IMPROVEMENTS IN PIPES AND TUBES FOR SMOKING
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Hannaford, of Regent Street, in the County of
Middlesex, Dressing-case Maker, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN PIPES
AND TUBES FOR SMOKING."
Sealed the 7th August 1877, and dated the 27th March 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Hannaford at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 27th March 1877.
WILLIAM HANNAFORD, of Regent Street, in the County of Middlesex, Dressing-
case Maker.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN PIPES AND TUBES FOR SMOKING."
According to my Invention I mount on the stem a cylindrical portion, which is
formed in two parts hinged together; one part carries the mouth-piece, and the
other part is slotted and slides telescopically over the stem, being guided in its
travel by a pin or stud placed on a ferrule fixed at the end of the stem.
When the pipe is to be used the cylindrical slotted portion is slidden over the
stem, and carries with it the other portion holding the mouth-piece, which is then
turned down, and the whole slidden forward; an inward projection on the mouth-
piece then enters the stem, and keeps the whole pipe securely fastened while in use;
but when not in use or to be cleaned, the portion carrying the mouth-piece is folded
over the stem, and when the pipe is carried in the pocket occupies very little
space.
Although I have described the Invention as applied to pipes, it may be applied in
obvious similar manner to cigar and cigarette tubes.

page_text: According to my Invention I mount on the stem of the pipe a cylindrical or other
suitably shaped tubular piece of metal, formed in two portions and hinged together;
one portion carries the mouth-piece, and the other is slotted and slides on the stem,
it being guided in its travel by a pin or stud fixed to a ferrule on the end of such
stem.
When the pipe is to be used the slotted cylindrical portion is sliddon along the
stem, and carries with it the portion holding the mouth-piece, which is then folded
over or turned down, and the whole arrangement slidden forward; a projection on
the mouth-piece enters the stem, and keeps the parts of the pipe connected and
securely fastened. When the pipe is not in use or to be cleaned, the portion carrying 1
the mouth-piece is folded back over the stem, and when carried in the pocket
occupies very little space.
I now proceed with reference to the accompanying Drawings to describe moro
particularly the mode of carrying my Invention into practical effect.
Figure 1 is an elevation of a pipe constructed according to any improvements.
Figure 2 is a plan of the under side of the same.
Figure 3 is an elevation showing the portion carrying the mouth-picco folded
over the stem.
Figure 5 is a section, also on an enlarged scale, showing the mouth-piece and 2
stem fitted together.
Figure 4 is a section on an enlarged scale of the stem and mouth-pieco. The
mouth-piece is shown in the position it would occupy after being folded over or
turned down, but before being fitted into the stem.
One the stem of the pipe A I fit or mount a cylindrical or tubular piece con- 2
structed in two portions a¹, a², and connected together by the hinge b. The portion
u is capable of sliding backwards and forwards on the stem A for a portion of its
length; it has a slot c cut in its under side, as seen at Figure 2, and is guided in its
travel by a stud or pin d secured to a ferrule or smaller concentric cylindrical or
tubular piece e, fitted on the end of the stem. The portion a² carries the mouth- 3
piece B, and the hinge 6 permits them to be folded over the stem A, as seen in
Figure 3; this folding arrangement is especially destined to permit the pipe to
assume smaller dimensions when it be desired to carry it in the pocket, and also to
afford facility in cleaning the parts.
Supposing that the pipe with its mouth-pieco folded over the stem has been taken
from its case, and that it is to be used, the cylindrical portion a¹ must be slidden
along the stem A and over the ferrule or concentric cylindrical piece e till the
stud & stops it by coming in contact with the end of the slot c. The portion a² with
the mouth-piece B is now folded down, and as the shoulder g on the said portion
enters the sliding portion a' they become locked, and the tubular projection f is
now directly opposite the bore of the stem, as seen in Figure 4. The mouth-piece
is then pushed forward towards the bowl, and the projection fentering the stem,
these two parts (stem and mouth-piece) are thereby kept connected and securely
fastened. The pipe is now ready for smoking.
The slotted tubular portion, instead of being cylindrical, may be of other con-
venient shape, as, for example, lozenge or diamond shape, or of hexagonal shape.
Although I have described the Invention as applied to a pipe, it may be applied
in obviously similar manner to cigar and cigarette tubes, and the slotted cylindrical
or tubular piece may be on the mouth-piece instead of on the stem, as shewn in the
Drawings.
Having now described the nature of the said Invention and in what manner the
same may be performed, I declare that I claim, fitting or mounting on the stem or
on the mouth-piece of pipes and tubes for smoking a cylindrical or other suitably

page_text: shaped piece constructed in two portions hinged together, and acting as herein
described, for the purposes set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Hannaford, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Thirteenth day August, in the year of our Lord One thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
Witness,
ERNEST DE PASS,
Office for Patents,
68, Fleet Street,
London.
W. HANNAFORD. (LS.)