Interrelated Ignition And Content Access Patents (Class 206/88)
  • Patent number: 9022039
    Abstract: A simulated smoking device (1) comprising a simulated cigarette having a substantially cylindrical cigarette-like shape and a refill device (2, 50) having a substantially cuboid housing with a cigarette pack-like shape containing refill gas (32, 59) for the simulated cigarette and having means for selectively retaining the simulated cigarette. The simulated cigarette may be retained wholly within the housing. It may be retained at a location different from the refill location. A dose counter may be provided to give a visual indication of the doses in the refill device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Kind Consumer Limited
    Inventor: Alex Hearn
  • Patent number: 6695136
    Abstract: An automobile cigarette case with electrical lighter for dispensing lit cigarettes to the driver of an automobile, having a substantially rectangular case housing which is selectively mountable on the dashboard of an automobile. The case housing contains an electric lighter having an electrical cord which terminates in a lighter adaptor which may be plugged into a standard cigarette lighter outlet for powering of the electric lighter. The case with electrical lighter has a cigarette passageway which holds a plurality of cigarettes and directs and biases the cigarettes toward the electric lighter whereupon they are ignited. After the cigarette has been ignited, a coiled lighter spring is allowed to expand, and thereby raises the unlit end of the cigarette so that it partially protrudes from an opening on top of the case housing, where it may be easily grasped by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: Ernesto Torres
  • Patent number: 6220428
    Abstract: An automatic cigarette case which can be operated by one hand to pull out and light a cigarette from the case, includes a cigarette case, a turning device, a revolving device and a lighting device, characterized in that cigarettes are arranged inside the case, by rotating the turning device, a cigarette can be drawn out from the cigarette case. When the cigarette is being withdrawn, it revolves when it is in contact with the revolving device, placing the cigarette on top of the lighting device. The cigarette can then be lighted by the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Inventor: Yung-Huei Lan
  • Patent number: 5706975
    Abstract: A huggy cigarette holder device that includes a first holder body. The first holder body has a top opening, a bottom wall with a substantially cylindrical continuous side wall. The cylinder side wall is sized for receiving a container filled with a beverage. A second holder body is attached to the first holder body. The second holder body has a substantially cylindrical continuous wall defining a central opening for receiving a container filled with a combustible fluid. Lastly, a third holder body is included. The third holder body has an upper opening, a lower wall and a substantially rectangular side wall with a front face and a pair of side faces. The pair of side faces and the lower wall of the third holder body is integral the cylindrical side wall of the first holder body. At least one of the side faces is adjacent the second holder body. The third holder body is sized for receiving a standard pack of cigarettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Inventor: Katherine L. Cronk
  • Patent number: 5265717
    Abstract: A cigarette case having an arrangement for automatically lighting and ejecting a cigarette therefrom. The case includes an outer casing which receives the cigarettes therein. The cigarettes are loaded within a conveyor carousel which preferably has sufficient space to load an entire pack of cigarettes. An ejector lid is pivoted to the outer casing and provides an ejection opening for the lit cigarette when in the open position. Movement of the lid from the closed to the open position causes the conveyor carousel to advance one increment and places a cigarette on a lift device, which is raised to extend a portion of the cigarette out of the case such that it may be grasped by the user. During this lifting a lighter is activated to light the cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Inventor: Imad Daghestani
  • Patent number: 4844244
    Abstract: The cigarette case of the present invention is a convenient, hand-held cigarette case and lighter capable of performing several functions. The case can be used to store cigarettes in a safe and protective environment, it can eject either a lit or unlit cigarette from the case, and it is capable of being used as a standard lighter capable of igniting a cigarette or other object from a source external to the case itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: Gary Mawby
    Inventor: Richard J. Mawby
  • Patent number: 4223784
    Abstract: A combined lighter and cigarette package holder device which is useful either by itself as a lighter or as a lighter in combination with a cigarette package, particularly a soft package, which includes arm members attached to a cigarette package holder base member for hinged movement with respect thereto for holding the cigarette package with effective protection for cigarettes contained in the cigarette package. The combined lighter and cigarette package holder device, when used in combination with a cigarette package, permits the smoker to easily take out a cigarette from the cigarette package for smoking, but otherwise act to positively retain cigarettes therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1980
    Assignee: Dentsu Central Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao Kaneyasu