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Therapeutic cigarette-substitute
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-09-21
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Granted: 1979-04-17
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Expires: 1998-09-21
Abstract
Abstract In a preferred embodiment, there is provided an elongated article having a simulated-appearance of a cigarette but being a chemically-resistant chewable plastic having each of opposite ends thereof coated with an edible material preferably inclusive of a tobacco flavor-imparting composition and preferably inclusive further of caffeine, and an intermediate portion of the elongated article having therein isolated adjacent enclosure spaces separated from one-another by a rupturable septum rupturable by application of stress to said article, having sodium hydroxide in one of the enclosure spaces and having hydrochloric acid in the other of the enclosure spaces in amounts and proportions and concentrations sufficient to produce water and heat sufficient to heat the oppositely-coated ends of the elongated article when the septum is ruptured.
Inventors
- 👤 John C. Bradshaw
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 22:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M31/00; A24; A24F; A24F42/00; A24F42/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A simulated cigarette device comprising in combination: an elongated article having compartment space formed therein divided into at-least two enclosure spaces separated from one-another by a rupturable septum adapted to rupture when subjected to stress, a first chemical being contained within one of the two enclosure spaces and a second chemical being enclosed within a remaining second one of the two enclosure spaces, the first chemical and the second chemical being such that when admixed, an exothermic reaction takes place producable of heat; and at-least one end of the elongated article being coated by an edible substance.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A simulated cigarette device comprising in combination: an elongated article having compartment space formed therein divided into at-least two enclosure spaces separated from one-another by a rupturable septum adapted to rupture when subjected to stress, a first chemical being contained within one of the two enclosure spaces and a second chemical being enclosed within a remaining second one of the two enclosure spaces, the first chemical and the second chemical being such that when admixed, an exothermic reaction takes place producable of heat; and at-least one end of the elongated article being coated by an edible substance.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 1, in which said one and said remaining second one of the two enclosure spaces are positioned at a location spaced-away-from said one end.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 2, in which said one end includes interior heat-conductive structure in heat-transfer contact with said one and said second one of the two enclosure spaces such that heat is conducted to said one end and said edible substance when said septum is ruptured sufficiently for said first and second chemicals to mix and react.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 3, in which said elongated article includes chemically-resistant and substantially non-rupturable walls forming said one and said remaining second one of the two enclosure spaces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 4, including a chewable substantially non-rupturable plastic as an outer surface of said article and on which said edible substance is coated at said one end.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 5, in which said heat-conductive structure comprises liquid-enclosure structure having a consumable liquid therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 6, in which said consumable liquid comprises substantially water.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 7, in which both said one end and an opposite end of said elongated article are coated by said edible substance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 8, in which said edible substances is substantially caffeine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 9, in which said edible substance is inclusive of a tobacco flavor-imparting composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 8, in which said edible substance is inclusive of a flavor-imparting composition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 1, in which said edible substance is inclusive of caffeine.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 1, in which said edible substance is inclusive of a flavor-imparting composition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A simulated cigarette device of claim 1, in which said edible substance is inclusive of caffeine and of tobacco flavor-imparting composition.
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