U.S. patent application number 13/939164 was filed with the patent office on 2014-03-13 for method and device for flavoring a cigarette.
The applicant listed for this patent is Abraham Dahan, Carlos A. Lopez. Invention is credited to Abraham Dahan, Carlos A. Lopez.
Application Number | 20140069445 13/939164 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 45418450 |
Filed Date | 2014-03-13 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140069445 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lopez; Carlos A. ; et
al. |
March 13, 2014 |
Method and Device for Flavoring a Cigarette
Abstract
A method and device influences the flavor and smell of a
cigarette while smoking by injecting additives into the cigarette,
at the filter side or the tobacco side, using a device specially
configured for this purpose. The user controls the cigarette taste,
intensity of taste, and the smell by choosing the liquid material
and quantity to be injected into the cigarette before or while
smoking. The device and method improve the experience of smoking of
any desired cigarette.
Inventors: |
Lopez; Carlos A.; (Miami,
FL) ; Dahan; Abraham; (Rishon LeZion, IL) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Lopez; Carlos A.
Dahan; Abraham |
Miami
Rishon LeZion |
FL |
US
IL |
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Family ID: |
45418450 |
Appl. No.: |
13/939164 |
Filed: |
July 10, 2013 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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13361138 |
Jan 30, 2012 |
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13939164 |
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61437642 |
Jan 30, 2011 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
131/309 ;
131/290 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A24F 25/00 20130101;
A24B 15/28 20130101; A24C 5/608 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
131/309 ;
131/290 |
International
Class: |
A24B 15/28 20060101
A24B015/28 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Dec 20, 2011 |
EP |
11194529.1 |
Claims
1. A method of adapting flavor and taste of a cigarette to a
preference of a smoker before or while smoking the cigarette, by
using a device to insert an additive material into the
cigarette.
2. The method cording to claim 1, which comprises injecting
additive material into the cigarette at a filter side of the
cigarette.
3. The method according to claim 1, which comprises injecting
additive material into the cigarette at a tobacco side of the
cigarette.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the additive material
is inserted by penetrating the cigarette with a nozzle and
injecting the additive material into the cigarette, whereafter the
additives material can be inhaled by the smoker together with the
tobacco smoke.
5. A device specially designed to insert material into a cigarette
for adapting the taste of said cigarette to a specific desired
taste.
6. The device according to claim 5, wherein said device is adapted
to be attached to a cigarette package.
7. The device according to claim 5, further comprising a lighter
formed in one unit in said device.
8. The device according to claim 7, wherein said device is adapted
to be attached to a cigarette package.
9. The device according to claim 5, comprising: a flavor material
container for storing flavor material; and a penetrating nozzle,
said penetrating nozzle being adapted to be inserted into the
cigarette and injecting the flavor material from said flavor
material container into the cigarette.
10. The device according to claim 9, adapted such that the flavor
material injection is activated by pressing the flavor material
container.
11. The device according to claim 9, further comprising a button,
wherein the device is adapted such that the flavor material
injection is activated by pushing the button.
12. The device according to claim 11, wherein said button is
located on a back side of the device, said back side of said device
facing away from the cigarette to be flavored.
13. The device according to claim 11, wherein said button is
connected to a flexible diaphragm or a piston that is adapted to
pressurize flavor liquid within the flavor material container when
the button is pushed.
14. The device according to claim 13, wherein the flexible
diaphragm or piston is located within the flavor material
container.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 13/361,138,
filed Jan. 30, 2012, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional
Application No. 61/437,642, filed Jan. 30, 2011. The content of
application Ser. Nos. 13/361,138 and 61/437,642 are hereby
incorporated by reference. This application claims the benefit of
European Patent Application No. 11194529.1, filed Dec. 20, 2011,
which is incorporated by reference.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
THE NAMES OF PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT
[0003] Not Applicable
INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT
DISC
[0004] Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0005] 1. Field of the Invention
[0006] The invention relates to devices for adding flavor to items,
in particular, to cigarettes.
[0007] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0008] Cigarette flavor and smell may be influenced by many factors
such as tobacco type, filter type, wrapping paper type, chemical
additives, fragile flavor-adding capsules pre-arranged inside the
filter during manufacture, etc.
