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- the present invention relates to a smoking apparatus with a disposable combustion chamber.
- the disposable combustion chamber may include a disposable bowl liner that works with any pipe, hookah, bong or other smoking apparatus having a bowl to hold the combustible materials during combustion.
- Pipe devices for inhaling smoke of burning substances have been made throughout the centuries and in many countries.
- Some previous known and patented pipe designs have included combustion chamber liners such as Smith in U.S. Pat. No. 4,290,437, Wunshe in U.S. Pat. No. 4,210,160, D R Turner in U.S. Pat. No. 4,190,063, Calkins in U.S. Pat. No. 3,422,821, J L Turner in U.S. Pat. No. 2,419,509, Aldin in U.S. Pat. No. 5,678,573, and Bianchino in U.S. Pat. No. 4,235,252.
- Aldin discloses a pipe design with a cylindrical bore open at both ends to allow lighting the tobacco placed therein from the bottom. Aldin also describes desirable attributes of this design such as creating a natural updraft and causing complete combustion without frequent relighting and preventing accumulation of moisture, tar and the like within the pipe bowl. While not referenced by Aldin, Bianchino teaches a pipe design with the identical features (bowl open at both ends) and describes identical components and benefits.
- the combustion chamber liner is a permanent component of the pipe which must be cleaned periodically due to its cost.
- filters are used to remove tar from the smoke stream, but the pipe bowl clean up remains a messy and stinky job, especially when tar gets on fingers or surfaces, being hard to remove.
- combustion chamber liners that are removeable for cleaning but which are intended to be put back into the pipe and reused.
- none of these prior art teaches or contemplates a disposable combustion chamber or component for providing the smoker an easily cleaned and cost effective smoking device.
- the prior art fails to teach any features or principles that condense and capture tar from inhaled smoke in a component designed for easy disposal, reducing tar reaching the pipe or the smoker.
- the disposable pipe bowl liner works with any pipe, hookah, bong or other smoking apparatus that has a bowl to hold the combustible materials during combustion. Also claimed is a pipe design of a preferred embodiment that works best in combination with the bowl liner.
- the disposable bowl liner is inserted into the smoking apparatus's bowl prior to use and after smoking its contents, retains burned materials, tars and other condensed vaporous byproducts for easy disposal. When cleaning is desired, the bowl liner is simply removed and disposed of.
- the invention includes structures in the disposable liner that enhance condensation of an undesirable portion of tar and vapor byproducts from the effluent air stream. Such condensation of the vapors is not a filtration process, rather it is a fractionation process.
- the instant invention also includes a temperature control element which the user may adjust to modify the tar and byproduct fractions removed from the effluent air stream, allowing for taste preference and in the case of medicinal marijuana, the selection of therapeutic fractions that remain in the effluent air stream.
- the disposable bowl liner may be any removable container structure having a combustion chamber, a smoke collection chamber coupled to a bottom portion of the combustion chamber, a screen inserted between the combustion chamber and the smoke collection chamber, and a liner smoke collection opening disposed along a sidewall of the smoke collection chamber, and the liner smoke collection opening may be intimately mated to the smoke draw tube of the shank member when the disposable bowl liner is inserted into the bowl member.
- FIG. 1A - FIG. 1B illustrate perspective views of a conventional pipe device.
- FIG. 2A - FIG. 2C illustrate sectional views of the conventional pipe device.
- FIG. 3A - FIG. 3B illustrate perspective views of a novel and easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 4A - FIG. 4C illustrate a sectional view, top view, and bottom view, respectively, of the novel and easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 5A - FIG. 5B illustrate a method of inserting and removing the disposable bowl liner from the bowl liner housing of the easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 6A - FIG. 6C illustrate a side, top, and perspective sectional views, respectively, of the easy-care smoking apparatus with the liner screen located within it, according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a sectional view of an electronic operation of the easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 8 illustrates a sectional view of a tapered easy-care smoking apparatus having a tapered bowl housing and tapered disposable bowl liner, according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 9 illustrates a method of operation of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus having a tapered bowl housing and tapered disposable bowl liner contained therein, according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 1A - FIGS. 1B and 1 n sectional views shown in FIG. 2A-2C A basic structure of a typical and conventional pipe device 100 is provided in perspective views shown in FIG. 1A - FIGS. 1B and 1 n sectional views shown in FIG. 2A-2C .
- the typical pipe device 100 may include a shank member 101 coupled to a bowl member 103 .
- the bowl member 103 may include an opening, such as a hole, forming a smoking chamber 105
- the shank member 101 may include an air hole 107 from which smoke is inhaled by the user.
- FIG. 2A - FIG. 2C illustrates a top, side, and front sectional views, respectively, of the typical pipe body 100 .
- the smoking chamber 105 may include a combustion chamber 105 A, a smoke collection chamber 105 B, and a screen 105 C inserted in between the combustion chamber 105 A and the smoke collection chamber 105 C.
- the smoke collection chamber 105 C may include a smoke collection opening 105 C 1 coupled to a smoke draw tube 111 .
- a user may apply a smoking substance inside the combustion chamber 105 A where smoke is created in the combustion chamber 105 A via a suitable ignition source such as a lighter and is drawn through the screen 105 C to the smoke collection chamber 105 C where it swirls and is drawn out the smoke draw tube 111 to the air hole 107 which is applied to the mouth of user for smoke intake and inhalation.
- a suitable ignition source such as a lighter
- FIG. 3A - FIG. 3B illustrate perspective views of a novel and easy-care smoking apparatus 200 , in accordance to an embodiment.
