Patent Publication Number: US-9848639-B1

Title: Water pipe smoking system

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to devices or systems used for smoking an herbal substance and all tobaccos. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Smoking of herbal substances such as tobacco or cannabis using a water pipe has been around in eastern cultures for centuries. Benefits of using a water pipe device include cleaner ingestion via double water filtration, cooler smoke and a smoother draw. Improvements were needed in traditional designs, however, with the recent development of the legality of cannabis for use in medical treatment. The present invention features a novel water pipe smoking system that is versatile, effectively cleans vapors via two or three independent liquid filtering chambers, and is easy to clean for use of cannabis in medical treatment. The present invention demonstrates true multiple filtration, eliminating soot, ash, and tar effectively providing clean ingestion via liquid catch filtration. 
     Any feature or combination of features described herein are included within the scope of the present invention provided that the features included in any such combination are not mutually inconsistent as will be apparent from the context, this specification, and the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art. Additional advantages and aspects of the present invention are apparent in the following detailed description and claims. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention features a novel water pipe smoking system that is versatile, effectively cleans vapors via two or three independent liquid filtering chambers, and is easy to clean for use of cannabis in medical treatment. In some embodiments, the water pipe smoking system provides cleaner ingestion via a double water filtration system, cooler smoke, and a smoother draw for a user during use. In some embodiments, the system comprises a base chamber having a base chamber cavity. In some embodiments, a hose is located on a base chamber side wall proximal to a base chamber top and fluidly connected to the base chamber cavity. In some embodiments, the base chamber is designed to contain a water level in a base chamber lower half and a vapor headspace in a base chamber upper half. 
     In some embodiments, the system comprises one or more filtering liquid lock chambers having a filtering liquid lock chamber cavity. In some embodiments, the filtering liquid lock chamber is designed to contain a water level in a filtering liquid lock chamber lower half and a vapor headspace in a filtering liquid lock chamber upper half. 
     In some embodiments, the system comprises one or more chamber connecting lids having an open tube passing there through. In some embodiments, the filtering liquid lock chamber is removably attached to either another filtering liquid lock chamber or the base chamber via the chamber connecting lid. In some embodiments, the filtering liquid lock chamber cavity is fluidly connected to either another filtering liquid lock chamber cavity or the base chamber cavity via the open vapor transfer tube. 
     In some embodiments, the system comprises a stem cap having an open tube passing there through. In some embodiments, the filtering liquid lock chamber lid is removably attached to a topmost filtering liquid lock chamber at a filtering liquid lock chamber top. In some embodiments, the filtering liquid lock chamber vapor cavity is fluidly connected to an atmosphere immediately outside the filtering liquid lock chamber. 
     In some embodiments, the system comprises a medicine bowl located on the filtering liquid lock chamber lid. In some embodiments, the medicine bowl is fluidly connected to the filtering liquid lock vapor transfer tube. In some embodiments, water is placed in the base chamber and one or more filtering liquid lock chambers. In some embodiments, an herbal substance or tobacco is placed in the medicine bowl. In some embodiments, the herbal substance or tobacco is ignited creating a smoke for inhalation via a mouth of a user from the hose. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows a perspective view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  shows a back view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  shows a side view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  shows a top view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  shows an exploded view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  shows a side view of an alternate embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Following is a list of elements corresponding to a particular element referred to herein:
           100  Water pipe smoking system     110  Base chamber     111  Base chamber top     112  Base chamber bottom     113  Base chamber side wall     114  Base chamber cavity     115  Hose     116  Base chamber lower half     117  Base chamber upper half     120  Filtering liquid lock chamber     121  Filtering liquid lock chamber top     122  Filtering liquid lock chamber bottom     124  Filtering liquid lock chamber cavity     126  Filtering liquid lock chamber lower half     127  Filtering liquid lock chamber upper half     130  Chamber connecting lid     131  Chamber connecting lid top end     132  Chamber connecting lid bottom end     135  Vapor transfer tube     136  Lowermost vapor transfer tube end     137  Uppermost vapor transfer tube end     140  Stem cap     142  Stem cap bottom end     145  Top medicine bowl stem     146  Lowermost top medicine bowl stem end     147  Uppermost top medicine bowl stem end     150  Medicine bowl       

