Self-igniting system for cigarettes
CA 1233088 A · Owner: Gene Esparza, Natividad · Inventors: Gene Esparza, Natividad
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A system for self-lighting cigarettes including a cigarette and a cap coupled to the front end of the cigarette. The cap includes a housing coupled to one end of the cigarette and having a hollow chamber formed therein. In a first embodiment, first and second containers are located in the chamber and contain respective substances which react with each other when released from their respective containers to produce a sufficient amount of heat to ignite the front end of the cigarette. In a second embodiment, a single container is located in the chamber and contains a substance which reacts, upon direct contact with air to, produce a sufficient amount of heat to ignite the front end of the …
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- Granted February 23, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 23, 2005.
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