[0009] Usually cigarettes are produced to provide specific and
known taste or flavor chosen by manufacturer. The user has no
flexibility to change or improve the cigarette taste by adding his
preferred flavor type and flavor intensity to fit his
preferences.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] An object of the invention is to provide a method and device
for flavoring a cigarette that overcome the disadvantages of the
devices and methods of this general type and of the prior art.
[0011] With the foregoing and other objects in view there is
provided, in accordance with the invention, a method and device for
flavoring a cigarette.
[0012] The invention relates to the influencing of "flavor &
smell" of a cigarette while smoking, by injecting liquid additives
to the cigarette, at the filter side or the tobacco side, and using
an injecting device specially designed for this purpose.
[0013] The invention is intended to improve the experience of
smoking of any desired cigarette.
[0014] The user may control the cigarette taste, intensity of
taste, and the smell by choosing the type of material and quantity
to be injected to the cigarette before or while smoking.
[0015] Various insertion devices may fit for injecting the
materials into the cigarette, two embodiments are illustrated.
[0016] The devices of the present invention are designed to fit the
standard cigarette with or without filter, either as standalone
units or attached to cigarette boxes.
[0017] However, the invention is not limited to any specific
injecting mechanism, design, or any specific configuration and may
include other injecting mechanism design or configuration
options.
[0018] In the first embodiment (FIG. 1), a standard cigarette
containing a tobacco rod and filter may be inserted through the
open hall or cup into the standalone injection device.
[0019] While inserting the cigarette into the device, a concentric
spring leads the cigarette to ensure that an injection nozzle
located at the end of the hall penetrates gently right to the
center of the cigarette.
[0020] An injecting button is located on the opposite side of the
device, i.e. opposite the side that is adapted to receive the
cigarette. Pushing the button will lead to injecting controlled
flavor material into the cigarette.
[0021] Repeating pushing the button will lead to repeated injection
of additional flavor material, if stronger flavor or smell is
desired.
[0022] In the second embodiment (FIGS. 2 and 3), the cigarette is
inserted through the open hall in the injection device attached to
the cigarette package. The filter side is inserted first.
[0023] While pushing the cigarette into the device, an injection
nozzle of the device gently penetrates the cigarette filter.
[0024] The invention is intended to improve the experience of
smoking of any desired cigarette.
[0025] Pressing the container located on the rear side of the
device will operate the injecting mechanism, and a limited portion
of flavor liquid material is injected into the cigarette
filter.
[0026] Repeated pressing of the container will lead to repeated
injection of additional measured flavor material, if stronger
flavor taste or smell is desired.
[0027] Other features that are considered as characteristic for the
invention are set forth in the appended claims.
[0028] Although the invention is illustrated and described herein
as embodied in a method and a device for flavoring a cigarette, the
invention should not be limited to the details shown in those
embodiments because various modifications and structural changes
may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention
while remaining within the scope and range of equivalents of the
claims.
[0029] The construction and method of operation of the invention
and additional objects and advantages of the invention is best
understood from the following description of specific embodiments
when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
[0030] FIG. 1A is a diagrammatic side view of a device according to
the invention.
[0031] FIG. 1B is a sectional view of the device shown in FIG. 1A
taken along section line A.
[0032] FIG. 1C is a partial sectional view of the device shown in
FIG. 1A with a cigarette that is to be inserted.
[0033] FIG. 1D is an exploded view of the device shown in FIG.
1A.
[0034] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device shown in FIG. 1A,
with a cigarette disposed therein, and the device connected to a
cigarette pack.
[0035] FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the assembly shown in FIG.
2.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0036] FIG. 1 shows a standalone injecting device 20A. The
injecting device includes an injection button 1. The injection
button 1 is attached to a flexible membrane 5 or a piston 5 by a
rigid shaft 4. The shaft 4 and membrane 5 are normally held in
upper position by a compression spring 3. The membrane 5 is located
inside a flavor liquid container. A nozzle 7 is located on the
bottom side of the unit, which covered by a cup 9. The cup 9 is
sealed with two sets of O-rings 8.
[0037] FIG. 2 shows an isometric view of an injecting device 20
mounted on a pack of cigarettes 21. A cigarette 11 is inserted into
the device through the open end. A sliding ejecting button 22 is
provided for ejecting the flavor liquid material container 23.
