IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PIPES FOR SMOKING TOBACCO
Year: 1872

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Rolt Triscott, of Plymouth, in the
County of Devon, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF PIPES FOR SMOKING TOBACCO."
Sealed the 20th June 1873, and dated the 24th December 1872.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said William Rolt Triscott
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition and
Declaration, on the 24th December 1872, pursuant to the. 9th
Section of the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
ROLT TRISCOTT, of Plymouth, in the County of Devon, send greeting.
WHEREAS I are in possession of an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OF PIPES FOR Smoking Tobacco,” and have petitioned Her
Majesty to grant unto me, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
Her Royal Letters Patent for the same, and have made solemn
Declaration that I are the true and first Inventor thereof.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Rolt Triscott, do hereby
declare that the following Complete Specification, under my hand and
seal, fully describes and ascertains the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed in and by the following
statement, that is to say :-

page_text: My said Invention consists in an improved method of constructing
pipes for smoking tobacco, whereby the same are rendered capable of
being cleansed with great facility. The bowl is constructed of two
parts, the lower of which is connected with the stem, or formed in one
piece therewith. The upper portion of the bowl is connected with the
lower part of the latter by means of a hinge upon which it is free to
turn, and when placed in a position for smoking is retained therein by a
spring catch or stud placed on the side opposite to that on which the
hinge is situated, and which catch or stud is operated by the pressure of
the thumb or finger. The hollow portion of the upper part of the bowl
is by preference of a conical section, into which the tobacco is
introduced when the said upper part of the bowl is turned back upon
the hinge.
The tobacco may be introduced either in the ordinary state, or may
be formed into " cartridges" or plugs, which may be placed in the
interior of the upper part of the bowl. The oil produced by the com-
bustion of the tobacco descends into the lower portion of the bowl, and
when it is desired to remove the same and to cleanse the stem of the
pipe, it is only necessary to turn back the upper portion of the bowl
upon its hinge, when the oil can be readily removed and the stem
cleared, either by simply blowing through it, or by passing a pin or
other convenient agent for that purpose through the same.
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I would observe
in conclusion, that what I consider novel and original, and therefore
claim as constituting my said Invention is, the construction of pipes
for smoking tobacco substantially as herein-before set forth and
described, or any mere modifications thereof.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Rolt Triscott, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-fourth day of
December, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and soxtants two