Stone holding downstem end

Abstract

The stone holding downstem end is a modification to a standard downstem end to enable it to hold a porous stone. A standard downstem end is a full circle and only allows the stone to be heated from above. By subtracting material from the receiving end of the downstem we create a new downstem end that is not receptive to a standard bowl anymore, but is instead specially modified to hold a porous stone. With the modification the user can heat the stone from the side rather from just above. This increases the potential for material to be vaporized and less chance for the material to melt through.

Description

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Two methods of marijuana consumption are smoking and vaporization. Many tools are used in this process, such as pipes and waterpipes. The processing of marijuana into concentrates has grown in popularity along with vaporization techniques to consume the concentrates. Classic pipes and waterpipes have bowls on one end where the dry herb marijuana is placed for consumption. Waterpipes commonly have downstems that hold a removable bowl. Marijuana concentrates cannot be heated in traditional bowls because they will turn into liquid and run out of the bowl rather than vaporizing. Many modifications have been made to pipe and waterpipe bowls to adapt for the use of concentrates. One modification is to replace or fill the bowl with a porous stone and then place the marijuana concentrate on the stone. A waterpipes with a downstem and removable bowl can be converted to hold a stone by simply removing the bowl and adding the stone to the downstem. Heat is then applied to the marijuana concentrate and the stone. The marijuana concentrate turns into a liquid and mostly retained in the stone due to its porous nature. This gives the concentrate a chance to turn into a vapor as the stone is heated. Since the stone is placed in the bowl or the downstem, heat has to be applied from above. The result is the concentrate receives heat before the stone. This is a problem because the concentrate will not be 100% captured in the stone and there will be an amount of waste. The current invention address this problem by making the stone accessable to be heated prior to heating the concentrate.

SUMMARY

The invention is a new form of the bowl receiving end of a downstem for a waterpipe. A downstem is a pipe that extends from outside to inside the waterpipe and down under the water contained within the waterpipe. The bowl receiving end of a downstem has a variety of standard forms and can be attached to another pipe to make a completed downstem with the appropriate length for a given waterpipe. The invention will focus on the bowl receiving end of a downstem and consist of a subtraction along one edge of the bowl receiving end of a downstem pipe. The subtracted material will enable the stone to be heated from multiple angles to include side angles, as opposed to only being able to be heated from above without the subtraction.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

Drawing 1 is a depiction of the invention with a partial length subtraction.

Drawing 2 is a depiction of the invention with a partial length subtraction fitted with a stone.

Drawing 3 is a depiction of the invention with a full length subtraction.

Drawing 4 is a depiction of the invention with a full length subtraction fitted with a stone.

Drawing 5 is a depiction of the invention with a two partial length subtraction.

Drawing 6 is a depiction of the invention with a two partial length subtraction fitted with a stone.

Drawing 7 is a depiction of the invention with a three partial length subtraction.

Drawing 8 is a depiction of the invention with a three partial length subtraction fitted with a stone.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE INVENTION WORKS

The invention is a new form of the bowl receiving end of a downstem for a waterpipe. The bowl receiving end of a downstem for a waterpipe is commonly constructed independently and then attached to another simple tube to create the downstem. The method of attaching of these two pieces together to create the downstem varies depending on the materials being used. The current invention does not depend on the materials being used or the method of attachment, but rather the change in form of the bowl receiving end of a downstem to create increased utility in the consumption process of marijuana concentrates.

Drawing 1 is an illustration of the invention with a partial length subtraction 1. The subtraction depth 3 the and the subtraction arc 2 describe the volume to be subtracted. The bottom end 11 has a standard finish, dependent on materials used, such that it can be can be attached to the corresponding tube material to form a complete downstem.

Drawing 2 is an illustration of the invention with a partial length subtraction 1,4 fitted with a porous stone 5. The subtraction depth 3 should be deep enough so that the porous stone 5 sits inside the bowl receiving end of the downstem 1,4 and within the section containing the subtraction while seeking to minimize the stone gap 6. The angle of the subtraction arc 2 is important. The subtraction arc 2 must be less than 180 degrees but greater than 0 degrees. A practicable angle for the subtraction arc 2 would reside between 45 degrees and 60 degrees. The subtraction arc define how much of the porous stone 5 will be exposed for heating from the side when added. The porous stone 5 is natural held in position in the bowl receiving end of the downstem 1,4 with friction due to the diameter of the porous stone 5 and the diameter of the bowl receiving end of the downstem 1,4. The bowl receiving end of the downstem 1,4 can have either a constant diameter or a dynamic diameter where the receiving end has a larger diameter than the dispensing end. This means the invention should be constructed with a specific porous stone 5 diameter in mind, but a bowl receiving end with a dynamic diameter will allow for more variance in the porous stone 5 diameter.

Drawing 3 is an illustration of bowl receiving end of the downstem with a full length subtraction 7. Since the bowl receiving end of the downstem 1,4,7 needs to be attach to another tube at the bottom end 11,12 to complete the downstem, it may be easier (depending on materials and corresponding subtraction methods) to make the subtraction depth 3,8 the entire length of the bowl receiving end of the downstem 1,4,7. Drawing 4 is an illustration of bowl receiving end of the downstem with a full length subtraction 7,9 fitted with a porous stone 5,10. The porous stone 5,10 is again held in place by friction, but now there is no stone gap 6 to worry about. Instead of design at aiming to minimizing the stone gap 6, the design should aim to set the stone near the bottom of the bowl receiving end of the downstem with a full length subtraction 7,9.

An alternative form of the invention is to utilize more than one subtractions to increase the range of angles that the stone maybe heated from. When performing multiple subtractions each individual subtraction arcs must be less 180 degrees. Drawing 5 is an illustration of an example of a stone holding downstem utilizing two subtractions 13. Drawing 6 is an illustration of an example of a stone holding downstem utilizing two subtractions 13,14 fitted with a porous stone 5,10,15. Drawing 7 is an illustration of an example of a stone holding downstem utilizing three subtractions 16. Drawing 8 is an illustration of an example of a stone holding downstem utilizing three subtractions 16,17 fitted with a porous stone 5,10,15,18.

The invention is the new form of the bowl receiving end of the downstem 1,4,7,9. This form is reachable through subtractive methods applied to current forms of bowl receiving ends of downstems. This form can also be reached by utilizing additive methods such as 3d-printing. Glass is a popular material for downstems. Standard glass bowl receiving ends of downstems can easily be modified using subtractive methods by a person skilled in the field of glass manufacturing to produce the invention, stone holding downstem end 1,4,7,9.

Claims

1. A bowl receiving end of a downstem consisting of:

a tube such that said tube has a subtraction section starting from the receiving end of the tube; said subtraction is less than 50% of the arc of the circumference of the tube.

2. A bowl receiving end of a downstem consisting of:

a tube such that said tube has 2 or more non-adjacent subtraction section starting from the receiving end of the tube; said subtractions have subtraction depths less than the length of the tube and have individual subtraction arcs less than 50% of the circumference.

3. The invention in claim 1 where the subtraction depth equals the full length of the tube.

4. The invention in claim 1 where the subtraction depth is less than the length of the tube.