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Granted Patent B2
US 12,648,599 · App. 18/772,828 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Clothing article with integrated smoking device for use with vaporizers

Inventor: James Stevens (Anchorage, AK)
Assignee: Fire Designs, LLC
A41D1/002A41D27/10A41D2300/322
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Patent No.
US 12,648,599
App. No.
18/772,828
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A clothing article featuring an integrated vapor cartridge system for delivering vapor near the wearer's face. The sweatshirt includes a collar section with an internal pocket that houses a hose connected to a vapor cartridge, with an access opening on the rear portion of the hood, collar, or torso. Additionally, a universal connector for the vapor cartridge is provided, ensuring a secure and adaptable connection between the vapor cartridge and the hose.

Claims (5)

1 . A vapor cartridge universal connector, wherein the vapor cartridge universal connector is adapted to be integrated into a clothing article, the clothing article including a hose positioned around a collar of a user's neck when worn, and wherein the vapor cartridge universal connector comprises:

a main housing, the main housing configured to connect to a vapor cartridge;

a secondary housing connected to the main housing, the secondary housing having a first portion and a second portion in a split shell configuration; and

a barb connector, the barb connector positioned between the first portion and the second portion of the secondary housing, the barb connector configured to be inserted into the hose; and

wherein the split shell configuration of the secondary connector is configured to tightly compress around the barb connector so as to securely connect the vapor cartridge universal connector and the vapor cartridge to the hose.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2024
From: STEVENS, JAMES
To: FIRE DESIGNS, LLC
Reel/Frame 067989/0882 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63526528 · Jul 13, 2023
Related Publication 20250017292A1 · Jan 16, 2025
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