An Improved Tobacco Pipe.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 29th May, 1891-Accepted, 18th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tobacco Pipe.
WILMER HARRIS BEAL of 1 Grosvenor Gardens Ealing, Middlesex, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To condense the moisture contained in the tobacco smoke and to arrest the
nicotine which is deposited in a hollow silver ball of light construction about an
inch in diameter soldered near one end of a silver tube which penetrates the ball
about a quarter of an inch and is open at both ends. This arrangement is capable
of fitting closely as a cap a projecting rod of ivory a quarter of an inch in diameter
screwed through the stem of the pipe at right angles obstructing the original bore
and rising about three quarters of an inch on the same side as the bowl of the pipe
and perpendicularly bored on either side of the screw obstruction to meet the
original bore of the stem. The ivory is slightly conical at the top and a band of
cork or rubber of an inch deep is let in flush at the base of the cone. The silver
tube does not project beyond the base of the conc. The path of the smoke is thus
diverted upwards through the ivory on one side of the obstruction into the silver
ball and downwards through the ivory on the other side and out at the mouthpiece.
The combustion of the whole of the tobacco is secured. Any material of a suitable
character may be substituted for silver or ivory in this invention.
Deted this 21st to at' Tomom 1001
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tobacco Pipe.
WILMER HARRIS BEAL of 2 Richmond Villas, Hartington Road Ealing Dean,
Middlesex, Gentleman, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to condense moisture contained in the tobacco
smoke and to arrest nicotine thus rendering the combustion of the tobacco more
complete and the smoke purer.
The object is effected by diverting the smoke from its original channel by an
obstruction in the stem on either side of which obstruction on the same side of the
pipe as the bowl in connection with the bore are two upright parallel tubes open at
each end. The tubes support a ball into which they project somewhat beyond the
centre through an aperture common to both in the manner described below.
The smoke is of necessity drawn through this ball which condenses and retains
the moisture and nicotine deposit.
The ordinary position of the pipe should be reversed when the ball is removed &
emptied which should be done once in the course of smoking a pipe. The arrange-
ment is intended for straight stem pipes.
The way in which the apparatus is constructed is :-(Figure 1). About an inch
of silver tubing (M. M.) "more consistent than but similar to an ordinary pipe
mount should be obstructed midway by a disc (D.) forming two chambers capable
oiting closely over the stem of the pipe and its mouthpiece respectively the disc
effectually cutting off the original draught of the pipe. The joints suggested are
cork bands (C.) cemented and let flush into the stem and mouthpiece within
about inch of their respective ends and just deep enough to be covered by the
mount (M). These ends may be vulcanite screw-adjustable discs (E.) for the
convenience of fitting the cork; and they should be grooved (G.) so that when

page_text: the joints are pushed home they may be held in position by the parallel tubes the
lower part of which would fit into these grooves. Ordinary screw joints may of
course be substituted.
Two parallel tubes (S. S.) about inch in diameter open at each end and
about inch apart should rise perpendicularly from the bore of the pipe through
the silver mount (M.) one on each side of the disc (D.) and should project about
inch above the mount to which they are soldered. These tubes (S. S.) are
braced together inch above the mount by another tube long just capable
of fitting over then capped at each end by discs forming small flanges (F. F.) the
lower of which is deepest; the whole forming a reel (R.) through which the
tubes (S. S.) pass and project and to which they are soldered. Over the reel (R.)
a cork or rubber band (C.) is stretched; rubber is best as being easily renewable
when the proper guage of rubber tubing is once selected.
A hollow silver ball (B.) of light construction about inch in diameter having
an opening at which is soldered a tube (T.) open at each end about inch long
forming its mouth should closely fit as a cap over the cork or rubber bound
reel (R.) above mentioned so that the lower edge of the tube may rest on the lower
flange. The arrangement should be so constructed that the parallel tubes (S..S.)
may project just beyond the centre & interior of the ball in order that the moisture
may be well retained in the lower half of the ball.
In a similar arrangement:-Fig. 2. A. vulcanite rod (V.) parallel bored with
outlets at the required depth itself capable of obstructing the bore of the pipe may
be substituted for the parallel tubes (S. S.) & the disc-divided mount (M.) in
Fig. 1. Above the reel (R.) which may constitute part of the rod the superfluous
material should be cut away on either side of the bores so that the part (L. L.)
within the ball may as little as possible obstruct the capacity of the ball as a
reservoir. · The rod (V.) should be slightly convergent at its lower extremity (X. X.)
below the stem and on the principle of the "push" mouthpiece capable of fitting a hole
in the stem through the ordinary silver mount (M.) which must be wide enough to
admit of the pedestal clearing the usual screw of the mouthpiece (J.) & projecting
inch right through the stem.
This arrangement might be cast in a carefully constructed mould.
The pipe selected in either of these cases should have rather long mouthpieces.
Any suitable material may be used in place of silver or vulcanite in this
invention.
In the mount arrangement a silver tube obstructed midway by a disc is not new.
In other positions a ball used as a common reservoir for nicotine & saliva is not
new.
But that which is new in this invention is the use of a ball as a condenser
pure and simple: although it is competent to a smoker in the use of this apparatus
in order to clear his pipe to blow through it and so force saliva into the ball he is
doing that which is not primarily intended and the ball would require to be larger
or more often emptied. The vulcanite rod as
lied is also new.
Having now particularly described and certained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what I
claim is
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1. The condensing apparatus substantially as described with modifications or
embellishments such as carved figures which may serve to conceal and yet involve
the principle of this invention.
2. The saving character of the apparatus which enables the smoker to consume
practically all the tobacco he charges his pipe with-except when the pipe
is new.
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3. The adaptability of the apparatus to other pipes of similar character & stem-
guage at small cost.
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