Patent ID: 8408390
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A24F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A smoking accessory comprising: a base including an upper surface having two openings therein, a first opening of said two openings providing access to a pipe receptacle extending into the base from the first opening sized and shaped for holding a smoking pipe and a second opening of said two openings providing access to a tobacco receptacle adapted for storing tobacco extending into the base from the second opening; and a lid pivotally connected to the base by a hinge located above the upper surface of the base for selective movement in directions toward and away from the smoking pipe receptacle and the tobacco receptacle between an open position, in which the first opening and the second opening are uncovered to provide access to contents of said smoking pipe receptacle and said tobacco receptacle, and a closed position, in which the first opening and the second opening are covered to prevent contents in the smoking pipe receptacle and the tobacco receptacle from exiting the base through the first opening and the second opening; wherein the base and the lid are made from a solid block of wood and each have a hinge channel milled along one side and a latch channel milled along an opposite side; wherein the hinge channel and the latch channel each extend the entire length of the base and the lid; wherein a lid attachment piece inserted into the hinge channel extends the entire length of the base and has a knuckle which extends above the upper surface of the base and is a component of the hinge for the lid; wherein a lever component of a latching mechanism for latching the lid to the base is pivotally attached to one of the base or the lid and said lever component is inserted into the latch channel.