Finger attached cigarette holder

Abstract

A finger attached cigarette holder has a finger ring for attaching to a person's finger and a cigarette ring sized to hold a cigarette therein. The cigarette ring is affixedly attached to the finger ring so that a person wearing the finger ring and having the cigarette attached in the cigarette ring can smoke the cigarette while using both hands. Both the cigarette ring and the finger ring are partial circles made of a bendable material to allow adjustments for fitting different fingers or cigarettes. The cigarette ring is fixedly attached to the finger ring with its center axis 90 degrees from the center axis of the finger ring.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed towards a finger attached cigarette holder which allows a person wearing the cigarette holder having a cigarette attached thereto to smoke the cigarette while using both hands, such as when driving in a vehicle.

Various types of cigarette holders are known in the prior art for holding a cigarette holder and in some cases incorporating a cigarette smoke filter into the cigarette holder or even incorporating an ashtray into the cigarette holder. Typically, a cigarette holder is tubular shaped and fits over one end of the cigarette or over the filter already incorporated into the cigarette and is a mouthpiece with a passageway for smoking the cigarette through. However, many cigarette smokers smoke while engaged in other occupations and typically lay the cigarette down momentarily in an ashtray or on any available surface of support while using their hands. Sometimes the cigarette is not retrieved if the smoker becomes preoccupied with what he is doing. This practice represents a danger of burning or marring or damaging the supporting surface where the cigarette has been lain and also can represent a fire hazard. The practice of laying down and retrieving cigarettes while smoking reduces the efficiency of the smoker in performing other jobs.

Of the many cigarette holders in the prior art, most merely securely receive one end of a cigarette and form an extension of the cigarette. The unsupported or lit end of the cigarette is fully exposed and represents a hazard, such as when smoking in bed. The dangers of an exposed lit cigarette comes from depositing the lit cigarette on a surface or on area which permits the cigarette to ignite combustible materials. Sometimes a lit cigarette is inadvertently placed on a table, for example, or falls off an ashtray. Aside from the damage which is caused to the table, a fire may result in further and greater damage to the property and injury to life. Therefore, it becomes desirable for a cigarette holder which holds the cigarette to the smoker's hand or fingers where it is convenient and accessible while smoking and which, at the same time, does not occupy the fingers or require conscientious use thereof to hold the cigarette.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A finger attached cigarette holder has a finger ring for attaching to a person's finger and a cigarette ring sized to hold a cigarette therein. The cigarette ring is affixedly attached to the finger ring so that a person wearing the finger ring and having the cigarette attached in the cigarette ring can smoke the cigarette while using both hands. Both the cigarette ring and the finger ring are partial circles made of a bendable material to allow adjustments for fitting different fingers or cigarettes. The cigarette ring is fixedly attached to the finger ring with its center axis 90 degrees from the center axis of the finger ring.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the written description and the drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective of a person using a finger attached cigarette holder in accordance with the present invention while sitting in a vehicle;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cigarette holder in accordance with the present invention attached to a cigarette filter; and

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cigarette holder in accordance with the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1-3 of the drawings, a cigarette holder 10 is illustrated attached to a cigarette 11 having a cigarette filter 12. The cigarette holder 10 has a finger ring attachment 13 and a cigarette ring 14 for attaching to the filter 12 of a cigarette 11. The finger ring 13 forms a partial circle with an open area 15 allowing the bendable metal partial ring 16 to be bent to adjust for a particular user's fingers. The cigarette ring 14 is fixedly attached to the finger ring 13 along a center axis 90 degrees from the center axis of the finger ring 13 and has an open area 17 which allows a cigarette ring or holding clip 14 to be adjusted for tightening onto the cigarette 11.

As seen in FIG. 1, a smoker 20 is in a vehicle 21 driving the vehicle with one or both hands 22 on the steering wheel 23. The smoker has the finger attached cigarette holder 10 attached to the finger 24 of one hand 25 and has a lit cigarette 11 mounted in the cigarette ring 14. As seen from this view, the individual smoker 20 is driving a vehicle while smoking a cigarette 11 and, without it interfering with the driving, the driver is able to place both hands on the steering wheel 23 or to use either hand for other purposes as needed.

It should be clear at this time that a finger attached cigarette holder has been provided which advantageously attaches like a ring to an individual's finger, such as toward the end of the index finger. The lit cigarette does not interfere with a smoker doing something else or require the smoker to place the cigarette down on a surface or an ashtray while he performs another function. This acts as a safety feature for a smoker. The finger attached cigarette holder is made of a bendable or mallable material, such as a copper alloy, to allow both the finger ring and the cigarette ring to be adjusted and sized.

It should be clear at this point that a filter attached cigarette holder has been provided which advantageously allows a smoker wearing a finger ring having a cigarette attached thereto to smoke the cigarette while using both hands. However, the present invention is not to be construed as limited to the forms hereindisclosed which are to be considered illustrative rather than restrictive.

Claims

1. A finger attached cigarette holder comprising:

a finger ring for attaching to a person's finger; and

a cigarette ring sized to hold a cigarette therein, said cigarette ring being attached to said finger ring;

whereby a person wearing said finger ring having a cigarette attached in said cigarette ring can smoke the cigarette while using both hands.

2. The finger attached cigarette holder in accordance with claim 1 in which said cigarette ring is fixedly attached to said finger ring.

3. The finger attached cigarette holder in accordance with claim 2 in which said cigarette ring is a partial circle made of a bendable material to allow adjustments for cigarettes.

4. The finger attached cigarette holder in accordance with claim 3 in which said finger ring is a partial circle made of a bendable material to allow adjustments for different finger sizes.

5. The finger attached cigarette holder in accordance with claim 4 in which the center axis of said cigarette ring partial circle is fixedly attached ninety degrees to the center axis of said finger ring partial circle.

6. The finger attached cigarette holder in accordance with claim 5 in which said cigarette ring and said finger ring are made of a copper alloy.