     Referring now to  FIG. 1-6 , the present invention features a novel water pipe smoking system ( 100 ) providing cooler smoke, a smoother draw, and cleaner ingestion during use. In some embodiments, the system ( 100 ) comprises a base chamber ( 110 ) having a base chamber cavity ( 114 ) located therein. In some embodiments, the base chamber ( 110 ) comprises an open base chamber top ( 111 ), a closed base chamber bottom ( 112 ) and a base chamber side wall ( 113 ). In some embodiments, a hose ( 115 ) is located on the base chamber side wall ( 113 ) close to the base chamber top ( 111 ) and fluidly connected to base chamber cavity ( 114 ). In some embodiments, the base chamber ( 110 ) is designed to contain a water level in a base chamber lower half ( 116 ) and a vapor headspace in a base chamber upper half ( 117 ). In some embodiments, the vapor headspace is designed to contain smoke. 
     In some embodiments, the system ( 100 ) comprises one or more filtering liquid lock chambers ( 120 ) each having a filtering liquid lock chamber cavity ( 124 ) located therein. In some embodiments, the filtering liquid lock chamber ( 120 ) comprises an open filtering liquid lock chamber top ( 121 ) and an open filtering liquid lock chamber bottom ( 122 ). In some embodiments, the filtering liquid lock chamber ( 120 ) is designed to contain a water level in a filtering liquid lock chamber lower half ( 126 ) and a vapor headspace in a filtering liquid lock chamber upper half ( 127 ). In some embodiments, the vapor headspace is designed to contain smoke. 
     In some embodiments, the system ( 100 ) comprises a chamber connecting lid ( 130 ) having an open vapor transfer tube ( 135 ) passing there through. In some embodiments, the vapor transfer tube ( 135 ) extends out and away from a chamber connecting lid top end ( 131 ). In some embodiments, the tube extends out and away from a chamber connecting lid bottom end ( 132 ). 
     In some embodiments, the filtering liquid lock chamber ( 120 ) is removably attached to either another filtering liquid lock chamber ( 120 ) or the base chamber ( 110 ) via the chamber connecting lid ( 130 ) located on the filtering liquid lock chamber bottom ( 122 ) and either the second filtering liquid lock chamber top ( 121 ) or the base chamber top ( 111 ). In some embodiments, the filtering liquid lock chamber cavity ( 124 ) is fluidly connected to either another filtering liquid lock chamber cavity ( 124 ) or the base chamber cavity ( 114 ) via the vapor transfer tube ( 135 ). In some embodiments, a lowermost vapor transfer tube end ( 136 ) is designed to be submerged beneath the water level in either the base chamber lower half ( 116 ) or the filtering liquid lock chamber lower half ( 126 ). In some embodiments, an uppermost vapor transfer tube end ( 137 ) is designed to project above the water level in the filtering liquid lock chamber lower half ( 126 ). 
     In some embodiments, the system ( 100 ) comprises a stem cap ( 140 ) having an open top medicine bowl stem ( 145 ) passing there through. In some embodiments, the top medicine bowl stem ( 145 ) extends out and away from a stem cap bottom end ( 142 ). In some embodiments, the filtering liquid lock chamber lid is removably attached to a topmost filtering liquid lock chamber ( 120 ) at the filtering liquid lock chamber top ( 121 ). In some embodiments, the filtering liquid lock chamber cavity ( 124 ) is fluidly connected to an atmosphere immediately outside the filtering liquid lock chamber ( 120 ). In some embodiments, a lowermost top medicine bowl stem end ( 146 ) is designed to be submerged beneath the water level in the filtering liquid lock chamber lower half ( 126 ). 
     In some embodiments, the system ( 100 ) comprises a medicine bowl ( 150 ) located on the filtering liquid lock chamber lid. In some embodiments, the medicine bowl ( 150 ) is fluidly connected to the filtering liquid lock vapor transfer tube ( 135 ) on an uppermost top medicine bowl stem end ( 147 ). 
     In some embodiments, water is located in the base chamber ( 110 ) and one or more filtering liquid lock chambers ( 120 ). In some embodiments, for use, an herbal substance is located in the medicine bowl ( 150 ). In some embodiments, the herbal substance is ignited creating a smoke for inhalation. In some embodiments, the smoke is inhaled via passing through the water via suction from a mouth of a user located on the hose ( 115 ). 
     In some embodiments, the system ( 100 ) comprises two or more stacked filtering liquid lock chambers ( 120 ). 
     As used herein, the term “about” refers to plus or minus 10% of the referenced number. 
     The disclosures of the following U.S. Patents are incorporated in their entirety by reference herein: U.S. Pat. No. D 256,506; U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2008/0072917; U.S. Pat. No. 7,806,123; U.S. Pat. No. 5,738,116; U.S. Pat. No. 4,648,410; U.S. Pat. No. 4,165,753; U.S. Pat. No. 4,148,327; U.S. Pat. No. 4,142,536; U.S. Pat. No. 4,014,353; and U.S. Pat. No. 3,918,464. 
     Various modifications of the invention, in addition to those described herein, will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description. Such modifications are also intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims. Each reference cited in the present application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     Although there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made thereto which do not exceed the scope of the appended claims. Therefore, the scope of the invention is only to be limited by the following claims. Reference numbers recited in the claims are exemplary and for ease of review by the patent office only, and are not limiting in any way. In some embodiments, the figures presented in this patent application are drawn to scale, including the angles, ratios of dimensions, etc. In some embodiments, the figures are representative only and the claims are not limited by the dimensions of the figures. In some embodiments, descriptions of the inventions described herein using the phrase “comprising” includes embodiments that could be described as “consisting of”, and as such the written description requirement for claiming one or more embodiments of the present invention using the phrase “consisting of” is met. 
     The reference numbers recited in the below claims are solely for ease of examination of this patent application, and are exemplary, and are not intended in any way to limit the scope of the claims to the particular features having the corresponding reference numbers in the drawings.