- the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 may include a shank member 201 and a bowl member 203 having a bowl liner housing 205 formed therein for receiving and supporting a disposable bowl liner 202 .
- the bowl liner housing 205 includes a through-hole or cavity in the bowl member 203 having stepped, tapered or straight side walls to aid in placement and retention of the disposable bowl liner 202 .
- the bowl member 203 may include a liner insert opening 204 formed at a top portion of the bowl member 203 and a liner removal port 206 formed at a bottom portion of the bowl member 203
- the shank member 201 may include an air hole 207 from which smoke is inhaled by the user.
- FIG. 4A - FIG. 4C illustrate a sectional view, top view, and bottom view, respectively, of the novel and easy-care smoking apparatus 200 , in accordance to an embodiment.
- the disposable bowl liner 202 is a single use and removable container structure having a liner lip, flange or tab 202 A for easy removal of the disposable bowl liner 202 by the user and for preventing the disposable bowl liner 202 from extending too far into the bowl liner housing 205 , a liner combustion chamber 202 B coupled to the liner lip 202 A at a top portion of the liner combustion chamber 202 B, a smoke collection chamber 202 C coupled to a bottom portion of the liner combustion chamber 202 B, and a liner smoke collection opening 202 D formed along a sidewall of the smoke collection chamber 202 C.
- a liner end cap 202 E may be applied at a bottom portion of the smoke collection chamber 202 C which may be removed or attached as needed.
- a liner screen 202 F may be inserted in between the liner combustion chamber 202 B and the smoke collection chamber 202 C.
- the liner combustion chamber 202 B may include a land 202 G having a tapered edge disposed along an interface between the liner combustion chamber 202 B and the liner smoke collection opening 202 D.
- the liner combustion chamber 202 B may include a keyed member 202 H along top portion of the liner combustion chamber 202 B for proper alignment of the disposable bowl liner 202 into the bowl liner housing 205 .
- the disposable bowl liner 202 is discarded after the first use by the user after the smoking substance (e.g., tobacco) contained therein is completely and fully incinerated, preventing tar build up in the bowl member 203 over time and use of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 .
- the smoking substance e.g., tobacco
- the interior shape of the bowl liner housing 205 of the bowl member 203 may complementary to the shape of the disposable bowl liner 202 , allowing it to rest firmly against the bowl liner housing 205 when fully inserted therein.
- the disposable bowl liner 202 may include a cylindrical tube-like body and surface that fits into a cylindrical cavity formed within the bowl liner housing 205 .
- the bowl liner housing 205 may include multiple cavities formed within the housing 205 to support the disposable bowl liner 202 , including a tab slot 205 A, a combustion chamber cavity 205 B, a land cavity 205 C, and a smoke collection chamber cavity 205 D.
- the bowl liner housing 205 may also include a smoke collection opening 205 E intimately coupled to a smoke draw tube 211 .
- the tab cavity 205 A may be slightly larger in diameter than the flange or tab 202 A near its top surface to provide a pocket for the flange or tab 202 A.
- the bowl liner housing 205 may be configured to include a keyed slot 205 F formed at a top portion of the bowl liner housing 205 near the tab slot 205 A for receiving the keyed member 202 H of the disposable bowl liner 202 into the bowl liner housing 205 when inserted therein, aligning the liner smoke collection opening 202 D of the disposable bowl liner 202 to properly engage and align to the smoke collection opening 205 E of the bowl liner housing 205 , intimately mating the liner smoke collection opening 202 D to the smoke draw tube 211 of the shank member 201 when the disposable bowl liner 202 is inserted into the bowl member 203 .
- the keyed slot 205 F may be disposed anywhere in the bowl liner housing 205 for the purpose of providing proper alignment of the liner smoke collection opening 202 D with the smoke collection opening 205 E.
- FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B illustrate a method of inserting and removing the disposable bowl liner 202 from the bowl liner housing 205 of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 , according to an embodiment.
- the user may insert the disposable bowl liner 202 into the bowl liner housing 205 by inserting the bottom portion of the smoke collection chamber 202 C into the top opening (top hole) 204 of the bowl member 203 in a downward direction al as shown in FIG. 5A , The disposable bowl liner 202 may be pushed back out the top of the bowl liner housing 205 from the bottom side for easy removal.
- the liner removal port (bottom hole) 206 of the bowl member 203 provides a hole through which the user may push out the disposable bowl liner 202 to remove it from the bowl liner housing 205 as shown in FIG. 5B .
- the disposable bowl liner 202 may also be pushed through the pipe and out the bottom side, with all the debris and tar remaining within it for instant disposal without touching any of the debris trapped inside it.
- the top hole 204 and bottom hole 206 runs through the bowl member 203 .
- the disposable liner may be easily removed from the pipe when cleaning is necessary.
- the disposable bowl liner 202 removal process may be by pushing the liner through the bottom of the pipe with a suitable object or by turning the disposable bowl liner 202 over and pushing the disposable bowl liner 202 back out the top of the pipe.
- the liner lip, flange or tab 202 A located on the top end of the disposable bowl liner 202 may be used to remove it from the bowl member 203 by prying or pulling it away from the bowl member 203 .
- the disposable bowl liner 202 may retain the burned debris and tar products produced from combustion without the user touching the messy combustion debris and tar when cleaning is desired.
- the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 can make pipe cleaning a quick, easy and more pleasant experience.
- FIG. 6A - FIG. 6C illustrate a side, top, and perspective sectional views, respectively, of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 with the liner screen 202 F located within it, according to an embodiment.
