DE448647C - Cleaning device for tobacco pipes, cigar and cigarette holders or the like. - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a cleaning device for tobacco pipes, cigar and cigarette holders o. The like. With a movable needle in a tube, which picks up a cleaning agent with its free end. With the previously known Devices, the cleaning agent must be connected to the needle by hand and removed from it again by hand will. This is cumbersome and, especially after cleaning, uncomfortable, as the dirty cleaning agents are touched got to.

These disadvantages are to be avoided according to the invention in that the needle in The tube is slidably mounted and designed at the free end to form a gripper, in such a way that that the cleaning agent grasped with the needle is held by retracting the needle and by the opposite movement of the

ao del is automatically released. The gripper advantageously consists of a resilient one Fork, the legs of which have inwardly directed hooks. -

In the drawing, several exemplary embodiments of the subject matter of the invention are shown in shown enlarged scale. Show it:

Fig. Ι a view of the cleaning device in side view,

Fig. 2 shows the device after removing the protective sleeve and compared to Fig. 1 Rotated 90 °, partly in section,

Fig. 3 the end of the guide tube with the needle in the retracted position,

Fig. 4 shows another embodiment of the device in partial longitudinal section,

Fig. 5 is a cross-section along the line V-V of Fig. 4,

Fig. 6 shows a longitudinal section through a third embodiment of the device and

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the handle receiving slot of the one shown in FIG Example.

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The cleaning device consists of a cylindrical handle ι (Fig ', ι and 2), which is connected to a pipe 2 by thread.

In the tube 2, a needle 3 is arranged to be longitudinally displaceable, which on her after outside protruding end split and with gripping hooks 4 facing each other the legs obtained by splitting 5

ίο is provided. -The legs 5 always strive to to move apart resiliently.

The end of the needle 3 that protrudes into the handle 1 is also connected to one that protrudes into the handle 1 Arm 7 of an angle lever is connected, the pivot point 8 of which is located on the outside of the handle 1. The other Arm 9 of the angle lever lies outside the handle 1 and serves as a handle. By the Pivoting the arm 9 becomes the needle 3

ao moved in the longitudinal direction of the pipe 2.

When not in use, a sleeve 10 closed at the front is pushed over the tube 2 and screwed onto the handle 1 or just attached.

The handle 1 is provided with a cap 11, which is used to absorb the substances used for cleaning.

When using the device, the sleeve 10 is removed and a piece of cleaning

substance taken from the cavity n. Then the needle 3 slightly pushed out of the tube 2 so that the gripping legs 5 of the needle 3 spring apart can (Fig.2).

The middle part of a wool thread 12 is then pushed between the gripping legs S. and the needle is withdrawn into the tube 2 by means of the angle lever 7, 9 (Fig. 3). Through this the gripping legs are pressed together and hold with the inwardly directed Hook 4 tightly on the wool thread.

The tube 2 thus provided with the cleaning agent 12 is then inserted into the one to be cleaned Pipe pipe pushed and moved back and forth in it until the smoke duct wall is clean is. Then the pipe 2 is removed from the pipe pipe and the needle 3 by means of the Angle lever 7, 9 advanced again. The soiled wool can now be shaken o. The like. Can be removed from the open gripping legs 5, 5.

In the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 4 and 5, the needle 3 is at its in the handle 1 protruding part 13 formed square in cross section and slides with this part in a correspondingly designed guide 14. The square part 13 has at the edges an interrupted thread 15, which in connection with a rotatable, but immovable in the handle 1 mounted nut 16 is. The nut 16 protrudes partially its knurled circumference 17 beyond the circumference of the handle; by turning it the needle 3 moved in the axial direction.

In the embodiment according to FIGS. 6 and 7, the end protruding into the handle 1 is the Needle 3 bent at right angles and guided into a slot 10 located in handle 1. The bent end has a button 18 for better gripping. By moving it up and down the handle 18, the needle 3 is moved in the tube 2; accidental movement the needle during the cleaning process is turned at right angles by inserting the bent end into a the slot 19 adjoining slot 21 prevents (Fig. 7). Against bending back the At the bent end, the needle 3 can also be provided with an angle support 20.

Conversely, instead of the needle 3, the tube 2 can also be arranged movably with respect to the needle will. For the purpose of fastening in the pocket, the sleeve 10 can also be equipped with a Holder 22 are provided.

Claims (2)

Patent claims: 1. A cleaning device for smoking pipes, cigar and cigarette holders o. The like. With movable in a tubular needle which receives at its free end a cleaning medium, characterized in that the needle (3) slidably mounted in the tube (2) and at its free end to - A gripper is designed in such a way that the cleaning agent gripped with the needle (12) held in place by retracting the needle and moving in the opposite direction the needle is released automatically. 2. Cleaning device according to claim i, characterized in that the The gripper consists of a resilient fork, the legs (5, 5) of which are directed inwards Have hooks (4, 4). For this purpose ι sheet of drawings.