A New or Improved Device for Oleaning Pipes
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895.
A New or Improved Device for Oleaning Pipes,
I, JOSEPH EDWIN WILLIAMS of 5, South Road, Kendal, Westmoreland;.
General Merchant, 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 a device to be employed in cleaning the bowle of
tobacco pipes, and has for its object to provide an article of this description which.
will serve its purpose effectively and will also be inexpensive in manufacture.
In carrying out my invention I form the article from metal preferably stamped
in the required shape. According to one arrangement, a strip of spring metal is
employed bent at the middle and furnished with an extension forming a handle at
that point. The two ends extend as forks from this handle and spring a short
distance apart. These portions are bulged out or pressed into channel form, and
the external surface is roughened by punching a number of small projections
somewhat similar to a grater.
A stronger arrangement may be made from thicker metal and formed in two
parts connected together at one end by a band, riveting, or other suitable means.
The upper ends of these strips are bent outwards to form a handle, and the forked
portion provided with a roughened surface.
In cleaning out the pipe, the roughened end of the device is inserted in the bowl
and turned by the handle, thus clearing out any portion of the bowl that may have
been charred.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1 shows one form of my device
in perspective, Fig. 2 shows the same applied to the bowl of the pipe, and Fig. 3
is a similar view of a slightly modified arrangement.
As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the device is formed from a strip of thin sheet metal
bent at the middle so as to make the two legs A extending in a forked manner from
the upper end. The enlarged portion B serves for a handle and the legs are bulged
so that the outer surface is convex. The roughened surface a serves to remove
any substance from the bowl of the pipe, leaving it quite clean.
As shown in Fig. 3 the device is made from the two strips A' connected at their
upper end by a band a¹ and furnished with the extension B' projecting in opposite
directions to form the handle. The roughened surface is made by a small pointed
tool with which depressions are formed leaving projecting points.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
olaim is :-
(1.) An improved device for cleaning tobacco pipes, consisting of two forked
arms baving roughened or serrated surfaces substantially as described and for the
purposes specified.
(2.) An improved pipe cleaning device, formed from a strip of metal bent to
make two forked arms, the outer surfaces of which are roughened, substantially as
described in Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings, and for the purposes.
specified.

page_text: (3.) The improved pipe cleaning device; formed from two arms connected
together at top, furnished with a handle substantially as described and shown in
Fig. 3 and for the purposes specified;
Dated this 13th day of November 1895.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.