- the land 202 G is configured to support the liner screen 202 F when it is placed into the liner combustion chamber 202 B.
- the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 may include surface enhancing structures 301 applied beneath the liner screen 202 F in the smoke collection chamber 202 C to enhance tar condensation and collection within the disposable liner.
- the surface enhancing structure 301 may be any shape that enhances surface area, creating a tortuous path to the smoke draw tube 211 to enhance condensation.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a sectional view of an electronic operation of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 , according to another embodiment.
- the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 may also include a cooling element and a metal ring 401 located in the pipe bowl member adjacent to an exterior side portion of the smoke collection chamber 202 C. Note that the metal ring 401 is in intimate contact with the smoke collection chamber 202 C for heat conduction from the chamber to the metal ring 401 .
- the metal ring 401 may be temperature controlled by a Peltier cooler 403 via an electronic device 405 having a control circuit 405 powered by a battery 405 B and activated by a switch SW 1 .
- the electronic device 405 may also include a temperature indicator 405 C, which can be by any suitable means of lights, LED, or numeric display. It should be noted that accessory battery powered electronic devices using cooling elements may be applied to the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 , controlling heat conduction from the chamber to the metal ring 401 .
- Smoke byproducts removal may be further increased by the addition of the cooling element and metal ring 401 to the space beneath the liner screen 202 F, such as the Peltier cooling element which may be controlled to establish a desired temperature of the smoke chamber and surface enhancing design elements located beneath the liner screen 202 F.
- the cooling element and metal ring 401 which may be controlled to establish a desired temperature of the smoke chamber and surface enhancing design elements located beneath the liner screen 202 F.
- the Peltier cooling element which may be controlled to establish a desired temperature of the smoke chamber and surface enhancing design elements located beneath the liner screen 202 F.
- an undesired fraction of byproducts may be collected out of the air stream being drawn by the user and a desired fraction not condensed and passed to the user.
- Such temperature control in the effluent air stream allows users to select the desired byproducts fractions passed into the effluent air stream allowing for greater safety (tar removal), flavor experience (byproducts fractions) and medicinal attributes.
- FIG. 8 illustrates a sectional view of a tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 having a tapered bowl housing 501 and tapered disposable bowl liner 503 , in accordance to an embodiment.
- the general features of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 are nearly identical to that of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 , sharing similar elements including the shank member 201 , bowl member 203 , tab slot 205 A, combustion chamber cavity 205 B, smoke collection opening 205 E, air hole 207 , liner lip 202 A, liner combustion chamber 202 B, liner end cap 202 E, and the liner screen 202 F.
- the two smoking devices differ in the shape of the bowl liner housing and disposable bowl liner.
- the tapered bowl housing 501 of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 may include a smoke collection chamber cavity 501 A having a tapered cylinder shape.
- the tapered disposable bowl liner 503 may include a tapered smoke collection chamber 503 A having a tapered cylinder shape that is complementary to that of the smoke collection chamber cavity 501 A of the tapered bowl housing 501 .
- cylindrical surfaces on the liner and pipe would require a gap between liner and pipe body to be able to insert the liner, and to further allow for the tolerance stack of the parts would require a large gap under nominal dimensions. This would result in a pipe that does not draw well through the bowl because air would leak around the liner and into the pipe stem.
- the bowl liner housing 501 may include a through-hole or cavity in the bowl member 203 having a combination of stepped, tapered or straight side walls to aid in liner insertion and to ensure intimate mating of the smoke chamber side wall hole and draw tube and retention of the tapered disposable bowl liner 503 .
- FIG. 9 illustrates a method of operation of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 having a tapered bowl housing 501 and tapered disposable bowl liner 503 contained therein, in accordance to an embodiment.
- intake air Ain may be drawn into the top opening 204 of the liner combustion chamber 202 B containing a combustible substance 601 which sits and is supported by the liner screen 202 F.
- a vertical clearance V 0 located under the lip or flange 202 A may allow the tapered disposable bowl liner 503 to seat on the tapered surface where the smoke collection opening (exit hole) 205 E is located.
- a radial clearance R 0 may allow easy removal and insertion of the tapered disposable bowl liner 503 from and into the tapered bowl housing 501 .
- the smoke collection chamber cavity 501 A has a tapered surface T 0 to ensure the tapered disposable bowl liner 503 may achieve an intimate contact with the tapered bowl housing 501 , preventing air leakage past the disposable bowl liner 503 when drawing the intake air Ain through the combustible substance 601 forming a smoke vapor S 0 that travels from the tapered smoke collection chamber 503 A to the smoke draw tube 211 via the exit hole 205 E.
- the smoke vapor S 0 is then drawn from the smoke draw tube 211 into the air hole 207 via inhalation by the user.
- tapering the mating surfaces and relieving pipe material under the lip of the disposable bowl liner 202 can ensure when the liner is inserted that the exit hole will properly mate securely and tightly to the pipe, having no gaps, since the tapered surfaces are mating surfaces.
- the disposable bowl liner 202 may include a pilot hole (or throttle port) 202 K disposed underneath the disposable bowl liner 202 for lighting the easy-care smoking apparatus from the bottom end and mixing of air into the smoke collection chamber 503 A.
- the easy-care smoking apparatus described herein includes a novel disposable bowl liner for use with conventional pipes, hookahs and bongs. It should be apparent that the shape and body of the easy-care smoking apparatus are not relevant to the present invention and may include other shaped bowl members 203 and shank members 201 .
- the disposable combustion chamber, or disposable bowl liner 202 does not require a pipe design that includes a bowl with two open ends. Such a disposable combustion chamber liner may be utilized in either a bowl member with one open end or a bowl with two open ends as described herein above.
