Improvements in and connected with Pipes for Smoking Tobacco.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1894
Co plete Specification Left, 2nd Sept., 1895-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Pipes for Smoking Tobacco.
I, ALFRED WEEKES, of 11 Frankfort Street, Plymouth, Devonshire, Solicitor,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention enables 1st. A pipe to be lighted in stormy weather with an
ordinary match: 2nd. Provides a cover for the pipe protecting it against the
weather, the cover being adjustable to various heights above the top of the pipe:
3rd. The cover in fine weather can be fitted to the bottom of the bowl, giving
the pipe the appearance of an ordinary pipe. The above results are obtained in
the following way:
I prefer to make the bowl of the pipe square, and to have a corresponding
cover to fit upon the same somewhat larger than the pipe bowl, on the side of
which may be a bow spring to prevent the cover falling off if the mouth of the
bowl is turned down. A suitable slot is made in the cover for the stem of pipe,
and a longer slot for the insertion of a match to light the pipe by. The side of this
slot may have a piece of sand paper attached to strike the match on; the top of
the cover is fitted with holes for ventilation, and to secure the burning of the
match when lighted and put inside. When the cover is inverted on the pipe, the
stem of pipe is admitted by the lighting slot.
Dated this 1st day of December 1894.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Pipes for Smoking Tobacco.
I, ALFRED WEEKES, of 11 Frankfort Street, Plymouth, Devonshire, Solicitor,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention enables (a) a pipe to be lighted in stormy weather with an
ordinary match, (b) provides a cover for the pipe protecting it against the weather,
the cover being adjustable to various heights above the top of the pipe bowl,
(c) the cover in fine weather can be fitted to the bottom of the bowl, giving the
pipe somewhat the appearance of an ordinary pipe.
To enable the invention to be fully understood I will now proceed to describe the
same with aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 perspective view of front and outside of a pipe arranged to carry out
this invention.
Figure 2 perspective view of cover shewing front and one side, also perforated
top.
Figure 3 perspective view of pipe.
Figure 4 perspective view of cover.
Figures 5 and 6: section shewing cover in vertical and inverted positions on pipe.
Figure 7 perspective view shewing match inserted in slot in cover to light pipe
in windy weather

page_text: Figures 8 and 9 vertical section and plan respectively of a circular cover to suit
round bowls, and having a rotary ventilating shield on top.
A, illustrates bowl of pipe, which for the purpose of this invention is shewn
square, but any other shape may be employed: B, stem of bowl, a short portion of
same near bowl is reduced on each side as at C: D, a bow spring on bowl to
secure cover: E, rough surface, to strike match on. F, the cover formed with a
slot G, which, when the cover is put over the pipe, exposes the rough surface E.
To light the pipe in the wind, the cover is raised to near top of bowl, the
match J lighted on the rough surface E and inserted through the slot G, as
illustrated at Fig. 7. The smoker is able as he lights his pipe to look through
the slot G, to see if the tobacco is properly alight. The top of the cover is made
with ventilating holes K. When the cover is placed inverted on the bowl as at
Fig. 6, the cover is placed to enable slot G, to meet the reduced part C of stem.
The cover may be made round and corrugated as at Figures 8 and 9 and the
inside of top may be fitted with a ventilating shield L, having a projection M, to
turn it by.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
The manner of arranging a cover to the bowl of pipes to enable the pipe to be
lighted in a wind, and which also enables the cover to be placed inverted on the
bowl, substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of September 1895.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
37 Cursitor Street, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.