Reusable Cigarette Holder with Grip and Filter

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cigarette holders fail to provide adequate grip, reduce holding pressure, and ensure safety while smoking, particularly when passing a lit cigarette to another person, as they do not effectively filter out debris and protect against accidental burns.

Innovation Solution

A re-usable cigarette holder comprising a mouthpiece, filter casing with filters, a user holder with gripping material, and a cigarette cage that securely holds the cigarette, filters out debris, and prevents accidental burns, allowing for easy handling and passing without pressure.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If a cigarette holder has a smooth outer surface, then it is easy to manufacture, but it provides inadequate grip and causes slippage when passing between users

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of manufactureVSAvoidgrip

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by providing gripping material only at specific locations (outer surface of the holder) rather than making the entire holder rough. This allows the holder to maintain ease of manufacture for the bulk structure while locally enhancing grip where users contact it, resolving the contradiction between smooth manufacturing and adequate gripping.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Reliability

If a cigarette holder is held continuously by a smoker, then the cigarette remains lit and controllable, but the smoker experiences tireless pressure between fingers

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecigarette controlVSAvoidholding pressure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The gripping material acts as an intermediary between the user's fingers and the cigarette holder. It distributes the holding pressure over a larger surface area and reduces friction, allowing the user to maintain control of the lit cigarette with minimal finger pressure, thus resolving the contradiction between reliable cigarette control and reduced holding pressure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Device complexity

If a cigarette holder does not have a filter, then it has simpler structure and lower cost, but debris from smoking touches user's lips or is accidentally consumed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructure complexityVSAvoiddebris consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the filtering function as a separate component (filter element) within the holder structure. This allows the holder to have a relatively simple overall structure while incorporating a dedicated filter that removes debris from the smoke before it reaches the user's lips, resolving the contradiction between simple structure and debris protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

4Device complexity

If a cigarette holder does not have safety features, then it has simpler design, but the flammable side of cigarette can accidentally touch smoker or surrounding persons causing burns

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedesign complexityVSAvoidaccidental burns

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the holder design into distinct functional zones: a flame-shield portion that physically separates the user's fingers from the burning cigarette, and a gripping portion for user contact. This segmentation allows the holder to provide safety against accidental burns without significantly increasing overall design complexity, resolving the contradiction between simple design and burn protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The holder provides firm grip and safety features, preventing accidental falls and burns, while filtering out debris, making it user-friendly, portable, and re-usable.

Implementation Method 1

During inhaling, smoke is passed through filter that filters out debris from the smoke

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectFiltration: Filter (physical)

Implementation Method 2

User holder is provided with gripping material which facilitates firm gripping of cigarette holder with less pressure

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectFriction: Friction

Data Source

PatentUS11464255B1Re-usable cigarette holder for facilitating filtering, gripping and enhancing safety while smoking

Publication Date: 2022.10.11 FARIA KEVIN C

AI summary

The present invention is a cigarette holder for holding cigarette while smoking. Cigarette holder is formed of mouthpiece, a filter casing with at least one filter, a user holder and a cigarette cage for easily inserting and removing cigarette. User holder is encircled around cigarette cage and hence prevents accidental touch of flamed cigarette. User holder is provided with a gripping material which facilitates user's to firmly grip cigarette holder with less pressure and firm gripping prevents slippage or accidental touch of flamed portion of cigarette. Also, gripping allows passing cigarette holder with cigarette from one user/smoker to another and hence can be passed to multiple hands without any risk of fall. During inhaling, smoke is passed through filter that filters out debris from the smoke and thus prevents debris for being consumed. Also, after use, cigarette holder can be cleaned and thus can be re-used.