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US3324862A
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Smoking device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-08-31
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Granted: 1967-06-13
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Expires: 1984-08-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Simone Bessie De
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:03
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24D; A24D3/00; A24D3/04; A24D3/043
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A SMOKER''S ARTICLE COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE CONTINUOUS WRAPPER, TOBACCO CONTAINED WITHIN SAID WRAPPER, A PLURALITY OF HOLLOW TUBES DISPOSED WITHIN SAID WRAPPER AT ONE END THEREOF, SAID TUBES BEING SEPARATE FROM SAID WRAPPER AND BEING DISPOSED IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID ARTICLE AND TO EACH OTHER, SAID WRAPPER BEING UNINTERRUPTED IN A TRANSVERSE DIRECTION IN THE REGION OF SAID TUBES, EACH OF SAID TUBES BEING FORMED OF A MATERIAL TO PREVENT COLLAPSE AND CLOSING THEREOF WHEN SAID ARTICLE IS DISPOSED WITHIN THE MOUTH OF A SMOKER, SAID WRAPPER HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES THEREIN EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF SAID TUBES, SEPARATE PASSAGES FORMED IN SAID TOBACCO TO CONNECT EACH OF SAID APERTURES TO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID TUBES, SAID TUBES BEING ADJACENT AND WRAPPER, AND SAID APERTURES BEING DISPOSED SUFFICIENTLY FORWARD OF THE END OF SAID ARTICLE TO BE EXTERIOR OF THE MOUTH OF THE SMOKER WHEN SAID ARTICLE IS DISPOSED WITHIN THE MOUTH OF THE SMOKER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A SMOKER''S ARTICLE COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE CONTINUOUS WRAPPER, TOBACCO CONTAINED WITHIN SAID WRAPPER, A PLURALITY OF HOLLOW TUBES DISPOSED WITHIN SAID WRAPPER AT ONE END THEREOF, SAID TUBES BEING SEPARATE FROM SAID WRAPPER AND BEING DISPOSED IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID ARTICLE AND TO EACH OTHER, SAID WRAPPER BEING UNINTERRUPTED IN A TRANSVERSE DIRECTION IN THE REGION OF SAID TUBES, EACH OF SAID TUBES BEING FORMED OF A MATERIAL TO PREVENT COLLAPSE AND CLOSING THEREOF WHEN SAID ARTICLE IS DISPOSED WITHIN THE MOUTH OF A SMOKER, SAID WRAPPER HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES THEREIN EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF SAID TUBES, SEPARATE PASSAGES FORMED IN SAID TOBACCO TO CONNECT EACH OF SAID APERTURES TO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID TUBES, SAID TUBES BEING ADJACENT AND WRAPPER, AND SAID APERTURES BEING DISPOSED SUFFICIENTLY FORWARD OF THE END OF SAID ARTICLE TO BE EXTERIOR OF THE MOUTH OF THE SMOKER WHEN SAID ARTICLE IS DISPOSED WITHIN THE MOUTH OF THE SMOKER.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-06-12 | 1974-12-12 | 1975-06-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-06-12 | 1978-12-12 | 1979-06-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |