Description:FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
The present disclosure generally relates to smoking articles. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a smoking article with a detachable ignition bead. The present disclosure also discloses a kit including the smoking article with the detachable ignition bead and other components. The present disclosure also relates to a method for working of the kit and the smoking article.
BACKGROUND
Smoking is the most common form of tobacco use worldwide. There are around 1.3 billion tobacco users worldwide as per the recent report published by WHO on July 31, 2023. Smoking involves lightning a smoking article such as cigarette, bidi, and cigar with a matchstick. However, carrying a matchbox in a pocket is risky, tedious, cost-add on. There have been many incidents such as fire in the pocket or bedding or surroundings due to throwing of match stick in lightning state.
There have been conventional arts which could get rid of aforementioned issues. The conventional arts involve applying a striking surface on the cigarette box which can be rubbed by a match stick to lighten cigarette, which is unable to solve the aforementioned problem completely as still the smoker needs to carry matchsticks. Also, wood used in the matchstick which goes waste by more than half when burnt is not saved. Alternative conventional art discloses provision of attaching an inflammable material on a tip of the cigarette. Such an inflammable material is usually paraffin wax which is toxic to consumption. The smoker when lightens the inflammable material attached to the cigarette and smokes the cigarette, the inflammable material on the cigarette keeps on burning (slow heating) until the cigarette burns. As a result, the smoker tends to inhale fumes of the inflammable material along with the smoke produced from burning tobacco. In the non-filter cigarettes, such inhalation becomes more dangerous. Another conventional art involves attaching the inflammable material close to tip of the cigarette. The cigarette is a paper pipe having a tobacco material wrapped therein, which lacks mechanical strength. Thus, when the smoker tends to apply muscular jerk to the cigarette to remove ash collected on tip of the cigarette, the cigarette tip bearing weight of the inflammable material tend to break very easily. Any smoker who is addicted to smoking feels very disheartened if his precious cigarette breaks down.
Therefore, there requires a need to improve the existing smoking articles or kits available therefor.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
An object of the present disclosure is to overcome one or more drawbacks associated with conventional mechanisms.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a smoking article having a detachable ignition bead.
Another object of the present disclosure is to provide the smoking article which is not easily breakable.
Another object of the present disclosure is to provide the smoking article which is completely safe, devoid of inhalation of fumes of the detachable ignition bead.
Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a kit having the smoking article with a plurality of detachable ignition beads .
Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a kit having the smoking article with a plurality of detachable ignition beads, gripper, bead remover, and a pipe that serve as an alternative environment-friendly substitute for the wood used in the matchsticks.
Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for working of the kit.
SUMMARY
Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components.
In an aspect of the present disclosure, a smoking article (100) is disclosed. The smoking article (100) includes at least one ignitable bead (102) comprising a head (102A) and a tail (102B), the bead (102) detachably stuck into a first portion (A) of the smoking article (100); and a gripper (104) detachably attached to the first portion (A) of the smoking article (100) and in proximity to the ignitable bead (102) to provide mechanical strength to the bead (102) and the smoking article (100), the gripper (104) slidable to move from the first portion (A) of the smoking article (100) to a second portion (B) of the smoking article (100) after the ignitable bead (102) detaches on being burnt up.
In another aspect of the present disclosure, an ignitable bead (102) includes a head (102A) and a tail (102B), the bead (102) detachably stuck into a smoking article (100).
In another aspect of the present disclosure, a smoking article box (400) is disclosed. The smoking article box (400) includes multiple ignitable beads (402) comprising a head (402A) and a tail (402B) where the head (402A) coated with an inflammable material and extends to form the tail (402B) which is a cylindrical extension from the head (402A) to a conical tip (402C); a lid (400A) comprising hemi spherical space (404) shaped enough to accommodate the plurality of the ignitable beads (402); and a receptacle (400B) comprising a plurality of smoking articles.
In yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a method (600) for lighting a smoking article is disclosed. The method (600) involves placing a plurality of ignitable beads (102) into a front portion A of a smoking article (100), followed by sliding a gripper (104) to bring in vicinity of the ignitable bead (102) stuck into the smoking article (100), and striking the ignitable bead (100) against a striking surface (400C) disposed on a box (400) containing plurality of the smoking articles (100) and the ignitable bead (102) detaching autonomously after being burnt up as a smoker manually jerks the smoking article (100) while lightning up the smoking article (100). The method (600) further involves manually pressing the burnt remains of the ignitable bead (102) into a narrow channel (504) of a bead remover (500) placed on the cigarette box (400) to remove thereto in case the burnt remains of the ignitable bead still (102) remain.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Other objects, features, and advantages of the embodiment will be apparent from the following description when read with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:
Referring to Figure 1A, shows a schematic view of a bead (102), in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention;
Referring to Figure 1B, shows a schematic view of a smoking article (100) and the bead (102), in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention; and
Referring to Figure 1C, shows a schematic view of the bead (102) detachably attached to the smoking article (100), in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention;
Referring to Figure 1D, shows a schematic view of a gripper (104), in accordance in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention;
Referring to Figure 1E, shows a schematic view of the gripper (104) attached to the smoking article (100), in accordance in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention;
Referring to Figure 1F, shows a schematic view of the smoking article (100) getting ignited upon striking against the striking surface of a box containing the smoking article (100) or a matchstick, in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention;
Referring to Figure 1G, shows a schematic view of a smoking article (100) having burnt bead detached therefrom, in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention;
Referring to Figure 2, shows a schematic view of a box (200) containing smoking articles (100) with a striking surface thereon, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
Referring to Figure 3, shows a schematic view of a pipe (300) to hold the bead (102), in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
Referring to Figure 4A, shows a schematic view of a box (400) having a lid (400A) and a receptacle (400B), in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
Referring to Figure 4B shows a schematic view of arrangement of the multiple beads (402) arranged in a tray (404) of the lid (400A), in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
Referring to Figure 5A, shows a schematic view of a bead remover (500) attached to a box (400) containing at least one smoking article, while Figures 5B and 5C show schematic views of the bead (102) being removed by the bead remover (500) in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and
Referring to Figure 6, shows a flowchart depicting a method (600) for lightning the smoking article, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The following discussion provides many example embodiments of the inventive subject matter. Although each embodiment represents a single combination of inventive elements, the inventive subject matter is considered to include all possible combinations of the disclosed elements. Thus, if one embodiment comprises elements A, B, and C, and a second embodiment comprises elements B and D, then the inventive subject matter is also considered to include other remaining combinations of A, B, C, or D, even if not explicitly disclosed. The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiments that are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and detailed in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.
Many modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Throughout this specification and the claims which follow, unless the context requires otherwise, the word “comprise”, and variations such as “comprises” and “comprising”, will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated integer or step or group of integers or steps but not the exclusion of any other integer or step or group of integers or steps.
As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Further, the terms “like”, “as such”, “for example”, “including” are meant to introduce examples which further clarify more general subject matter, and should be contemplated for the persons skilled in the art to understand the subject matter.
As shown in Figure 1A, a schematic view of an ignitable bead (102) is disclosed. The bead (102) includes a head (102A) and a tail (102B). The head (102A) is of round shape and coated with an inflammable material. The inflammable material is already known in the art. Examples thereof including such as but not limited to paraffin wax, red phosphorus, and so on. The tail (102B) is a cylindrical extension from the head (102A) to a conical tip (102C). The tail (102B) is a small portion of a wood having a length enough to get burnt completely instantly as the ignitable bead (102) is lit up. Thus, the present invention saves large amount of wood as being used in match sticks which have comparatively longer length as compared to that of the tail (102B).
The conical tip (102C) of the tail (102B) is sharp enough to prick push fit into a first portion (A) smoking article (100) (Figure 1B) as shown in Figure 1C at one end thereof. The ignitable bead (102) when stuck into the smoking article (100), the ignitable bead (102) has a full tendency to get burnt completely (Figure 1F) and get detached from the smoking article (100) autonomously. Even if any burnt remains of the ignitable bead (102) still remain, then such remains can be removed through a bead remover, details thereof discussed hereinafter. The ignitable bead (102) detachably attached to the first portion of the smoking article (100) when burnt can be removed as the smoking article (100) is applied a muscular jerk through the fingers holding the smoking article (100) as shown in Figure 1G.
The smoking article (100) include such as but not limited to cigarette, cigars, and bidis.
The head (102A) is of diameter in the range of 2 mm to 4 mm. The tail (102B) is of length in the range of 10 mm to 20 mm.
In some embodiments as shown in Figure 1D, a gripper (104) is provided which can be worn around the smoking article (100). The gripper (104) defines a C-shaped element (104A) with a lock to customizable adapt to any size of the smoking article (100). The lock is provided to open and close the C-shaped element (104A) such that the gripper (104) can be fit universally to the smoking article (100) of any thickness. In some embodiments, the C-shaped element (104A) is a thin element which can be pressed to snugly fit around the smoking article (100). The gripper (104) overall is made up of a flexible material which is flexible enough to stretch and compress to adapt to the smoking article (100) of different thickness. The gripper (104) can be a closed ring in some embodiments and flexible enough to adapt to the smoking article (100) of different thickness .
The gripper (104) can be detachably worn around the smoking article (100) such that the gripper (104) can be placed initially around the first portion (A) of the smoking article (100) and in proximity to the ignitable bead (102) as shown in Figure 1E. Such a placement is configured to provide mechanical strength to the bead (102) and the smoking article (100). After the ignitable bead (102) detaches on being burnt up, the gripper (104) can be slide manually to move from the first portion (A) of the smoking article (100) to a second portion (B) of the smoking article (100), before detaching it from the smoking article (100).
