Improvements in and relating to Tobacco Pipes.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Tobacco Pipes.
I, FREDERICK Moon, of 4, St. Aubyn's Terrace, Higher Bronshill Road, Torquay,
in the County of Devon, Compositor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:
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This invention relates to an improved tobacco pipe, and has for object to provide
an article of this class in which a free draught is ensured, while at the same time
coolness and sweetness in smoking is ensured, the moisture being consumed instead
of accumulating and reaching the smoker's mouth, as heretofore was the case.
In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a pipe in which the bowl is
divided transversely into two parts, the lower portion being adapted to receive
the tobacco, while the upper part communicates directly with the bore or stem,
which may be separable if desirable.
An opening is provided in the bottom of the lower part or bowl proper for the
purpose of igniting the tobacco in such bowl proper. By thus igniting the
tobacco at the bottom instead of at the top of the bowl, a steady upward consump-
tion takes place.
The top of the upper half of the bowl is closed by a fixed or removable cap
preferably terminating in a central knob, and the two halves may be connected
together by means of a screw-threaded portion upon one of the said halves, or by
a suitable socket-joint arrangement, a convenient raised rim or lip being provided
around the periphery of the bottom half of the bowl, which rim or lip may be
milled for convenience in unscrewing, or otherwise disconnecting the two parts
of the pipe.
Improvements in and relating to Tobacco Pipes.
I, FREDERICK MOox, of 4, St. Aubyn's Terrace, Higher Bronshill Road, Torquay,
in the County of Devon, Compositor, 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:-
This invention relates to an improved tobacco pipe, and has for its object the

page_text: provision of an article of this class in which a free draught is obtained, wine at
the same time dryness and coolness in smoking are ensured, the nicotine being
consumed instead of accumulating and reaching the smokers mouth as heretofore
was the case.
In order that this my said invention may be the more readily understood and
carried into practical effect, reference is hereby made to the accompanying sheet
of illustrative drawings wherein :-
Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the complete pipe.
Fig. 2 an elevation of same.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a modified form of the bowl, and
Fig. 4 a plan of the underside of same, a portion being removed for the purpose
of more clearly shewing the arrangement of the interior.
Referring to the drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate correspond-
ing parts throughout the several figures, a represents the upper part, which may
either have an integral cover as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2, or such cover may screw
on and off as indicated by Fig. 3.
The said upper part a is fixed to or formed integral with the stem c, the bore
or smoke passage of which communicates by means of an inclined smoke
passage, with the upper part of the tobacco receptacle d in the bowl a. The
stem is preferably situated about midway of the bowl as shewn.
The tobacco is introduced into the bowl at the lower end thereof, where the
cover forms an integral part thereof, but where the said cover is removable, the
tobacco is introduced at the top of the bowl, An opening is provided at the
lower end of the portion a of the pipe-bowl, which opening is preferably covered
with a grating of perforated metal, wire gauze or other suitable material.
The lower portion of the pipe bowl, consists of a cap f which is hinged at fi
to the upper part a of the bowl, such cap being retained in its closed position by
means of a catch fa or its equivalent.
The sides of the said cap fare perforated for the admission of air necessary for
a free combustion of the tobacco contained in the bowl, the said tobacco being
lighted from the bottom opening in the bowl instead of at the top, as in pipes
of ordinary construction.
The top or cover b of the upper portion a of the pipe-bowl is preferably of
dome shape, and may conveniently terminate in a central knob for convenience
in unscrewing such top or cover.
A raised bead g is provided around the portion a of the pipe-bowl, in which the
opening for the reception of the stem (where the latter is removable from the
bowl) is situated. The said bead y may be covered with a silver or other metal
band if desirable.
By the peculiar construction of this pipe, a perfectly cool and dry draught is
obtained, together with an absence of nicotine owing to the upward consumption
of the tobacco and the smoke being drawn from the top of the latter. Further-
more, a pipe constructed in accordance with this invention is well-balanced and
comfortable in use; prevents the escape of sparks and ash from the top of the
bowl, and, owing to the tobacco being more readily and completely consumed
than heretofore, is economical in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The improved tobacco pipe, consisting in providing the upper part of the
bowl with an opening in its lower end communicating with the interior, and
carrying the smoke passage, communicating with the bore in the stem, up to
the top of the tobacco receptacle in said stem, the said bowl being covered at the
top, substantially as described and illustrated.
2. In a tobacco pipe, the bowl having a fixed or removable cover, an opening in

page_text: its lower end in which is a grating, said lower end being covered by a hinged
cap having perforations in its sides, a short smoke passage leading from the top of
the tobacco receptacle in the pipe bowl and communicating with the bore in the
stem, substantially as specified and as illustrated by the drawings.
Dated 11.
1900
HUGHES & YOUNG,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents.