A Glass Tube for the Smoking of Cigarettes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 17th May, 1889-Accepted, 22nd June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Glass Tube for the Smoking of Cigarettes.
I. WALTER MAISH, Blenheim House, Cotham Brow, Bristol, Chemist, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A glass tube (to be made in one or more pieces, in clear or coloured Bohemian
glass) in which the flat mouth piece projects into the interior of the tube at one
end, and a perforated glass thimble, at the other end, to hold the cigarette, is
inserted.
Dated this 14th day of Santambar 1000
WALTER MAISH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Glass Tube for the Smoking of Cigarettes..
I, WALTER MAISH of Blenheim House, Cotham Brow, Bristol, Chemist, 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 improvement in the construction of Cigarette Tubes,
the object being to prevent the products of condensation, resulting from the smoking
of Tobacco, from entering the Cigarette. For whereas in pipe-smoking the Tobacco
is stored above the level of the condensed vapours (which gravitate to the lowest
portion of the stem), on the other hand in Cigarette-smoking the law of gravitation
brings down the condensed vapours together with Saliva into actual contact with the
Tobacco and is therein absorbed much to the discomfort of the smoker.
The drawing shows that I provide a glass tube B (clear or coloured) of convenient
length and calibre (about 2 inches long and 8 inch diameter) into which at the one
end is inserted an inner tube A (hereinafter termed a Thimble) perforated at the apex,
of slightly less diameter than the tube B-the Thimble being about inch calibre
and about inch long or this Thimble may be a continuation of the tube B turned
in, in such a manner as to produce the same result. To the other end of the tube B
is annealed a glass mouth piece C, to which is first attached a fine glass tube D lying
parallel with, and being a continuation of the sinoke passage through the mouth
piece C. The glass tube D enters the tube B to a length of about inch.
Thus it will be seen that both the products of condensation (containing the absorbed
nicotine) and the Saliva, are prevented entering the Cigarette inserted in the pro-
tective Thimble, being collected in the intervening space between the Thimble A and
the outer tube B.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of any said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is:
1. In glass Cigarette Tubes, the employment of a Thimble, so inserted or turned
in that there shall be a space between it and the outer tube, substantially as & for
the nurnosa herein dezerihod

page_text: 2. The Improved Glass Cigarette Tube for preventing the products.of condensation
of Tobacco Smoke, and Saliva, from entering the Cigarette, substantially as herein
described and illustrated by the annexed drawing.
3. The adoption of my improvement to Cigarette Tubes made of any other
material than Glass.
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1000
WALTER MAISH.