An improved Tobacco-pipe Cleaner.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 15th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
An improved Tobacco-pipe Cleaner.
I, PHILLIP BROWNE Boiler Maker of 45 Rimrose Road Bootle near Liverpool
in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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This invention consists of a straight or bent tube which goes through a flanged
disc, formed with a recess fitted with an asbestos or other washer to make an
air tight joint over the bowl of the pipe. The end of the tube can be fitted with
a mouth piece of amber, bone or other material, and the cleaner can be made of
metal, wood or glass.
To use the cleaner; place the disc over the bowl of the tobacco-pipe when
lighted, then blow through the tube, which will clear the pipe stem of all
nicotine.
Doted this 11th don of Namba 1002
PHILLIP BROWNE.
An Improved Tobacco-pipe Cleaner.
I, PHILLIP BROWNE, of 45 Rimrose Road, Bootle near Liverpool in the County
of Lancaster, Boilermaker, 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 consists of a straight or bent tube which goes through a flanged
disc formed with a recess fitted with an asbestos or other washer to make an air-
tight joint over the bowl of the pipe. The end of the tube can be fitted with
mouthpiece of amber, bone or other material, and the cleaner can be made of
metal, wood, glass or other material adapted to cover the bowl of the pipe when
the latter is lighted.
I have illustrated the form of my invention which I have found most convenient
in practice in the accompanying drawings, in which,
Fig. I is a sectional elevation of the cleaner ;
Figs. I and III are plan views of the top and under sides respectively; and
Fig. IV is a detail of the mouthpiece.
In this construction the flanged disc 1 is stamped out to the shape shown, the
metal stamped out to form the central hole being used as shown at 2 to hold
the washer 3 in place.
The tube 4 in this form is straight and forms the mouthpiece, being soldered to
the disc over the central hole as shown. The tube 4 may be provided with two
lugs 5 adapted to enter corresponding slits in the disc and which on being turned
over serve to hold the tube 4 in position. These lugs are provided in cases where
the holders are to be produced cheaply in quantities, the advantage being, that the
lugs hold the tube in position on the disc while the holder is in the tinning bath
where the joint between the disc and tube is completed and the metal tinned in the
one operation.
The cleaner is used as follows;-The disc is placed over the bowl of the pipe
when the latter is lighted, as shown in Fig. I where the pipe bowl 6 is indicated by
dotted lines; on blowing through the tube while the pipe is lit it will be found
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page_text: that the nicotine etc., in consequence of being heated, can be very readily expelled
from the stem of the pipe. I attach much importance to the fact that a pipe
cleaner made according to my invention can be used while the pipe is lit and the
nicotine and other foul matter in a much better condition for ejection than when
the pipe is cold.
The shape of the tube 4 can of course be modified to suit particular cases without
departing from the spirit of my invention; I have however found the form illustrated
convenient inasmuch as it is adapted to be easily carried in the pocket.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is ;-
The improved tobacco pipe cleaner, adapted to clean a lighted pipe; substantially
Dated this 11th day of August 1894.
SLOAN & LLOYD BARNES,
Castle Chambers, 26, Castle Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.
SLOAN & LLOYD BARNES,
Castle Chambers, 26, Castle Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.