Heating cup

Abstract

A heating cup includes a container, a metal conductor, and at least one hole. The metal conductor is inlaid in the container. The container includes a bottom wall and the at least one hole is disposed on the bottom wall to allow air and smoke to pass through. The container is configured to accommodate a tobacco material. The metal conductor is inlaid in the container to produce heat and transfer the heat to the container whereby the tobacco material is heated and smoke is produced.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heating cup, comprising a container, a metal conductor, and at least one hole; wherein the metal conductor is inlaid in the container; the container comprises a bottom wall and the at least one hole is disposed on the bottom wall to allow air and smoke to pass through; the container is configured to accommodate a tobacco material; the metal conductor is inlaid in the container to produce heat and transfer the heat to the container whereby the tobacco material is heated and smoke is produced. 
     
     
         2 . The heating cup of  claim 1 , wherein the container comprises glass and the metal conductor is inlaid in the glass. 
     
     
         3 . The heating cup of  claim 2 , wherein the container comprises a gas passage separated from the metal conductor. 
     
     
         4 . The heating cup of  claim 3 , wherein a plurality of holes is disposed on the bottom wall and each hole is in the shape of circle, triangle, quadrilateral, or polygon; the bottom wall is a network structure or a sieve structure; and each hole communicates with the gas passage. 
     
     
         5 . The heating cup of  claim 4 , wherein the container comprises glass, ceramics, quartz, crystal, mica, jade, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The heating cup of  claim 4 , wherein a shape of the container comprises cylinder, square, S-shape, and L-shape. 
     
     
         7 . The heating cup of  claim 1 , wherein the heating cup is used in combination with a smoke filter; when in use, the smoke enters the smoke filter, is filtered by water therein, and flows to an outlet of the smoke filter for user's inhaling.