Patent Publication Number: US-8967152-B1

Title: Cigarette filter tip

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Various types of cigarette filter tips are known in the prior art. However, what is needed is a cigarette filter tip that includes a turbo fan activated by the breath, which turbo fan homogenizes and evenly distributes smoke to pass through a first filter and subsequently a second filter before being inhaled into the body. 
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a cigarette filter tip, and more particularly, to a cigarette filter tip that includes a turbo fan activated by the breath, which turbo fan homogenizes and evenly distributes smoke to pass through a first filter and subsequently a second filter before being inhaled into the body. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The general purpose of the cigarette filter tip, described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a cigarette filter tip which has many novel features that result in a cigarette filter tip which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by prior art, either alone or in combination thereof. 
     Smoking is harmful to the health. Many filter tips and accessories exist in the prior art attempting to mitigate the harmful effects of smoking by capturing tar and other harmful agents disposed within cigarette smoke. However, what is needed is a cigarette filter tip that includes a turbo fan activated by the breath, which turbo fan homogenizes and evenly distributes smoke to pass through a first filter and subsequently a second filter before being inhaled into the body. 
     The present device, therefore, includes a hollow right circular cylindrical casing, said casing having a distal end and a proximal end. A guide collar is disposed on the distal end, said guide collar including a frustroconical skirting flared distally outward from the casing; a right circular cylindrical body member disposed within the casing proximal the distal end; and a crenate piece with a plurality of converging teeth disposed facing the proximal end of the casing. This guide collar is configured to releasably receive a cigarette therein, the crenate piece releasably securing a cigarette butt between the converging teeth. 
     A turbo fan is disposed immediately behind the crenate piece. The turbo fan includes a plurality of blades disposed around a central piece. The turbo fan is rotatable in a transverse plane relative the casing. When smoke is inhaled into the device, the turbo fan spins, and smoke drawn through the plurality of blades is homogenized and evenly distributed into a first filter disposed within the casing immediately behind the turbo fan. A second filter is disposed immediately behind the first filter, the second filter proximal the proximal end of the casing. The fan can be used in a regular filter tip. 
     A strainer, with a plurality of holes disposed therethrough, is disposed at the proximal end of the casing. Smoke inhaled into the device therefore passes through the turbo fan, where it is homogenized and evenly distributed into the first filter and subsequently the second filter, before exiting the device through the plurality of holes disposed within the strainer. Smoke is then inhaled into the body of a person smoking with the device. 
     It is envisioned that additives within the first and second filter may flavor and alternately react with harmful agents within the smoke, to mitigate and reduce the harmful effects of smoking. The turbo fan thusly increases the effect of the first filter and the second filter by homogenizing the smoke and evenly distributing the smoke to increase the contact of smoke particles with the active surfaces of each of the first and second filters. 
     Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of the present cigarette filter tip so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. 
     Objects of the present cigarette filter tip, along with various novel features that characterize the invention are particularly pointed out in the claims forming a part of this disclosure. For better understanding of the cigarette filter tip, its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its uses, refer to the accompanying drawings and description. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGURES 
         FIG. 1  is a front isometric view. 
         FIG. 2  is a bottom isometric view. 
         FIG. 3  is a side view. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross section view taken along the line  4 - 4  of  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  is a cross section view taken along the line  5 - 5  of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  is a cross section view taken along the line  6 - 6  of  FIG. 5 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, example of the instant cigarette filter tip employing the principles and concepts of the present cigarette filter tip and generally designated by the reference number  10  will be described. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 through 6  a preferred embodiment of the present cigarette filter tip  10  is illustrated. 
     The cigarette filter tip  10  includes a hollow right circular cylindrical casing  20 . The casing  20  includes a distal end  22  and a proximal end  24 . A guide collar  26  is disposed on the distal end  22 . This guide collar  26  includes a frustroconical skirting  28 , which skirting  28  projects distally from the distal end  22  and flares outwards from the circumference of the casing  20 . A right circular cylindrical body member  30  is attached to the skirting  28 , the body member  30  disposed within the casing  20  proximal the distal end  22 . A crenate piece  32  with converging teeth  34  is connected to the body member  30  within the casing  20  proximal the distal end  22 . The converging teeth  34  are disposed facing toward the proximal end  24  of the casing  20  and are configured to releasably receive a cigarette  36  butt therein. 
     A turbo fan  38  is disposed within the casing  20  immediately behind the crenate piece  32 . The turbo fan  38  has a plurality of blades  40  disposed around a central piece  42 . The turbo fan  38  is disposed parallel the distal  22  and proximal  24  ends of the casing  20 , the plurality of blades  40  rotatable in a transverse plane relative the casing  20 . This turbo fan  38  is activated by the breath when smoke is inhaled through the device  10 , and the turbo fan  38  thereby spins to ensure an even distribution and homogenization of smoke through the casing  20 . 
     A first filter  44  is disposed within the casing  20  immediately behind the turbo fan  38 . A second filter  46  is disposed within the casing  20  proximal the proximal end  24 , the second filter  46  disposed immediately behind the first filter  44 . Smoke inhaled into the device  10  passes through the turbo fan  38 , where it is homogenized and evenly distributed, and enters the first filter  44  as a continuous stream. Smoke then passes through the second filter  46 . 
     A circular strainer  48  is disposed upon the proximal end  24 , the strainer  48  disposed parallel the turbo fan  38 . The strainer  48  has a plurality of holes  50  disposed therethrough. Smoke inhaled through the device  10  exits through the strainer  48  and into the body of a person smoking through the cigarette filter tip  10 . 
     A plurality of vents  52  is disposed in the casing  20  and through the body member  30 . The vents  52  are disposed behind the skirting  28  of the guide collar  26 . These vents  52  allow air to be drawn into the device  10  when a person using the device  10  inhales. 
     Therefore, a cigarette  36  is fittable into the distal end  22  of the present device  10 , the cigarette  36  removably secured therein by means of the crenate piece  32 , whereby smoke drawn from the cigarette  36  during inhalation is drawn through the turbo fan  38  to be homogenized and evenly distributed through the first filter  44  and then subsequently the second filter  46  before passing through the strainer  48  and entering the body of a person smoking. 
     It is envisioned that the present device  10  may include additives within the first  44  and the second  46  filter, which additives may flavor the smoke inhaled through the device and alternately reduce the harmful agents within the smoke by chemically reacting therewith. The turbo fan  38  therefore homogenizes and evenly distributes the smoke passing into the first  44  and subsequently second  44  filters, thereby increasing contact between the smoke particles and the active surfaces of each of the first  44  and second  46  filters. Therefore, the present cigarette filter tip  10  is more effective at capturing and treating harmful agents present in cigarette smoke.