EASY-CARE SMOKING APPARATUS HAVING A DISPOSABLE BOWL LINER

Abstract

Pipes, hookahs and bongs have long been used to smoke tobacco and other combustible materials. The combustion chamber or bowl is a feature of all smoking apparatus's and is where the chosen material to be smoked is inserted. The combustion chamber or bowl is a permanent feature which necessitates cleaning the bowl from time to time to remove burned debris and tar. The present invention introduces a disposable combustion chamber or bowl liner which includes means to enhance tar condensation and collection in a disposable member to simplify cleaning of the chosen smoking apparatus after use and a pipe of the preferred embodiment to be used in combination with the disposable liner is also disclosed.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a smoking apparatus with a disposable combustion chamber. Particularly, the disposable combustion chamber may include a disposable bowl liner that works with any pipe, hookah, bong or other smoking apparatus having a bowl to hold the combustible materials during combustion.

BACKGROUND

Pipe devices for inhaling smoke of burning substances have been made throughout the centuries and in many countries. Some previous known and patented pipe designs have included combustion chamber liners such as Smith in U.S. Pat. No. 4,290,437, Wunshe in U.S. Pat. No. 4,210,160, D R Turner in U.S. Pat. No. 4,190,063, Calkins in U.S. Pat. No. 3,422,821, J L Turner in U.S. Pat. No. 2,419,509, Aldin in U.S. Pat. No. 5,678,573, and Bianchino in U.S. Pat. No. 4,235,252.

For example, Aldin discloses a pipe design with a cylindrical bore open at both ends to allow lighting the tobacco placed therein from the bottom. Aldin also describes desirable attributes of this design such as creating a natural updraft and causing complete combustion without frequent relighting and preventing accumulation of moisture, tar and the like within the pipe bowl. While not referenced by Aldin, Bianchino teaches a pipe design with the identical features (bowl open at both ends) and describes identical components and benefits.

In each of the referenced patents, the combustion chamber liner is a permanent component of the pipe which must be cleaned periodically due to its cost. In some pipe apparatuses, filters are used to remove tar from the smoke stream, but the pipe bowl clean up remains a messy and stinky job, especially when tar gets on fingers or surfaces, being hard to remove. In addition, some art teaches combustion chamber liners that are removeable for cleaning but which are intended to be put back into the pipe and reused. However, none of these prior art teaches or contemplates a disposable combustion chamber or component for providing the smoker an easily cleaned and cost effective smoking device. Moreover, the prior art fails to teach any features or principles that condense and capture tar from inhaled smoke in a component designed for easy disposal, reducing tar reaching the pipe or the smoker.

Thus, there is a need for a low maintenance smoking device having internal components to condense and capture tar from inhaled smoke in a component designed for easy disposal, reducing tar reaching the pipe or the smoker and speeding up and simplify cleaning of the pipe.

SUMMARY

The disposable pipe bowl liner works with any pipe, hookah, bong or other smoking apparatus that has a bowl to hold the combustible materials during combustion. Also claimed is a pipe design of a preferred embodiment that works best in combination with the bowl liner. The disposable bowl liner is inserted into the smoking apparatus's bowl prior to use and after smoking its contents, retains burned materials, tars and other condensed vaporous byproducts for easy disposal. When cleaning is desired, the bowl liner is simply removed and disposed of.

The invention includes structures in the disposable liner that enhance condensation of an undesirable portion of tar and vapor byproducts from the effluent air stream. Such condensation of the vapors is not a filtration process, rather it is a fractionation process.

The instant invention also includes a temperature control element which the user may adjust to modify the tar and byproduct fractions removed from the effluent air stream, allowing for taste preference and in the case of medicinal marijuana, the selection of therapeutic fractions that remain in the effluent air stream.

It is an advantage of the present invention to provide a disposable bowl liner for use with a smoking apparatus having a shank member, a bowl member, a draw tube disposed within the shank member and an air hole disposed at one end of the draw tube for smoking combustible materials and facilitating easy removal of debris and tar after use, including a liner combustion chamber; a smoke collection chamber coupled to a bottom portion of the liner combustion chamber; a liner screen inserted between the liner combustion chamber and the smoke collection chamber; and a liner smoke collection opening disposed along a sidewall of the smoke collection chamber, the liner smoke collection opening may be intimately mated to the smoke draw tube of the smoking apparatus when the disposable bowl liner is inserted into the smoking apparatus.

It is another advantage of the present invention to provide an easy-care smoking apparatus for smoking combustible materials and facilitating easy removal of debris and tar after use having a shank member having an air hole disposed on a first end of the shank member and a smoke draw tube disposed therein; and a bowl member coupled to a second end of the shank member where the bowl member includes an opening formed at a top portion of the bowl member to accept a liner insert, a bowl liner housing for receiving a disposable bowl liner, and a smoke collection opening coupled to the smoke draw tube; the disposable bowl liner may be any removable container structure having a combustion chamber, a smoke collection chamber coupled to a bottom portion of the combustion chamber, a screen inserted between the combustion chamber and the smoke collection chamber, and a liner smoke collection opening disposed along a sidewall of the smoke collection chamber, and the liner smoke collection opening may be intimately mated to the smoke draw tube of the shank member when the disposable bowl liner is inserted into the bowl member.

These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent in light of the following detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention and from the attached drawings, in which:

FIG. 1A-FIG. 1B illustrate perspective views of a conventional pipe device.

FIG. 2A-FIG. 2C illustrate sectional views of the conventional pipe device.

FIG. 3A-FIG. 3B illustrate perspective views of a novel and easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment.

FIG. 4A-FIG. 4C illustrate a sectional view, top view, and bottom view, respectively, of the novel and easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment.