- the preferred embodiment is an easy-care smoking apparatus having the bowl member 203 with the two open ends ( 204 and 206 ) for the convenience of pushing the liner out from the bottom opening in the bowl when cleaning is desired.
- Some preferred material for fabricating the disposable combustion chamber includes any low cost materials which can withstand combustion temperatures, including for example, molded ceramics and composites, formed metals such as aluminum, brass, copper or steel.
- the liner screen 202 F may include materials such as ceramic or metal such as aluminum, brass, copper or steel.
- another aspect of the easy-care smoking apparatus is for the disposable combustion chamber to remove a portion of the undesirable tars from the effluent air stream when smoke is drawn through the pipe, without the use of a separate filter.
- a port for mixing fresh air into the smoke collection chamber may be added to further increase condensation of effluent smoke.
- condensation of tars and other volatile compounds in the combustion chamber beneath the screen surface enhancing shapes which remove more byproducts of combustion may be added to the smoke collection chamber.
- the disposable liner may facilitate rotational alignment between the side port in the smoke collection chamber and the draw tube.
- the tab described herein could serve as such an alignment feature.
- the disposable combustion chamber may also include a land or step down in diameter for holding a screen in place.
- the disposable combustion chamber may also include a smoke collection chamber beneath the screen land.
- the liner below the screen is tapered as shown in FIG. 8 , and the mating surface or land 202 G of the pipe below the liner screen 202 F is also tapered, which always ensures when a liner is inserted into a pipe that the liner exit hole mates tightly against the pipe body, over a wide range of tolerances for each part which is anticipated in volume manufacturing.
- the disposable liner with tapered mating surfaces may be easier to insert and remove because radial clearances can be made much larger than if the mating surfaces were cylindrical.
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Pipes, hookahs and bongs have long been used to smoke tobacco and other combustible materials. The combustion chamber or bowl is a feature of all smoking apparatus's and is where the chosen material to be smoked is inserted. The combustion chamber or bowl is a permanent feature which necessitates cleaning the bowl from time to time to remove burned debris and tar. The present invention introduces a disposable combustion chamber or bowl liner which includes means to enhance tar condensation and collection in a disposable member to simplify cleaning of the chosen smoking apparatus after use and a pipe of the preferred embodiment to be used in combination with the disposable liner is also disclosed.
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- The present invention relates to a smoking apparatus with a disposable combustion chamber. Particularly, the disposable combustion chamber may include a disposable bowl liner that works with any pipe, hookah, bong or other smoking apparatus having a bowl to hold the combustible materials during combustion.
- Pipe devices for inhaling smoke of burning substances have been made throughout the centuries and in many countries. Some previous known and patented pipe designs have included combustion chamber liners such as Smith in U.S. Pat. No. 4,290,437, Wunshe in U.S. Pat. No. 4,210,160, D R Turner in U.S. Pat. No. 4,190,063, Calkins in U.S. Pat. No. 3,422,821, J L Turner in U.S. Pat. No. 2,419,509, Aldin in U.S. Pat. No. 5,678,573, and Bianchino in U.S. Pat. No. 4,235,252.
- For example, Aldin discloses a pipe design with a cylindrical bore open at both ends to allow lighting the tobacco placed therein from the bottom. Aldin also describes desirable attributes of this design such as creating a natural updraft and causing complete combustion without frequent relighting and preventing accumulation of moisture, tar and the like within the pipe bowl. While not referenced by Aldin, Bianchino teaches a pipe design with the identical features (bowl open at both ends) and describes identical components and benefits.
- In each of the referenced patents, the combustion chamber liner is a permanent component of the pipe which must be cleaned periodically due to its cost. In some pipe apparatuses, filters are used to remove tar from the smoke stream, but the pipe bowl clean up remains a messy and stinky job, especially when tar gets on fingers or surfaces, being hard to remove. In addition, some art teaches combustion chamber liners that are removeable for cleaning but which are intended to be put back into the pipe and reused. However, none of these prior art teaches or contemplates a disposable combustion chamber or component for providing the smoker an easily cleaned and cost effective smoking device. Moreover, the prior art fails to teach any features or principles that condense and capture tar from inhaled smoke in a component designed for easy disposal, reducing tar reaching the pipe or the smoker.
- Thus, there is a need for a low maintenance smoking device having internal components to condense and capture tar from inhaled smoke in a component designed for easy disposal, reducing tar reaching the pipe or the smoker and speeding up and simplify cleaning of the pipe.
- The disposable pipe bowl liner works with any pipe, hookah, bong or other smoking apparatus that has a bowl to hold the combustible materials during combustion. Also claimed is a pipe design of a preferred embodiment that works best in combination with the bowl liner. The disposable bowl liner is inserted into the smoking apparatus's bowl prior to use and after smoking its contents, retains burned materials, tars and other condensed vaporous byproducts for easy disposal. When cleaning is desired, the bowl liner is simply removed and disposed of.
- The invention includes structures in the disposable liner that enhance condensation of an undesirable portion of tar and vapor byproducts from the effluent air stream. Such condensation of the vapors is not a filtration process, rather it is a fractionation process.
- The instant invention also includes a temperature control element which the user may adjust to modify the tar and byproduct fractions removed from the effluent air stream, allowing for taste preference and in the case of medicinal marijuana, the selection of therapeutic fractions that remain in the effluent air stream.
