Aromatic cigarette substitute
View Patent ↗A look-alike substitute for a cigarette, from which a smokeless aroma of burning tobacco or other fragrances can be inhaled and a smoke-simulating aromatized powder can be emitted out, comprises a first chamber lined with a scratch-releasable, flavor-coated insert and a second chamber filled with micrometric powder. The release of the aroma is triggered by scratching the insert with a built-in wire brush. The aromatic compound is preferably deposited on the inner surface of a replaceable hollow tube. A number of different flavored tubes are provided as part of a kit. A specially designed tip gives the appearance of glowing embers.
1. A simulated smoking device for non-burning use comprises:
a vessel defining a hollow interior;
an insert located within said interior being adapted to carry an aromatic substance thereon;
an oblong implement sized and shaped to penetrate into said interior and having a first abrasive end to scrape against said substance, thereby releasing said substance;
wherein said interior is divided by a septum into a first chamber and a second chamber; wherein said aromatic substance is located within said first chamber.
2. The device of claim 1 , which further comprises a smoke-simulating powder located in said second chamber.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein said septum is penetrated by a valved opening encouraging a unidirectional flow therethrough.
4. The device of claim 3 , wherein said device further comprises a spline located within said second chamber.
5. The device of claim 3 , wherein said unidirectional flow goes from said first chamber to said second chamber, thereby allowing exhalation.
6. The device of claim 2 , wherein a portion of said smoke-simulating powder is selected from the group consisting of talc and diatomaceous earth.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein said aromatic substance is formed to have a plurality of spaced apart thickened portions thereby increasing the surface area of said aromatic substance.
8. The device of claim 7 , wherein said plurality of thickened portions are formed by a helicoidal bead.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein said implement is slidingly mounted to said device.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein said implement is rotatively mounted to said device.
11. The device of claim 1 , wherein said abrasive end comprises a plurality of bristles.
12. The device of claim 1 , wherein said vessel comprises a distal terminus formed into an unevenly shaped tip.
13. The device of claim 2 , wherein said vessel comprises a distal terminus comprising a plug having an outlet aperture sized to allow passage of an amount of said smoke-simulating powder therethrough.
14. The device of claim 1 , wherein said device further comprises said vessel having a side wall; and
said side wall being formed to have at least one port therethrough in communication with said first chamber.
15. The device of claim 14 , wherein said insert comprises an inlet hole located to be in substantial alignment with said port.
16. The device of claim 14 , wherein said abrasive end comprises a plurality of bristles, and wherein said at least one port is located to direct a flow of inhaled air through said bristles.
17. A simulated smoking device for non-burning use comprises:
a vessel defining a hollow interior;
an amount of an aromatic substance;
an insert located within said interior carrying said amount thereon;
an oblong implement sized and shaped to penetrate into said interior and having a first abrasive end to scrape against said substance, thereby releasing said substance.
18. The device of claim 17 , wherein said insert is formed into a tube removably mounted within said interior.
19. A simulated smoking device for non-burning use comprises:
a vessel defining a hollow interior;
a sheet located within said interior, said sheet carrying an amount of a releasable aromatic substance thereon; and
an oblong implement sized and shaped to penetrate into said interior and having a first abrasive end to scrape against said substance, thereby releasing said substance.
20. The device of claim 19 , wherein said device further comprises:
said interior being divided by a septum into a first chamber and a second chamber;
said septum being penetrated by a valved opening encouraging a unidirectional flow therethrough; and,
a smoke-simulating powder located in said second chamber.
21. The device of claim 20 , wherein said unidirectional flow goes from said first chamber to said second chamber, thereby allowing exhalation.
22. The device of claim 19 , wherein said sheet is formed to have a plurality of spaced apart thickened portions thereby increasing the surface area of said sheet.