US2672872A - Cigarette holder with filter - Google Patents

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J. FRANCKEN CIGARETTE HOLDER WITH FILTER March 23, 1954 2 sheets-sheet 1 Filed April 19, 1950 mWwBormwv ATTORNEYS INVENTOR JOCK FRANCKEN BY (Tilda (H Emil? 201m \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Iii\\ 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR JOCK FR ANGKEN ATTO R N EYS March 1954 J. FRANCKEN CIGARETTE HOLDER WITH FILTER Filed April 19, 1950 Patented Mar. 23 1954 v gamma; *emsmm noLnEiwrrHriLTER "j v apart-criminal 1959,.Serial' nt.".i1"56,.7a3...-" 4 Gla ims. (ols rsl ivsi' inventionrelatesto*cigaretteholdersand I Figf-o is a;plan;=view,offFigFii has for its=-object'*-the'-"provision of arr; improved jFig'if 7 is aview at"1 1-ofthe-cigarette holder cigarette holder"comprising-liquid?meansior lilbody-shownimFigyfi, Q V v "tering the smokefi Mor'expartic'ularlyjthinven Fig; 8 is a-sectionali-iliew att- -B o fffij'g. andnon-provide cigarette holder having ameservoii Fig: 9 is -a vertical transverse s'ection -of-the 'for a liquid filtering-medium passage mea-ns for cigarette holder-shown in'Fig. 1. V p the" fiow of---smoke ;f rom the -cigarette"through Thecigarette'holderillustratediinthedrayvings the reservoir to the 'smoker; --andvalve mearls to comprises a" holder body-"typreferably in theffform "'open the passagemeans-for-the flow of smokeand of a unitary structure formed of metal orany mousse-the passage means to prevent spilla'ge of 10 suitable=plastic:-materialfhavmeti'atjone end a liq'uid whentheiholder isbeing-carried and not in mouthpiece, 2, at the oppositeend-an openi-n 12,1? 'use. r v i r receiver "3 for 'cigarett' efaduct or, passage; "4 Infa prefefled embodiment o'f the invention, for theismoke; anda'depending-reservoir 5 "for thetholdei eomprises a sl-ide' i-means i'or e5 eo'tin'g receivinga body of filtering-liquid; such aswater. the scigarettei ann a connectedr valve membei' '1 The upper-portionoftheholderbodyhas-a recess 'whichbpensand closes the' s'moke passage means '6, as-shown-i-nFigr 3, in s mmered t;he to the re'servoirs The passage means comprises slide means or assembly a; einb'cxiil yiiog anflejenter :aninl'et passage leading to 'the' -reservoir and an valve combination whichisshown iniFig'fii The outlettipassageleadingfiirom tthe ireservoir and ejector valve-combination*comprises a bas meme ports, which the valve memhen openssandrcloses. bar 8whichfits:directly-over the-openingfl iii the I p efer p s e eans comprising an top of the-reservoir. The cylindrical-=bore*hole ejector-valve combination which is removably atm in the base member 8 has a valvneinberfii tached toth'e -holder to facilitate cleaning and "slidably' mounted there-in? "The*--*lmnrled-or filling with;1iquid.-;' 11110118. of dtsimore complete -roughened' thumb piece-+2 is connected-by means embodiments, the holder comprises a holder .body of the integralaguide 'blockfl3tofthe valve mem- .having arelatively wide fiathaseso thatpit imay 'berllias'by wel -e fith g flgifl i belset'on anysfiat surraeewitnduen ping. relaslida'ble"in'-*therslot lliinfbaseanember ffl. The .tivelylfdeep paftin"tlie"reservliirig for tlfi uid, valve member=-l I *can be-slidfback-andfiortlrfin and aiducmeauihg froniltheiinletspassage mm the bore [0 by means of thethiintbpimsfl .fiThe .dep partso that the smokemuStt-pass t valve member, has a passageway. ]6 infthe' end relativelyfieepbody' of liquidibeforeei passes position 31-anon-another passageway-jfl in the to "the smoker. 4 W endportion--32fithe-two passagewaysgbeing-ine The invention preferably provides a holder body terruptedby an.iintermediategportion ioi; solid in therform of a unitarystrncture comprisingzthe material-l 8i' iInotherwordsspfirt' lt isnotfbored .reseryoirgra:mouthpieoeznrzbitsand a receiuerdfor 35 out as are the passages '16 and'll."'It is solid and the cigarette. A recess is preferably formed in slidable in bore It. One end of the valve member the upper part of the holder body-in which the carries a laterally disposed and perforated disk slide means including the ejector and valve mem- H] which is proportioned be inserted o the her are mounted. A collar may be removably receiver 3. It will be noted that the recess 6 attached to the end of the holder body to hold 40 extends through the exteriorly threaded receiver Cit the slide means and its connected ejector and 3 and that the slide assembly 1 comprising base valve member in position, and also to receive the member 8, valve member I I, thumb piec l2, and cigarette. the guide block I3, may be inserted into the recess These and other objects of the invention will from the left, as viewed in Fig. 3. Moreover, the

