US20080035163A1

US20080035163A1 - Magnetic Advanced Cigarette Filtration System

Info

Publication number: US20080035163A1
Application number: US11/463,838
Authority: US
Inventors: Shaahin Cheyene
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-08-10
Filing date: 2006-08-10
Publication date: 2008-02-14

Abstract

The current invention is a magnetic Cigarette Filter and system of use. It is a filter which has a filter mouth piece with a cellulose filter, an air tube and a cigarette holder with an air hole in a magnetic plate to which magnets are held. The mouth piece and the cigarette holder can be removed from the air tube by a simple turning and pulling motion. There are rings in the connection between the mouth piece and the air tube and the air tube and the cigarette holder. These rings issue an airtight seal on the filter.

Description

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

This invention relates to a magnetic Cigarette Filter and system of use.
1. Background
Since the dawn of time, humans have burned plants, inhaling unhealthy compounds from the burning that aren't found in the original plant.
There have been a number of filter systems designed and used in an attempt to reduce the amount of tar and advert particles that a smoker breaths in while smoking a cigarette or cigar. Most of these have had limited or little success.
2. Prior Art
U.S. Pat. No. 6,848,450 by Lilly, Jr., et al. and issued on Feb. 1, 2005, is for a cigarette filter using intermetallic compounds. It discloses a filter such as a cigarette filter having a metal reagent which selectively binds with a gaseous component of a gas stream such as tobacco smoke. The metal reagent comprises nanometer or micrometer size clusters of a transition metal or alloy containing a transition metal.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,422,244 by Clarke, et al. and issued on Jul. 23, 2002, is for a filter for a cigarette and filter cigarette. It discloses a filter for a cigarette and a filter cigarette which make a smoking feeling much milder without the original cigarette taste and aroma being spoiled.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,549,124 by Dorsey and issued on Aug. 27, 1996, is for a water filter for cigarettes. It discloses a water filter for cigarettes wherein water in a frangible capsule is released and dampens the tobacco. This dampened tobacco helps filter the tobacco smoke being sucked through the cigarette.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,178,165 by DeFelice and issued on Jan. 12, 1993, is for a smoker's disposable mouthpiece. It discloses a filtered smoker's mouthpiece having three section; means to hold a cigarette or cigar in line with a chamber holding a filter, and a mouth piece therefore, wherein the filter is originally of greater volume than the filter chamber and is flexible and compressable. The mouthpiece includes stops to provide space between the end of a smoking article and the filter.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,646,761 by Goldstein and issued on Mar. 3, 1987, is for a cigarette filter holder. It discloses a disposable cigarette holder-filter that includes a cigarette receiving socket end and a mouthpiece end. The interior of the holder includes a fibrous filtering material impregnated with water. The mouthpiece end of the holder is formed with an integrally formed diaphragm and removable plug, which upon removal provides an opening into the interior of the cigarette filter.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,550,740 by Riehl, Jr. and issued on Nov. 5, 1985, is for a mouthpiece for a cigarette. It discloses a mouthpiece adapted to be attached to a smoking article, such as a cigarette, that includes, in one advantageous embodiment, an air impermeable core member of smaller diameter than the tobacco column to which it is to be coaxially located and a generally cylindrically shaped hollow sleeve having generally the same diameter as the tobacco column concentrically located over the impermeable core member and cooperating therewith to define a generally annular channel open at both of its ends.
United States Patent Application 20030234024 by Hcu and published on Dec. 25, 2003, is for a cigarette holder. It discloses a cigarette holder that includes a mouthpiece formed with a longitudinal passage and a filter seat in which is fitted a filtering member, an end of the filter seat having a recess, the recess being formed with a center through hole which is communicated with the passage, a front portion having an end formed with a cavity for receiving a filter of a cigarette and a filtering member, the filtering member being fitted in a chamber formed at another end of the front portion, the filtering member being with a threaded rod portion, the cavity having a through hole which is communicated with the chamber, and a connector having an end formed with a threaded hole engaged with the threaded rod portion and another end which is conical in shape and formed with a through hole which is communicated with the threaded hole, the another end being snugly fitted into the recess of the mouthpiece, whereby the smoke being inhaled by the user will be filtered two times, thereby largely reducing the amount tar and nicotine being inhaled by the user, and effectively reducing the smell of the cigarette fumes upon inhalation.
There still exists a need for a better cigarette filter and system.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

Without restricting the full scope of this invention, the preferred form of this invention is illustrated in the following drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a side view of the device;

FIG. 2 shows a view of the device's components;

FIG. 3 shows a view of how the components fit together;

