Wind-Resistant Smoking Device with Airflow Grooves
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smoking in windy conditions poses challenges as lit tobacco products must be shielded from wind, leading to safety concerns and uneven burning, especially when operating vehicles or machines, with existing solutions failing to provide a reliable and safe method for enjoying smoke in such environments.
Innovation Solution
A wind-resistant smoking device featuring a body with a through bore, adjustable cap, and collet that secures and releases a piston to retain or release the tobacco product, allowing for controlled airflow and magnetic attachment to vehicles, enabling safe smoking in windy conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the lit tobacco product is held in the mouth or hand while operating in windy conditions, then the operator can maintain control of the smoking device, but the tobacco product is exposed to wind causing uneven burning, ash blowback, and safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a protective housing as an intermediary structure between the wind environment and the tobacco product. The housing contains a through-bore that directs airflow away from the tobacco product while providing a controlled environment for burning, thus mediating the harmful interaction between wind and the lit tobacco product
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a cap that can be adjusted to different positions relative to the housing, creating a flexible protective enclosure. This adjustable cap structure allows the operator to control the degree of protection and airflow, providing adaptability while shielding the tobacco product from direct wind exposure
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the operator constantly manages the tobacco product position and shielding, then the tobacco product can be protected from wind, but the operator cannot focus on operating the vehicle or machine safely
Solution Approach 1:
The housing design allows the tobacco product to be inserted and automatically positioned within the protected environment. The structure provides self-contained protection where the tobacco product benefits from wind shielding without requiring continuous active management by the operator, enabling hands-free operation of the vehicle or machine
3Ease of operation
If the tobacco product is exposed to swirling air currents, then the operator can access the tobacco product easily, but the cigar may disintegrate, burn unevenly, or turn into a roman candle posing health risks
Solution Approach 1:
The through-bore housing acts as an intermediary airflow channel that directs wind flow away from the tobacco product while maintaining access. The structured bore provides a controlled pathway that prevents chaotic swirling currents from directly contacting the tobacco product, ensuring reliable and even burning while still allowing the operator to access the product
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 device ensures the tobacco product remains lit and burns evenly while protecting against wind, allowing safe operation of vehicles or machines without ash or smoke exposure to the user, and can be oriented to either maintain or extinguish the flame as needed.
Implementation Method 1
wherein in the engaged position contact force moves the piston radially inward and wherein in the disengaged position magnetic force moves the piston radially outward
Data Source
AI summary
A smoking device is provided. The smoking device may include a body having a through bore that is configured to house a tobacco product. The body may have grooves in an exterior surface that can direct air flow over the surface of the body under windy conditions. The smoking device may include a cap configured to engage the body near the foot of the tobacco product. The cap and the body may create a cavity there between, the cavity being in fluidic communication with the through bore. The grooves can be oriented to run parallel with a length of the body. The grooves may also be configured to create a space between the body and the cap, such that ambient air may flow into the grooves and thus be channeled into the space and into the cavity and into the through bore to maintain the burn on the tobacco product.