Clandestine Smoking Apparatus

Abstract

A clandestine smoking apparatus for concealing a smoking device includes a body member having an open inhaler end allowing access an interior area and having an igniter end that is closed. A ventilation assembly defines a plurality of vent holes and includes an inner portion positioned immediately adjacent an inner surface of an outer portion and defines a plurality of damper holes. The inner portion is slidably movable to selectively align or cover respective vent holes and damper holes. An igniter member is coupled to the body member and movable between deployed and stowed configurations proximate or displaced from the igniter end, respectively, the igniter member having a plurality of ignition elements operable to light the smoking device when the igniter member is energized. A battery is coupled to the body member and electrically connected to the igniter member and operable to energize the igniter member when actuated.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates generally to smoking devices and, more particularly, to a clandestine smoking apparatus that substantially hides the ignited end of a cigarette so that persons at a distance away from a person using the clandestine smoking apparatus are unable to see the ignited end of cigarette position therein. For instance, a soldier is able to smoke a cigarette using the clandestine smoking apparatus without an enemy soldier, such as a sniper, being able to see the lit cigarette or the soldier smoking it.[0002]Soldiers on patrol or otherwise trying to hide their presence from the watchful eyes of an enemy soldier, such as a sniper, may still have a desire to smoke a cigarette or cigar. Unfortunately, a soldier desiring smoke while in enemy territory faces an undesirable choice of not lighting a cigarette at all for fear that the lit end thereof will give away his presence or lighting up anyway and risk being shot by a sniper or at least ale...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]Therefore, a general object of this invention is to provide a clandestine smoking apparatus that enables a soldier to hide the burning end of a lit cigarette from view in order to preserve secrecy at night.

[0010]Yet another object of this invention is to provide a clandestine smoking apparatus, as aforesaid, that is affordable to manufacture and to purchase.

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, a soldier desiring smoke while in enemy territory faces an undesirable choice of not lighting a cigarette at all for fear that the lit end thereof will give away his presence or lighting up anyway and risk being shot by a sniper or at least alerting the enemy to his presence.

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