Patent ID: 8205621

Claim:
A smoking device configured for controlling smoke/ambient air ratio for use by a user, said smoking device comprising: (a) a cigarette holder having a first passage, wherein said first passage includes a receiver portion and an exit portion; and (b) a mouthpiece having a protrusion, a second passage and a third passage, wherein said first passage is fluidly connected to said second passage at said exit portion of said first passage and said third passage is normally unenclosed when not in use and becomes enclosed as a result of cooperation between said mouthpiece and said user's mouth, smoke generated from said cigarette is configured to be drawn through said first and second passages at a first flowrate and ambient air is configured to be drawn through said third passage at a second flowrate, into said user's mouth and a ratio of said first and second flowrates determines the amount of dilution of said smoke and said protrusion is configured to extend about 0.19 inch from said third passage and prevents said third passage from being blocked during use by said user.