Smoking Device Concealing Tube in Beverage Container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smokers face inconvenience and stigma due to restrictions on smoking in public places, making it difficult to smoke in a predictable, convenient, and discreet manner.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a housing with a cap and tube system that allows for the smoking of smokable products in a closed environment, enabling users to inhale smoke through a tube while maintaining a discreet appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If smoking is performed in traditional open environments, then the smoking function is achieved, but the user draws unwanted attention and faces stigma due to public smoking restrictions
Solution Approach 1:
The smoking apparatus is nested within a beverage container housing. The tube system is concealed inside the container, and the smoking components are housed within the beverage can structure. This nesting allows the smoking function to be performed while maintaining a discreet appearance that does not draw unwanted attention in public settings.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a closed housing structure is used to conceal the smoking apparatus, then discretion is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage container housing serves multiple functions: it provides the external housing for discretion, contains the tube system, holds the heating element, and acts as the overall device structure. By making the housing universal and multi-functional, the patent avoids adding separate discrete components, thereby managing complexity while achieving discretion.
3Ease of operation
If a tube system is used to deliver smoke to the user, then the smoking experience is improved, but the device complexity and cleaning requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The tube system is extracted as a separate, removable component from the housing. This allows the tube to be easily removed for cleaning or replacement without disassembling the entire device. The extraction principle simplifies maintenance while preserving the smoking delivery function that provides an improved smoking experience.
4Ease of operation
If the device is designed for portability, then convenience is improved, but the housing size and interior volume are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates a collapsible or flexible tube system that can be compressed or folded when not in use. This dynamic design allows the tube to occupy minimal space within the portable housing, enabling portability while maintaining sufficient interior volume for the smoking components when the device is in operation.
Data Source
AI summary
The presently disclosed subject matter is generally directed to a device that can be used for smoking a smokable product (such as tobacco). Particularly, the device includes a housing, cap, tube, and retainer. The housing and cap cooperate to provide a closed interior for burning an associated smokable product. The retainer functions to releasably attach the product (e.g., a cigarette) to one end of the tube. The tube passes through an opening in the cap such that a first portion of the tube is housed within the device interior and a second portion is positioned exterior to the device. The smokable product is burned within the interior of the device, and the user has access to the smoke produced by inhaling through the tube.