US2549726A

US2549726A - Combination pipe and lighter

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Publication number: US2549726A
Application number: US603787A
Authority: US
Inventors: John Van Toll
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1945-07-09
Filing date: 1945-07-09
Publication date: 1951-04-17
Anticipated expiration: 1968-04-17

Description

April 17, 1951 J. VAN TOLL 2,549,726

COMBINATION PIPE AND LIGHTER Filed July 9, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVEN'JOR.

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Jo/ ziz [Q72 70% BY W My Patented Apr. 17, 1951 2,549,726 COMBINATION PIPE AND LIGHTER John Van Toll, Chicago, Ill. Application July 9, 1945, Serial No. 603,787

- 15 Claims.

My invention has to do with improvements in tobacco .smoking pipes.

An object of the invention is to combine wit a tobacco smoking pipe a mechanical lighting means so that the user of thepipe does not need to resortto matches or. separate lighting means in order to light the pipe.' .A more specific object-of my invention is to -provide:a lighting mechanism integrally combined with the'bowl of a tobacco smoking pipe, the arrangement being such that the :lightingmechanisin doesnot interfere with the filling of the pipe or the cleaning of the same. v I

,Another object of the invention is to provide a pipe with a mechanical lighting means arranged adjacent the bowl of. the pipe in such a manner that it does not seriously detract from the appearance of the pipe.

A further'object ofthe invention is to provide a pipe with a lighting means attached thereto including a guardfor the flame which facilitates the lighting of the pipe when t to a wind or draft. g

A further object of the invention is to provide in combination with a pipe a mechanicallighting means which is detachable fromithe p'ipe.

Other objects will be apparent from the following specification which describes. specific embodiments of my invention. by Way of example as illustrated in the-accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a preferred embodiment' of my tobacco smoking pipe;

he user is exposed Fig. 16 is an elevation of another modification of y p p Fig. 17 is a view similar to Fig. 16 but with the flame guard in bowl covering position and with parts in section.

A preferred embodiment of my pipe comprises a pipe body It having a pipe bowl I l and a pipe stem l2. 'Rearwardly extending from thefbowl along the stem there is provided a structure adapted to receive the elements of a lighting mechanism. In the preferred embodiment this rearward extension i3 is integral with the bowl.

The rearward extension I3 is provided with, a"

recess M adapted to receive a fuel cartridge [5 which is made of a light metal thimble. Fuel, cartridge I5 is inserted in the recess and contains a wick or cotton I5 adapted to receive the stored fuel which may be ordinary benzine. or commercial lighter fluid. The fuel cartridge l5 includes a cover ill and a filler screw cap 18.

The lighter fluid may be inserted in the cartridge by removal of the screw cap [8. A guide bore l'9 extends from the fuel cartridge compartment to a point adjacent the top of the pipe bowl to guide the wick I6 to that point and expose'the end of the same. A flint hold ing compartment or bore 20 supports a .flint member 2!. The flint member 21 is adjustably supported in the bore 20 by means of a jack screw '22 (Fig. 8). The female member 23 of the jack screw 22 is retained in the bore by a locking pin 25 and a cooperative annular groove 26. It is Fig. 2 is an elevation of the pipe shown in Fig. 3 is a sectiontaken on the line 33 of position;

Fig. is a section taken on line 4-4 of Fig.'-3; Fig. :5 is a section taken on line 55 of Fig. 3;- Fig. 6 isa partial section on line 33 of Fig. l with they cover member in'retracted position; Fig. '7 is a partial section on line 1-1 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a sectional detail ing chamber; I v

Fig. 9 is a section taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

of the flinthold- Fig. 1 with the cover member in the forward:

- top of the pipe bowl H and the extension 13.,

- Fig. 10 is an elevation of a modified form of mypip r Fig. 11 is a plan view of the'pipe shown-in Fig. 10 with the stem broken away;

Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation with "parts broken away of the pipe shown in Fig. 10;

Fig. 13'is a plan view similar to Fig. l1 with the cover member in the bowl covering position;

Fig. 14 is a partialsection on line i4l l of Fig. 11;

Fig. 15 is a sectional detail showing the spring latch member for holdingthe striker member in retracted position;

provided with the usual slotted head 2311 so that it may be rotated by a screw driver in the conventional manner.

