Collapsible shielding device for smoking articles and method therefor
AssigneeBBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP
InventorJoshua Kesselman
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Abstract
A collapsible shielding device for smoking articles comprises a top portion configured to receive at least a portion of smoking article therein, a bottom portion, and a body portion juxtaposed between the top portion and the bottom portion. The body portion includes a plurality of segments so that the device can be alternately configured in an extended orientation to shield a smoking article positioned therein and a compressed orientation to permit compact storage and ease of portability of the device when not in use.
Claims20
A collapsible shielding device for smoking articles comprising:
- a top portion having an opening configured to receive a portion of a smoking article therein;
- a bottom portion;
- and
- a body portion juxtaposed between the top portion and the bottom portion;
- wherein the device can be alternately positioned in a first configuration wherein the body portion is extended and a second configuration wherein the body portion is compressed.
A collapsible shielding device for smoking articles comprising:
- a top portion having an opening configured to receive a portion of a smoking article therein;
- a bottom portion;
- and
- a body portion juxtaposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, wherein the body portion comprises at least one curved segment comprising an exterior portion having a convex surface and an interior portion having a concave surface, wherein the body portion is tapered in a direction toward the top portion;
- wherein the device can be alternately positioned in a first configuration wherein the body portion is extended and a second configuration wherein the body portion is compressed;
- and
- wherein the at least one curved segment is configured to be downwardly inverted in a direction toward the bottom portion when the device is positioned in the second configuration.
A method for shielding a smoking article comprising:
- providing a collapsible shielding device for smoking articles comprising:
- a top portion having an opening configured to receive a portion of a smoking article therein;
- a bottom portion;
- and
- a body portion juxtaposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, wherein the body portion comprises at least one curved segment comprising an exterior portion having a convex surface and an interior portion having a concave surface, wherein the body portion is tapered in a direction toward the top portion;
- wherein the device can be alternately positioned in a first configuration wherein the body portion is extended and a second configuration wherein the body portion is compressed;
- and
- wherein the at least one curved segment is configured to be downwardly inverted in a direction toward the bottom portion when the device is positioned in the second configuration;
- positioning a smoking article in the opening of the top portion;
- extending the body portion of the device over the smoking article;
- lighting the smoking article;
- and
- smoking the smoking article with the smoking article in position in the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.