Product Design
Self-Extinguishing Cigarette
Abstract
1961 patent for a self-extinguishing cigarette by Frank C. Guida of Massachusetts.
Fields
- Author
- Guida, F.C.
- Hypothesis
- Introduction of new/unconventional productsResearch and development of novel nicotine delivery devices and experimental tobacco designs.
- Named Organization
- Kane Dalsimar
- Technology/Method
- Fire Safe Cigarette
- Subject
- Fire Safe Cigarettes (Products)
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allows the tube 11. which has a longitudinal dimension
3^91..43 fnction of the longitudinal dimcmion of ci;arcttt 10,
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cicarctte lonftitudinally. In
r~ ' F[G 1 tube 11 is s5oan in hcavy lines at one end of
11. t;bl sice I:a ~3i43
fd ~11ed Jsa.:. :.
~"it 10l tb idited by the
..,~,nca numeral
p;l (C1 131-4wc . 6 etarcle, rruras aue
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m-.) 4.. 12 u shown in phantom at another portion of the ciss- `
'lhit, invention rclates generattyto c;Zarettcs and more '`rctte. In FIG. 2 an end view of tube 11
is shown and
3 an end view of an altesnau form of tube is
r-rticularly to a eirarette ahicfi i>r equipped with a devica , in F10. wfhich extin;uishes the
flame at a ptedetermined point shown wherein the foil or metallic portion indicated in
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On the bodyof tSe eicsrette. r'10 FIG. 3 by the numeral 13 is surrounded by a cork portion
":It has been kr,e:rn that lit eiSSrsttes or eigara care- :14 so that the user can use cork
portion 14 between his
lessly discarded or left in 2n ash tray arc one of the or her lips when t`te cicarcttc is being
smoked ~e
Onajor reaso:a for axidental fires in t.5e home and other ~~=~ The invention provides the use of the
hollow aluminum
areas C]usingtlaFE'dJes thatCOUld.be avoided. An addi- '!`fo7 tubing and/or theliLe at the outside
diameter of the
i:lrt:;a-c-'sts and ~cirars is the 15 cigarette with or without a cork covering. The extruded
pt~ ~~d orilie prext-,~~tubingt }
~~ac'
*a i ic nn i' an a~rd t srctted aircd IcngQttof,Qarcte or cisar~lthw chaki S the
2},e rJ,s. io:rd ltas as its fri3.aps1 ob- ;~ tit cnd of the cigarette or t igar vnccn the aiuninum
foiling
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of an.in:prwerl useful and.P;-_e2.-scnsive is slid over the fire and/or when the fire reaches the
slcer-
~arette orrgar wutin+in; a.tusszsinguu.~ing ~Dp,aratus 20 ing the same will apply, thereby
extinguishing the lit
or device. ; cigarette or cigar automatically thus tattiating a safety
-~IDCSI1eT OL}tCL Lf L5i3ca.s a a:rigarette -,~ system.
"rigar vtifiuch t_nd without ; Thns system also provides a neatly rnuabie cigarette
butted. As
~ttsning the ban' znd wh ~acaii i lst -be- placed in the r or cigar for conservative pu xses aftcr
being
~ pocket of a tsrr "s:ithout ashes bcionung 3trewn all over 25 is shown in FIG. S tSe tubinR
t~crcin which has been
the Yct. » ; ;- plxcd about cigarette 30 is indicated by ihe numeral 15. .:"
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A further o5ject of this invention is to provide a eiga- _' The tubing has been er;mped at one end
15' about the
rette or cigar which can be easily ind cleanly extinguished .- Saate end portion of ci3arette 10. In
the erim?ing x--
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so that it can be ttscd later. tion the beat of the fire will not auoct the finzers of the ::
Still another object of this invcntiepi;1o- provide-4t 30 user and the flsae will be readily
extinguished and if
~z. seigarrsta rr ci~a-:=hie.h will S-;:x i~gassri~c benefit of , there are any ashes on the end of
the cigarette they wil! -.
~,issY: g ro;,k.e ~nte--.;Sis rntr3th %hich-is sr,r than isbe enclosed within crimped tubing 15.
Thus it is pro-: .
.nwal in ci;arettcs or c;gsss- ~~_. . vided tbat the user of this invention can in a neat man- :
Ni`"t ~.a er,tiost is dcscr'~cd hcrr ea cr~~.af~rgsrette, :`ner extinguish the f;ame of a cigarette
and place the
#~~{,s~ ~ r e-alSaartsfr, ite ~~ ti+c u~s~f can c; 3pPcu to eisars 35 eisarcue in his pociet in a
safe manner so that it eaa
as well. L be uscd later. ,.