20 by means of a small extension 2? which is received in'a. slot 2'8 in the bore. raised or lowered by rotating the female mem-. ber 23 of the jack screw in the proper direction. A cover member 29,is slidably mounted on the Mounted in the rear, of the cover member 29 is a striker member 30. Arranged in the front of thecover member is an anti-evaporation cover 3! as shown in Figures 3 and'6.

The cover member 29 is slidably'supported on the extension is by means of aguide member 32 (Figs. 4, 6 and 7) which is secured to the extension,l3 by screws 33. The cover member '25 isv slidably securedto the guide member 32 by guide screws 34 the heads of which extend into guide slots '31 and 38. A compression leaf spring 35 mounted, as shown, on the guide screw 34 resiliently holds the cover member 29 against the top of the guide 32. A coiled compression spring 36 in the'guide slot 3! serves to return the cover '29 to its normal position over the extension I3.

' Air vents 39 are provided in the rear of cover member gs.

The male member 24 of. thejack screw is retained in position in the bore The operation of the device is as follows: The smoker of the pipe fills the bowl with tobacco 40 in the usual manner. Then in order to light the tobacco the smoker pushes the cover 2253 forward rather vigorously until the striker member 30 crosses the flint 2i. Contact of the striker 3!! with the flint 2i causes sparks to shoot against the wick l6 and ignites the fuel soaked wick. By placing the pipe stem between his lips'and d'rawing on the pipe, air is sucked through the vent holes 39 drawing the flame down to the tobacco Mi, thus igniting the tobacco. The cover member 29 functions as a flame guard and is shaped on the inside so that it directs the flame il into the bowl H. When the tobacco has been lighted suificiently, the smoker releases the cover member 29, allowing it to return to its normal position over the bowl extension [3, and smokes the pipe in the usual manner, the cover 29 being returned by the force of the compression spring 3%. As the cover member is returned to its normal position, the anti-evaporation cover 3i cover the wick i6, snuffing out the flame ii. The anti-evaporation cover 31 also retards evaporation of the fuel at the wick end between lights.

A modified construction embodying the principles of my invention isshown in Figures to 15. In this construction the pipe 58 comprises stem 51', bowl 52 and integral extension 53. The elements of the lighter mechanism are mounted in thebowl extension 53 in a manner similar to that shown in the preferred embodiment of my invention. The extension contains a recess 5A which receives a fuel cartridge 55- having a coverESand a filler cap 57. A wick ['8 extends from the fuel cartridge 55 to a point adjacent the top of the bowl to expose the end of the wick 58. A bore or chamber 59 receives a flint 63 in the same manher as in the preferred embodiment. The striker member and its operating mechanism are arranged 0n the top of the bowl extension 53. A cover member having a fixed portion 6! and a movable portion '62 is arranged on the top of the bowl extension 53. The fixed portion Si is secured to the bowl extension 53' by the screw 63. The movable portion 62 which also functions as a flame guard is pivotally mounted on the pin 64-. An operating lever 65 and a striker hammer or arm 66 are mounted on the pivot pin 3?. The striker arm 55 is retained in retracted position by a spring latch or clasp 68 (Figs. l1, l3 and which engages a cooperating lug 69-011 the arm. The operating lever 65 has on the pivoted end thereof a release lobe it which is adapted to en; gage the back of the striker arm 66 to pull it free of the latching spring 68 when the lever 65 is moved forwardly. A coil spring I! is attached to the striker arm 66 and to a point adjacent the bowl and is tensioned to pull the striker arm 65 forwardly with a snap action when arm. 6% is released from spring latch 68. A link 12 connects the movable cover member 62 with the operating lever 6'5 so that movement of the lever 65 into the forward position moves the cover about the pivot pin 64 andv over the pipe bowl 52. A lug E3 on the operating lever 65 providesa forward stop for the striker arm 66. Movement of th lever 65 rearwardly engages the lug 13 with arm 65 and pulls arm 65 back into retracted or cooked. position where the lug 89 is engaged by the latch spring 68. A coil spring 14 (Fig. 14) mounted on the pivot pin 51 has one end fixed to the cover member 51 and the other end engaged with the front edge of the operating lever and is tensioned to return the lever arm to its rearward position when it is released. Cover member 62 carries an anti-evaporation cover '55 corresponding to anti-evaporation cover 3! of Fig. '3.

