Nicstic refill system

Abstract

The invention relates to a smoke-free cigarette, which provides the user with just nicotine and no toxic and/or carcinogenic compounds. The cigarette comprises two pieces, a reusable piece with a thermoplastic sleeve with a deposited heat-reflecting coating, an air inlet opening and a heat source mounted in the sleeve such that air flow channels are created with a star-shaped or wave-shaped form; and an exchangeable non-reusable piece with a nicotine and aroma deposit, a filter and optionally a nicotine meter and usage display. The heat released by the heat source heats the air sucked through the air-flow channels by the consumer and passes through the deposit such as to release the nicotine and aromas present in the deposit which, after passing through the filter may be consumed by the smoker.

1 . A smoke-free cigarette, comprising two parts namely: 
 a reusable part with a jacket coated with a thermoplastic material with a vapour-deposited heat-reflecting coating, an air inlet opening and a heat source that is included in the coating in such a manner that air-flow channels are produced    an exchangeable, non-reusable part with a nicotine-flavour deposit, and a filter; and wherein the heat, released by the heat source, heats up the air inhaled by the consumer through the air-flow channels and passes in a heated state through the deposit, consequently releasing nicotine and aromatic substances situated in the deposit and after passing through the filter can be absorbed by the smoker.    
   
   
       2 . A smoke-free cigarette according to  claim 1 , 
 wherein the heat source comprises crystals welded into a film, that during a crystallisation process can produce a quantity of heat for a time period of between 1-3 minutes that is sufficient to release the nicotine and the aromatic substances in the nicotine-flavour deposit.    
   
   
       3 . A smoke-free cigarette according to  claim 2 , wherein by supplying heat to the crystals welded into the film, the crystallisation process can be repeated up to 3000 times.  
   
   
       4 . A smoke-free cigarette according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat source when triggered by an activating membrane as a trigger/ignitor, produces an adequate quantity of heat for at least one heating period of between 1-3 minutes in length that releases the nicotine and the aromatic substances in the nicotine-flavour deposit, and wherein the heat source is an exchangeable one.  
   
   
       5 . A smoke-free cigarette according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat source is a heat storing medium, that during a repeatable period of between 1-3 minutes releases such a quantity of heat that is sufficient to heat up the air inhaled by the smoker and passing through the nicotine-flavour deposit, that the desired nicotine and aromatic substances will be released, while the amount of energy that has to be released into the medium for the above mentioned purpose is supplied by heating coils immediately prior to the smoking process, said heating coils being heated up by an external battery situated in a charging station.  
   
   
       6 . A smoke-free cigarette according to  claim 5 , wherein the charging station includes a thermostat for limiting the amount of energy supplied.  
   
   
       7 . A smoke-free cigarette according to  claim 5  wherein the readiness of the smoke-free cigarette is simultaneously signaled to the consumer by one or more of an LED display changing colours and an acoustic signal.  
   
   
       8 . A smoke-free cigarette according to  claim 5 , further comprising a storage and charging station which is configured in the form of a case containing two storage compartments, a first one of the storage compartments holding at least two reusable parts for the cigarette in such a manner that immediately after the removal of a first heated-up reusable part, a next reusable part of the smoke-free cigarette can be heated up; and a second one of the storage compartments holding the non-reusable part of the cigarette.  
   
   
       9 . The smoke-free cigarette according to  claim 1  wherein the heat source is one of a star-shape and wave-shape when viewed in cross-section.  
   
   
       10 . The smoke-free cigarette according to  claim 1  wherein the non-reusable part of the cigarette further includes a nicotine consumption display.  
   
   
       11 . The smoke-free cigarette according to  claim 2 , further comprising a trigger/ignitor that initiates the crystallisation process.  
   
   
       12 . The smoke-free cigarette according to  claim 11 , wherein the trigger/ignitor is an activating membrane.