Patent ID: 8983282
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A24F,F24H

Abstract:
1. An electric heater for a hookah smoking pipe having a smoking chamber for receiving a combustible substance and exposing the combustible substance to heat to generate smoke during an active smoking state, comprising: an electrical heating element and an electric supply circuit disposed to conduct electrical power to the electrical heating element whereby the electrical heating element generates heat when electrical current flows through the electric supply circuit and no heat is generated when no current flows through the electric supply circuit; a heater housing having an upper portion, a lower portion and a middle portion disposed between the upper and lower portions, the heater housing configured to house the electrical heating element, the heater housing having a plurality of holes configured to allow air to flow through the housing during active smoking of the hookah and for providing the directional flow of air from the upper portion to the lower portion, passing a stream of air over the electrical heating element during the active smoking state; and a heater support member for maintaining the heater housing in a position relative to the smoking chamber whereby heat when generated by the heating element can impinge upon the combustible substance placed in the smoking chamber, wherein the lower portion of the heater housing has a diameter essentially between one quarter inch to one half inch larger that the smoking chamber and is configured to allow air to pass through the lower portion and through the plurality of sidewall holes during the idle state.