IMPROVEMENTS IN PIPES FOR SMOKING, AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH
Year: 1850

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
EDWARDS STAITE, of Throgmorton Street, in the City of London, Gentleman,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster, the Fourth day of March,
One thousand eight hundred and fifty, in the thirteenth year of Her reign,
did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
William Edwards Staite, my exors, admors, and assigns, Her especial license,
full power, sole privilege and authority, that I, the said William Edwards
Staite, my exors, admors, and assigns, or such others as I, the said William
Edwards Staite, my exors, adiñors, or assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times during the term of years
thercin expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend,
within England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Inven-
tion of "IMPROVEMENTS IN PIPES FOR SMOKING, AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED
THEREWITH;" in which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso that I, the
said William Edward Staite, shall cause a particular description of the nature
my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, by
an instrument in writing under my hand and seal, to be inrolled in Her said
Majesty's High Court of Chancery within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said in part recited Letters Patent, as in
of

page_text: and by the same, reference being thereunto had, will more fully and at large
appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
William Edwards Staite, do hereby declare that my Invention consists,-
First, in so constructing the bowls and tubes or stems of pipes as to prevent
(as far as practicable) the oil resulting from the combustion of tobacco from
passing up the tube, and thence into the mouth and stomach of tho smoker,
thereby avoiding or greatly mitigating the evils arising to some constitutions
from smoking tobacco.
Second, in certain additions to pipe stems or tubes; and,
Third, in an improved tobacco stopper.
And the manner in which my Invention is to be performed is fully described
in and by the following Specification thereof, reference being had to the Draw-
ings hereunto annexed (that is to say):-
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of one of my improved pipes, which I propose
calling "The Patent Diaphragm Pipe." A is the bowl terminating at bottom
in a tube B, which extends down nearly to the bottom of a cup or receiver.
C is a perforated diaphragm fitted to or cast on the outside of the tube. D is
a moveable cup fitting on to the bottom of the pipe. E is the socket into
which the stem or tube, to convey the smoke to the mouth, is inserted. This
socket is in all cases above the diaphragm, so that before entering the stem
the smoke must pass down the small central tube B, impinge against and pass
through the perforated diaphragm, and then enter the stem, as shewn by the
arrows in the Drawing. The oil and vapour being intercepted fall into the
cup D, which should be taken off, and the contents emptied before throwing
the ash from the bowl, in order to prevent the oil running back into the bowl,
or finding its way into the tube or stem.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of another of my improved pipes, which I
also propose calling "The Patent Diaphragm Pipe." A is the bowl; B, a
hole communicating with a chamber beneath; C is a solid division or partition
pointed at bottom in the centre to facilitate the dropping of the oil and con-
densed vapour into the cup. It may be placed perpendicularly down the centre
or inclined at any angle. Attached to it at bottom is a pierced diaphragm, as
shown in the Drawing. The smoke in this case passes from the bowl through
the hole B, down the side of the partition, then impinges on the diaphragm,
passes through the same, as before, and so into the stem, as shown by the
arrows in the Drawing.
Figure 2 is a modification of the pipe last described.
Thither of the foregoing vines may be constructed with one or more dia.

page_text: phragms, as I do not restrict myself to the use of one only; and these
diaphragms may be inserted in pieces not pierced step fashion one above
another, as shown in section (Figure 3). Also, for the better and more per-
fect collection of the oil and vapour, a diaphragm pierced, as before described,
may be inserted in any suitable part of the socket into which the stem is to be
placed.
Figure 4 represents part of an improved stem or tube, which may be used
either with the pipes before described, or with pipes of ordinary construction
where moveable stems are employed. A is the piece which fits into the socket
of the pipe. B is the piece on to which the mouth-piece fits. C is a solid
division or partition fitted into a cylinder, and carries a perforated diaphragm
attached thereto. The course the smoke follows is indicated by the arrows.
D is a moveable cup for receiving any surplus oil or condensed vapour which
may not have been collected in the cup of the bowl; or in cases where the
bowls herein-before described are not used, then it collects the oil and con-
densed vapour directly as they come from the bowl of ordinary pipes.
Figure 5 is a sectional view of another addition to stems, which may be
used separately or in conjunction with the foregoing. A, A, is the stem.
B is a hollow projecting piece, to the inside of which are fitted three stops or
bridges a, b, c. d is a valve opening upwards towards the mouth, and rest-
ing on the stops b and c when closed. is a pin which passes through the
side of the projecting piece, and terminates inwardly in a slide e. This pin
serves to press the slide over the aperture between the stops a and b, and is
prevented from rising by the spring f. A helical spring 9 keeps the pin out,
and prevents the slide closing the aperture, except when required. This con-
trivance allows air to be blown through the stem to clear it when necessary,
and prevents waste of tobacco by the back puff when smoke is being, expelled
from the mouth.
Figure 6 represents an improved tobacco stopper to be used with either of
the pipes before described, or with pipes of the ordinary kind, such as the
meerschaum and German pipes. It may be made to fit on easily, but with
sufficient adhesion to hold it in its place, or may be permanently fitted with a
hinge joint, so as to turn over and leave the bowl free for emptying the ashes
and refilling the pipe. A is a pipe bowl; b, a hinged bridge; c, a stopper of
any suitable material, having a rod with a helical or other suitable spring to
keep it away from the pipe when out of use, as shewn in the Drawing. By
pressing the finger on the rod, the stopper is pushed down into the bowl, and
when the finger is removed the force of the spring causes the stopper to return
to its original position.

page_text: And having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim as my
Improvements in Pipes for Smoking, and in Apparatus connected there-
with, is,―-
First, the combination of parts, both as regards pipes and stems having a
diaphragm or diaphragms, whereby the oil and condensed vapour are inter-
cepted and collected in a receiver, and are thus prevented from entering the
mouth of the smoker, as herein-before described.
Second, the valve, stem, and slide piece, as described and represented in
Figure 5, whereby waste of tobacco and smoke by the back puff is prevented.
Third, the improved tobacco stopper, as herein-before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Edwards Staite, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Thirty-first day of August, in the year of