Soft Tip for an Electronic Cigarette

Abstract

A soft-tip for an electronic cigarette. The device is a soft mouthpiece for an electronic cigarette, having the tactile feel of a filter similar to a traditional cigarette without actually filtering or obstructing the aerosol created by the atomizer in the electronic cigarette. The device is a soft tip extending from an end of an electronic cigarette shell, the soft tip having a small vapor passage tube through it, the vapor passage tube being sealed with the body or shell of the electronic cigarette, the vapor passage tube being wrapped in sponge-like material and the sponge-like material being covered with paper or a sticker.

What claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic cigarette device comprising:
 a shell with a proximal end and a distal end;   a reservoir of nicotine solution;   an atomizer assembly to aerosolize the nicotine solution,   a battery functionally connected to the atomizer,   a soft tip at the proximal end of the shell, said soft tip comprising   an impenetrable vapor passage tube having a proximal and distal end and a seal having a hole, said seal encircling the distal end of the vapor passage tube and said vapor passage tube passing through the seal and connected to the atomizer; and   a sponge-like material wrapped around the vapor passage tube to simulate the feel of a filter of a tobacco-based cigarette.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising an outer covering. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the outer covering is paper. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the outer covering is a sticker. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the sponge-like material is polyester fiber. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the vapor passage tube is incollapsible. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the vapor passage tube is impermeable. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the seal and the vapor passage tube are a single piece. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the seal and the vapor passage tube are two separate pieces. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the seal and the vapor passage tube form the shape of a nipple. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the vapor passage tube is between half an inch and three quarters of an inch long. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a permanent attachment between the sponge-like material and the vapor passage tube. 
     
     
         13 . The permanent attachment of  claim 12 , wherein the attachment comprises glue. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the outer covering is in two pieces to wrap the sponge-like material and the shell separately. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the atomizer assembly is located within the shell. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising an LED light to simulate a lit cigarette. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising an end cap removably attached to the distal end of the shell. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising an outer covering surrounding the sponge-like material. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 2 , the outer cover further comprising a non-slip grip. 
     
     
         20 . A method of simulating the look and feel of a tobacco-based cigarette comprising:
 Wrapping an impermeable vapor passage tube of an electronic cigarette in a sponge-like material, said electronic cigarette comprising   a shell with a proximal end and a distal end;   a reservoir of nicotine solution;   an atomizer assembly to aerosolize nicotine, said atomizer connected to the vapor passage tube,   a battery functionally connected to the atomizer,   a seal having a hole, said seal encircling the distal end of the vapor passage tube,   an outer covering surrounding the sponge-like material and shell tube;   Wherein the electronic cigarette simulates the look and feel of a tobacco-based cigarette.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising an outer covering. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the outer covering is paper. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the outer covering is a sticker. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the sponge-like material is polyester fiber. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the seal and the vapor passage tube are a single piece. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the seal and the vapor passage tube are two separate pieces. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the seal and the vapor passage tube form the shape of a nipple. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the vapor passage tube is between half an inch and three quarters of an inch long. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising a permanent attachment between the sponge-like material and the vapor passage tube. 
     
     
         30 . The device of  claim 29 , wherein the attachment comprises glue. 
     
     
         31 . The device of  claim 20 , wherein the outer covering is in two pieces to wrap the sponge-like material and shell separately. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the atomizer assembly is located within the shell. 
     
     
         33 . The device of  claim 20 , further comprising an LED light to simulate a lit cigarette, 
     
     
         34 . The device of  claim 20 , further comprising an end cap removably attached to the distal end of the shell. 
     
     
         35 . The device of  claim 20 , further comprising an outer covering surrounding the sponge-like material. 
     
     
         36 . The device of  claim 20 , the outer covering further comprising a non-slip grip.