IMPROVEMENTS IN SMOKING PIPES AND CIGAR OR CIGARETTE HOLDERS
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 11th Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 11th May, 1888
I WILLIAM RILEY of Tate Naylor Street Batloy Carr near Dewsbury in the County
York do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
SMOKING PIPES AND CIGAR OR CIGARETTE HOLDERS to be as follows:-
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The object of my Improvements is to prevent the accumulation in the stem and
bowl of the pipe of nicotine and saliva, which besides clogging and fouling the stem
of the pipe often gives rise to a disagreeable gurgling as the smoke is drawn through
the bottom of the bowl or stem. The saliva and moisture from the mouth descending
the stem of the pipe, on reaching the bowl moistens the tobacco and dissolves part
of the same, which owing to the heat of the bowl, especially whilst the tobacco lower
down is being consumed, gives rise to noxious and offensive vapours from the mixture
of saliva and tobacco. Now the immediate object of my improvements is to catch the
saliva and moisture and the condensed tobacco fumes at the upper part of the pipe
stem, and prevent their passage down to the lower part of the stem, or bowl.
For this purpose I provide near the upper part of the stem and on the under side
thereof, a short tube or receptacle; which may be inclined or vertical, but so placed
that the saliva, moisture, and condensed fumes descend into this tube or receptacle
instead of passing far down the stem. The end of this tube may be provided, with a
screwed, sliding, or other form of stopper, which can be removed, when it is desired
to discharge the above offensive accumulation. The tube or receptacle may be
attached direct to the pipe stem, or the stem instead of being made continuous may be
made jointed; one of the jointed parts of the stem having the above mentioned tube or
receptacle attached thereto.
Such receptacles are not entirely novel, but hitherto they have been attached either
to the bottom of the bowl, or the lower part of the stem and the above evils have
only been very partially remedied. With my arrangement the stem is kept clean
much longer, and there is a great saving, as none of the tobacco in the bowl is spoilt
by being moistened with saliva or condensed tobacco fumes.
1005
J. CLARK JEFFERSON,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Smoking Pipes and Cigar or Cigarette Holders.
I, WILLIAM RILEY, of Tate Naylor Street, Batley Carr, near Dewsbury, in the
County of York 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 :-
The object of my improvements is to prevent the accumulation in the stem and
bowl of the pipe of nicotine and saliva, which besides clogging and fouling the stem
of the pipe often gives rise to a disagreeable gurgling, as the smoke is drawn through
the bottom of the bowl or stem. The saliva and moisture from the mouth, descending
the stem of the ordinary straight pipe, on reaching the bowl moistens the tobacco, and
dissolves part of the same, which owing to the heat of the bowl, especially whilst the
tobacco lower down is being consumed, gives rise to noxious and offensive vapours
from the mixture of saliva and tobacco. Now the immediate object of my
improvements is to catch the saliva and moisture and the condensed tobacco fumes
at the upper part of the pipe stem and prevent their passage to the pipe bowl.
For this purpose I provide near the upper part of the stem, and on the underside
thereof, a short tube or receptacle, which may be inclined or vertical, but so placed
that the saliva, moisture, and condensed fumes descend into this tube or receptacle.
The end of this tube may be provided with a screwed, sliding, or other form of stopper,
which can be removed, when it is desired to discharge the above offensive accumulation.
The tube or receptacle may be attached direct to the pipe stem, or the stem instead
of being made continuous may be made jointed, one of the jointed parts of the stem
having the above mentioned tube or receptacle attached thereto..
In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now make reference
to the accompanying sheet of Drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is elevation of a pipe constructed
according to my invention, and Fig. 2 is section thereof. a is the bowl of the pipe, to
the stem of which I fix an elbow pipe b, in communication with the horizontal tube c,
supported by the tie rod or strap à. It will be seen that by this arrangement nicotine
and saliva will remain in the lower part c, and cannot possibly get to the tobacco,
consequently the tobacco is always kept dry and can be smoked until entirely con-
sumed, without the waste of tobacco at present always found at the bottom of the
tobacco bowl. One end of the lower tube c is made with a plug e, which can be
withdrawn for the purpose of cleaning out the pipe stem, and eject any accumulation
by blowing through it.
Another arrangement of the double stemmed pipe is shewn at Figs. 3, 4 and 5
where I have shewn a slightly modified form of the double stemmed pipe, and in
Fig. 6 I have shewn the tube c to be vertical, where it will be seen that the nicotine
and other moisture will fall into the said vertical pipe c, and not get near the tobacco
in the bowl of the pipe. In all cases provision is made for cleaning by the removal
of the plugs e.

page_text: Such receptacles are not entirely novel, but hitherto they have been attached either
to the bottom of the bowl, or the lower part of the stem, and the above evils have
only been very partially remedied. With my arrangement the stem is kept clean
much longer, and there is a great saving, as none of the tobacco in the bowl is spoilt
by being moistened with saliva or condensed tobacco. The pipes may be made of any
suitable material.
By the arrangement of smoking pipe, cigar and cigarette holder, as herein shewn
and described, the smoker will be from many objections which he now encounters by
smoking pipes of the ordinary construction.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what I
claim is :-
Firstly. In smoking pipes or cigar and cigarette holders, the combination therewith
of the additional stem, arranged and employed for purposes substantially as shewn
and described.
Secondly. In pipes for smoking tobacco, or cigar and cigarette holders, the arrange-
ment of vertical in combination with horizontal stems, substantially as shown in
Fig. 6.