In some embodiments, there can be multiple ignitable beads. The multiple ignitable beads can be arranged on a circular plate. The circular plate has multiple holes randomly placed to receive the tails (102B) of the respective multiple ignitable beads (102). The circular plate can be attached to tip of the smoking article (100).
As shown in Figure 2, a box (200) containing the smoking articles (100) arranged in vertical alignment. The box (200) is already known in the art. The box (200) includes a striking surface (202) against which the smoking article (100) containing the ignitable bead (102) can be strike to ignite thereto. In some embodiments as shown in Figure 3A, a hollow pipe (300) can be provided which is configured to receive the tail (102B) of the ignitable bead (102), thereby picking up thereto. In some embodiments, the hollow pipe (300) includes fine grooves (302) to fit the tail (102B) of the ignitable bead (102). The diameter of the hollow pipe (300) is a bit larger as compared to that of the diameter of the tail (102B) such that the tail (102B) snugly fixes there into. Such a hollow pipe (300) along with bead (102) (Figure 3B) can be used to lit up any smoking article which produces smoke on being burnt, for example agarbattis, coal, and so on. The hollow pipe (300) serves as a substitute for wood of the matchstick. The hollow pipe (300) is reusable and reduces usage of wooden potion of matchstick, thereby saving trees.
Figure 4A shows a schematic view of a smoking article box (400). The smoking article box (400) includes a lid (400A) and a receptacle (400B). The lid (400A) is shaped in the form of a tray (404) enough to accommodate multiple ignitable beads (402).The multiple ignitable beads (402) are arranged in vertical alignment in hemispherical spaces (406). The receptacle (400B) contains multiple smoking articles (402). The box (400) has a striking surface (400C) which when rubbed with the head (402) of the smoking article lit up the ignitable bead (402). In some embodiments, a smoker can manually fit the ignitable bead (402) by fitting the tail (402B) by piercing the conical tip (402C) into a front portion of the smoking article by holding the head (402A). In some embodiments, the smoker can use the hollow pipe (300) to pick up the ignitable bead (402) discussed hereinbefore. The hollow pipe (300) along with the ignited bead (402) is used to strike the striking surface of the box (400) with the purpose to ignite the flame.
The box (400) has a bead remover (500) as shown in Figure 5A. The bead remover (500) can be detachably attached to outer cover or inside of the smoking article box (400) to enable removal of the ignitable bead (402) attached to the hollow pipe (300) or directly attached to the smoking article (100). The bead remover (500) is a thin element having a C-shaped cut (502) extending to forming a narrow channel (504).The ignited burnt bead can be manually stuck into the channel (504) and forced to remove from the smoking article (100) or the hollow pipe (300). The bead remover (500) can be fitted/engraved outside or on the lid of smoking article box as per utility.

Thus, the present invention discloses the smoking article which is safe to inhale. The present invention is environment friendly as it saves large amount of wood. The present invention provides mechanical strength to the smoking articles such that they do not break when jerked manually. The present invention provides alterations in existing boxes containing the smoking articles and the existing smoking articles. Thus, the present invention can be applied to the existing smoking articles and the boxes.
Figure 6 discloses a flowchart depicting a method (600) for lighting a smoking article. The method (600) includes placing a plurality of ignitable beads into a front portion of a smoking article, followed by sliding a gripper to bring in vicinity of the ignitable bead stuck into the smoking article. The method (600) further involves striking the ignitable bead against a striking surface disposed on a box containing plurality of the smoking articles and the ignitable bead detaching autonomously after being burnt up as a smoker manually jerks the smoking article while lightning up the smoking article, followed by manually pressing the burnt remains of the ignitable bead into a narrow channel of a bead remover placed on the box to remove thereto in case the burnt remains of the ignitable bead still remain. In some aspects, the method involves placing the plurality of ignitable beads into the front portion of the smoking article manually. In some aspects, the method involves picking up the plurality of ignitable beads through a hollow pipe one by one, followed by striking the ignitable bead of the hollow pipe containing against the striking surface disposed on the box and lightning up the smoking article, and removing burnt remains of the ignitable bead by manually pressing thereto against the narrow channel of the bead remover.
The foregoing descriptions of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The exemplary embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the disclosure and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the disclosure and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
, Claims:We Claim
1. A smoking article (100) comprising:
at least one ignitable bead (102) comprising a head (102A) and a tail (102B), the bead (102) detachably stuck into a first portion (A) of the smoking article (100); and
a gripper (104) detachably attached to the first portion (A) of the smoking article (100) and in proximity to the ignitable bead (102) to provide mechanical strength to the bead (102) and the smoking article (100), the gripper (104) slidable to move from the first portion (A) of the smoking article (100) to a second portion (B) of the smoking article (100) after the ignitable bead (102) detaches on being burnt up.
