SMOKING PIPE

Abstract

A smoking pipe is disclosed. Example embodiments are directed to a smoking pipe having a bowl where tobacco would be inserted to be smoked, the bowl being a separate piece or part that gets pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto a machined body, stem, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe. The smoking pipe can have a body, stem, or smoke chamber that gets hollowed out by a machining process to allow maximum smoke expansion and superior performance. Example embodiments can include a bowl, a stem, body, or smoke chamber, a mouth piece or receiving portion, and a carburetor to allow fresh air to clear the smoke chamber. The smoking pipe may have or may not have a 5.725 degree taper machined into the inside diameter of the carburetor hole to allow other smoking attachments to be inserted into the carburetor hole.

Description

COPYRIGHT

A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever. The following notice applies to the disclosure provided herein and to the drawings that form a part of this document: Copyright 2018-2020 Joseph MOORE, All Rights Reserved.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This patent application relates to smoking pipes according to one embodiment, and more specifically to smoking pipes having a stem, body, or smoke chamber that gets hollowed out by a machining process and may be constructed of one piece or multiple pieces or parts that get pressed, threaded, or magnetized together. Embodiments can include a bowl being a separate piece or part that gets pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe.

BACKGROUND

Many types of smoking pipes are well-known in the prior art. For example, standard smoking pipes are commonly made of wood, glass, or plastic. However, these types of smoking pipes are subject to breakage or warping. Additionally, these types of smoking pipes typically lack consistency in the dimensions of the stem, bowl, and other components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The various embodiments are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which:

FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate example embodiments of a smoking pipe comprising a body that gets hollowed out by a machining process;

FIGS. 3 through 6 illustrate example embodiments of a smoking pipe stem, body, and smoke chamber that goes through the machining process to reduce the total weight of the desired material and to form the outside shape of the stem, body, and smoke chamber;

FIGS. 7 through 9 illustrate example embodiments of the body, stem, and smoke chamber that may be one piece or multiple pieces that are pressed, threaded, or magnetized together;

FIGS. 10 through 12 illustrate example embodiments of a bowl that is a separate piece or part that gets pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe;

FIGS. 13 through 15 illustrate example embodiments of the smoking pipe that can have a seat machined on the stem, body, or smoke chamber for the bowl piece to be pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe;

FIGS. 16 and 17 illustrate example embodiments of the smoking pipe that may be re-machined after the bowl piece or part get pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe to allow the bowl piece to be perfectly blended into the surface of the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe;

FIGS. 18 and 19 illustrate example embodiments of the smoking pipe that has a round smoke receiving hole and a round fresh air carburetor hole, both being centered on the radial axis of the smoking pipe;

FIGS. 20 through 22 illustrate example embodiments of the smoking pipe stem, body, or smoke chamber that may be fabricated in many desired shapes and sizes; and

FIG. 23 illustrates an example embodiment of the smoking pipe including a taper machined into the inside diameter of the carburetor hole to allow other smoking attachments to be inserted into the carburetor hole.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the various embodiments. It will be evident, however, to one of ordinary skill in the art that the various embodiments may be practiced without these specific details.

In various example embodiments described herein, a smoking pipe is disclosed. Example embodiments are directed to a smoking pipe having a bowl where tobacco would be inserted to be smoked being a separate piece or part that gets pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto a machined body, stem, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe. The smoking pipe can have a body, stem, or smoke chamber that gets hollowed out by a machining process to allow maximum smoke expansion and superior performance. Example embodiments can include a bowl, a stem, body, or smoke chamber, a mouth piece or receiving portion, and a carburetor to allow fresh air to clear the smoke chamber. The various example embodiments and methods for fabricating the disclosed smoking pipes are described in more detail below.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 for example embodiments, a smoking pipe comprises a body that gets hollowed out by a machining process. In one example embodiment, 25% or more of the weight can be reduced from the total weight of the desired material to form the outside shape of the stem, body, or smoke chamber. The weight can be removed from the inside of the stem, body, or smoke chamber to allow for maximum smoke expansion and superior performance. The stem, body, or smoke chamber may be one piece or multiple pieces that are pressed, threaded, or magnetized together. The smoking pipe can have a seat machined on the stem, body, or smoke chamber for the bowl piece to be pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto. Preferably, the stem, body, or smoke chamber may be machined out of aluminum, brass, plastic, stainless steel, or titanium. The bowl where tobacco would be inserted to be smoked can be a separate piece or part that gets pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto a pre-machined or hollowed out stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe. The bowl may be made of stainless steel, titanium, brass, glass, ceramic, or quartz. The smoking pipe may be re-machined after the bowl piece or parts get pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe to allow the bowl piece to be perfectly blended into the surface of the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe. The smoking pipe can have a round smoke receiving hole and a round fresh air carburetor hole, both being centered on the radial axis of the smoking pipe. The smoking pipe stem, body, or smoke chamber may be fabricated in many desired shapes and sizes. As described in more detail below, the smoking pipe of the example embodiments can be configured for use with a variety of smoking attachments, such as nails.

Referring to FIGS. 3 through 6 for example embodiments, when the smoking pipe stem, body, or smoke chamber goes through the machining process, 25% or more of the weight can be reduced from the total weight of the desired material to form the outside shape of the stem, body, or smoke chamber. The weight can be removed from the inside of the stem, body, or smoking chamber to allow maximum smoke expansion and superior performance.

