US923674A - Tobacco-pipe. - Google Patents

Description

H. LUTZ.

TOBACCO PIPE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 15. 1908 923,674. I Patentd June 1, 1909.

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HENRY 1.U'1z, 0F DENVER, COLORADO.

TOBACCQ-rPIPE.

To all whom it may-concern:

Be it knownthat I,'=HENRY LUTZ, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city and county offDenver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Pi es; and I do declare the following to 'be a; ll, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which;form a part of this specifica tion.

My. invention relates generally to improvements in tobacco ipes, but more s ecifically to means for c eaning the pipe, w ereby the stem and smoke passage communicating therewith, may be quickly and easily cleaned. I

Q My improved cleanin device consists of a stem or spine, adapte to enter a passage formed in the bottom of the pipe bowl, and also the opening in the stem of the pipe. The openin in the bowl and the portion of the stem ectly connected therewith, is preferably of considerable size, or larger than thelpassagein the mouth iece. Hence,

the cleaner is made wider w ere it enters the largeropening, the part which enters the mouth piece being relatively small. In order to facihtate the pi e-cleamng operation, the

passage 'formedin t e bowl of the pipe is open at the rear side of the bowl, and the cleaner is provided with a knob or head exposed at the outer extremity of the said opening, to permit the turning of the spine or cleaning stem for cleanin purposes. This spine is alsoprovided wit what I term a stripper, consisting of a button or disk having an opening which closely fits the larger portion 0 the spine, so that when the spine or cleaner is drawn through, the stripper, the latter will remove the impurities or material which'has been taken out of the pipe by the turning of the s ine. This stripper also protrudes rearwar ly from the pipe bowl, and increases the size of the head of the spine.

Having briefly outlined my im roved construction, I will proceed to descri e the same in detail, reference be' I madeto the accompanying drawing, in w ch is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In thisdrawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ipe equipped with my'improve? ments. 1g. 2 g is a longitudinal section Specification of Letters Patent. Applietflomflledlay 1,5,

PatentedJQwQ 1909-- 1908. Serial No. 482,988.

taken through the same, the cleaning spine being shown in elevation, and the stri 'er in section. Fig. 3 is a view similar to ig. 2 with the cleanin device removed. 4 is a detail view of t e spine. Fig.5 is a view of the same, looking in the direction of arrow 5, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an end view looking in the view in detail of the stripper. Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line 8'8, Fig. 7.

The same reference characters indicate thesame parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate thebowl of the pipe, whose stem portion 6, formed inte-j gral with the bowl, is provided witha passage. 7, which intersects the bottom of the chamber 8 of the bowl and is 0 en in the rear, as shown at 9. The forwar extremity of the passage 7, communicates with a Ipggssage 10,

ormed in the mouthpiece 12. mouthpiece is fitted into the forward extremity of the stem, butinay be readily removed, if desired.

The cleaning device comprises a spine or stem 13, and a stripper 14. This sp' e,.as shown in the drawing, consists of a'fla piece of material, which ma be composed of wood, or any other 'materia sufficiently hard and durable for the purpose. The rear portion 1.5 of the spine, or that engaging the passage 7 is wider than the forward portion '16, which enters the passage 10, of the mouthpiece 12. The spine '13 is provided with moisture that may accumulate on top of the tion of the passage underneath.

The rear extremity of the spine is grovided with a button or milled head 18, w h is secured to the spine in any suitable manner, as by a fastening device 19. -Thisbutton mayalso be formed integral with the vided with a narrow opening 20, of sufiiclent size toreceive the part 15 of the spine. This stripper normally occu ies a osition on the s ine in contact with t e hea or. button 18.

he button and cleaner both protrude through the openi '9 at the rear'side of the Y pipe bowl, whereby othare accessible to-the user of the ipe. 'When it is desired to clean the pipe, ,the

sufficient diameter to permit e turning of the flat portion 15 of the spine, while the passage 10 of the stem' is large enough to notches, or recesses 17, through which the.

spine, if desired. The stripper 14, {is pro-= spine is turned therein. -.The' assage is ,of'

direction of arrow 6, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an end-e;

spine may dropthrough and occupy the porallow the spine part 16, to turn therein. As

these flat parts 15 and 16, fit quite closely in their corresponding passages, it is evident that as the spine is turned, it will scrape out the impurities in the passage which the spine the stripper, draws the spine therethrough,

thus scraping'all of the impurities therefrom. The spine is then placed back in the pipe and may be allowed to remain until the next cleaning operation becomes necessary.

