Year: 1899

page_text: I, FREDERICK ARTHUR PYKE, of 13, Abbey Grove, Bolton, in the County of
Lancaster, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows,
that is to say :-
It relates to apparatus for cleaning tobacco pipes and consists in the production of
said apparatus in such a manner that to put same into operation necessitates the
insertion of a coin or token.
In carrying my invention into effect I make use of a device that may be adapted
to fit against the bowl of the tobacco pipe so. that a current of air may be forced
through sane to carry away the objectionable matter from the pipe. The part
against which the bowl of the pipe fits is mounted so as to be movable when released
from its bolding devices by the insertion of a coin or token, its said movements being
to bring into action, or to bring it into position for enabling a current of air to be
forced through it.
The current of air may be produced by any air propelling devices such as cylinders,.
and pistons, bellows, fans or blowers the same being put into operation or caused to
act by any peddle lever or other mechanism which is preferably arrauged to be held
against movement until the other parts above described are released by the insertion
of the coin as stated.
Suitable lever, ratchet and spring mechanisms are made use of to enable the
operating parts to he released by the insertion of a coin for the functions of the
apparatus to be brought into operation and to bring the several parts to their norinal
positions on the completion of such functions.
F. A. PYKE,
Per Samuel Hey, Agent.
Apparatus for Cleaning Tobacco Pipes.
Í, FREDERIC ARTHUR PYKÉ, late of 13, Abbey Grove, but now of 103, Bradford
Street, Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, Clerk, 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, that is to say :--
It relates to apparatus for cleaning tobacco pipes and consists in the production of
said apparatus in such a manner that to put same into operation necessitates the
insertion of a coin or token.
In order that any said invention may be readily understood I have hereunto

page_text: appended a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, to which, by figures and letters,
reference is made in the following description.
Fig. 1 represents a sectional front elevation of my improved apparatus.
Fig. 2 represents a part sectional side elevation of parts illustrated by Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 represents a part sectional front elevation of a modified form of my improved
apparatus.
Fig. 4 is a detail drawing hereinafter referred to.
Similar letters and figures of reference indicate similar parts throughout the
several views.
In carrying my invention into effect I arrange the air pump cylinder a in
bearings a', its outer end being of a suitable conical shape so that the bowl of the
pipe b will readily fit thereon. The piston c which slides within said cylinder is
connected by means of the rod c¹ with the foot lever this being pivotted at d to the
links d². Ordinarily these parts are locked or prevented from being operated and air
thus supplied from the mouth-piece a² by means of the end e² of the lever e, pivotted"
at el, taking against the projection or collar c³, snid lever e being held in position by
the spring. When it is desired to clean a tobacco pipe, a coin or token fis
deposited or pressed into the slot f1, by this means the lever f2, which is fulcrummed
at f³, is moved into the position indicated by Fig. 1, drawing with it the part g thus
releasing the catch piece g! which is usually pressed forward into the path of-motion
of the projection.a³ on the cylinder & by the spring ft. The operator now presses the
bowl of the pipe b on the mouthpiece a² in this manner depressing the cylinder a
against the pressure of the spring h, this downward movement causing the liberation
of the lever e through the projecting part at on the cylinder a coming into contact
with and operating said lever e. The operator is now at liberty to work the piston c
of the air pump to force air through the pipe b in order to cleanse it of its objection-
able matter. On the operator removing the pipe from the mouth-piece, the several
parts are automatically returned to their positions of rest, the piston c being drawn
to the lower end of the cylinder a and the foot lever returned to the position
indicated by Fig. 2, by the spring k.
The coin or token is prevented from being extracted from its shoot f after
performning its functions, by means of the projection y², which is moved to partially
cover the slot f¹ on the lowering of the cylinder, the inclined surface of the part a³,
coming into contact with the inclined part g of the part and moving same as
desired, while said coin is liberated to pass down the shoot fi on the completion of
the downward movement of said cylinder a.
The coins are guided by the shoot f* to fall within a suitable receptacle as m from
which they may at any time be conveniently removed.
The whole of the parts are mounted within and conveniently carried by the
casing A, suitably formed brackets, n, n' and n² being used for this purpose.
In order to assist the operator in pressing the cylinder a downwards, I mount the
curved parts o, o¹ on the casing A for the fingers of the operator to engage
therewith.
In the alternative form of apparatus illustrated by Figs. 3 and 4, I inake use of a
container or reservoir p into which air can be pumped and contained therein under
pressure. The air is fed to said container by means of the air pumps q, q', the
former of which compresses its quantity of air and feeds it by the pipe 7 to the
receiver p on the downward stroke of the piston 72, while the similar actions of
the latter are performed on the upward stroke of the piston qt, the air passing through
the pipe . The pistons q, qare operated by the lever r, carried by the link and
moved by its lever arm 2, which is pivotted at a to the link 8.
The part gis
extended to such a distance that its outer end g³ extends into contact with the
projection 82 on the part 8 which is carried by the hand lever 2, in this manner said
hand lever is ordinarily prevented from being moved by the operator.
The actions of the apparatus are as follows:-
When the operator desires to clean his pipe, he places a coin or token fin the
slot, this causes the withdrawal of the outer end of the part g from engagement

page_text: with the projection 82 on the part s³. This allows the operator to work the hand
lever and feed air into the receiver puntil a desired pressure has been reached,
this being shown by the pressure guage t which communicates with the receiver p.by
the pipe, on which he places his pipe on the mouth-piece a³ and presses the pipe v
downward against the pressure of the spring v², by this reason the valve wis opened
and air from the receiver escapes at the desired pressure through the opening v into
the bore or central opening v³ of the pipe vand thus through the pipe clearing it
of any objectionable inatter that may be contained therein. The hand lever is left
in its highest position, in order that the parts may automatically resume their
positions of rest, and for this purpose a spring w may be mounted to act on said
lever so as to always tend to hold it in such highest position.,
Suitable non-return valves ², w operated by springs or otherwise are place at the
extremities of the pipes q, q respectively.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim, is:-
1. In apparatus for cleaning tobacco pipes, means whereby a current of air may be
made to pass through the pipes to be cleaned on the insertion of a coin or token,
substantially as herein specified.
2. Coin-freed apparatus for use in the cleaning of tobacco pipes the same being
constructed and arranged to operate substantially as herein specified and 219
illustrated by Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings.
3. Coin-freed apparatus for use in the cleaning of tobacco-pipes the same being
constructed and arranged to operate substantially as herein specified and as
illustrated by Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings.
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