Improvements in the Construction of Mouthpieces for Tobacco Pipes, Cigar and Cigarette Holders.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
Improvements in the Construction of Mouthpieces for Tobacco Pipes,
Cigar and Cigarette Holders.
ARTHUR EDWARD GILBERT, A.I.E.E. Electrical Engineer, 14 Kingsley
Place, Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to the part of the mouthpiece, or stem, that enters
the mouth, the object being to have the smoke bore of such as short as possible,
instead of in one continuous length, and to trap the saliva, or juice, or nicotine, as
it collects in the long bore of the stem thereby preventing it being sucked back
into the mouth. By one arrangement this is effected by forming the mouth end of
the stem larger than the bore, for a certain part of its length, and fitting therein,
a slightly tapered thimble having a more tapered point, into which is fitted, or
screwed, a short mouthpiece tapered in a similar manner and with a hole through
each for the smoke to. pass. The length of this mouthpiece, including tapered
portion, need not exceed 1 inches but it may be more or less. The thimbles and
short mouthpiece being made interchangeable several thimbles may be used at one
time (should the smoker have a very sensitive palate) or the thimble or thimbles
may be discarded and simply the short mouthpiece used alone. The arrangement
may be applied as a mouthpiece to any pipe stem with the advantage that, should
the pipe be inverted, the saliva, juice, or nicotine, cannot escape into the mouth.
By another arrangement a small receptacle in the shape of an egg or ball, or other
equivalent shape, made of any suitable metal or material, may be provided or
formed near to the end of the stem that enters the mouth. The thimble or
thimbles and short tapered mouthpiece may be fitted into this receptacle and the
saliva, juice, or nicotine trapped in a similar manner to the first arrangement.
Hitherto pipe inventors have neglected any great improvement in the mouthpiece,
to prevent nicotine reaching the mouth, and, therefore, my invention may well be
termed "The Perfection of Mouthpieces."
ARTHUR E. GILBERT.
Improvements in the Construction of Mouthpieces for Tobacco Pipes,
Cigar and Cigarette Holders.
I, ARTHUR EDWARD GILBERT, of 14 Kingsley Place, Heaton, Newcastle-on-
Tyne, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, that is to say :-
This invention has reference to the part of mouthpiece or stem which enters the

page_text: mouth, the object being to have the smoke bore of such as short as possible,
instead of in one continuous length, and to trap the saliva or juice or nicotine as it
collects in the long bore of the stem thereby preventing it being sucked back into
the mouth.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of carrying same into
practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto appended an explanatory
sheet of drawings in which the same reference letters are used to indicate
corresponding parts in all the figures where shown.
Figure 1 represents a view of a mouthpiece stem with thimbles, mouth end and
cleaning rod as constructed in accordance with my improvements..
Figure 2 shows my improvements as applied to a cigarette or cigar holder.
Figure 3 shows same applied as a pipe or convertible into a cigarette or cigar
holder.
Figure 4 shows same applied to another form of pipe.
Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1 but in which no thimbles are shown
fitted, and
Figure 6 is a detached view of part of the cleaning rod.
Referring to these drawings:-
By one arrangement these improvements are effected by forming the mouth
end a² of the stem a larger than the bore a', for a certain part of its length, and
fitting therein a slightly tapered thimble 6 having a more tapered point 6' into
which is fitted or screwed a short mouthpiece c tapered in a similar manner at c
and with a hole through each for the smoke to pass. The outer end part of the
thimble 6 would preferably be milled. The length of this mouthpiece including
tapered portion need not exceed 1 inches but it may be more or less. The
thimbles band short mouthpiece c being made interchangeable several thimbles
may be used at one time, (should the smoker have a very sensitive palate) or the
thimble or thimbles may be discarded and simply the short mouthpiece c used
alone as shown in Figures 3 and 5. The arrangement may be applied as a
mouthpiece to any pipe stem with the advantage that should the pipe be inverted,
the saliva, juice or nicotine cannot escape into the mouth.
By another arrangement a small receptacle in the shape of an egg or ball A or
other equivalent shape, and made of any suitable metal or material may be
provided or formed at or near the end of the stem a.
This is shown in Figure 3 applied as a pipe, while a top cap A' may be fitted
over the pipe when to be used as a cigarette holder, while a further cap B may be
fitted over this when to be converted into a cigar holder. In the arrangement
shown in Figure 2 the part A is made to form a cigarette holder, and the outer
cap B fitted over this when to be converted into a cigar holder.
An aluminium rod d is preferably fitted inside the bore al of stem a leaving an
annular space round it for the smoke to pass through, and worsted thread dis
preferably coiled round its end, as shown in Figure 6, so that by pulling this rod
outwards through the bore a of stem, all collected nicotine or moisture is
drawn away.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
First. The constructing of the mouthpieces of tobacco pipes, and cigar or
cigarette holders, in the improved combination manner herein described in reference
to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Second. In connection with tobacco pipes and cigar and cigarette holders, the
fitting of one or more thimbles in the mouthpiece, substantially as herein described
in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Third. In connection with the mouthpieces of tobacco pipes and cigar and

page_text: cigarette holders, the forming of nicotine trapping chambers substantially as herein
described in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 15th February 1897
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Agents.