FIG. 4 shows the air flowing by the magnets; and

FIG. 5 shows the device being used with a cigarette.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description of a magnetic Cigarette Filter and system of use is demonstrative in nature and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention or its application of uses.
There are a number of significant design features and improvements incorporated within the invention.
The device is a cigarette filter 1 which has a filter mouth piece 10 with an optional cellulose filter 20, an air tube 30 and a cigarette holder 40 as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.
The filter mouth piece 10 is shaped on one end is shaped to fit into the user's mouth with the other end being circular and of a diameter to fit over the air tube mouth piece insert 33. The filter mouth piece 10 is hollow with a cellulose filter 20 fitting into the hollow center. The cellulose filter 20 is made of a filtering material and is used to filter toxins and particles from the smoke when the user inhales. The cellulose filter 20 is optional and is made to be easily removed and replaced. It is designed to be replaced, in the standard embodiment, after smoking the equivalent of a pack of cigarettes.
The air tube 30 connects to both the filter mouth piece 10 and the cigarette holder 40 and allows air to move from the cigarette holder 40 to the filter mouth piece 10. It is made of a clear material such as plastic in the preferred embodiment. The clear material allows light into the filter and allows the users to see if the magnets 60 need cleaning.
The cigarette holder 40 has a magnetic plate 45 on one end with a plurality of air holes 47 in a magnetic plate to which magnets 60 are held. The cigarette holder's 40 magnetic plate 45 is on the end of a raised lip that is of a diameter to fit in the air tube 30. The magnetic plate 45 has a nub 46 in the center of the magnetic plate 45 which raises the magnets 60 slightly above the magnetic plate 45. This allows the air to flow through the air holes 47. The air flows by the magnets 60 as shown in FIG. 3 which pulls some of the particles out of the smoke onto the magnets 60.
In the preferred embodiment, there will be a plurality of separate magnets 60, four in one embodiment, attached to each other through magnetic forces. These magnets 60 form a strong magnetic field.
The cigarette holder 40 has a cigarette well 49 into which the cigarette is placed as shown in FIG. 4. The cigarette well 49 has a diameter which will allow most cigarettes to fit firmly into. The plurality of air holes 47 will run to the cigarette well 49. These air holes 47 are evenly spaced from the nub 46. The device 1 will use a wire tool 80 to clean out the air holes 47 if they get clogged. The wire tool 80 has a handle 82 with a straight wire 84 extending from the handle 82. The straight wire 84 is used to clean out the air holes 47.
The device 1 has rings 70 in the connection between the mouth piece 10 and the air tube 30 and the air tube 30 and the cigarette holder 40. These rings 70 issue an airtight seal on the filter 1.
The mouth piece 10 and the cigarette holder 40 can be removed from the air tube 30 by a simple turning and pulling motion. FIG. 5 shows how the parts are connected. The magnets 60 can be removed from the magnetic plate 45.
The user attaches any cigarette to filter device 1 by placing the cigarette 90 filter end first into the filter well 49.
To clean, the user removes the cellulose filter 20, preferably after each pack, by removing mouth piece 10 and cleans the magnets 60. Tar can be removed by using a clean tissue or cloth to wipe any affected areas, such as the magnets 60.
After cleaning, inhale and exhale through the attached mouthpiece several times. This will clean the pinholes 47 and insure that they do not get clogged. In the event airflow is restricted due to these pinholes, use the included wire tool 80 to clear the pinholes 47.
The filter device 1 is designed to come in a storage pack 100 with the filter device 1 and the wire tool 80.
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain preferred versions thereof, other versions are possible. Therefore, the point and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred versions contained herein.
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.
With respect to the above description, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A filter device for pulling comprising:

a filter mouthpiece, an air tube connected to said mouth piece, a cigarette holder connected to said air tube with said cigarette holding have a magnetic plate to which a plurality of magnets are attached and a plurality of air holes.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said air tube is made of a clear material.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said magnetic plate has a nub on it.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said cigarette holder has a cigarette well into which a cigarette is placed.

5. The device of claim 1 further comprising having a plurality of rings in the connection between the mouthpiece and air tube.

6. The device of claim 1 further comprising having a plurality of rings in the connection between the cigarette holder and air tube.

7. The device of claim 1 further comprising having a wire tool that is used to clean the air holes.

8. The device of claim 7 further comprising said wire tool having a handle and a wire.

9. The device of claim 1 where said filter mouthpiece is shaped to fit into a user's mouth.

10. The device of claim 1 where there is filter material within the mouthpiece.

11. The device of claim 10 where said filter is a cellulose filter

12. The device of claim 1 where said mouth piece can be removed from said air tube.

13. The device of claim 1 where said cigarette holder can be removed from said air tube.

14. The device of claim 1 where said magnets can be removed from said magnetic plate.

15. The device of claim 1 where said magnetic plate is on a raised lip.

16. A filter device for pulling comprising:

a filter mouthpiece, an air tube connected to said mouth piece, a cigarette holder connected to said air tube with said cigarette holding have a magnetic plate to which a plurality of magnets are attached and a plurality of air holes, where said magnetic plate has a nub on it, where said cigarette holder has a cigarette well into which a cigarette is placed, where a plurality of rings are in the connection between the mouthpiece and air tube and between the cigarette holder and air tube, where said mouth piece can be removed from said air tube, where said cigarette holder can be removed from said air tube and where said magnets can be removed from said magnetic plate.

17. The device of claim 16 where there is filter material within the mouthpiece.

18. The device of claim 17 where said filter is a cellulose filter

19. The device of claim 16 further comprising having a wire tool that is used to clean the air holes.

20. The device of claim 16 where said magnetic plate is on a raised lip.