Improvements in Tobacco Pipes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in Tobacco Pipes.
I, VYVYAN DENT of 13 Brunswick Square, in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to tobacco pipos having more or less accurately the form
and general appearance of cigars.
In carrying out the invention I form the portion which will serve as the bowl
of tho pipe as nearly as convenient of the form and size of say the middle portion
of a cigar; this may be made of any suitable material, terracotta for example. The
inner end of this piece I prefer to stop with a plug having suitable holes in it and
a mushroom cover or baffle into which the smoke first passes oscaping around the
edge towards the mouthpiece. The plug may be partly or entirely in one piece with
the bowl, or it may be separate, the latter preferred. If desired one bowl may be
supplied with a number of plugs of the same or different capacities.
The second portion of this cigar pipo, which I will call the mouthpiece may be
made of any shape to resemble the mouth end of a cigar or an ordinary mouthpiece,
and by preference fits on to or against the bowl part so as to appear as a continuation
thereof; it may be connected by screwing or other suitable means as may also the
plug, which Intter may if preferred be connected to the mouthpiece instead of the
bowl, but I prefer the former arrangement.
The mouthpiece may be provided with perforated or other baffle plates or equivalent
cross piecos or the like, and may be partly or entirely filled with silica cotton or other
filtering or retarding medium.
Dated this 24th day of August 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
I, VYVYAN DENT, of 13 Brunswick Square, in the County of Middlesex, 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:-
This invention relates to tobacco pipes having more or less accurately the form
and general appearance of cigars.
In carrying out the invention 1 form the portion which will serve as the bowl of
the pipe as nearly as convenient of the form and size of say the middle portion
of a cigar; this may be made of any suitable material, terracotta for example. The
inner end of this piece I prefer to stop with a plug having suitable holes in it and
a mushroom cover or baffle into which the smoke first passes escaping around the
edge towards the mouthpiece. The plug may be partly or entirely in one piece with
the bowl, or it may be separate, the latter preferred. If desired one bowl may be
supplied with a number of plugs of the same or different capacities.
Tho second portion of this cigar pipe, which I will call the mouthpiece may be
made of any shape to resemble the mouth end of a cigar or an ordinary mouthpiece,

page_text: and by preference fits on to or against the bowl part so as to appear as a continuation
thereof it may be connected by screwing or other suitable means as may also the
plug, which latter may if preferred be connected to the mouthpiece instead of the
bowl, but I prefer the former arrangement.
The mouthpiece may be provided with porforated or other bafflo plates or equivalent
cross pieces or the like, and may be partly or entirely filled with silica cotton or other
filtering or retarding medium.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is a perspective view, and
Figure 2 a longitudinal central section of an improved tobacco pipe according to
this invention.
This pipe which is exceptionally cool and sweet to smoke comprises a bowl A and
a monthpiece B fitting together to resemble in colour and outline a partly smoked
cigar. The outside has helical markings A¹ to give the appearance of tobacco leaves.
The inside of the bowl A is slightly conical, tho larger end forming the space A' in
which the tobacco is burned. At a convonient point is placed a plug A with
perforations A through which the smoke is drawn. The plug A may be all of one
piece with the bowl or it may be separate and removablo. To vary the capacity of the
bowl A different sized plugs may be used to occupy more or less of its interior ns
desired. Between the plug A and the mouthpiece B is a chamber A' and into this
the monthpiece B either fits tightly as shown or is screwed.
The mouthpiece B is made to look like the end of a cigar and has an extension B¹
projecting into the chamber A'; a ring of cork or equivalent B is placed round the
extension piece B' to make a good fit with the interior of that chamber. A small
holo B is made through the centre of the mouthpiece and turned at right angles as
at B near the inner end; this allows the smoke to pass freely to the monthpiece
from the chamber around the extension B', but tends to stop the nicotine and other
impurities.
Instead of the cork B' the extension piece B¹ may be threaded to sorew into the
chamber A. A piece of cotton wool or other suitable material may be placed in
the chamber A to filter the smoke, in its passage through it.
The mouthpiece may have a piece of indiarubber
of holding in the mouth.
on the tip for convenience
A pipe of this make does not get quickly foul and is very easily cleaned, and owing
to its shape and size can be carried in a waistcoat pocket without spoiling the
appearance, which cannot be done with an ordinary pipe.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A cigar-shaped tobacco pipe substantially as described.
2. A tobacco pipe having the shape and appearance of a cigar.
3. In a cigar-shaped pipe the combination of a chamber such as A and a perforated
extension into that chamber from the mouthpiece substantially as and for the purpose
described.
4. In a cigar-shaped pipe the combination of a chamber such as A charged with
a smoke-filtering medium and a perforated extension into that chamber from the
mouthpiece substantially as and for the purpose described.
5. The complete cigar-shaped tobacco pipe substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.