FORM - 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
COMPLETE
Specification
(Section 10, rule 13)
A TWO PIECE HOLDER FOR HAND MADE CIGARETTES
CALLED BEEDIES
SOEX INDIA PVT. LTD.
of "NIRMAL" 21st Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021,
Maharashtra, India, an Indian Company
THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATION PARTICULARLY DESCRIBES THE NATURE 0F THIS INVENTION AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS TO BE PERFORMED:-
ORIGINAL
301/MUM/2003
25/3/03

This invention relates to a holder and particularly to a holder for a handmade cigarette.
More particularly, this invention relates to a holder for controlling the flow of unfiltered undiluted smoke from a hand made cigarette known by the popular name of" biris" or "beedies".
Heretofore, various types of holders have been utilized in the production of cigarettes. In some cases, the holders have been made as filters in order to filter out various substances from the smoke flow of machine cigarettes. Such holders are also known as cigarette holders. Such holders have been used materials such as a fibrous entrainment material to entrap solid particulate matter or adsorptive material such as charcoal to absorb various gases from the smoke flow. These materials have been used alone or in combination. In other cases, holders have been used not to filter but to pass a quantity of unfiltered smoke directly into a smoker's mouth because the cigarette itself has a filter with the stick. In these cases, the holders have frequently been provided with various types of ventilation openings which permit a quantity of ventilation air to dilute the unfiltered smoke prior to being drawn into a smoker's mouth. In still other cases, holders have been used to draw in ventilation air without diluting the smoke prior to being drawn into a smoker's mouth. However, the holders which have been devised for controlling the amount of smoke into a smoker's mouth have usually been of relatively complex construction. The very nature of hand made cigarettes such as beedies does not permit conventional holders to be used with these articles. Because of this, it has been difficult to manufacture these holders in a simple manner and at relatively low cost.
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It is known that the velocity at which the undiluted smoke impinges against the tongue of the smoker can vary the effective taste and flavor of the cigarette. At higher smoke flow velocities, the compact stream of undiluted smoke emerging from the orifice stays intact longer and is still in highly concentrated form when the stream impinges on the taste buds of the smoker. It is therefore important that the smoke stream and ventilating air, both flowing relatively slowly, mix readily within the holder or immediately after emerging from the hand made cigarette and the smoke concentration is dissipated by the time the stream impinges on the smoker's taste buds.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a simple holder construction for controlling smoke flow for hand made cigarettes.
It is another object of the invention to provide a holder construction for a hand made cigarette which accurately centers a hand made cigarette stick.
It is another object of the invention to provide a holder for a hand made cigarette which can be made at relatively low cost.
It is another object of the invention to provide a holder for a hand made cigarette which can firmly hold a hand made cigarette during smoking.
It is another object of the invention to provide a holder for a hand made cigarette which utilizes a minimum of materials.
According to this invention there is provided a two piece holder for hand made cigarettes called beedies a first cigarette holding piece for insertion of
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a hand made cigarette, said piece having an elliptical orifice, and a filter chamber for removably holding a filter element and a second mouthpiece for holding the holder in the mouth of a user, said second piece having a flue with a diameter smaller than that of the cigarette insertion opening and an annular space defined around the flue for receiving the chamber end of the first piece , the flue and the filter chamber adapted to communicate with each other in an axial direction in an operative configuration when the two pieces are fitted to each other to define an internal smoke passage, the filter element defining a barrier to the passage of tobacco as well as a flow path for a flow of smoke passing into the internal smoke passage and for filtering tar, nicotine and other volatile and suspended substances in the smoke, an orifice at the mouth end of the mouthpiece having a predetermined size to control i.e., meter the amount of smoke flowing out of the smoke passage for a given draw.
Typically the first piece is defined by a cylindrical body having an elliptical orifice leading to an elliptical passage leading the filter chamber.
Typically, the first and the second piece are made of synthetic polymeric material.
When used a hand made cigarette is abutted in the elliptical passage against a filter element in the filter chamber
The orifice at the mouth end of the second piece is also defined by any suitable construction and is preferably round or oval.
The wall of the second piece defined around the orifice at the mouth end is flattened and meets the generally cylindrical body of the second piece via a
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chamfered portion for holding the second piece comfortably between the lips of a user for drawing smoke from a lit hand made cigarette secured in the elliptical orifice of the first piece.
The holder is formed of any suitable material which is of a self-supporting nature. For example, the material may be made of a synthetic plastic material which can be easily molded.
These and other objects and advantages of the invention, will become more apparent from the following detailed description and appended claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a hand made cigarette holder according to the invention;
FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of the hand made cigarette holder of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 illustrates an enlarged sectional separated view of the holder of FIG
i;
FIG. 4 and FIG 5 illustrate end views of the cigarette end and the mouth end of the holder of FIG 1; and
FIG 6 shows an operative configuration of the cigarette holder with a hand made cigarette fitted in the holder.
Referring to FIG. 1, the hand made cigarette holder 10 can be made of any suitable material such as a synthetic plastics material. Further, the holder 10 consists of two pieces 12 and 14 which fit into each other. The piece 12 consists of a lip held end 16 whereas the piece 14 has the cigarette holding end. The two pieces 12 and 14 can be interlocked together by suitable types of securing means.
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Further, the holder 10 can be formed in any suitable type of operation, for example, by a molding technique. The materials from which the holder can be made include the following: polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polystyrene and nylon, ABS.
