Improvements in Tobacco Pipes and Cigar and Cigarette Holders.
Year: 1899

page_text: Complete Specification Left, 17th Oct., 1899-Accepted, 18th Nov., 1899
[Communicated from abroad by GASTON GRANDCLÉMENT, of 1, Place de la Halle,
Saint Claude (Jura), France, Manufacturer.]
Improvements in Tobacco Pipes and Cigar and Cigarette Holders.
I, SINA OPPENHEIMER, of the Firm of Sina Oppenheimer, Seckel and Com-
pany, of 6, New Zealand Avenue, in the County of London, Merchants, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has for its object the construction of tobacco pipes, and cigar
and cigarette holders, in such a manner as to considerably extend the path
through which the smoke travels before entering the mouth of the smoker.
To this end, I provide the stem, of a pipe, for instance, with two main passages,
one of which is double, that is to say it comprises two small bores or channels, one
leading from the bottom of the bowl, and the other to the outer or bowl end of
the other main passage.
This double main passage is closed by a solid or tubular plug.
The mouthpiece is formed or provided with a tubular prolongation or spigot,
arranged to one side thereof and adapted to fit into the unplugged main passage
in the pipe stem, the aforesaid plug then abutting against the inner end or face
of the mouthpiece, so that when the mouthpiece is in position, the plug and
spigot present the appearance of two parallel tubes.
By this arrangement, the smoke on being drawn from the bowl, passes up
one of the small bores or channels, enters the first main passage and then passes
down the second bore or channel, and so enters the second or unplugged main
passage from which it passes through the spigot to the mouthpiece, thus giving
to such smoke an extended travel and assisting to cool it.
In some cases the mouthpiece may be provided with a recess or cavity to receive
the plug aforesaid. and so permit the mouthpiece to fit close against the stem,
thus presenting the appearance of an ordinary pipe.
I may also employ two double main passages and arrange between them the
channel or bore which conducts the smoke directly to the mouthpiece. The
said double main passages would each communicate with the outer or bowl end
of the said central channel or bore.

page_text: Improvements in Tobacco Pipes and Cigar and Cigarette Holders.
I, SINA OPPENHEIMER, of the Firm of Sina Oppenheimer, Seckel and Com-
pany, of 6, New Zealand Avenue, in the County of London, Merchants, 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters
and figures marked thereon, that is to say: -
This invention has for its object the construction of tobacco pipes and cigar
and cigarette holders in such a manner as to considerably extend the path
through which the smoke travels before entering the mouth.
To this end, the smoke passages or channels are so arranged, that the smoke
travels to and fro in a longitudinal direction.
In the end of the pipe stem, (or holder) between it and the mouthpiece, is
situated a removable plug whereby access can be had to certain of the smoke
channels, whilst a tubular spigot on the mouth piece is arranged to fit into the
last or exit passage and form a connection between the mouthpiece and stem.
The plug and spigot being side by side also preserve the symmetrical appearance
of the pipe.
And in order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect, I will proceed to describe the same fully by aid of the accompanying
drawings, in which;
Fig. 1 is a side view of one form of the improved pipe.
Fig. 2 is a plan thereof.
Fig. 3 is a plan of the mouth piece in such a position as to show the spigot
without fore shortening.
Fig. 4 is an end view of the bowl and stem, with the mouth piece removed.
The stem a of the pipe is provided with two main passages, one of which is
double, that is to say, it comprises two small bores or channels b, c, the
former of which opens into the bottom of the bowl d and the other into the
second main or exit passage e which is of considerably larger diameter than
the bores or channels b, c, and forms a depositing chamber for tarry and liquid
matters.
The double main passage is closed by a solid, or hollow, plug f whereby access
can be had to the channels b and c, a small space a being left between the plug
and the ends of these channels.
The mouthpiece is provided, towards one side thereof, with the tubular
prolongation or spigoth adapted to fit into the exit passage e and forming a
connection between this passage and the bore of the mouthpiece. Thus when
the mouthpiece is in position, the plug and spigot present a symmetrical appear-
ance, resembling two parallel tubes. j are metal bands or mounts which also
serve to improve the appearance of the pipe.
By the above arrangement, the smoke, on being drawn from the bowl, passes
up the small bore or channel 6 of the first main passage, and then down the
second bore or channel c thereof, into the other or exit main passage e, thus
giving the smoke an extended travel and assisting to cool it. The path of the
smoke is clearly indicated in the drawing by the arrows (Fig. 2.)
If desired, the mouth-piece may be provided with a recess or cavity to receive
the plug aforesaid, so permitting the mouthpiece to fit close against the stem.
The pipe thus presents the appearance of an ordinary pipe.
In some cases two double main passages, such as the passage b, c, above referred

page_text: to, may also be employed, in which case the larger or exit passage e may be
situated between them, the said double main passages each communicating with
the bowl and with the said exit passage.
In the case of a cigar or cigarette holder, the passages may be arranged like
those in the stem of the pipe, but if no separate mouthpiece be employed the
plug f may be fitted in flush, and the exit passage e, which may be narrow,
may terminate in an orifice of the usual kind. If, however, a mouthpiece be
employed, it may be arranged as described for the 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:
1. A tobacco pipe, or a cigar or cigarette holder, having its smoke passages
or channels so arranged that the smoke travels to and fro longitudinally, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose described.
2. The arrangement of the plug and the spigot between the stem or holder
and the mouthpiece, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. A tobacco pipe, or a cigar or cigarette holder, constructed substantially as
hereinbefore described with reference to the annexed drawings.
Dated this 17th day of October 1899.
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent, 78, Fleet Street, London, and
5A, Market Street, Nottingham, Agent for the Applicant.