The operation of this embodiment. of my invention is as follows: The smoker fills the bowl 52 with tobacco in the usual manner. To light the tobacco, the operating lever 65 is'pushed forward until the striker arm 66 is released from the latching spring 68 by the pressure of the release lobe 10 engaging with it. When the lever 65 is pushed forward the cover member 82 moves forwardly into position over the bowl 52, by reason of its connection, through the link 12, with the lever 65'. When the cover is very nearly in position over the bowl the striker arm is released from spring clasp 63 and is forced to'revolve around the pivot pin 51 by the spring H The striker arm 66 swings across the top of the flint Bi! and causes sparks to be thrown onto the fuel soaked wick 58 to ignite the same. The smoker draws on the stem, causing air to flow from the open rear of the cover member 62, drawing the flame from the wick 58 down into the pipe bowl to light the tobacco.

When the tobacco has been lighted sufficiently,

the smoker releases the operating lever 65 which is returned to its rearward or cocked-position by the spring M which also carries the striker arm 66 backward into engagement with the latching spring 68. The cover member 62 is retracted to the position shown in Fig 11 and anti-evaporation cover 15 covers the'wick 58 snuffing out the flame;

A further modiflcationembodying the principle of my invention is shown in Figures 16 and 17. In this embodiment the pipe 88 comprises the bowl 8! and the stem 32. A spring clip 83 engages the bowl 8| andsecures thereto a conventional commercial mechanical lighter $4. The lighter 85 includes astrirer 85'and a flame guard 86 which is pivoted to the lighter at 3?; The guard is'shown in inoperative position in Figuro l6, and in operative position in Fig 17. The lighter member 84 may be either the manually operated type or an automatically operated typezj In using this embodiment of my invention the smoker fills the bowl with tobacco 88 in the usual manner. The flame guard 86 is pivoted about the. pivot 31 into-position over the bowl. The lighter is operated by rotating the striker 85 which engages flint 89 to ignite the wick 90, and.

the smoker draws on the stem, causing the flame 9-5 to be pulled down into the bowl to light the tobacco 8B. When the tobacco is sufficiently 1ighted, the flame guard is returned to the inoperative position.

In al'l'the embodiments of my invention the pipe may be constructed of ordinary briar, and the cover or flame guard may be 'of briar or a non-combustible plastic. Obviously, any other appropriate non-combustible material. may be used.,

Icl'aim:

1.'In a tobacco smoking pipe having a bowl with a tobaccoreceiving recess, a lighting mechanism disposed at the-:side of the bowl, a flame guard, and means mounting, said flame guard for movement from a position over the lighting mechanism to a position over the pipe bowl. to direct a flame from the lighting mechanism into the bowl, said flame guard having a transverse dimension to cover the major portion of the bowl recess when in position thereover.