be better understood after considering the folparallel upper side edges 22 serve to secure the lowing discussion taken in conjunction with the base member in proper alignment. The inneraccompanying drawings, in which: most projecting end portion 23 of the base mem- Fig. 1 is a side view of a cigarette holder of her fits under the shoulder 24 in the holder body the invention; and the inner end of the slide means is thereby Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1; secured in position. The shoulder 33 on member Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the body of the 8 makes seating contact with the recess 34 on cigarette holder shown in Fig. 1; body I, when the ejector is retracted as shown Fig. 4 is a sectional view at 4-4 of Fig. 3; in Fig. 9. The slide means I is held in its as- Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of the sembled position by the collar 2] which fits over slide means of the ejector and valve member; the end of member 8 when it is' screwed over the 3 receiver end 3. The base member 8 has a depending inlet duct 25 and an outlet port 26 both of which lie within the confines of the opening 9. The edge 36 in the recess 6 is shown in Fig. 3 as line 36.

As best shown in Fig. 5, the reservoir has a relatively deep portion 28 into which the duct 25 is inserted. The duct 25 makes coincident engagement with the port 29 of passageway I6, and port 26 makes coincident engagement with port 30 of passageway I! when the slide means I is set in the position for smoking shown in Fig. 5. As best shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the reservoir portion of the holder body has a relatively wide base 3| by means of which the cigarette holder is maintained in an upright position when placed upon any fiat surface.

In using the cigarette holder of the invention, the thumb piece [2 is shifted towards the right, as shown in Fig. 1, in which case the ejector plate l9 occupies the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5, and a cigarette may accordingly be inserted into the receiver 3. In this position, port 29 of the passageway I6 efiects coincident engagement with the opening of duct 25 and. the port 30 of passageway I! makes coincident engagement with port 26 of the base member, thereby establishing a continuous passageway for the flow of smoke during the smoking process from the cigarette through the filtering liquid in the reservoir 5 and to the smoker. When the cigarette has been finished, the thumb piece [2 is shifted in the opposite direction (towards the left as shown in Fig. 1) which movement shifts the valve member and the ejector to the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 5, whereby the cigarette is ejected from the holder and the ports 26 and 29 are closed by the valve member. The cigarette holder may accordingly be placed in ones pocket or pocketbook and carried without the liquid being spilled out of the reservoir.

A convenient way to fill the reservoir with the filtering liquid is to remove the collar 2|, lift the ejector-valve combination out of the recess 6 and pour the liquid into the reservoir 5 through the opening 9. When the cigarette holder is thus disassembled, the interior is readily accessible for cleaning.

I claim:

1. A cigarette holder comprising a unitary holder body having a reservoir for a filtering liquid and inlet and outlet passages for the flow of smoke from th cigarette through the reservoir and to the smoker, an ejector for a cigarette slidably mounted in the body, a valve means for opening and closing the passages slidably mounted in the body, and hand means on the exterior of the body for operating both the ejector and valve means simultaneously, whereby liquid is confined in the reservoir when the valve means are closed.

2. A cigarette holder comprising a holder body having a reservoir for a filtering liquid, inlet and outlet passages for the flow of smoke through the reservoir, a duct leading from the inlet passage to the lower part of the reservoir, said body having a recess disposed above the reservoir, a slide means mounted in the recess having an ejector for a cigarette and a valve member for closing the passages when the cigarette is ejected and opening the passages when the cigarette is inserted in said holder body.

3. A cigarette holder according to claim 2, and a collar removably attached to one end of the holder body for receiving a cigarett and also for securing the slide means in position.

4. A cigarette holder comprising a reservoir for a liquid filter, means in the holder for receiving a cigarette to be smoked, passage means in the holder for the flow of smoke from a cigarette'through the liquid in the reservoir to the smoker, a valve member slidably mounted in a space above the reservoir for opening the passage means for the flow of smoke and closing the passage means to confine the liquid in the reservoir, ejector means for ejecting the cigarette from the cigarette receiving means, said ejector means being operatively connected to the valve member, and a thumb piece slidably mounted on the outside of the holder and connected to the valve member, whereby both the valve member and'the ejector can be operated simultaneously as a unitary slide member by means of the thumb piece.

JOCK FRANCKEN.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 55,321 Masson June 5, 1866 866,417 Bakes Sept. 17, 1907 1,372,544 Pineda Mar. 22, 1921 1,532,403 Harnsberger Apr. 7, 1925 2,153,623 Jacobson Apr. 11, 1939 2,563,695 Siens Aug. 7, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 360,256 GreatBritain Nov. 5, 1931

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