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Apparatus for Simulating a High Five
A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6431176 | Tobacco smoke containment apparatus and method therefor A tobacco smoke containment apparatus and method therefor having the characteristics of limiting the exhaust of harmful smoke particles as well as reducing the overall risk of accidental fire by containing a smoking tobacco product inside a closed recepta... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6345625 | Filter for secondary smoke and smoking articles incorporating the same Secondary smoke is harmful to passive smokers. A filter sleeve (1) comprises a sleeve (10) with a downstream portion (11) adapted for receiving inhale smoke into an inhalation flow path (13), an upstream portion (12) adapted for inhalation of said inhale ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6006757 | Cigarette holder A cigarette holder completely encloses the lit end of a cigarette providing purification for both sidestream smoke and mainstream smoke. It has two concentric tubes with the lit cigarette placed in the inner tube and purifying agent placed in the volume b... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5529078 | Smoker's box A smoker's box for reducing pollution caused by smoking a cigarette. A housing has a first and second portion, the first portion defining a cavity, and the second portion defining a fan chamber. A venting channel allows gases to pass between the first and... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5520198 | Head mount type cigarrette holder A head mount type cigarette holder including a headpiece having two locating plates at two opposite ends, a coupling device pivotably fastened to one locating plate to hold a tube, a holder base connected to the tube by an adapter to hold a cigarette carr... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5388595 | Second-hand smoke filtering device A second-hand smoke filtering device having a hollow body; a cigarette holder disposed within the body and further having a holding chamber for the dual purpose of accepting a cigarette therein and for holding second-hand smoke; an igniter mechanism dispo... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5048545 | Smoking device According to a smoking device of the present invention, major and a minor smoke streams given out during smoking are temporarily stored in a storage section by means of a forcible sucking device. The storage section is taken out to the outdoors later, and... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4993435 | Smoking accessory A smoking accessory includes a case that can completely contain a lighted cigarette. The cigarette foot end extends out of the case, and the smoker exhales smoke into a mouthpiece on the case that conducts the exhaled smoke into a filter chamber to be fil... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4790332 | Smoke eliminator for cigarette smokers A hand-held device eliminates smoke generated from cigarette smoking. This cigarette package-sized device completely encloses a cigarette while it is being smoked and provides two mouthpieces, one for inhaling and the other for exhaling smoke into the dev... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4729727 | Gear pump with groove in end wall beginning at outer periphery of pumping chamber and widening toward gear teeth roots A gear pump which includes a pair of intermeshing gears. A housing defines a pumping chamber having peripheral walls surrounding and in sealing contact with the circumference of the gears between an inlet port and a discharge port. Bearing walls are adapt... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4615344 | Cigarette with automatic ventilation valve A cigarette is provided with an automatic valve responsive to the moisture content of the smoke for controlling induction of air into the smoke thereby compensating for the increase of nicotine concentration as the cigarette smokes down. The valve utilize... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4369798 | Combination cigarette holder and cigarette smoke catcher A cigarette holder body terminates at one end in a hollow mouthpiece which opens to a pair of cylindrical passages one of which holds the unlit end of the cigarette while the other holds a smoke catcher cartridge. One way flap valves are interposed betwee... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4327748 | Smoking device holder A smoking device holder includes a device receiver secured to a smoking mouthpiece with a hand-operated valve located within the smoking device receiver for the purpose of controlling smoking by adjusting, reducing, or eliminating the smoke consumed by th... | 05/04/1982 |
