An Improved Device to be Applied to Tobacco Pipes.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device to be Applied to Tobacco Pipes.
I, ALEXANDER BROWNE, of the Firm of Browne and Company, of 9, Warwick
Court, Gray's Inn, in the County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention (a communication to me from abroad from Henry Richard
Barnard, of 300, West 54th Street, New York City, in the United States of
America, Estate Agent,) to be as follows:-
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This invention consists of a device to be applied to tobacco pipes, by means of
which the bowl can be conveniently and readily emptied.
According to this invention, I attach to the interior of the bowl of the pipe a
vertical plate serving as a framework. The said plate is formed with a vertical
slot, so that a hinged horizontal perforated flap may be suspended at right angles
to the said framework, and drawn up and down in the aforesaid slot by means of
a handle attached to the said perforated flap and projecting above the bowl of the
pipe. The said perforated flap thus forms a false movable bottom to the bowl of
the pipe.
Dated thin 9th 1...
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1000
An improved Device to be Applied to Tobacco Pipes.
I, ALEXANDER BROWNE, of the Firm of Browne and Company, of 9, Warwick
Court, Gray's Inn, in the County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention (a communication to me from abread from Henry Richard
Barnard, of 300, West Fifty Fourth Street, New York City, in the United States
of America, Estate Agent) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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This invention consists of a device to be applied to tobacco pipes, by means of
which the bowl can be conveniently and readily emptied.
According to this invention I attach to the interior of the bowl of the pipe, a
vertical plate serving as a frame-work. The said plate is formed with a vertical
slot, so that a hinged horizontal perforated flap may be suspended at right angles
to the said frame-work, and drawn up and down in the aforesaid slot, by means
of a handle attached to the said perforated flap and projecting above the bowl of
the pipe. The said perforated flap thus forms a false movable bottom to the bowl
of the pipe.

page_text: And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood, I will
now proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawing accompanying this
specification, in which Figure 1 shews a section of a bowl of a pipe with my inven-
tion adapted thereto, Figure 2 shews a back elevation of my improved device
attached, Figure 3 shews end elevation of the same, in various positions as herein-
after described, Figure 4 is a plan and Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are details hereinafter
described.
All the views are drawn to an enlarged scale.
The same letters of reference are employed to denote the same parts in all the
views.
a shews bowl of pipe, on the top of which my improved device clips, by means of
the clip pieces b, c shews a piece which slides in the forked piece d. To the
sliding piece c, I hinge a flap e, shewn detached at Figure 4. f shews a short
arm fixed to or forming part of the spring g, h (Figure 5) shews a plug, which
fits into the hollow boss i, also shewn at Figure 5.
Figure 6 shews vertical section (detached) of sliding piece c. Figure 7 shews
section of flap e, detached.
My improved device is used as follows:-
The device being in the position shewn in dotted lines at Figure 3, it is placed
in the bowl of the pipe, and the arm f inserted in the hole in the stem of the
pipe; the sliding piece c is then pushed down together with the flap c, which latter
is in its horizontal position. The spiral spring 9 allows for the curvature in the
lower portion of the bowl of the pipe. The whole will now assume the position
shewn at Figure 1, and the tobacco is placed in the bowl on the top of the flap e,
which latter is perforated at 1, to allow for the draught. When it is desired to
remove the ash, it is simply necessary to raise the sliding piece c, as shewn at
Figure 3, by which the ash is brought to the top of the bowl, and can easily
be thrown out.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion (communicated to me from my foreign correspondent) and in what manner_
the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:-
The improved device constructed and onerated substantially as and for the
durnose set forth.
e set forth.
ated this eighth day of May 1899.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, London, Agents for the Applicant.