The construction of the cigarette holder is seen in figures 1 to 6. The two piece holder consists of the first cigarette holding piece 14 for insertion of a hand made cigarette 20, said piece having an elliptical orifice 22, and a filter chamber 24 for removably holding a filter element 26 and a passage 34 leading from the orifice 22 to the chamber 24.
The holder 10 also has a second mouthpiece 12 for holding the holder 10 in the mouth of a user. The second piece 12 has a flue 28 with a diameter smaller than that of the cigarette insertion opening 22 and an annular space 30 defined around the flue 28 for receiving the chamber end 32 of the first piece 14 , the flue 28 and the filter chamber 24 adapted to communicate with each other in an axial direction in an operative configuration when the two pieces are fitted to each other to define an internal smoke passage, the filter element defining a barrier to the passage of tobacco as well as a flow path for a flow of smoke passing into the internal smoke passage and for filtering tar, nicotine and other volatile and suspended substances in the smoke.
An orifice 36 at the mouth end of the mouthpiece has a predetermined size to control i.e., meter the amount of smoke flowing out of the smoke passage for a given draw.
In use, when a smoker draws on the hand made cigarette Holder 10, smoke will be drawn from the cigarette 20 into the recessed chamber 24 via the passage 34 and thereafter through the flue 28 through the orifice 36.
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However, the flow of smoke passing through the orifice 36 will be of relatively small cross-section compared to the size of the filter chamber 24 and will also be at a high velocity compared to the velocity of flow in the filter chamber 24. The filtered smoke will then impinge at a high velocity on the smoker's tongue in order to produce an enhanced taste. The chamber will serve to take up some of the smoker's puff volume and thereby reduce the total amount of smoke that the smoker receives. However, the flow will not substantially dilute the concentration of the smoke stream prior to impingement on the tast buds.
The amount and velocity of the smoke flow and the air flow can be regulated by varying the respective draw resistances of the flow paths. Thus, the smoke yield of the hand made cigarette can be varied over a wide range by a suitable combination of orifice size and density of the filtering element. A collar [not shown] may be provided between the fitment region of the two pieces which serves to block off the entry of smoke into the groove formed between the two pieces in their fitted configuration. Typically, the orifice diameter is in the range from about 0.90 millimeters (mm) to 1.20 millimeters (mm) and the total area of the tipping perforations is in the range from about 1 square millimeter (mm.sup.2) to about 4 square millimeters (mm.sup.2). Appropriate combinations of values within these ranges result in hand made cigarette dry particulate phase smoke ("tar") yield reductions in the range from about 20 to 80%. The effect on nicotine is generally somewhat less whereas gas phase constituents such as carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide are reduced more.
The wall of the second piece defined around the orifice at the mouth end is flattened and meets the generally cylindrical body of .the second piece via a
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chamfered portion 38 for holding the second piece comfortably between the lips of a user for drawing smoke from a lit hand made cigarette 20 secured in the elliptical orifice of the first piece 14.
Although the invention and particular the device and its method of construction, has been described in terms of particular embodiments and applications, one of ordinary skill in the art, in light of this teaching, can generate additional embodiments and modifications without departing from the spirit of or exceeding the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is to be understood that the description herein is proffered by way of example to facilitate comprehension of the invention and should not be construed to limit the scope thereof. -
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We Claim:
1] A two piece holder for hand made cigarettes called beedies a first cigarette holding piece for insertion of a hand made cigarette, said piece having an elliptical orifice, and a filter chamber for removably holding a filter element and a second mouthpiece for holding the holder in the mouth of a user, said second piece having a flue with a diameter smaller than that of the cigarette insertion opening and an annular space defined around the flue for receiving the chamber end of the first piece , the flue and the filter chamber adapted to communicate with each other in an axial direction in an operative configuration when the two pieces are fitted to each other to define an internal smoke passage, the filter element defining a barrier to the passage of tobacco as well as a flow path for a flow of smoke passing into the internal smoke passage and for filtering tar, nicotine and other volatile and suspended substances in the smoke, the flue ending in an orifice at the mouth end of the mouthpiece having a predetermined size to meter the amount of smoke flowing out of the smoke passage for a given draw.
2] A two piece holder for hand made cigarettes called beedies as claimed in claim 1, in which the first piece is defined by a cylindrical body having an elliptical orifice leading to an elliptical passage leading to the filter chamber.
3] A two piece holder for hand made cigarettes called beedies as claimed in claim 1, in which, the first and the second piece are made of synthetic polymeric material.
4] A two piece holder for hand made cigarettes called beedies as claimed in claim 1, in which a filter element can be removably inserted in the filter chamber of the said first piece.
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5] A two piece holder for hand made cigarettes called beedies as claimed in claim 1, in which the orifice at the mouth end of the second piece is also defined by any suitable construction and is preferably round or oval.
6] A two piece holder for hand made cigarettes called beedies as claimed in claim 1, in which the wall of the second piece defined around the orifice at the mouth end is flattened and meets the generally cylindrical body of the second piece via a chamfered portion for holding the second piece comfortably between the lips of a user for drawing smoke from a lit hand made cigarette secured in the elliptical orifice of the first piece.
7] A two piece holder for hand made cigarettes called beedies as described herein with respect to the accompanying drawings.

of R.K.Dewan&Co., Applicants' Patent Attorney
Dated this 25th day of March 2002
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