Hookah Adapter with Segmented Holder and Hinged Lids
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing adapter devices for smoking cigarettes with a hookah lack a convenient and efficient mechanism for integrating cigarettes into the smoking process, as they often require manual handling and do not facilitate simultaneous smoking of multiple cigarettes.
Innovation Solution
A hookah adapter device featuring a bowl with a foraminous base and a tube that connects to a holder with intake ports, allowing for the insertion and simultaneous smoking of cigarettes, along with hinged lids for port control and optional features like a retainer for electronic vaporizer pens and air-permeable filters for enhanced smoking experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a holder with multiple intake ports is used to enable simultaneous smoking of multiple cigarettes, then the quantity of cigarettes that can be smoked increases, but the device complexity increases due to additional ports and control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is segmented into multiple independent intake ports (first intake port and second intake port), each capable of receiving and smoking a cigarette independently. This segmentation allows simultaneous smoking of multiple cigarettes while maintaining manageable complexity through modular port design
Solution Approach 2:
The holder is designed with multi-functionality to accommodate different types of cigarettes in multiple intake ports simultaneously, and can also accept electronic vaporizer pens. This universal design enables the same device structure to serve multiple purposes without proportionally increasing complexity
2Ease of operation
If hinged lids are added to control the intake ports for better port control, then the ease of operation improves, but the device complexity increases due to additional moving parts
Solution Approach 1:
The lids are designed as hinged movable components that can dynamically open and close the intake ports. This dynamic design allows users to control airflow and cigarette placement easily by simply opening or closing lids, significantly improving ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The hinged lids are designed to be manually operated by the user without requiring additional mechanisms or assistance. The simple hinge mechanism allows the lid to automatically return to its closed position, reducing the need for complex spring-loaded or motorized closing mechanisms
3Productivity
If a foraminous base is used in the bowl to facilitate combustion, then the productivity of smoking increases, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bowl base is constructed with a foraminous (porous) structure that allows efficient combustion of charcoal or other combustion materials. The porous material naturally provides the necessary airflow channels without requiring precision-machined holes, thus maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving high combustion efficiency
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and convenient smoking of one or two cigarettes with a hookah, providing a milder flavor and allowing for the use of electronic vaporizer pens, while maintaining compatibility with various types of cigarettes and hookahs.
Implementation Method 1
a bowl with a foraminous base
Implementation Method 2
water filtered smoking pipes
Data Source
AI summary
A hookah adapter assembly for facilitating a cigarette to be smoked with a hookah includes a bowl that has a foraminous base and a tube extending through the foraminous base of the bowl which can be inserted into an intake of a hookah. A holder is attached to the tube and the holder is in fluid communication with the hookah when the tube is inserted into the intake of the hookah. The holder has a pair of intake ports each extending into an interior of the holder to insertably receive a cigarette thereby facilitating the cigarette to be smoked with the hookah. A pair of lids is each hingedly disposed on the holder for opening or closing the intake ports.