It is evident that in smoking, the smoke will pass along over the top of the spine. The spine, when in proper position, com.- pletely cuts off the forward portion of the space below from the smoke and suction, and makes it a receptacle for moisture.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A tobacco pi e, having a longitudinal passage formed in t e stem therein, and communicating with the receptacle in the bowl, one end of the said passage being 0 on at the rear of the bowl, a cleaning device ocated in the said passage and provided with a head or disk protruding from the rear side of the pipe bowl, the cleaner being formed flat and of a width equal, or approximately equal, to the diameter of the passage in which it is located, whereby, as the spine is turned, the impurities of the passage will be scraped out, and a stripper plug having a narrow opening of uniform size, extending therethrough, and in which the spine fits closely, substantially as described. 7

2. A tobacco pipe, whose stem is provided with a passage intersecting the bottom of the tobacco chamber in the bowl, one extremity of the said assage being open at the rear side of the bowl: a cleaning device inserted in the said passage, and provided with a protruding head or button, and a stripperplug having a o enin tfiroug narrow opening of uniform size, extending therethrough, and in which the spine fits closely, substantially as described.-

' 3. A tobacco pipe com rising a bowl and a stem, the stem and bond having a passage communicating with the chamber of the bowl, the said passage being open at the rear side ofthe bowl, a stem or spine inserted in the said passage and protruding therefrom at 'the rear, and a stripper plug having a narrow of uniform size extending thereand in which the spine fits closely, for the purpose set forth.

4. A tobacco pi e whose stem is provided with a longitudinallly disposed passage communicating with a receptacle in the pipe bowl, the-said passage being 0 en at the rear of the bowl, a stem, or s ine 'ocated in the said passage and provide with a protruding head, and a stripper plug havin a narrow opening of uniform size exten g there-.

through, and in which the spine fits closely, adjacent the head, for the purpose set fort 5. A tobacco pipe composed of a head, stem and mouthpiece, the stem proper having a longitudinal passage intersectin the bottom of the bowl receptacle and eing open at the rear of the bowl, and a stem or spine entering the said passage and also the passage in the mouthpiece, the two passages eing of different size, a stem or spine 1n sorted in the said passages, the arts of the spine entering the two passages eing of different size, the extremity of the spine or stem protruding from the passage at the rear of the bowl, and a stripper plug having a narrow opening of uniform size extending therethrough, and in which the spine fits closely, substantially as described.

6. A tobacco pipe whose stem is provided witha passage intersecting the bottom of the bowl'receptacle, and a spine or cleaning stem located in the said passage and provided with a stripper, for removing the impurities from the stem as the latter is drawn through the stripper, the latter consisting of a plug hav ing a narrow opening of uniform size extending therethrough, and in which the spine fits closely", substantially as described.

7. A tobacco pipe whose stem is provided with a passage intersecting the bottom of the bowl receptacle and having its rear extremity open, and a s ine or stem having a flat )ortion entering t e said passage, the latter being cylindrical, the width of the s ine where it enters the said passage being 0 the same diameter, or approximately the same diameter, as the passage, the rea'r extremity of the spine being provided with an exposed head to facilitate the operation of the spine, and a stripper plug having a narrow o enin of uniform size extending therethroug 1, an in which the spine fits closely, for the purpose set forth.

8. The combination with a tobacco pipe,

of a spine which separates the smoke passage vided With a removable spine inserted in the smoke passageand forming a partition (lividing the passage into upper and lower compartments, the spine being provided with o enings to permit the moisture to pass from t e upper to the lower compartment, substantia 1y as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY LUTZ. Witnesses:

ALODIA 'HUTOHISON, DAISY F. HUGHES.

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