Smoking device
Patent 4848374 Issued on July 18, 1989. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 10, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 10, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesTherapeutic cigarette-substitute Tar-free smoking devices Patent #: 4474191 InventorsApplicationNo. 07/204863 filed on 06/10/1988US Classes:131/330, Device used for smoking131/187, Cigar and cigarette holders131/194, Heat exchanging and/or insulating131/195, Cooling air passages131/198.1Supplemental or substitute air inletExaminersPrimary: Millin, V.Assistant: Crosby, D. F. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA24F 47/00 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data1987-06-11 GBAbstractA smoking device for releasing an aerosol into the mouth of a smoker comprises in combination, a chamber into which a mixture of air and a liquid aerosol precursor is introduced, a heat source surrounding the chamber, a first duct providing communication between the chamber and a smoker's mouth, whereby the contents of the chamber may be drawn into the smoker's mouth, a container for the aerosol precursor, a second duct means leading from the aerosol precursor container into the chamber whereby aerosol precursor may pass from said container into the chamber, and a third duct means providing communication between ambient air and the chamber whereby ambient air may be drawn into the chamber by the smoker, the arrangement being such that in operation liquid aerosol precursor entering the chamber is converted into a condensation aerosol.Field of SearchSmoking simulatorNo smoke to user Supplemental or substitute air inlet Adjustable air inlet type Heat exchanging and/or insulating Cooling air passages By adding constituent to smoke stream TOBACCO OR TOBACCO SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT OR COMPONENT PART THEREOF Tobacco substitute, i.e., nontobacco Device used for smoking Cigar and cigarette holders | |
