Simulated smoking device
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1. A simulated smoking device for non-burning use, comprising:
- a container defining a passageway therethrough;
an absorbent material disposed within said container and communicating with said passageway;
a nicotine-bearing material absorbed into said absorbent material;
anda constriction within said passageway formed by said absorbent material, said device being adapted to release nicotine vapors into air drawn through said passageway by the user of said device.
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Abstract
A simulated smoking device, adapted for non-burning or non-combustion uses, comprises: a container defining a passageway therethrough; a source of vaporizable nicotine in fluid communication; and means for preventing the evaporation of said nicotine during periods of non-use. The source of vaporizable nicotine may be an absorbent material which has a nicotine-bearing material absorbed therein. The absorbent may also have absorbed therein a pH adjustment, water and/or flavoring ingredients. The device, at ambient temperatures and pressures, releases nicotine vapors into air drawn through the passageway of the container during use.
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1. A simulated smoking device for non-burning use, comprising:
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a container defining a passageway therethrough; an absorbent material disposed within said container and communicating with said passageway; a nicotine-bearing material absorbed into said absorbent material; and a constriction within said passageway formed by said absorbent material, said device being adapted to release nicotine vapors into air drawn through said passageway by the user of said device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A simulated smoking device which is adapted for non-heating or non-combustion uses, comprising:
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a container defining a passageway therethrough; means containing a source of vaporizable nicotine, said means disposed within the container, and providing for the reduction of pressure of air drawn through the passageway; said source being capable, when the device is not heated above ambient room temperature and in the absence of combustion, or releasing significant amounts of nicotine vapors into air drawn through said passageway by the user of said device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. The device of 28 wherein each of said closures comprises:
a resilient flap affixed to said container, said flap adapted to seal said passageway when air is not drawn through said passageway by said user and said flap is adapted to permit the flow of air through said passageway when air is drawn through the passageway by the user. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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30. A simulated smoking device which is adapted for non-heated or non-combustion use, comprising:
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a container defining a passageway therethrough; means containing a source of vaporizable nicotine, said means disposed within the container, and providing for the reduction of pressure of air drawn through the passageway; means for preventing the evaporation of said nicotine during periods of non-use of said device; during use, at ambient temperatures and pressures, said device capable of releasing nicotine into air drawn through said passageway by the user. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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34. A simulated cigarette, which is adapted for non-heated or non-combustion use, comprising:
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a container defining a passageway therethrough and having a mouthpiece; means containing a source of vaporizable nicotine, said means disposed within the container, and providing for the reduction of pressure of air drawn through the passageway; means for preventing the evaporation of said nicotine during periods of non-use of said device; a user of said device by putting said mouthpiece in the mouth and sucking and realizing a discernible pressure drop, causing nicotine to be vaporized into air drawn through said passageway.
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