US2035782A - Smoker - Google Patents

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March 31, 1936. w, w, BERNARD SMOKER -Original Filed July 3, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 3m WWfier/zard I I I I I I l I I I I n I III 31, 1935. w w BERNARD 2,035,782

SMOKER Original Filed JulyS, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l/ll/l/l/III/I/ INVENTOR a BY WWBer Patented Mar. 31, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application July 3, 1934, Serial No. 733,693 Renewed September 23, 1935 10 Claims.

This invention relates to a tobacco smoker and among other advantages provides a container which will hold a supply of tobacco sufficient for numerous consecutive smokes before refilling. The invention also provides a smoking receptacle which may be readily removed for cleaning and which may be replaced with another at any time without difficulty. Further objects are to provide a smoking container which will be light in weight and comfortable to hold in the mouth and which will smoke cool and sweet. The invention has other objects which will be apparent from the following description of two embodiments of said invention, which are shown in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification.

In said drawings,-

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the combined container and smoker showing the parts in position for smoking; 7

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with parts broken away to disclose the construction;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the same, part of the stem being broken away, the lid of the receptacle or barrel being shown open and the bowl being shown in its lowermost position, ready for a filling;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of another form of smoker, which is preferred;

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the form of smoker but showing the form of Fig. 6;

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

Fig. 10 is a section on line Ill-l of Fig. 6.

Referring particularly to the drawings, and first to Figs; 1-5 inclusive, there is shown a barrel or container 10 for holding the reserve supply of tobacco, said barrel being preferably of a very light weight material such as aluminum or magnesium or wood, suitably ornamented on the outer surface. While the barrel I0 is shown as being rectangular in cross section, it may be hexagonal or circular in cross section, and while its dimensions are immaterial, its capacity should permit the filling of the bowl of the smoker numerous times without recharging the barrel with a fresh supply of tobacco.

The barrel I0 is closed at the top for a. portion of its length by a wall ll. However, at the forward end, the barrel is closed by a lid l2, which is preferably slidable in grooves I3. Tobacco is placed in the barrel when the lid has been moved outwardly as shown in Fig. 3 to expose the interior of the barrel. The end of the barrel which is adjacent the wall I I has a screw-threaded bore I 4 and an ordinary mouth piece I is screwed into the bore M.

A bowl [6, which is preferably of thin wood but which may be made of corncob, corky or pliant wood or even clay, or other material, is mounted in a bowl carrier I! which is vertically slidable in guides [8 formed on the interior of the barrel l0. Preferably the bowl I6 has a top flange l9 which extends outwardly over the upper edge of the bowl carrier I1 and which has a notch 20 for insertion of a fingernail to facilitate removal of the bowl from its carrier. The carrier has a series of internal spacers or extrusions 2| which hold the bowl centered with respect to the carrier and out of contact with any of the walls of the carrier. Preferably the carrier is made of aluminum or magnesium and it should snugly fit the guides l8 so that there is no appreciable leakage of air possible between the Walls of the bowl carrier and the magazine. The bowl carrier is formed with at least two lugs or projections 22 formed at the top thereof and 25 adapted to provide stops to prevent the carrier from falling out of the magazine, as will be understood from Fig. 4. A gap 23 is provided at the tops of the guides l8 to permit the lugs 22 to clear said guides and thus make possible the removal of the bowl carrier with the bowl if desired.

In order to hold the bowl carrier and bowl in the uppermost or smoking position, a locking sleeve 24 snugly surrounds the barrel Ill and is adapted to be pushed into position to engage a slot 25 cut in the wall of the carrier ll. Preferably the sleeve 24 is pliable or slightly elastic or is provided on the inner wall with elastic or sealing material so that when the sleeve is in bowl-locking position, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, it will substantially seal the small air gap between the lower end of the bowl carrier and the bottom wall of the barrel. The bowl has a perforation 26 near the bottom and preferably an alined perforation 21 in the bowl carrier makes possible the necessary suction through the pipe when smoking it. It will be understood that while tobacco is packed in the barrel adjacent the stem l5, it is not packed so firmly as to retard the fiow of smoke. However, if desired, the stem l5 may have an extension (not shown) which terminates approximately at the perforation 21. When the carrier is in its uppermost position, the extension would insure easy drawing if the t'obacco'is packed firmly in the barrel. The extension is not shown because its construction will be understood without illustration.

In the form of Figs. 6-10, which is preferred, the barrel or container 30 has a tapering end 3!, to which the mouthpiece 32 is attached. The carrier 33 is of thin metal, with a flange or shoulder 34 on the interior spaced from the bottom, and the removable bowl 35 rests on said flange. The bowl 35 is shown as circular in cross-section, and the carrier is shown as rectangulan with the bowl snugly fitting inside. However, the bowl and carrier may have other shapes. A slidable locking sleeve 36 engages a notch 31 to hold the carrier in uppermost or smoking position. The air space 38 between the bottom of the bowl and the bottom of the carrier is useful not onlyin keeping the carrier at a lower temperature, but also to catch juices and other matter. A screw plug 39 is removable from the bottom of the'carrier-to permit cleaning out of said air space. To close the top of the barrel so as to prevent the tobacco from .falling out of the barrel and bowl, a slidable lid '40 is provided, see Fig. '8. A band 4| of rubber or metal, with a fingerpiece 42, is slidable over the barrel, being retained in position by friction, and provides a member which is very convenient when holding the smoker by hand.

Whenin use, the entire interior of the barrel, except that portion thereof immediately above the bowl, and the bowl itself will be filled with tobacco. Filling is facilitated by sliding the lid outwardlyyand by using the forefinger to push the tobacco into both ends of the barrel. The bowl is then moved to the smoking position and the sleeve is looked, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6. The tobacco in the bowl is then ignited in the customary way and smoking is continued until the tobacco in the bowl is consumed or as long as is desired. When it is desired to remove the ashes from thebowl it may be knocked out (with the bowl secured in'the position of Figs. 1 and 6) without interfering in any Way with the surplus tobacco held in'the barrel. The bowl may be inverted for cleaning, or it may be removed entirely with ease and replaced after cleaning it. When a new supply of tobacco is desired, the bowl and carrier are moved downwardly to the position of Figs. 3 and 8, and after disengaging the sleeve from the carrier, the user, by shaking the container, will cause some of the tobacco in the barrel to fall into the bowl. The tobacco is packed by the fingers in the customary manner and additional tobacco may be pushed by the fingers'from the barrel into the bowl until the latter has a sufiicient supply. Then the bowl is restored and the new charge of tobacco is ignited in the customary manner. This process may be repeated until the supply of tobacco is exhausted, which will not take place until eight to ten bowlsful have been consumed.

The described smoker provides a supply of tobacco which will last for a considerable time and will be especially desired by steady smokers; it

. also provides a very sweet and cool smoke which to the particular embodiments thereof herein shown and described.

Having described two embodiments of the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a receptacle for holding a supply of tobacco; a stem secured to the barrel; a bowl slidably mounted on the barrel and adapted to be depressed relative to the barrel to facilitate filling; and means to secure the bowl against sliding.

2. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrelproviding a receptacle for holding a supply of tobacco; a stem secured to the barrel; transverse guides on the interior of the barrel; a bowl adapted to slide in said guides; means to prevent the bowl from falling out of the barrel; and means to hold the bowl in a position facilitating lighting and smoking.

3. A smoker comprising, in combination, a bara rel providing a receptacle for holding a supply of tobacco; a stem secured to the barrel; transverse guides on the interior of the barrel; a bowl adapted to slide in said guides; means to prevent the bowl from falling out of the barrel; a sleeve slidable over the exterior of the barrel; and means engageable with said sleeve to hold the bowl against movement.

4. A smoker comprising, in combination, a bar rel providinga receptacle for holding a supply of tobacco; astem secured to the barrel; a bowl slidably mounted on the barrel and adapted to be depressed relative to the barrel to facilitate filling; and a sleeve slidable over the barrel and adapted to fit over the joint between the bottom of the bowl and the barrel when the bowl is up: permost; said sleeve thus forming a seal as well as a lock. g

5. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a receptacle for holding a supply of tobacco; astem secured to one end of the barrel; transverse guides formed on the barrel; a bowl carrier slidable on said guides; means to limit sliding of said bowl carrier; and a bowl removably mounted in the bowl carrier.

6. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a receptacle for holding a supply of tobacco; a stem secured to one end of the barrel; transverse guides formed on the barrel; a bowl carrier slidable on said guides; a bowl removably carried within the bowl carrier; and a sleeve which holds the bowl carrier against movement and is slidable on the barrel.

7. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a receptacle for holding a supply of tobacco; a stem secured to one end of the barrel; transverse guides formed on the barrel; a bowl carrier slidable on said guides; a. bowl removably carried within the bowl carrier; means on the bowl carrier to space the bowl away from the walls of the bowl carrier; perforations in the bowl and carrier to permit smoke to pass from the bowl to the stem; and a sleeve which holds the bowl carrier against movement and is slidable on the barrel.

8. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a receptacle; a carrier secured to the barrel and slidable transversely thereof; a bowl in the carrier; an interior shoulder spacing the bowl above the bottom of the carrier; and a removable plug closing an aperture in the bottom of the carrier, directly below the bowl.

9. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a-receptacle for a supply of tobacco and partially open at the top; a carrierpslidably ably mounted on the barrel and adapted to be depressed relative to the barrel to permit filling; means to secure the bowl in a normal smoking position; and conduit means connecting the bowl with the stem so that tobacco placed in said bowl 5 may be smoked.

WALTER W. BERNARD.

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