- It is an advantage of the present invention to provide a disposable bowl liner for use with a smoking apparatus having a shank member, a bowl member, a draw tube disposed within the shank member and an air hole disposed at one end of the draw tube for smoking combustible materials and facilitating easy removal of debris and tar after use, including a liner combustion chamber; a smoke collection chamber coupled to a bottom portion of the liner combustion chamber; a liner screen inserted between the liner combustion chamber and the smoke collection chamber; and a liner smoke collection opening disposed along a sidewall of the smoke collection chamber, the liner smoke collection opening may be intimately mated to the smoke draw tube of the smoking apparatus when the disposable bowl liner is inserted into the smoking apparatus.
- It is another advantage of the present invention to provide an easy-care smoking apparatus for smoking combustible materials and facilitating easy removal of debris and tar after use having a shank member having an air hole disposed on a first end of the shank member and a smoke draw tube disposed therein; and a bowl member coupled to a second end of the shank member where the bowl member includes an opening formed at a top portion of the bowl member to accept a liner insert, a bowl liner housing for receiving a disposable bowl liner, and a smoke collection opening coupled to the smoke draw tube; the disposable bowl liner may be any removable container structure having a combustion chamber, a smoke collection chamber coupled to a bottom portion of the combustion chamber, a screen inserted between the combustion chamber and the smoke collection chamber, and a liner smoke collection opening disposed along a sidewall of the smoke collection chamber, and the liner smoke collection opening may be intimately mated to the smoke draw tube of the shank member when the disposable bowl liner is inserted into the bowl member.
- These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent in light of the following detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
- The present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention and from the attached drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1A -FIG. 1B illustrate perspective views of a conventional pipe device. -
FIG. 2A -FIG. 2C illustrate sectional views of the conventional pipe device. -
FIG. 3A -FIG. 3B illustrate perspective views of a novel and easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment. -
FIG. 4A -FIG. 4C illustrate a sectional view, top view, and bottom view, respectively, of the novel and easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment. -
FIG. 5A -FIG. 5B illustrate a method of inserting and removing the disposable bowl liner from the bowl liner housing of the easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment. -
FIG. 6A -FIG. 6C illustrate a side, top, and perspective sectional views, respectively, of the easy-care smoking apparatus with the liner screen located within it, according to an embodiment. -
FIG. 7 illustrates a sectional view of an electronic operation of the easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment. -
FIG. 8 illustrates a sectional view of a tapered easy-care smoking apparatus having a tapered bowl housing and tapered disposable bowl liner, according to an embodiment. -
FIG. 9 illustrates a method of operation of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus having a tapered bowl housing and tapered disposable bowl liner contained therein, according to an embodiment. - In the appended figures, one or more elements may have the same reference numeral in different figures indicating previously described.
- A basic structure of a typical and
conventional pipe device 100 is provided in perspective views shown inFIG. 1A -FIGS. 1B and 1 n sectional views shown inFIG. 2A-2C . In the perspective views, thetypical pipe device 100 may include ashank member 101 coupled to abowl member 103. Thebowl member 103 may include an opening, such as a hole, forming asmoking chamber 105, while theshank member 101 may include anair hole 107 from which smoke is inhaled by the user. -
FIG. 2A -FIG. 2C illustrates a top, side, and front sectional views, respectively, of thetypical pipe body 100. Thesmoking chamber 105 may include acombustion chamber 105A, asmoke collection chamber 105B, and ascreen 105C inserted in between thecombustion chamber 105A and thesmoke collection chamber 105C. Thesmoke collection chamber 105C may include a smoke collection opening 105C1 coupled to asmoke draw tube 111. In practice, a user may apply a smoking substance inside thecombustion chamber 105A where smoke is created in thecombustion chamber 105A via a suitable ignition source such as a lighter and is drawn through thescreen 105C to thesmoke collection chamber 105C where it swirls and is drawn out thesmoke draw tube 111 to theair hole 107 which is applied to the mouth of user for smoke intake and inhalation. -
FIG. 3A -FIG. 3B illustrate perspective views of a novel and easy-care smoking apparatus 200, in accordance to an embodiment. The easy-care smoking apparatus 200 may include ashank member 201 and abowl member 203 having abowl liner housing 205 formed therein for receiving and supporting adisposable bowl liner 202. In one implementation, thebowl liner housing 205 includes a through-hole or cavity in thebowl member 203 having stepped, tapered or straight side walls to aid in placement and retention of thedisposable bowl liner 202. In addition, thebowl member 203 may include aliner insert opening 204 formed at a top portion of thebowl member 203 and aliner removal port 206 formed at a bottom portion of thebowl member 203, while theshank member 201 may include anair hole 207 from which smoke is inhaled by the user. -
FIG. 4A -FIG. 4C illustrate a sectional view, top view, and bottom view, respectively, of the novel and easy-care smoking apparatus 200, in accordance to an embodiment. As shown inFIG. 4A , thedisposable bowl liner 202 is a single use and removable container structure having a liner lip, flange ortab 202A for easy removal of thedisposable bowl liner 202 by the user and for preventing thedisposable bowl liner 202 from extending too far into thebowl liner housing 205, aliner combustion chamber 202B coupled to theliner lip 202A at a top portion of theliner combustion chamber 202B, asmoke collection chamber 202C coupled to a bottom portion of theliner combustion chamber 202B, and a linersmoke collection opening 202D formed along a sidewall of thesmoke collection chamber 202C. Aliner end cap 202E may be applied at a bottom portion of thesmoke collection chamber 202C which may be removed or attached as needed. In addition, aliner screen 202F may be inserted in between theliner combustion chamber 202B and thesmoke collection chamber 202C. In another implementation, theliner combustion chamber 202B may include aland 202G having a tapered edge disposed along an interface between theliner combustion chamber 202B and the linersmoke collection opening 202D. In yet another implementation, theliner combustion chamber 202B may include akeyed member 202H along top portion of theliner combustion chamber 202B for proper alignment of thedisposable bowl liner 202 into thebowl liner housing 205. In practice, thedisposable bowl liner 202 is discarded after the first use by the user after the smoking substance (e.g., tobacco) contained therein is completely and fully incinerated, preventing tar build up in thebowl member 203 over time and use of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200. - Referring again to
