Cigarette holder having control device

A cigarette holder includes a longitudinal passageway having one end for engaging with a cigarette and having a space formed in the middle portion. A pair of resilient blades are engaged in the space and each has a middle portion for blocking the passageway. The middle portions of the resilient blades are movable by being squeezed away from each other so as to open the passageway when the resilient blades are nibbled or gnawn by the users. A lateral hole is formed in the holder and communicated with the passageway so as to allow fresh air to flow into the passageway via the lateral hole.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to a holder, and more particularly to a 
cigarette holder having a control device for controlling flow of the 
smoke. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
Typical cigarette holders comprise a holder body having one end for 
engaging with the cigarette and having a passageway formed therein for 
sucking the smoke generated by the cigarette. As far as the applicant is 
aware, no control device has been provided for controlling flow of the 
smoke. 
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the 
afore-described disadvantages of the conventional cigarette holders. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a cigarette 
holder which includes a control device for controlling flow of the smoke. 
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a 
cigarette holder comprising a body including a passageway formed 
longitudinally therein and including a first end having a cavity formed 
therein and communicating with the passageway, and including a second end, 
the passageway including an opening formed in the second end of the body, 
the body including a middle portion having a space formed therein and 
intersecting the passageway, and a pair of resilient blades engaged in the 
space and each including a middle portion for blocking the passageway. The 
middle portions of the resilient blades are moved away from each other so 
as to open the passageway when the body and the resilient blades are 
nibbled or gnawn by the users. 
The body includes a lateral hole formed between the space and the opening 
of the passageway, the lateral hole is communicated with the passageway so 
as to allow fresh air flowing into the passageway via the lateral hole. 
The middle portion of the body includes an orifice formed therein and 
communicating with the space for engaging the resilient blades into the 
space. 
Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become 
apparent from a careful reading of a detailed description provided 
hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1 to 3, a cigarette 
holder in accordance with the present invention comprises a body 10 
preferably made of resilient materials and including a cavity 12 formed in 
one end for engaging with a cigarette 13 and including a passageway 14 
formed longitudinally therein and communicating with the cavity 12. The 
passageway 14 includes an opening 15 formed in the other end of the body 
10 for sucking the smoke generated by the cigarette. The body 10 includes 
a space 16 formed in the middle portion and intersected with the 
passageway 14, and includes an orifice 11 for engaging a pair of resilient 
blades 17 into the space 16. The resilient blades 17 may block the 
passageway 14, best shown in FIG. 3, so as to prevent the smoke from 
flowing through the passageway 14. 
Referring next to FIG. 4, when the body 10 is squeezed, usually by being 
nibbled or gnawn by the mouth of the user, the blades 17 may be forced to 
deform and the middle portions thereof will be forced to move away from 
each other so as to form a gap 19 therebetween such that the passageway 14 
is opened and is not blocked and such that the smoke is allowed to flow 
through the passageway 14. 
A lateral hole 18 is formed in the body 10 and located between the opening 
15 and the blades 17 and communicated with the passageway 14. When the 
passageway 14 is blocked by the blades 17, fresh air may be drawn into the 
mouth of the user via the lateral hole 18 and the opening 15. However, as 
shown in FIG. 4, when the body 10 is squeezed, usually by being nibbled or 
gnawn by the users, the lateral hole 18 may be closed or blocked such that 
fresh air is prevented from entering into the passageway 14 via the 
lateral hole 18. 
Thus, the cigarette holder in accordance with the present invention 
includes a control device for controlling flow of the smoke. 
Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of 
particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been 
made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detailed 
construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted 
to without departing from a spirit and scope of the invention as 
hereinafter claimed.