,~ 1-y;,tr -'':n A x2t ~: :r3~ing c;rarcitc err.l_cN)i-:T yt-inventioa `: The alecving tised
herein will not melt artd aill tnatn-
-,!~~~ > aad the mar.azr of using the same is described herein tairt form stability ai all
temperatures to which the alu- -
&itb refere=3 tot.ie draa,rngs in whicht minum will be subjxted. The s3ceving is not toxic when
~, ~a ra :. aAG..2 :is-asi.'s +--_.+r4Df a~e,f~xi+:3 nhing cigarette 40 beat is zpplied. This
iubing, which perfores a function
eanstrueted in accordance nith the teaching of this in- of eztinguishing a f3ame, is
Same-resistantitsell and w311.
vention with the cylindrical extinguishing device stiown not butn. "
In full lines in one position and in phantom in another An alttrnate fortn of the inveatioa is .
ahostin in FIG. -
position longitudinally of the cicarette; 4 wherein a plastic hollow extruded tubing 16 is used '-
Fig 2 is an end' view of the c}lindcical extinguishing 43 at oae'end of the cigzrette 10_ 'lbc
plastic tubing 16 is ~~
_derice shown on the;cicarette in FIG. 1; .. encapsulated in an aluminum fod on the inside
diameter
FIG. 3 is an end view of an altcrnate form of an cx- : and on the outside diameter- This ezuvded
tubing
l;' tinguahing dcvice; -. whose diameter may be reduced longitudinally to a pre-
~
i f' : FI6's. < is a s;de view of a partially used cicarette the - determined size upon the a,
gti;,ation of beat from the "
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Same of which has been extin_r-ctad.Gy.an alternate ~ lit end of the a ~,
+_ garettt is fabricated from an irradiated.
f~, t. ~. larm et uriap-s;s'si:.g e r.;c s~3~ t'tcrean; and thumaL' yy stabifissd f:ame-resistant,
modi5cd polyotefm '
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.F.Ia S.is-a vism c+f a r'cart c~ s.'i~;ng iAis inven compound. An es3n.p:e of sach a compuund
'u maau-
-lion to rave i;s eztin1,;uis.7co L fti, user so-that the '- factured by the It.iychent Corporation
of California and
siyzretieta-, ' le ttscS latrs 3 : z- sold under the trade name `ftiernofit' tubing. The tub-
L_Z L
.. ,.y u~cribed in' Si ing in its upanded form is applied to the etz
arette and
_ le rms rms of a cigarette for rurpn-y of il7ustration only and latsrn-hen the flame beats the
tubing the tubing coatracts
the inrcntian may readily be adapted by one skilled in '- to the condition shown in FIG 4 wherein
the reduced
hi
te art to a ccar or other device of that tyP,-, In FIG. diameter portion 15' is shown causing a
ehokins egeet
I a cigarette constructed in accordance with the teachings upon the light of tbe cigarette tbezeby
extinguishing the
of this invention is shown. The eigarette consists of a 60 same. .'
_ portion which is normal to eicarzttes and is indicated in : With each of the embodiments disclosed
herein the
thefigurt g_nerally by the numeral 10. Cigarette portion smoke reaching the lips of the user is
cookr than the
11 ia a cylindri-al holln.r -formed of paper commonly :, smoke reaching the lips of the uses without
the use of
.
_~ usod for this pL':ao-,.et-,:er ingt-,:ering L`.t surface of"a solid the external
eztinguishing tubings disclosed herein. The
:,
tylLtsdcr lora.ed ;,! t:.-n:.~::)a tabttc.~.' ~'»is consitvction OS reason for this is that ca:h
of the tubings dixloxd hete-
:_ b eommon and is the construction utilired today it: thr in has as a secondary efiect the ability
to earry the beat ::-
rnajoritiy of cagarettes constructed withoui'>idditional paper froat the smoke and into the
surzourding atmos{>sere ia
.: .-. .,dJtcrs A hoflow aluminuat foil tut~-t 1 i is shown about a superior manner than does the
pJper covenng L'ie to-
.0 baxo alane.. The tvbinq dis.-laaed lureia in eaclt ia-
..;:::, pottinn of 1: e,crip`e:y of l;r:kei-a,ette. . Tt:e internaf

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