FIG. 4A , the interior shape of thebowl liner housing 205 of thebowl member 203 may complementary to the shape of thedisposable bowl liner 202, allowing it to rest firmly against thebowl liner housing 205 when fully inserted therein. For example, thedisposable bowl liner 202 may include a cylindrical tube-like body and surface that fits into a cylindrical cavity formed within thebowl liner housing 205. Thebowl liner housing 205 may include multiple cavities formed within thehousing 205 to support thedisposable bowl liner 202, including atab slot 205A, acombustion chamber cavity 205B, aland cavity 205C, and a smokecollection chamber cavity 205D. Thebowl liner housing 205 may also include asmoke collection opening 205E intimately coupled to asmoke draw tube 211. Thetab cavity 205A may be slightly larger in diameter than the flange ortab 202A near its top surface to provide a pocket for the flange ortab 202A. In one implementation, thebowl liner housing 205 may be configured to include akeyed slot 205F formed at a top portion of thebowl liner housing 205 near thetab slot 205A for receiving thekeyed member 202H of thedisposable bowl liner 202 into thebowl liner housing 205 when inserted therein, aligning the linersmoke collection opening 202D of thedisposable bowl liner 202 to properly engage and align to thesmoke collection opening 205E of thebowl liner housing 205, intimately mating the linersmoke collection opening 202D to thesmoke draw tube 211 of theshank member 201 when thedisposable bowl liner 202 is inserted into thebowl member 203. In another implementation, thekeyed slot 205F may be disposed anywhere in thebowl liner housing 205 for the purpose of providing proper alignment of the linersmoke collection opening 202D with thesmoke collection opening 205E. -
FIG. 5A andFIG. 5B illustrate a method of inserting and removing thedisposable bowl liner 202 from thebowl liner housing 205 of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200, according to an embodiment. The user may insert thedisposable bowl liner 202 into thebowl liner housing 205 by inserting the bottom portion of thesmoke collection chamber 202C into the top opening (top hole) 204 of thebowl member 203 in a downward direction al as shown inFIG. 5A , Thedisposable bowl liner 202 may be pushed back out the top of thebowl liner housing 205 from the bottom side for easy removal. For example, the liner removal port (bottom hole) 206 of thebowl member 203 provides a hole through which the user may push out thedisposable bowl liner 202 to remove it from thebowl liner housing 205 as shown inFIG. 5B . In practice, thedisposable bowl liner 202 may also be pushed through the pipe and out the bottom side, with all the debris and tar remaining within it for instant disposal without touching any of the debris trapped inside it. Note that thetop hole 204 andbottom hole 206 runs through thebowl member 203. In practice, the disposable liner may be easily removed from the pipe when cleaning is necessary. Referring to the easy-care smoking apparatus 200, thedisposable bowl liner 202 removal process may be by pushing the liner through the bottom of the pipe with a suitable object or by turning thedisposable bowl liner 202 over and pushing thedisposable bowl liner 202 back out the top of the pipe. In the case of traditional pipes with only one open end on the bowl, the liner lip, flange ortab 202A located on the top end of thedisposable bowl liner 202 may be used to remove it from thebowl member 203 by prying or pulling it away from thebowl member 203. With either pipe configurations (two bowl openings or one) or method of liner removal for disposal (push through or pull out), thedisposable bowl liner 202 may retain the burned debris and tar products produced from combustion without the user touching the messy combustion debris and tar when cleaning is desired. Thus, the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 can make pipe cleaning a quick, easy and more pleasant experience. -
FIG. 6A -FIG. 6C illustrate a side, top, and perspective sectional views, respectively, of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 with theliner screen 202F located within it, according to an embodiment. In operation, theland 202G is configured to support theliner screen 202F when it is placed into theliner combustion chamber 202B. In another implementation, the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 may includesurface enhancing structures 301 applied beneath theliner screen 202F in thesmoke collection chamber 202C to enhance tar condensation and collection within the disposable liner. In operation, thesurface enhancing structure 301 may be any shape that enhances surface area, creating a tortuous path to thesmoke draw tube 211 to enhance condensation. -
FIG. 7 illustrates a sectional view of an electronic operation of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200, according to another embodiment. The easy-care smoking apparatus 200 may also include a cooling element and ametal ring 401 located in the pipe bowl member adjacent to an exterior side portion of thesmoke collection chamber 202C. Note that themetal ring 401 is in intimate contact with thesmoke collection chamber 202C for heat conduction from the chamber to themetal ring 401. Themetal ring 401 may be temperature controlled by a Peltier cooler 403 via anelectronic device 405 having acontrol circuit 405 powered by abattery 405B and activated by a switch SW1. Theelectronic device 405 may also include atemperature indicator 405C, which can be by any suitable means of lights, LED, or numeric display. It should be noted that accessory battery powered electronic devices using cooling elements may be applied to the easy-care smoking apparatus 200, controlling heat conduction from the chamber to themetal ring 401. - Smoke byproducts removal may be further increased by the addition of the cooling element and
