Device for active and passive extinguishing of a cigarette

Abstract

A cigarette extinguishing device, including a tubular fluid receptacle configured to be disposed within a filter of a cigarette, the fluid receptacle having enclosed therein sufficient fluid to extinguish the cigarette, the fluid being under pressure from compressed air within the fluid receptacle, a diaphragm disposed at an end of the tubular fluid receptacle, the diaphragm being configured to be ruptured by at least one of pressure and heat and being more susceptible to pressure and heat than side walls of the tubular receptacle, and a tube connected to the diaphragm and extending through a tobacco region of the cigarette until a distal end of the cigarette, wherein, when the diaphragm is ruptured, the fluid flows from the fluid receptacle via the tube to a burn region of the cigarette, thereby extinguishing the cigarette.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application gains priority from Israel Patent Application Number 229341 filed Nov. 10, 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention, in some embodiments, relates to the field of cigarettes, and more particularly to methods and devices for preventing fire damage caused by smokers discarding lit cigarettes.[0003]Every year tens of thousands of fires are caused by people discarding unextinguished cigarettes or cigarette butts. According to a report entitled “The Smoking Material Fire Problem” issued in 2007 by the U.S. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), fires caused by discarded cigarette butts are a greater cause of death than fires caused by any other means. The report also stated that in the year 2001, 31,200 fires in the U.S. were caused by discarded cigarette butts, resulting in 830 civilian deaths, 1770 civilian injuries, and 386 million dollars ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent is about a device that can extinguish a cigarette by connecting a tube to the diaphragm of a fluid receptacle and allowing the fluid to flow through the tobacco region of the cigarette when the diaphragm is ruptured. The technical effect of this device is to provide a safe and efficient way to quickly stop smoking.

Problems solved by technology

However, such a cigarette may only be extinguished by the burn region reaching the suitable area of the paper, and cannot be actively extinguished by the smoker at will.

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