[0038] FIG. 3 shows detailed view cut of the device of FIG. 2. The
device is attached to a cigarette package 21. A cigarette 11 is
inserted from the open side. A device housing 30 together with an
upper cover 35, hold together internal parts including: nozzle 7,
which penetrate the cigarette filter and injecting liquid mechanism
38. Disclosed are also the flavor liquid material 20 container 23,
for holding flavor material, and the container ejecting button
22.
[0039] The invention relates to a unique device 20A. The device 20A
is specially configured to release a controlled amount of flavor
material into a cigarette 11. The additive material affects the
cigarette flavor or smell, or both flavor and smell, of the
cigarette 11.
[0040] To provide the smoker the freedom of controlling the
cigarette taste, the special device 20A, 20 design allows the
injection of material at a controlled quantity to the cigarette
11.
[0041] The smoker may choose different type of additives liquid
material, such as mint, cherry, coffee flavor, or any other taste
to be injected to the cigarette 11 using the device 20A, 20.
[0042] The smoker can achieve the taste required, at any time
during smoking the cigarette, and at any intensity required, by
injecting the material at the time desired and controlling the
amount injected.
[0043] The device design may fit one of the options illustrated
such as a standalone device 20A, a device 20 that is attached to a
cigarette pack, or any other option such as a device, which is
attached to a cigarette lighter device (not shown) or is attached
to mouth freshener or any other configuration.
[0044] As has been described, different embodiments are
conceivable, where the injection is effected by pressing a button 1
or by pressing a flavor material container 23. Both may be applied
on the standalone injecting device 20A and the injecting device 20,
which is adapted to be mounted on a pack of cigarettes,
respectively. The injecting device 20, which is adapted to be
mounted on a pack of cigarettes, includes attachment flanges or
lips that protrude from the device 20 for engaging at least two
outer edges of the cigarette pack. The embodiment of FIG. 2
includes four such attachment flanges or lips, which engage the
cigarette pack.
The Mechanism
[0045] The mechanism used to insert the additive liquid through the
nozzle 7 to the cigarette may be similar to the options described
hereby or any other alternative mechanism, which may be used for
the same purpose.
The Container
[0046] The container 23 located in the device 20 is filled with the
additive. The container 23 may be either used as a disposable
reservoir or as a re-used unit to be filled whenever the content of
the container is fully used. The container 23 might be designed as
an integral part of the device or as replaceable unit to be ejected
from the device from time to time when the container 23 is fully
used and shall be replaced by a filled container.
The Additive Flavor Liquid Material
[0047] The flavor liquid material may fit any desired taste and be
delivered in either filled cartridges or in a container for refill
use.
List Of Parts Compatible With Attached Drawings
[0048] FIG. 1 [0049] 1. Push button [0050] 2. Button housing [0051]
3. Helical compression spring [0052] 4. Diaphragm shaft [0053] 5.
Flexible diaphragm or membrane [0054] 6. Housing for standalone
device [0055] 7. Penetrating nozzle [0056] 8. O-Rings [0057] 9. Cup
for receiving and guiding a cigarette end [0058] 20A. Device for
flavoring a cigarette
[0059] FIGS. 2 and 3 [0060] 7. Penetrating nozzle [0061] 11.
Cigarette [0062] 20. Device for flavoring a cigarette [0063] 21.
Cigarette package [0064] 22. Ejecting container sliding button
[0065] 23. Flavor material container [0066] 25. Container ejecting
(button) spring [0067] 30. Device body [0068] 35. Upper device
cover [0069] 38. Injecting mechanism
Aspects of the Invention
[0070] A first aspect relates to a method of changing a cigarette's
flavor to the smoker's preference before or while smoking the
cigarette, by using the device to insert additive material into the
cigarette.
[0071] A second aspect relates to a device specially configured to
insert material into the cigarette that changes the cigarette's
taste to a specific desired taste.
[0072] A third aspect relates to the device of the second aspect
attached to a cigarette package.
[0073] A fourth aspect relates to the device of the second aspect
together with a lighter in one unit.
[0074] A fifth aspect relates to the device of the fourth aspect
attached to a cigarette package.
[0075] A sixth aspect relates to an additive material with coffee
flavor to imitate coffee taste flavor with cigarette smoking.
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