Cigar Scraper and Holder System for Ash Contamination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cigar holders fail to prevent ash from spreading onto the cigar wrapper when storing partially smoked cigars, leading to dirty hands during reuse.
Innovation Solution
A tobacco product scraper and holder system with a first container for ash and a second container for the cigar stub, featuring a scraper element and a removable cap to separate ash from the cigar, allowing for clean storage and retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a simple tube holder is used to store partially smoked cigars, then the device complexity is low, but ash spreads across the cigar wrapper causing contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into multiple functional segments: a first container for storing the cigar stub, a second container for collecting ash, and a scraper element. This segmentation allows ash to be separated from the cigar storage area, preventing contamination while maintaining a manageable device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The scraper element acts as an intermediary mechanism between the cigar stub and the ash collection area. It actively removes ash from the cigar wrapper and directs it into the separate ash container, serving as a mediator that prevents ash from contaminating the stored cigar while managing the harmful factor effectively.
2Ease of operation
If ash is allowed to accumulate on the cigar wrapper during storage, then no additional components are needed, but the cigar becomes dirty and requires cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the holder into distinct cigar storage and ash collection containers, the system ensures that retrieved cigars remain clean while ash is contained separately. This segmentation achieves ease of operation regarding cleanliness without requiring complex additional mechanisms beyond the divided container structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The ash is extracted from the cigar wrapper through the scraper element and removed from the cigar storage environment by directing it into the separate ash container. This extraction process keeps the cigar clean during storage and retrieval while managing ash disposal in a dedicated area.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a scraper element is added to remove ash from the cigar, then ash contamination is prevented, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The scraper element serves as an intermediary tool that actively removes ash from the cigar wrapper and directs it into the ash container. This mediator function prevents ash spread effectively while keeping the mechanism simple enough to integrate into the overall holder structure without excessive complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A tobacco scraper and container system such as a cigar scraper and container can include a first container having a closed bottom portion and an open top portion, a scraper element configured and arranged to be placed above the open top portion of the first container, and a removable cap configured to couple to the first container, enclose the first container, and to retain the scraper in a fixed position relative to the first container when coupled to the first container. In some embodiments, first container is configured to couple with a second container to enclose the second container when coupled with the closed bottom portion of the first container.