2. The smoking article (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the head (102A) is coated with an inflammable material.
3. The smoking article (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the head (102A) is of diameter in the range of 2mm to 4mm.
4. The smoking article (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tail (102B) is of length in the range of 10mm to 20mm.
5. The smoking article (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tail (102B) is a cylindrical extension from the head (102A) to a conical tip (102C).
6. The smoking article (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gripper (104) is a C-shaped element (104A) to customizable adapt to any size of the smoking article (100).
7. The smoking article (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the smoking article (100) is selected from one or more group consisting of cigarette, cigar, bidi, agarbattis or article producing smoke when lit.
8. An ignitable bead (102) comprising a head (102A) and a tail (102B), the bead (102) detachably stuck into a smoking article (100).
9. The ignitable bead (102) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the head (102A) is coated with an inflammable material.
10. The ignitable bead (102) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the head (102A) is of diameter in the range of 2mm to 4mm.
11. The ignitable bead (102) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the tail (102B) is of length in the range of 10 mm to 20 mm.
12. The ignitable bead (102) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the tail (102B) is a cylindrical extension from the head (102A) to a conical tip (102C).
13. A smoking article box (400) comprising:
a plurality of ignitable beads (402) comprising a head (402A) and a tail (402B) where the head (402A) coated with an inflammable material and extends to form the tail (402B) which is a cylindrical extension from the head (402A) to a conical tip (402C);
a lid (400A) comprising hemi spherical space (404) shaped enough to accommodate the plurality of the ignitable beads (402); and
a receptacle (400B) comprising a plurality of smoking articles.
14. The smoking article box (400) as claimed in claim 13, wherein the smoking article box (400) comprising a striking surface (400C) which when rubbed with the head (402) of the smoking article lit up the ignitable bead (402).
15. The smoking article box (400) as claimed in claim 13, wherein the smoking article box (400) comprising a bead remover (500) attached to either of outer or inner part of the smoking article box (400) to enable removal of the ignitable bead (402) attached to either the hollow pipe (300) or directly attached to the smoking article.
16. The smoking article box (400) as claimed in claim 13, wherein the smoking article is selected from one or more group consisting of cigarette, cigar, bidi, agarbattis or article producing smoke when lit.
17. The smoking article box (400) as claimed in claim 13, wherein the bead remover (500) is a thin element having a C-shaped cut (502) extending to forming a narrow channel (504) into which the ignited bead (402) manually stuck and forced to remove thereto.
18. The smoking article box (400) as claimed in claim 13, wherein the smoking article box (400) comprising a hollow pipe (300) having grooves (302) to detachably fixed to the tail (402B) to pick up the ignitable bead (402) from the bead tray (404).
19. The smoking article box (400) as claimed in claim 13, wherein the smoking article box (400) comprising a gripper (104) which removably attaches to a first portion A of the smoking article and in proximity to the ignitable bead (102) to provide mechanical strength to the bead and the smoking article.
20. A method (600) for lighting a smoking article, the method (600) comprising:
placing a plurality of ignitable beads (102) into a front portion A of a smoking article (100), the ignitable beads (102) comprising a head (102A) and a tail (102B) where the head (102A) coated with an inflammable material and extends to form the tail (102B) which is a cylindrical extension from the head (102A) to a conical tip (102C);
sliding a gripper (104) to bring in vicinity of the ignitable bead (102) stuck into the smoking article (100), to provide mechanical strength to the smoking article (100) and the ignitable bead (102);
striking the ignitable bead (100) against a striking surface (400C) disposed on a box (400) containing plurality of the smoking articles (100) and the ignitable bead (102) detaching autonomously after being burnt up as a smoker manually jerks the smoking article (100) while lightning up the smoking article (100);
manually pressing the burnt remains of the ignitable bead (102) into a narrow channel (504) of a bead remover (500) placed on the cigarette box (400) to remove thereto in case the burnt remains of the ignitable bead still (102) remain.
21. The method (600) as claimed in claim 20, wherein the method (600) comprising placing the plurality of ignitable beads (102) into the front portion A of the smoking article (100) manually.
22. The method (600) as claimed in claim 20, wherein the method (600) comprising picking up the plurality of ignitable beads (102) through a hollow pipe (300) one by one or through smoking article (100) one by one.
23. The method (600) as claimed in claim 20, wherein the method (600) comprising striking the ignitable bead (102) picked up through the hollow pipe (300) or the smoking article (100) containing against the striking surface (400C) disposed on the cigarette box (400) and lightning lighting up the smoking article (100).
24. The method (600) as claimed in claim 20, wherein the method (600) comprising removing burnt remains of the ignitable bead (102) by manually pressing thereto against the narrow channel (504) of the bead remover (500).