Year: 1898

page_text: I, MATTHEW WILSON, of 123, Branch Road, Burnley, in the County of Lancaster,
Carrier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to an improved tobacco pipe, and consists of an
improved construction of the stem and mouthpiece to intercept nicotine and oily
matters from passing to the mouth of the smoker, and at the same time enable the
pipe to be readily cleaned.
According to my invention, the stem of the pipe receives two bores, an upper
bore and a lower bore. The upper bore leads directly into the pipe bowl. The
lower bore forms a kind of well for the nicotine, and communicates with an
aperture at the bottom of the stem, to which is fitted a screw plug.
The mouth piece is also formed with an upper draught, and is curved slightly
upwards towards the mouth of the smoker, so that the oily matter will have a
tendency to subside either into the said well described or otherwise finds its way
into a recess cut under the upper draught in the mouth piece, but which has no
cutlet save into the said well of the pipe stem.
It will thus be seen that my improved pipe possesses two wells, one underneath
the draught in the stem, and the other underneath the draught in the mouth-
piece, the former however, only having a plugged outlet. When the mouthpiece
has been screwed on, there is a considerable open space between the draughts in
the stem and the mouth-piece respectively, and also the two wells.
This open space or chamber may have a spiral groove to assist the lodgment of
the oily matter or nicotine into the said wells in either direction.
To clear the pipe of nicotine or oily matter, the plug in the well in the stem is
removed, and the pipe blown through, or a wire or the like inserted.
The stem and the mouthpiece are provided with a flush joint to permit the
nicotine to run from one well to the other.
Dated this 11th day of July 1900
acco Pipes.
I, MATTHEW WILSON, of 128, Branch Road, Burnley, in the County of Lancaster,
Carrier, 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 has reference to an improved tobacco nine and consists.

page_text: improved construction of the stem and mouthpiece to intercept nicotine and oily
matters from passing to the mouth of the smoker, and at the same time enable the
pipe to be readily cleaned.
According to my invention, the stem of the pipe receives two bores, an upper
bore and a lower bore. The upper bore leads directly into the pipe bowl. The
lower bore forms a kind of well for the nicotine, and communicates with an
aperture at the bottom of the stem, to which is fitted a screw plug.
The mouth-piece is also formed with an upper draught, and is curved slightly
upwards towards the mouth of the smoker, so that the oily matter will have a
tendency to subside either into the said well described or otherwise finds its way
into a recess cut under the upper draught the mouth-piece, but which has no
outlet save into the said well of the pipe stem.
It will thus be seen that my improved pipe possesses two wells, one underneath
the draught in the stem, and the other underneath the draught in the mouth-
piece, the former, however, only having a plugged outlet. When the mouth-piece
has been screwed on or inserted, there is a considerable open space between the
draughts in the stem and the mouth-piece respectively, and also the two wells.
This open space or chamber may have a spiral groove to assist the lodgment of
the oily matter or nicotine into the said wells in either direction. To clear the
pipe of nicotine or oily matter, the plug in the well in the stem is removed and
the pipe blown through, or a wire or the like inserted.
The stem and the mouth-piece may be provided with a flush joint to permit
the nicotine to run from one well to the other.
My invention will be clearly understood by reference to the accompanying
drawing, in which
A is the tobacco pipe bowl, B the stem, and C the mouthpiece. The stem B
is formed with two bores, an upper bore D leading from the pipe bowl A, and a
lower bore or well E leading to an aperture at the bottom of the stem, fitted
with a screw plug G. Similarly, in the mouth-piece C, I form two bores, an upper
bore H leading to the mouth of the smoker and a lower bore J forming a kind
of well, which has no outlet save into the well of the pipe stèm."
The nicotine or oily matter from the smoke as it is passing through the smoke
draughts D and H subsides either into the well E or J as the case may be, and
ultimately lodges near the plug G, which may be removed, when required, and
the pipe blown through, to clean the pipe, or a wire or the like may be inserted for
a like purpose.
To facilitate the lodgment of matter into the said wells, a considerable space or
chamber K is left betwixt one well and the other:
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said.inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
., I
:
1. The improved construction of tobacco pipes,, substantially as described and
shewn on the accompanying drawing.
2. A tobacco pipe having a stem with a well parallel and underneath the draught
or smoke bore, leading to an aperture closed by a plug. in combination with an open
chamber such as K, and a mouth piece having a well or recess also underneath the
draught or smoke bore, substantially as and for the purpose described and
illustrated.