Patent ID: 9220300
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
1. A puncturing assembly for selectively puncturing a cigarette, said assembly comprising: a tubular housing configured to insertably receive a cigarette; a plunger operationally coupled to said tubular housing wherein said plunger is configured to be urged by a user; a prong coupled to said plunger wherein said prong is configured to selectively pierce the cigarette, and wherein the cigarette delivers a reduced amount of nicotine to the user; wherein an open front end of said tubular housing has a diameter, which is greater than a diameter of an open back end of said tubular housing, and wherein said tubular housing is bell shaped; wherein a back end of said prong is coupled to a front side of a circular plate proximate an outer edge of said circular plate, and wherein said prong extends forwardly from said circular plate such that said prong coextensively abuts an inner surface of an outer wall of said tubular housing; wherein said plunger is positionable in a piercing position, wherein the user urges a back end of said plunger rearwardly away from an open back end of said tubular housing, and wherein a front end of a plurality of prongs is urged toward each other as said plurality of prongs slides rearwardly along an inner surface of an outer wall of said tubular housing.