IMPROVEMENTS IN TOBACCO PIPES
Year: 1885

page_text: I, SAMUEL AMPHLET of Hagley Road, Edgbaston near Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of said invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN TOBACCO PIPES " to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to so construct tobacco pipes, that smoking is
rendered partially innocuous or harmless in its effects, by interposing between the
bowl and the entrance to the stem, a nicotine chamber or interceptor; so that the
nicotine or other deleterious products condensed during the smoking of tobacco, is
collected and intercepted in a chamber situated under the bowl; and into this
intercepting chamber, the inner end of the stem extends to a short distance from
the inside, which extension prevents any liquid or semi liquid substances or tobacco
dust thus deposited, from passing out through the hole in the stem, thus rendering
smoking partially innocuous in its effects; and further, the pipe is capable of being
kept perfectly clean and sweet, and free from that foulness which is common to
pipes of the ordinary kind.
The pipe consists essentially of three parts; a bowl which is screwed or fitted..
at its bottom end to the intercepting chamber which forms the bottom of the pipe,
while a hole through the bottom of the bowl passes, and through this hole, smoke
is drawn. The stem of the pipe is screwed or fitted into the nicotine intercepting
chamber, and the inner end of the said stem extends to a distance into the said
chamber; the entrance to the stem being elevated from the bottom; so that no
liquid, semi-liquid or solid matter can get into the stem of the pipe.
On smoking a pipe constructed according to my invention, the smoke from the
tobacco burned in the bowl, passes through the hole in its bottom into the nicotine
chamber, and thence through the hole in the extended end of the stem, thus
compelling the smoke to take a circuitous course as indicated.
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The stem and nicotine chamber may be made in one piece if desired, or it may
be made in two parts, which may be of vulcanite or any other suitable substance;
or the stem may be made separate from the intercepting chamber, and either fitted.
or screwed thereto, and the extension of the inner end of the stem may be made
separate from the stem itself.
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page_text: I, SAMUEL AMPHLET of Hagley Road Edgbaston near Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of said invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN TOBACCO PIPES," and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
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The object of my invention is to so construct tobacco pipes, that smoking is
rendered partially innocuous or harmless in its effects, by interposing between the
bowl and the entrance to the stem, a nicotine chamber or interceptor; so that the
nicotine or other deleterious products condensed during the smoking of tobacco, is
collected and intercepted in a chamber situated under or near the bowl; and into
this intercepting chamber, the inner end of the stem extends to a short distance
from the inside, which extension prevents any liquid or semi-liquid substances or
tobacco dust thus deposited, from passing out through the hole in the stem, and
thereby rendering smoking partially innocuous in its effects; and further, the pipe
is capable of being kept perfectly clean and sweet, and free from that foulness
which is common to pipes of the ordinary kind.
The pipe is made up essentially of two parts; a bowl screwed or fitted at its
bottom or underside, and a stem made in one piece with an intercepting chamber
which forms the base to the bowl.
The bowl consists of a chamber open at top, and partially closed at bottom,
having a screwed flange part which screws into the mouth of the intercepting
nicotine chamber situated at the front end of the stem. The bottom of the tobacco
bowl is provided with an ordinary small bole through which smoke and the liquid
products of combustion pass in the process of smoking. The underside of this hole
and the bottom of the bowl is formed into a neck or short depending pipe which
prevents the return of any deposit or liquid accumulated in the interceptor.
The stem of the pipe carrying the nicotine chamber at its front is screwed at its
mouth, and into which the flange on the underside of the bowl screws.
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The inner end of the stem is prolonged by a short pipe extending into the
nicotine intercepting chamber; so that the tube which is the entrance to the stem,
is elevated from the bottom of the chamber described, thereby preventing any
liquid, semi-liquid or solid matter, getting into the hole in the stem of the pipe.
On smoking a pipe constructed according to my invention, the smoke from the
tobacco burned in the bowl, passes through the hole in its bottom into the nicotine
chamber, and thence through the hole in the extended end of the stem, thus
compelling the smoke to take a circuitous course as indicated.
The stem and nicotine chamber may be made in one piece if desired, or it may
be made in two parts, composed of vulcanite, or any other suitable substance; or
the stem can be made separate from the intercepting chamber, either fitted or
screwed thereto; and further, the extension of the inner end of the stem can be
made separate from the stem itself.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawing, the
manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 is a side elevation, figure 2 a longitudinal vertical section of a tobacco
smoking pipe made according to my invention. Figure 3 is a transverse vertical
section of the bowl and interceptor. Figure 4 is an underside view of the bottom
of the bowl, and figure 5 is a plan of the nicotine intercepting chamber with the
stem broken off. Figure 6 is a modification.

page_text: a is the bowl of the pipe, and a* the inside of the bowl, wherein tobacco is placed
for smoking; a³ is a hole in the bottom of the inside of the said bowl, and a' is a
hanging neck or short tube depending from the underside of the said bowl; a³ is
a wormed flange which screws into the open mouth 6 of the nicotine intercepting
chamber b, which chamber forms the base to the pipe and the front to the stem c.
c is the hole in the stem, and c³ is an extension or prolongation of the said stem
into the chamber b, so as to prevent any accumulated matter in the said chamber,
from passing into the stem, on the pipe being inverted, as when placed in the
pocket by a person using it. The depending neck or collar a serves the same
purpose as the stem extension c³; that is, it prevents any matter deposited in the
chamber b from returning through the hole a to the bowl. d is a cap screwing
upon the screw plug e passing through, and into the underside of the base of the
pipe. The screw plug e has an axial hole e' through which the accumulated matter
passes from the interceptor 6 on the cap d being partially unscrewed, as represented
in figure 3. The said cap is provided at its bottom with the seat. f, holes f, and
outlet hole d; so that when a person requires to get rid of the contents of the
chamber 6, he has simply to place his hand upon the open mouth of the bowl of
the pipe, partially remove the screw cap d and then blow down the stem c, when
all accumulated matter in the chamber b will be forced through the hole e' of the
screw plug e, through the holes f in the seat and through the hole ď² in the cap,
thereby effectually cleansing the pipe of any nicotine or other accumulated matter
deposited within the chamber.
On the screwing up of the cap d the solid of the seat f comes in front of the
bottom of the hole e so as to render the bottom sound or air tight when smoking..
A joint g is also formed between the underside of the bowl of the pipe, and the
upper edge of the chamber or base 6, by interposing a washer of paper or other
suitable yielding material.
Figure 6 represents a modification of my invention, in which the bowl and the
bottom of the bowl is made in one piece, instead of the bowl proper being separable
from the base or intercepting chamber. The depending stem or tube for preventing
the return of moisture collected in the chamber, is made separate and passed into
position from the upper side of the partition as represented. The stem of the pipe
which carries an extended or prolonged nozzle is screwed or otherwise connected
to the neck at the base of the bowl or intercepting chamber.
Figure 7 also shows a modification in which the intercepting chamber is made
partly under the bowl and part out of the stem near the bowl.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is,―
First. In tobacco pipes-Forming a chamber between the outlet of a bowl, and
the inlet of a stem, wherein condensed nicotine or other liquid or semi-liquid
matter is intercepted, substantially as described and illustrated in the several
figures of the Drawing.
Secondly. Preventing the return of condensed nicotine or other liquid or semi-
liquid matter into the bowl; and also preventing the said nicotine or other like
matter entering the stem of a pipe, by making a of the former and the entrance a³
of the latter hang and project into a chamber or space wherein moisture or liquid
matter is collected, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this eleventh day of March 1886