Cigarette substitute device

Abstract

A spot-heating cigarette substitute device, which, in response to an electric power supplies and suction by a user, evaporates nicotine mixture and delivers them to the user. The device has a porous solid chip; an electric circuit is embedded therein for providing heat necessary for evaporating the nicotinic compound. A solution of a nicotine in an amount effective for its released vapors to satisfy the physiological needs for nicotine of the user, and volatile palatability enhancing agents in an amounts effective for their released vapors to impart a cigarette-like taste and aroma to the released vapor mixture are absorbed in the chip. The cigarette substitute is in custody in a case when not in use.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to a cigarette substitute device for spot-heating use and, more particularly, to such a device adapted to deliver to a user nicotine and volatile palatability enhancing agent's mixture having a cigarette-like taste and aroma. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The hazardous effect of second-hand smoke is known as the same as a direct smoke. Smoking is prohibited even on open public space such as U.S. Californian beaches. Such social pressures make habitual smokers unpleasant. Not only for the addictive effect of the Nicotine, there are several psychological factors, which are known to contribute to the habitual smoker's cigarette cravings. These include holding the cigarette, placing it between the user's lips, puffing on it, and experiencing the taste and aroma of the smoke. It is a purpose of the current application to provide a cigarette substitute device to minimize the hazardous of second-smoke, meanwhile satisfying the habit...

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Benefits of technology

[0004] The present invention overcomes the deficiencies of the above-described prior art non-heating cigarette substitute devices, by providing a cigarette substitute device for spot-heating use which, in response to suction supplied by a user, delivers to the user's lungs nicotine vapor mixture having a cigarette-like taste and aroma. The cigarette substitute device of the current application has a porous solid chip, an electric circuit is embedded therein for providing heat necessary for evaporating the nicotinic compound and turn on a light installed at the tip of the cigarette substitute to simulate the burning of

Problems solved by technology

These devices have failed to gain wide acceptance as a cigarette substitute due to their inability to deliver sufficient and uniform amounts of nicotine to the user's lungs, an unpleasant taste, and an unsatisfactory shelf life.

Most of these problems are due to the instability of the volatile liquid nicotine employed in these devices, which decompose in the presence of oxygen and very rapidly dissipate from the system.

None of the prior arts provide cigarette substitute device satisfying all the requirement of smokers and non-smokers at the same time.

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