Areca Plant Material Filter for Natural Smoking Accessories

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Solution Overview

Problem

Hand-rolled cigarettes, cigars, and cigarillos lack filters made from natural materials and do not easily accommodate flavor additions, with existing synthetic filters posing health hazards due to burning or inhalation of synthetic fibers.

Innovation Solution

A hollow tube made from natural plant materials like Areca or Cordia leaves, with a filter element formed from plant husks and a flavor capsule that can be easily inserted and activated to release flavoring agents, providing a safer and more natural smoking experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If synthetic filter materials (cellulose acetate, rayon) are used in hand-rolled cigarettes, then filtering function is provided, but health hazards occur due to burning or inhalation of synthetic fibers

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefiltering functionVSAvoidhealth hazards from synthetic fibers

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the material parameter of the filter from synthetic (cellulose acetate, rayon) to natural plant materials (Areca leaf, Cordia leaf, corn husk). This parameter change eliminates the health hazards associated with burning synthetic fibers while maintaining the filtering function through the natural structure and composition of plant materials.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The filter is constructed as a composite structure combining multiple natural materials: plant husk or fiber material for the filter body, wrapped in plant material wrapper, and incorporating flavor capsules. This composite approach provides both filtering capability and safety by using only natural, burnable materials without synthetic components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

2Ease of manufacture

If hand-rolled cigarettes are made without filters, then simplicity and ease of rolling are maintained, but protection and filtration are lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of rollingVSAvoidlack of filtration protection

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The filter is designed as a separate, modular component that can be independently prepared and then attached to the hand-rolled cigarette. The filter consists of segmented parts: filter body made from plant husk, wrapper material, and optional flavor capsules. This segmentation allows users to roll the cigarette separately and attach the pre-made filter, maintaining ease of manufacture while adding protective filtration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Object-affected harmful factors

If natural plant materials like Areca or Cordia leaves are used for the hollow tube, then safety and aesthetic appeal are improved, but structural durability may be reduced compared to synthetic materials

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesafety from synthetic fiber inhalationVSAvoidstructural durability

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The hollow tube is constructed from natural plant materials (Areca leaf, Cordia leaf) that are inherently strong and flexible. These materials provide both safety (no synthetic fiber inhalation) and structural durability through their natural fiber composition and layered structure. The leaf materials are processed to maintain their strength while enabling the hollow tube formation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The hollow tube is formed from thin, flexible plant leaf materials that can be rolled and shaped while maintaining structural integrity. The flexibility of the leaf material allows it to conform to the cigarette structure while providing sufficient strength to protect the internal filter and flavor capsules during handling and use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

4Adaptability or versatility

If flavor capsules are incorporated into the filter, then flavor variety and user experience are enhanced, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflavor varietyVSAvoidfilter structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The flavor capsules are nested within the filter structure, specifically housed inside the hollow tube or embedded in the filter body. This nesting approach allows the flavor capsules to be integrated into the existing filter design without adding external complexity. The capsules are contained within the same structural envelope as the filter materials, maintaining a unified and simple overall structure while providing flavor variety.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentUS20240365853A1Filters formed from areca plant material and smoking accessories including the same

Publication Date: 2024.11.07 GOOD TREE INTERNATIONAL INC

AI summary

A device for burning smoking material and inhaling the resulting smoke is disclosed. The device can include an hollow member formed from a material having an internal elongated cavity extending from an open end to a closed end. The elongated cavity can be configured to receive smoking material. The smoking accessory can include a filter disposed within the hollow member and defining the closed end. The filter can comprise material formed from Areca plants. The filter can have an cavity formed in the filter for housing a capsule containing a flavoring agent.