An improved Tobacco-pipe.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 29th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Nov., 1894
An improved Tobacco-pipe.
I JAMES JEROME MCGHEE, of 20, Offerton Road, Grafton Square, Clapham,
London S. W. Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to the construction of an improved tobacco-pipe which I
purpose calling the "We've Got it at Last!" the principle of which is to provide
that the smoke in its passage from the bowl to the mouth of the smoker, shall not
come in contact with the nicotine generated during the process of smoking, and to
prevent any nicotine from reaching the mouth of the smoker.
This improved tobacco-pipe consists of an ordinary bowl divided just above the
stem thereof, the upper portion to contain the tobacco, being made to screw or
otherwise fix into the lower portion. Within the wall of the upper portion nearest
the stem I bore or otherwise form three channels or passages near to each other,
and forming a junction at their upper ends, two of these channels open at their
lower ends, into the cavity containing the tobacco, the third being continued
downwards through the substance of the lower portion and along through the
upper part of the stem to meet the mouthpiece. The lower portion into which the
upper portion is screwed or otherwise fixed as aforesaid, forms the reservoir,
the nicotine passing therein through an opening in the bottom of the cavity
containing the tobacco. This reservoir I extend to meet the mouthpiece by a
boring or passage along the lower part of the stem. There are thus two separate
channels within the stem, the upper or smoke channel communicating with the
cavity containing the tobacco, and the lower channel or continuation of the
reservoir. The mouthpiece which is detachable, has a solid end that is screwed or
otherwise fixed into the said lower channel, and a bore or passage to correspond
with the upper or smoke channel of which it forms a continuation.
This improved pipe may be made of any suitable material, form and size.
Dated this 01at de fl. 1901
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tobacco-pipe.
I JAMES JEROME MCGHEE of 20 Offerton Road, Grafton Square, Clapham
London S.W. Gentleman, 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 :-
My invention relates to the construction of an improved tobacco-pipe which I
purpose calling the We've Got it at Last! the principle of which is to provide
(1) that the smoke in its passage from the bowl to the mouth of the smoker shall
not come in contact with the nicotine generated during the process of smoking, and
(2) to prevent any nicotine from reaching the mouth of the smoker.
In order more jully to describe my invention reference is made to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings.

page_text: Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of a complete pipe taken upon the
line A. B of Fig. 2 which is a plan view of the bowl of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the said bowl taken either upon the line C D or
the line E F of Fig. 2.
This improved tobacco-pipe may be made of any suitable material form and size
and consists of an ordinary bowl which for the purpose of my invention, I divide
above the stem thereof at the line G H Fig. 1, the upper portion or bowl j to
contain the tobacco being formed with a short screw at the base, preferably made
solid and of less diameter than the bowl, so that it can be screwed to the lower
portion / which is correspondingly threaded to receive it, as shewn in Fig. 1.
Within the wall of j at the side nearest the stem I bore or otherwise form
upward three channels or passages m, l, and m, near to each other as shewn in
Fig. 2, the channels m, m, being made to incline to the central channel so that
all three channels form a junction at their upper ends within the said wall, the
channels m, m, open at their lower ends into the bowl as shewn in Fig. 3, the
channel 1, being continued downwards into the substance of k and along through
the upper part of the stem n, to meet the mouthpiece, as shewn in Fig. 1. The
lower portion k to which the bowl j, is screwed as aforesaid, forms the nicotine
reservoir r, which is extended to meet the mouthpiece by a wide boring or passage
along the lower part of the stem as shewn in Fig. 1, the nicotine passes therein
through an oblique opening p, in the bottom of the bowl at the point furthest from
the stem, the bottom of the bowl being made to incline to the said opening as
shewn in Fig. 1. There are thus two separate channels or passages within the
stem n, the upper or smoke channel I, continued into the wall of the bowl j, and
communicating with the interior of the said bowl through its junction with the
channels m, m, aud the lower and wider channel or reservoir r, communicating with
the bowl through the opening p as shewn in Fig. 1. The mouthpiece s, which
may be of vulcanite, amber, bone or any suitable material, is detachable, it has a
solid end t that is screwed or pushed (I prefer a push mouthpiece) into, the said
lower channel or reservoir r, and a bore or passage to correspond with the upper
or smoke channel of which it forms a continuation, as shewn in Fig. 1. I render
the said smoke channel perfectly air-tight by placing a metal band round the stem
from the end of which it slightly extends, so as to cover the junction of the stem
with the mouthpiece, and 1 may roughen one side of said band so that it shall serve
as a striker for matches.
When this pipe is in use the tobacco is placed in the bowl ; and lighted in the
usual manner. The smoke passes up the channels m, m, and down and along
through the channel 1, reaching the mouth of the smoker without coming in contact
with the nicotine generated during the process of smoking, while the said nicotine
is prevented from reaching the smokers mouth by reason of the solid end t, of the
mouthpiece.
The channels or passages in this pipe can be easily and quickly cleaned when
necessary, by screwing off the bowl, and the reservoir can always be emptied by
simply withdrawing the mouthpiece, but as the nicotine contained therein remains
entirely uninfluenced by the suction of the smoker it can cause no inconvenience
even though the reservoir be full.
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 :-
1. In an improved tobacco-pipe the smoke channels or passages m, 1, and m, in
the wall of the bowl, m, m, opening at their lower ends into the interior of the
bowl, being prolonged through stem and mouthpiece, substantially as herein
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The extended nicotine reservoir r, substantially as herein described, and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 3. The improved tobacco pipe herein described and shewn, constructed and
operating substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth, and illustrated by
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of September 1894.
JAMES JEROME MCGHEE.