Patent ID: 7234470

Claim:
An electrical smoking system comprising: a lighter comprising at least one electrical heater element and a system for electrically actuating said at least one heater element, said lighter adapted to at least partially receive a cigarette with said at least one heater element at least partially superposing a portion of the cigarette, at least a portion of said at least one heater element being magnetic, and said lighter further including an electromagnet arranged in proximity to said magnetic portion of said at least one heater element, said electromagnet being actuable to selectively repulse or attract said heater element, said magnetic portion of said at least one heater element comprises a permanent magnet attached near a distal end of said at least one heater element, like poles of said permanent magnet and said electromagnet are positioned facing each other such that actuation of said electromagnet generates a repulsive force between said electromagnet and said at least one heater element.