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Self-Extinguishing Cigarette

Date: 28 May 1963
Length: 3 pages
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Abstract

1961 patent for a self-extinguishing cigarette by Frank C. Guida of Massachusetts.

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Author
Guida, F.C.
Hypothesis
Introduction of new/unconventional products
Research 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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-; x'4-~`~~`~` ~ allows the tube 11. which has a longitudinal dimension 3^91.•.43 fnction of the longitudinal dimcmion of ci;arcttt 10, t~ `SETF-E!CTI':Z:L•s'E'i' =317~G C7GAP.IE ,~:~,~r,~,j<444 1 =,->z-a st,ri7,~: rLi,Y+iss~ c to be able to alide upon the 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 I 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 _~ 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 " 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 3trew•n 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. .:" l~ 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-- ; 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 invcntiep„i;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 a•ill 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 s•tiown not butn. " In full lines in one position and in phantom in another • An alttrnate fortn of the inveatioa is . ahosti•n 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 " , ~ * ' s 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 ' _ •.F.Ia S.is-a vism c+f a r'cart c~ s.'i~;ng iAis inven compound. An es3n.p:e of s•ach 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-,.e•t-,:er ing•t-,:ering L`.t surface of"a solid the external eztinguishing tubings disclosed herein. The :, tylLtsdcr lora.ed ;,! t:.-n:.~::)a tab•ttc.~.' ~'»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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