metal ring 401 to the space beneath theliner screen 202F, such as the Peltier cooling element which may be controlled to establish a desired temperature of the smoke chamber and surface enhancing design elements located beneath theliner screen 202F. By controlling the temperature of thedisposable bowl liner 202 and thesurface enhancing structure 301 beneath theliner screen 202F, an undesired fraction of byproducts may be collected out of the air stream being drawn by the user and a desired fraction not condensed and passed to the user. Such temperature control in the effluent air stream allows users to select the desired byproducts fractions passed into the effluent air stream allowing for greater safety (tar removal), flavor experience (byproducts fractions) and medicinal attributes. -
FIG. 8 illustrates a sectional view of a tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 having a taperedbowl housing 501 and tapereddisposable bowl liner 503, in accordance to an embodiment. The general features of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 are nearly identical to that of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200, sharing similar elements including theshank member 201,bowl member 203,tab slot 205A,combustion chamber cavity 205B,smoke collection opening 205E,air hole 207,liner lip 202A,liner combustion chamber 202B,liner end cap 202E, and theliner screen 202F. However, the two smoking devices differ in the shape of the bowl liner housing and disposable bowl liner. For example, the taperedbowl housing 501 of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 may include a smokecollection chamber cavity 501A having a tapered cylinder shape. Similarly, the tapereddisposable bowl liner 503 may include a taperedsmoke collection chamber 503A having a tapered cylinder shape that is complementary to that of the smokecollection chamber cavity 501A of the taperedbowl housing 501. In operation, cylindrical surfaces on the liner and pipe, would require a gap between liner and pipe body to be able to insert the liner, and to further allow for the tolerance stack of the parts would require a large gap under nominal dimensions. This would result in a pipe that does not draw well through the bowl because air would leak around the liner and into the pipe stem. In a preferred implementation, thebowl liner housing 501 may include a through-hole or cavity in thebowl member 203 having a combination of stepped, tapered or straight side walls to aid in liner insertion and to ensure intimate mating of the smoke chamber side wall hole and draw tube and retention of the tapereddisposable bowl liner 503. -
FIG. 9 illustrates a method of operation of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 having a taperedbowl housing 501 and tapereddisposable bowl liner 503 contained therein, in accordance to an embodiment. In operation, intake air Ain may be drawn into thetop opening 204 of theliner combustion chamber 202B containing acombustible substance 601 which sits and is supported by theliner screen 202F. A vertical clearance V0 located under the lip orflange 202A may allow the tapereddisposable bowl liner 503 to seat on the tapered surface where the smoke collection opening (exit hole) 205E is located. A radial clearance R0 may allow easy removal and insertion of the tapereddisposable bowl liner 503 from and into the taperedbowl housing 501. The smokecollection chamber cavity 501A has a tapered surface T0 to ensure the tapereddisposable bowl liner 503 may achieve an intimate contact with the taperedbowl housing 501, preventing air leakage past thedisposable bowl liner 503 when drawing the intake air Ain through thecombustible substance 601 forming a smoke vapor S0 that travels from the taperedsmoke collection chamber 503A to thesmoke draw tube 211 via theexit hole 205E. The smoke vapor S0 is then drawn from thesmoke draw tube 211 into theair hole 207 via inhalation by the user. In practice, tapering the mating surfaces and relieving pipe material under the lip of thedisposable bowl liner 202 can ensure when the liner is inserted that the exit hole will properly mate securely and tightly to the pipe, having no gaps, since the tapered surfaces are mating surfaces. - In another implementation, the
disposable bowl liner 202 may include a pilot hole (or throttle port) 202K disposed underneath thedisposable bowl liner 202 for lighting the easy-care smoking apparatus from the bottom end and mixing of air into thesmoke collection chamber 503A. - In summary, the easy-care smoking apparatus described herein includes a novel disposable bowl liner for use with conventional pipes, hookahs and bongs. It should be apparent that the shape and body of the easy-care smoking apparatus are not relevant to the present invention and may include other shaped
bowl members 203 andshank members 201. Note, the disposable combustion chamber, ordisposable bowl liner 202 does not require a pipe design that includes a bowl with two open ends. Such a disposable combustion chamber liner may be utilized in either a bowl member with one open end or a bowl with two open ends as described herein above. The preferred embodiment is an easy-care smoking apparatus having thebowl member 203 with the two open ends (204 and 206) for the convenience of pushing the liner out from the bottom opening in the bowl when cleaning is desired. - Some preferred material for fabricating the disposable combustion chamber includes any low cost materials which can withstand combustion temperatures, including for example, molded ceramics and composites, formed metals such as aluminum, brass, copper or steel. Similarly, the
liner screen 202F may include materials such as ceramic or metal such as aluminum, brass, copper or steel. When theliner screen 202F is placed into thedisposable bowl liner 202, a space or chamber is created beneath theliner screen 202F where smoke collects before being drawn out through thesmoke draw tube 211 to the user. The bottom of this smoke collection chamber is away from the combustion heat source and burning materials and is cooler than the smoke vapor being drawn through the pipe which causes condensation of some of the smoke byproducts, such as tar, onto its surface. As such, another aspect of the easy-care smoking apparatus is for the disposable combustion chamber to remove a portion of the undesirable tars from the effluent air stream when smoke is drawn through the pipe, without the use of a separate filter. A port for mixing fresh air into the smoke collection chamber may be added to further increase condensation of effluent smoke. To further enhance this desirable attribute of the easy-care smoking apparatus, condensation of tars and other volatile compounds in the combustion chamber beneath the screen, surface enhancing shapes which remove more byproducts of combustion may be added to the smoke collection chamber. - In other embodiments, the disposable liner may facilitate rotational alignment between the side port in the smoke collection chamber and the draw tube. The tab described herein could serve as such an alignment feature.