2. Ina tobacco smoking pipe, a unitary base portion havinga bowl portion and a lighter car rying portion, a top cover member, means mount ing said cover member for movement'from a position over the lighter carrying portion to a position extending over theliowl portion, said lighter carrying portion comprising a fuel compartment, a wick chamber for a wick leading from the fuel compartment to the top edge of the bowl portion, and a flint magazine for a flint positioned adjacent the Wick chamber; and said ment to a point beneath said cover and adjacent a top edge of the bowl, a wick in said passage, a

flint adjustably mounted in said extension rearwardly of said wick,- and a striker mounted inside said slidable .cover whereby upon movement of the cover to positionit over the bowl, the striker will engage the flint.

4. In a tobacco smoking pipe, as recited in claim 3, spring means for returning said cover from its bowl covering position to its extension covering position;

5. In a tobacco smoking pipe as recited in claim 3, an anti-evaporation cover on the inside forward portion of, said cover for covering the exposed end of the wick when said cover is in position over the said extension.

6. In a tobacco smoking pipe as recited in claim 3, said cover having air slots in the rearward portion thereof.

7. In a tobacco smoking pipe, an elongated one-piece base having a bowl portion and recesses for lighting elements comprising a fuel compartment, a wick holder and a flint holder; striker mechanism mounted on the top of said base; a flame guard pivotally mounted on said base, and means connecting said flame guard and said striker mechanism whereby operation of the striker mechanism moves the flame guard over the bowl to direct the flame into the bowl.

8. In a tobacco smoking pipe as recited in claim 7, wherein said striker mechanism comprises a pivoted operating arm, a pivoted striker arm, latch means for holding the striker arm in inoperative position, means on the operating arm engaging the striker arm to release it from said latch means, and spring means for swinging the striker arm into operative position.

9. In a tobacco smoking pipe having a bowl and an extension thereto, a fuel compartment in said extension, a wickholder leading from the fuel compartment-to a point adjacent the bowl, a wick in the holder extending into the fuel compartment, a flint holder .having a flint therein adjacent the wick holder, a striker mechanism on the top of said bowl extension, a cover on said extension comprising a, fixed portion and a movable portion, and a link connecting the movable cover portion and the striker mechanism whereby operation of the striker mechanism is adapted to move said movable cover portion over the bowl to direct the flames from the wick into the bowl.

- 10. In a tobacco smoking pipe, a bowl having a tobacco receiving recess, a lighter mechanism at one side of said bowl adjacent said recess, a combined cover and flame guard member normally positioned over said lighter mechanism, and means mounting said cover and flame guard member for movement relative to the lighter mechanism to a position extending over said tobacco receiving recess to direct a flame from said lighter mechanism into said recess, said cover and flame guard member having a transverse dimension to cover the major portion of the bowl recess when in position thereover.

11. In a tobacco smoking pipe, a bowl having a tobacco receiving recess, lighter elements mounted in said bowl adjacent said recess, a cover member, and means including a slide mounting said cover member for sliding movement froma position over said lighter elements to a position extending over said recess whereby a flame may be directed by said cover intosaid recess when said cover is in position over said recess.

12. In a tobacco smoking pipe, a bowl having a rearward extension at the side of the bowl, a cover member, means mounting said cover member for movement from a position over said extension to a position over said bowl, lighterelements including a Wick mounted in said extension below said cover member, and cooperating lighter, elements mounted in said cover member, said lighter elements being constructed and arranged to produce a flame upon movement of said cover member to position said cover member over said bowl whereby said cover member will guide the flame into said bowl.

13. In a tobacco smoking pipe as recited in claim 12 wherein said cover member is provided with flame quenching and anti-evaporation means,

14. In a tobacco smoking pipe, a bowl having a tobacco receiving recess and a rearward extension at the side of the bowl, lighter elements mounted in said rearward extension, a cover member for said lighter elements having a portion adapted to be moved into covering relation over said bowl, said cover member portion having a transverse dimension to cover a major portion of the bowl recess when in position there over, and means constructed and arranged to operate said lighter elements and produce a flame when said cover member is moved over said bowl.

15. Ina tobacco smoking pipe as recited in claim 14,- an anti-evaporation and flame quenching means mounted in said cover member.

JOHN VAN TOLL.

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