An Improved Tobacco Pipe which or Ci or Ci.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 2nd Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 4th Mar., 1887.
An Improved Tobacco Pipe in which the Tobacco is Burnt upon a
Perforated Floor, and a Smoke Strainer or Filter, both or either
of them being also Applicable to any Ordinary Pipe or Mouth
Piece of a Cigar or Cigarette.
FLORENCE LOUISE BENNETT, Glenwood, Longton Avenue, Upper Sydenham, S.E.
London, Spinster, Lady I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object to provide a simple and improved way of smoking
Tobacco in pipes, first. by effecting a better & more uniform draught of air through
the mass, thus improving the combustion; secondly to prevent loose pieces of Tobacco
entering the stem of the pipes; thirdly to filter the smoke.
In constructing an apparatus according to my invention I provide a disc, or piece,
of perforated metal, or metal gauze fitted into the bowl of the pipe, leaving a space
between it and the draught hole in the pipe stem, this is the "floor" on which the
Tobacco is burnt, below this I place a filter consisting of a disc, or piece of any suitable
filtering material, such as blotting paper, muslin, linnen, silk, or any other porous
substance; I construct my apparatus so that the smoke must be drawn through these
discs before it enters the mouth, and also so that the whole can be easily removed at
pleasure and renewed: I intend that the "floor" and "filter" may be used in
conjunction with each other, or separately.
FLORENCE LOUISE BENNETT.

page_text: An Improved Tobacco Pipe in which the Tobacco is Burnt upon a
Perforated Floor, and a Smoke Strainer or Filter, both or either
of them being also Applicable to any Ordinary Pipe or Mouth
Piece of a Cigar or Cigarette.
I FLORENCE LOUISE BENNETT, "Glenwood," Longton Avenue, Upper Sydenham
London, S.E., Spinster, 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 :-
My invention has for its object to provide a cheap, inexpensive and improved way
of burning Tobacco in Pipes; first by effecting a more uniform draught through the
mass, thus improving the combustion; secondly to prevent loose pieces of Tobacco
entering the stems of pipes; thirdly to 'filter, or filter and purify the smoke; or it
may be fitted into the mouth piece of a cigar or cigarette tube, in which case the
pointed end of the cigar must be cut off before use.
In constructing a pipe according to my invention, I provide a disc, or piece of
perforated metal, or metal gauze, which I fit into the bowl of the pipe, leaving a space
between its under side and the draught hole in the stem of the pipe, this is the "floor"
on which the Tobacco is burnt; below this, also in the bowl, I fit a similar disc of
any suitable filtering material such as felt, flannel, Blotting paper, Muslin Linnen,
Silk, or other porous material either plain or impregnated with Lime Soda or an acid,
or other known substance capable of purifying Tobacco smoke, I contrive my pipo
& apparatus, so that the smoke must be drawn first through the piece of Gauze, and
then through the disc of porous material, before it enters the mouth of the Smoker
and I wish it to be understood that my porous material is arranged not simply to take
up any oil that may have formed in the pipe but to extract the oil from the smoke,
which cannot pass into the stem, without being filtered effectually by the arrangement
of my apparatus, I also contrive and arrange the parts, so that the said dises or pieces
can be easily removed, renewed or replaced at pleasure, I intend that the "Hoor"
for burning the Tobacco upon and the filtering discs, shall generally be used in
conjunction, but the filtering disc may be dispensed with if necessary, and the "floor"
used alone.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood, I shall now proceed
more particularly to describe the same, and for that purpose shall refer to the several
figures on the annexed sheet of drawings; the same letters of reference indicating,
corresponding parts in each figure.
Fig. 1 represents a section of a pipe, where the discs A & B are inposition ready for
use, the said discs being tightly pressed down to the substance of the pipe by the spring
rings C-fig. 2 shews the empty pipe prepared to receive the discs-it is screwed
at D. so that it can be divided or opened to receive the discs-A shews one form of
wire Gauze disc-fig. B shews the form of a disc of felt or thick flannel-fig. C³

page_text: shews the form of a ring of spring wire for fixing the discs-fig. 3 shews the apparatus
prepared for inserting into a meerscham bowl or bowl of other friable material the
screw at D being of metal-the pipes may be made of any shape size or material
suitable for pipes, fig. 4 shews how the filtering disc may be fitted into the mouth
piece of a cigar or cigarette holder; fig. 5 shews the filtering disc fitted to the mouth
piece of a pipe.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is ;
First. An improved way of burning Tobacco in pipes by the use of a floor or disc
of perforated metal or wire gauze on which the Tobacco is spread and so arranged
that the air for combustion must be drawn through it substantially as herein
described.
Secondly. The use of a disc of porous filtering material contrived so that the smoke
and other volatile products of combustion must be drawn through it before it enters
the mouth of the smoker, substantially as herein described.
Thirdly. The use of filtering Disc's as herein described impregnated with Lime,
Soda, Acid or other known substances in use for purifying Tobacco Smoke.