- The disposable combustion chamber may also include a land or step down in diameter for holding a screen in place. The disposable combustion chamber may also include a smoke collection chamber beneath the screen land. The liner below the screen is tapered as shown in
FIG. 8 , and the mating surface orland 202G of the pipe below theliner screen 202F is also tapered, which always ensures when a liner is inserted into a pipe that the liner exit hole mates tightly against the pipe body, over a wide range of tolerances for each part which is anticipated in volume manufacturing. In practice, the disposable liner with tapered mating surfaces may be easier to insert and remove because radial clearances can be made much larger than if the mating surfaces were cylindrical. - As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” included plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
- All patents, patent applications, and other references cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- It is noted that the foregoing disclosure has been provided merely for the purpose of explanation and is in no way to be construed as limiting of the present invention. Although the present invention has been shown and described with respect to several preferred embodiments thereof, various changes, omissions, and additions to the form and detail thereof, may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is understood that the words which have been used herein are words of description and illustration, rather than words of limitation. Changes may be made, within the purview of the appended claims, as presently stated and as amended, without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention in its aspects.
- Other embodiments and modifications of the present invention may occur to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of these teachings. Accordingly, the invention is to be limited only by the following claims which include all other such embodiments and modifications when viewed in conjunction with the above specifications and accompanying drawings.
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1. A disposable bowl liner for use with a smoking apparatus having a shank member, a bowl member, a smoke draw tube disposed within the shank member having a smoke collection opening disposed at one end of the smoke draw tube and an air hole disposed at another end of the smoke draw tube for smoking combustible materials and facilitating easy removal of debris and tar after use by a user; the disposable bowl liner comprising:
a combustion chamber;
a smoke collection chamber coupled to a bottom portion of the combustion chamber;
a screen inserted between the combustion chamber and the smoke collection chamber; and
a liner smoke collection opening disposed along a sidewall of the smoke collection chamber, wherein the liner smoke collection opening is intimately mated to the smoke draw tube of the smoking apparatus when the disposable bowl liner is inserted into the smoking apparatus.
2. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1 , wherein the disposable bowl liner is a single use component to the smoking apparatus and discarded after a first use by the user.
3. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1 , wherein the smoke collection chamber has tapered side walls and the liner smoke collection opening is disposed on a surface of the tapered sidewalls.
4. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1 , wherein the combustion chamber includes a land for locating the screen above the combustion chamber.
5. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1 , wherein a combustible substance is inserted into the combustion chamber and supported by the screen.
6. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1 , wherein the smoke collection opening in the bowl member the liner smoke collection opening, and the smoke draw tube provide an air path for a smoke vapor traveling from the smoke collection chamber to the air hole of the smoking apparatus via inhalation by the user.
7. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1 , wherein a surface enhancing structure is applied in the smoke collection chamber beneath the screen of the disposable bowl liner causing tar condensation by means of surface area expansion and creation of a tortuous path between the smoke collection chamber and the smoke draw tube.
8. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1 , wherein a tab or flange is coupled to a top portion of the disposable bowl liner for removing the disposable bowl liner from the bowl member when the disposable bowl liner is inserted therein.
9. An easy-care smoking apparatus for smoking combustible materials and facilitating easy removal of debris and tar after use by a user comprising:
a shank member having an air hole disposed on a first end of the shank member and a smoke draw tube disposed therein; and
a bowl member coupled to a second end of the shank member wherein the bowl member includes a liner insert opening formed at a top portion of the bowl member, a bowl liner housing for receiving a disposable bowl liner, and a smoke collection opening coupled to the smoke draw tube;
wherein the disposable bowl liner is a removable container structure having a combustion chamber, a smoke collection chamber coupled to a bottom portion of the combustion chamber, a screen inserted between the combustion chamber and the smoke collection chamber, and a liner smoke collection opening disposed along a sidewall of the smoke collection chamber, wherein the liner smoke collection opening is intimately mated to the smoke draw tube of the shank member when the disposable bowl liner is inserted into the bowl member.
10. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the disposable bowl liner is a single use component of the easy-care smoking apparatus and discarded after a first use by the user.
11. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the disposable bowl liner is be placed into a through-hole in the bowl member.
12. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the through-hole in the bowl member may be stepped, tapered or straight walled to aid in placement, intimate mating, and retention of the disposable bowl liner to the bowl member.
13. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a tab or flange is coupled to a top portion of the disposable bowl liner for removing the disposable bowl liner from the bowl member.
14. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the bowl member includes a tab cavity for providing a pocket for the tab or flange.
15. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the disposable bowl liner includes a keyed member along a top portion of the liner combustion chamber to facilitate proper alignment of the disposable bowl liner into the bowl liner housing when inserted.
16. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a surface enhancing structure is applied in the smoke collection chamber beneath the screen of the disposable bowl liner causing tar condensation by means of surface area expansion and creation of a tortuous path between the smoke collection chamber and the smoke draw tube.
17. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the smoke collection chamber mates with a metal ring structure in the bowl member to enhance heat conduction.
18. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the metal ring structure is temperature controlled by a Peltier cooler via an electronic device having a control circuit powered by a battery and activated by a switch.
19. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the smoke collection chamber is temperature controlled to enhance tar condensation and effluent vapor fractionation.
20. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the smoke collection chamber has a tapered body.
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