Referring to FIGS. 7 through 9 for example embodiments, the body, stem, or smoke chamber may be one piece or multiple pieces that are pressed, threaded, or magnetized together.

Referring to FIGS. 10 through 12 for example embodiments, the bowl can be a separate piece or part that gets pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe.

Referring to FIGS. 13 through 15 for example embodiments, the smoking pipe can have a seat machined on the stem, body, or smoke chamber for the bowl piece to be pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe.

Referring to FIGS. 16 and 17 for example embodiments, the smoking pipe may be re-machined after the bowl piece or part get pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe to allow the bowl piece to be perfectly blended into the surface of the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe.

Referring to FIGS. 18 and 19 for example embodiments, the smoking pipe can have a round smoke receiving hole and a round fresh air carburetor hole, both being centered on the radial axis of the smoking pipe.

Referring to FIGS. 20 through 22 for example embodiments, the smoking pipe stem, body, or smoke chamber may be fabricated in many desired shapes.

Referring to FIG. 23, an example embodiment of the smoking pipe is shown to include a taper machined into the inside diameter of the carburetor hole to allow other smoking attachments to be inserted into the carburetor hole. In a particular embodiment, the smoking pipe may have or may not have a 5.725 degree female taper machined into the inside diameter of the carburetor. The tapered carburetor hole can receive other smoking attachments, such as a nail, inserted into the tapered carburetor hole. The other smoking attachments can be configured with a 5.725 degree male taper machined into the outside diameter of an end of the smoking attachment. The tapered carburetor hole serves to lock the smoking attachments in place in the carburetor hole. The other smoking attachments can be fabricated from quartz, stainless steel, ceramic, titanium, or a combination thereof. The other smoking attachments can include pipe nails, tampers, reamers, or the like.

Manufacturing Process

In example embodiments, the pipe, stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe is first machined using a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) lathe operation. The stem, body, or smoke chamber may be one piece or multiple pieces. Secondly, if the stem, body, or smoke chamber is multiple pieces or parts, the multiple pieces or parts can be pressed, treaded, or magnetized together. Thirdly, the smoking pipe stem, body, or smoke chamber gets a seat machined onto it for the bowl piece to be pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto. Fourthly, the bowl piece of part can be pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto the body, stem, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe. Fifthly, the smoking pipe, stem or body may be re-machined, after the bowl piece or part gets attached, to allow the bowl piece to be perfectly blended into the surface of the smoking pipe, stem, or body.

The various example embodiments disclosed herein provide several advantages over the traditional types of smoking pipes. For example, advantage may be found in providing a smoking pipe as disclosed herein that includes a stem, body, or smoke chamber machined out of a material that is extremely tough and hard to break, crush or bend, such as aluminum, brass, plastic, stainless steel, or titanium.

Advantage may be found in providing a smoking pipe stem, body, or smoke chamber as disclosed herein that is machined to precise dimensions allowing the smoking pipe as disclosed herein to have superior performance and repeatable consistency.

Advantage may be found in providing a smoking pipe stem, body or smoke chamber as disclosed herein that may be many desired shapes to fit the style and demand of users.

The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow the reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in a single embodiment for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment.

Claims

1. A smoking pipe comprising:

a body hollowed out during a machining process;

a stem that is machined to reduce a total weight of a material from which the stem is fabricated; and

a smoke chamber that is machined to reduce a total weight of the material from which the smoke chamber is fabricated.

2. The smoking pipe of claim 1 wherein the material is of a type from the group consisting of: aluminum, brass, plastic, stainless steel, and titanium.

3. The smoking pipe of claim 1 wherein the body, the stem, and the smoke chamber are fabricated from multiple pieces that are pressed, threaded, or magnetized together to form the smoking pipe.

4. The smoking pipe of claim 1 further including a bowl being a separate piece or part that gets pressed, threaded, or magnetized into or onto the stem, body, or smoke chamber of the smoking pipe.

5. The smoking pipe of claim 4 further including a seat machined onto the stem, body, or smoke chamber to support the bowl.

6. The smoking pipe of claim 4 wherein the smoking pipe is re-machined after the bowl is attached to the stem, body, or smoke chamber to blend the bowl to the surface of the stem, body, or smoke chamber.

7. The smoking pipe of claim 1 wherein at least 25% of the weight of the body is hollowed out during the machining process.

8. The smoking pipe of claim 1 further including a round smoke receiving hole and a round fresh air carburetor hole, both centered on a radial axis of the smoking pipe.

9. The smoking pipe of claim 8 wherein the carburetor hole has a taper machined into an inside diameter of the carburetor hole.

10. The smoking pipe of claim 8 wherein the taper is at least a 5.725 degree taper.

11. The smoking pipe of claim 8 wherein the taper is no more than a 5.725 degree taper.

12. The smoking pipe of claim 8 wherein the tapered carburetor hole is configured to receive a tapered end of a smoking attachment.

13. The smoking pipe of claim 12 wherein the smoking attachment is a nail fabricated from quartz, stainless steel, ceramic, titanium, or a combination thereof.

14. The smoking pipe of claim 1 further including a mouth piece.

15. The smoking pipe of claim 12 wherein the smoking attachment is a pipe nail, a tamper, or a reamer.