US 4,090,320 AGranted

Smoke ring box

OwnerCarmelo Loiaconoinventor

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Abstract

A smoke ring device that permits the user to create through an outlet on the housing thereof a series of smoke rings created from a fine powder by generating means contained within the housing having associated therewith pumping means for manually obtaining an air current flow relative to the fine powder to form puffs of powder in an air passage contained within the housing. Deflecting means is mounted within the housing adjacent the outlet and communicating with the air passage for creating air turbulence in a direction to lift the powder from the container and form a smoke ring when exiting from the outlet.

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A smoke ring device, comprising:

A. a housing having an outlet at the upper end thereof,
B. smoke generating means having fine powder therein communicating with said housing in spaced relation to said outlet with an air passage therebetween,
C. said smoke generating means including:
i. a container having said fine powder contained therein, and
ii. a screen extending over the open end of said container to limit the amount of powder released therefrom,
D. pumping means in said housing for manually obtaining an air current flow relative to said fine powder in said container to form puffs of powder in said air passage,
E. said pumping means including:
i. a vertically extending cavity, and
ii. a piston mounted in said cavity for reciprocation in said cavity to obtain the air current flow,
F. deflecting means mounted within said housing adjacent said outlet and communicating with said air passage for creating air turbulence in a direction to force a puff of powder outwardly through said outlet such that a puff of powder is formed into a ring when exiting from said outlet,
G. handle means operatively associated with said housing and comprising:
i. an elongated hollow handle extending from the bottom of said housing and in axial alignment with said vertically extending cavity,
ii. a plunger axially extending within said handle and secured at one end thereof to said piston, and
iii. a fluid contained within said hollow handle, such that compression of said handle forces said plunger to move upwardly from within said handle to advance said plunger, and
H. said deflecting means including:
i. a duct in communicating relation with said cavity,
ii. a deflector positioned at one end of said duct, and
iii. a plurality of radially extending apertures adjacent said deflector, such that as said piston is reciprocated by compression of said handle and moves forward, air currents are created that flow outwardly through said apertures.

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Abstract

A smoke ring device, comprising:

A. a housing having an outlet at the upper end thereof,
B. smoke generating means having fine powder therein communicating with said housing in spaced relation to said outlet with an air passage therebetween,
C. said smoke generating means including:
i. a container having said fine powder contained therein, and
ii. a screen extending over the open end of said container to limit the amount of powder released therefrom,
D. pumping means in said housing for manually obtaining an air current flow relative to said fine powder in said container to form puffs of powder in said air passage,
E. said pumping means including:
i. a vertically extending cavity, and
ii. a piston mounted in said cavity for reciprocation in said cavity to obtain the air current flow,
F. deflecting means mounted within said housing adjacent said outlet and communicating with said air passage for creating air turbulence in a direction to force a puff of powder outwardly through said outlet such that a puff of powder is formed into a ring when exiting from said outlet,
G. handle means operatively associated with said housing and comprising:
i. an elongated hollow handle extending from the bottom of said housing and in axial alignment with said vertically extending cavity,
ii. a plunger axially extending within said handle and secured at one end thereof to said piston, and
iii. a fluid contained within said hollow handle, such that compression of said handle forces said plunger to move upwardly from within said handle to advance said plunger, and
H. said deflecting means including:
i. a duct in communicating relation with said cavity,
ii. a deflector positioned at one end of said duct, and
iii. a plurality of radially extending apertures adjacent said deflector, such that as said piston is reciprocated by compression of said handle and moves forward, air currents are created that flow outwardly through said apertures.

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