. In addition to the plurality of ventilation holes 19 provided in a row, any number of ventilation holes 19 can be provided at any position on the side surface 18 of the container body 9.

The opening / closing cover 21 is made of a flexible sheet, and is wound around the side surface 18 of the container body 9 so as to open a plurality of ventilation holes 19 provided in a line. The circumferential ends of the opening / closing cover 21 are connected via a plurality of flexible connecting sheets 44. The connecting sheets 4 4 are spaced from each other from the outside of the It is pasted. The material of the opening / closing cover 21 and the connecting sheet 44 may be a woven fabric, a knitted fabric, a nonwoven fabric, a synthetic resin sheet, etc. That can be biased against side 18 of The connecting means of the opening / closing cover 21 is not limited to the connecting sheet 44, and a conventionally known technique can be adopted.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the opening / closing cover 21 is slid around the side surface 18 of the container body 9 by being wrapped around the side surface 18 of the container body 9. It is installed so that the ventilation hole 19 can be opened and closed.

Therefore, the smoker can smoke by opening and closing the cover 21 by sliding and rotating the cover 21, and by sliding and rotating the cover 21 to open the vent 19. Close to extinguish the cigarette 3 fire. Therefore, there is an advantage similar to that of the first embodiment.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 9, a string or the like to be put on the smoker's neck is inserted through an arbitrary position on the side surface 18 of the container body 9, preferably on one end side of the container body 9. By providing a ring-shaped portion 45 of this type, a string or the like can be inserted through the ring-shaped portion 45, so that the smoking cigarette container 1 can be used or carried while the string or the like is hung on the neck. There is. As shown in FIG. 9, the ring-shaped portion 45 is formed in a C shape with metal or the like, and engagement portions 46 bent outward are provided at two open ends. . The ring-shaped portion 45 is locked by engaging each of the engagement portions 46 with a locking hole 47 provided in the side surface 18 of the container body 9. The configuration of the ring-shaped portion 45 and the means for fixing the ring-shaped portion 45 to the side surface 18 of the container body 9 are not particularly limited, and conventionally known techniques can be adopted. Industrial applicability

As described above, the cigarette container for smoking according to the present invention is useful as a cigarette container that can prevent a fire of a cigarette from burning a surrounding object or dropping a fire when smoking. It prevents burning of surrounding objects and fires even when smoking, and is suitable for use as a cigarette container that can be smoked safely while driving a car or in crowds.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. A cigarette holder that holds the vicinity of the rear end of the cigarette and has a suction opening that communicates with the rear end, and has a size that can store cigarettes inside, and the above cigarette holder can be attached to and detached from one end. A container body provided with an attaching / detaching portion for attaching to the container body, the other end of which is closed, and one or more ventilation holes provided on a part of the side surface; and the ventilation hole operating along the side surface of the container body. A cigarette container for smoking, comprising an opening and closing cover for opening and closing the tobacco.

2. A spherical portion having a spherical surface having a larger diameter than the one end of the container main body is formed at the other end of the container main body, and a weight is disposed at the distal end side of the spherical portion. 2. The cigarette container for smoking according to item 1 above.

3. The container according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a lid that is detachably attached to one end of the container body, covers the cigarette holder, and closes the ventilation hole. Tobacco container for smoking.