Rigid Smoking Accessory With Sealed Chamber

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional bags and pouches fail to adequately protect loose tobacco from moisture, damage, and contamination, while also lacking air-tightness, which leads to aroma leakage and reduced discretion for smokers.

Innovation Solution

A portable, rigid smoking accessory with a water and air-tight chamber that can be moved between open and closed configurations for secure storage and discreet access, incorporating features like snap-lock mechanisms and space for a lighter and pin, allowing for quick and discreet use of smoking products.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Length of moving object

If conventional bags and pouches are used for storing loose tobacco, then portability is improved, but protection from moisture and contamination deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveportabilityVSAvoidmoisture and contamination protection

Core Design Contradiction:

Length of moving objectVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a rigid container with a sealed chamber construction that provides impermeable protection against moisture and contamination while maintaining portability. The rigid structure with tight sealing mechanisms replaces the flexible but inadequate bags and pouches, creating an effective barrier against harmful factors.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

2Ease of operation

If conventional bags and pouches are used for storing loose tobacco, then ease of access is improved, but air-tightness deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to tobaccoVSAvoidair-tightness

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention divides the container into a rigid outer body and a movable inner chamber that can be independently opened. This segmentation allows the chamber to provide air-tight protection when closed while enabling easy access when opened, as the chamber can be quickly removed or opened without manipulating the entire container.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The inner chamber is designed to be movable between closed and open configurations, allowing dynamic transition between protection and access states. This movable chamber mechanism enables rapid access to tobacco while maintaining air-tight sealing when closed, resolving the contradiction between ease of access and air-tightness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If conventional bags and pouches are used for storing loose tobacco, then flexibility is improved, but security and protection deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveflexibilityVSAvoidsecurity and protection

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

While the outer container is rigid, the invention incorporates a movable inner chamber that provides flexible access mechanisms. The rigid construction ensures security and protection against damage, while the movable chamber component allows adaptable access methods, combining the benefits of both rigidity and flexibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Data Source

PatentUS10364987B2Water and scent resistant smoking accessory

Publication Date: 2019.07.30 AFG DISTRIBUTION INC

AI summary

A smoking accessory is provided. The accessory includes a chamber for selectively storing a small amount of smoking product. In some embodiments, the chamber is watertight for keeping the product dry. In other embodiments, the chamber is air tight for keeping the product fresh. In still other embodiments, the product includes one or more feature for storing one or more smoking-related product within the accessory for discrete storage and ready access.