Cigarette substitute device

Abstract

A spot-heating cigarette substitute device, which, in response to an electric power supplies and suction by a user, evaporates nicotine mixture and delivers them to the user. The device has a porous solid chip; an electric circuit is embedded therein for providing heat necessary for evaporating the nicotinic compound. A solution of a nicotine in an amount effective for its released vapors to satisfy the physiological needs for nicotine of the user, and volatile palatability enhancing agents in an amounts effective for their released vapors to impart a cigarette-like taste and aroma to the released vapor mixture are absorbed in the chip. The cigarette substitute is in custody in a case when not in use.

1 . A cigarette substitute device for spot-heating use is comprised of; a) an elongated plastic tube defining a passageway for air drawn through said device; b) a porous polymeric chip in a plate shape slidably disposed within the tube and absorbing the mixture of Nicotine and volatile palatability enhancing agents, c) a sliding knob connected to the porous plastic chip in a plate shape to slide the plate along the groove developed on the plastic tube d) a red color LED (Light Emitting Diode) positioned at the front of the tube, e) three 3V mini batteries connected in series, f) a mouth tip made of transparent flexible plastic and holding two metal plates of an on/off electric connector on each upper and lower portion of the flexible mouth tip, and g) an electric wire connected to the LED, batteries, the metal plates of the on/off electric wire and forming a shortening circuit in the porous polymeric chip.  
   
   
       2 . The cigarette substitute device of  claim 1 , wherein the porous polymer chip is in a cylinder form of 3 mm in diameter.  
   
   
       3 . A cigarette substitute device for spot-heating use is comprised of; a) an elongated plastic tube defining a passageway for air drawn through said device; b) a porous polymeric chip in a plate shape slidably disposed within the tube and absorbing the mixture of Nicotine and volatile palatability enhancing agents, c) a sliding knob connected to the porous plastic chip in a plate shape to slide the plate along the groove developed on the plastic tube d) a red color LED (Light Emitting Diode) positioned at the front of the tube, e) three 3V mini batteries connected in series, f) a mouth tip made of transparent flexible plastic and holding two metal plates of an on/off electric connector on each upper and lower portion of the flexible mouth tip, and g) an electric wire connected to the LED, batteries, the metal plates of the on/off electric wire and a heating coil in the porous polymeric chip.