FIG. 5A-FIG. 5B illustrate a method of inserting and removing the disposable bowl liner from the bowl liner housing of the easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment.

FIG. 6A-FIG. 6C illustrate a side, top, and perspective sectional views, respectively, of the easy-care smoking apparatus with the liner screen located within it, according to an embodiment.

FIG. 7 illustrates a sectional view of an electronic operation of the easy-care smoking apparatus, according to an embodiment.

FIG. 8 illustrates a sectional view of a tapered easy-care smoking apparatus having a tapered bowl housing and tapered disposable bowl liner, according to an embodiment.

FIG. 9 illustrates a method of operation of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus having a tapered bowl housing and tapered disposable bowl liner contained therein, according to an embodiment.

In the appended figures, one or more elements may have the same reference numeral in different figures indicating previously described.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A basic structure of a typical and conventional pipe device 100 is provided in perspective views shown in FIG. 1A-FIGS. 1B and 1n sectional views shown in FIG. 2A-2C. In the perspective views, the typical pipe device 100 may include a shank member 101 coupled to a bowl member 103. The bowl member 103 may include an opening, such as a hole, forming a smoking chamber 105, while the shank member 101 may include an air hole 107 from which smoke is inhaled by the user.

FIG. 2A-FIG. 2C illustrates a top, side, and front sectional views, respectively, of the typical pipe body 100. The smoking chamber 105 may include a combustion chamber 105A, a smoke collection chamber 105B, and a screen 105C inserted in between the combustion chamber 105A and the smoke collection chamber 105C. The smoke collection chamber 105C may include a smoke collection opening 105C1 coupled to a smoke draw tube 111. In practice, a user may apply a smoking substance inside the combustion chamber 105A where smoke is created in the combustion chamber 105A via a suitable ignition source such as a lighter and is drawn through the screen 105C to the smoke collection chamber 105C where it swirls and is drawn out the smoke draw tube 111 to the air hole 107 which is applied to the mouth of user for smoke intake and inhalation.

FIG. 3A-FIG. 3B illustrate perspective views of a novel and easy-care smoking apparatus 200, in accordance to an embodiment. The easy-care smoking apparatus 200 may include a shank member 201 and a bowl member 203 having a bowl liner housing 205 formed therein for receiving and supporting a disposable bowl liner 202. In one implementation, the bowl liner housing 205 includes a through-hole or cavity in the bowl member 203 having stepped, tapered or straight side walls to aid in placement and retention of the disposable bowl liner 202. In addition, the bowl member 203 may include a liner insert opening 204 formed at a top portion of the bowl member 203 and a liner removal port 206 formed at a bottom portion of the bowl member 203, while the shank member 201 may include an air hole 207 from which smoke is inhaled by the user.

FIG. 4A-FIG. 4C illustrate a sectional view, top view, and bottom view, respectively, of the novel and easy-care smoking apparatus 200, in accordance to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4A, the disposable bowl liner 202 is a single use and removable container structure having a liner lip, flange or tab 202A for easy removal of the disposable bowl liner 202 by the user and for preventing the disposable bowl liner 202 from extending too far into the bowl liner housing 205, a liner combustion chamber 202B coupled to the liner lip 202A at a top portion of the liner combustion chamber 202B, a smoke collection chamber 202C coupled to a bottom portion of the liner combustion chamber 202B, and a liner smoke collection opening 202D formed along a sidewall of the smoke collection chamber 202C. A liner end cap 202E may be applied at a bottom portion of the smoke collection chamber 202C which may be removed or attached as needed. In addition, a liner screen 202F may be inserted in between the liner combustion chamber 202B and the smoke collection chamber 202C. In another implementation, the liner combustion chamber 202B may include a land 202G having a tapered edge disposed along an interface between the liner combustion chamber 202B and the liner smoke collection opening 202D. In yet another implementation, the liner combustion chamber 202B may include a keyed member 202H along top portion of the liner combustion chamber 202B for proper alignment of the disposable bowl liner 202 into the bowl liner housing 205. In practice, the disposable bowl liner 202 is discarded after the first use by the user after the smoking substance (e.g., tobacco) contained therein is completely and fully incinerated, preventing tar build up in the bowl member 203 over time and use of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200.

Referring again to FIG. 4A, the interior shape of the bowl liner housing 205 of the bowl member 203 may complementary to the shape of the disposable bowl liner 202, allowing it to rest firmly against the bowl liner housing 205 when fully inserted therein. For example, the disposable bowl liner 202 may include a cylindrical tube-like body and surface that fits into a cylindrical cavity formed within the bowl liner housing 205. The bowl liner housing 205 may include multiple cavities formed within the housing 205 to support the disposable bowl liner 202, including a tab slot 205A, a combustion chamber cavity 205B, a land cavity 205C, and a smoke collection chamber cavity 205D. The bowl liner housing 205 may also include a smoke collection opening 205E intimately coupled to a smoke draw tube 211. The tab cavity 205A may be slightly larger in diameter than the flange or tab 202A near its top surface to provide a pocket for the flange or tab 202A. In one implementation, the bowl liner housing 205 may be configured to include a keyed slot 205F formed at a top portion of the bowl liner housing 205 near the tab slot 205A for receiving the keyed member 202H of the disposable bowl liner 202 into the bowl liner housing 205 when inserted therein, aligning the liner smoke collection opening 202D of the disposable bowl liner 202 to properly engage and align to the smoke collection opening 205E of the bowl liner housing 205, intimately mating the liner smoke collection opening 202D to the smoke draw tube 211 of the shank member 201 when the disposable bowl liner 202 is inserted into the bowl member 203. In another implementation, the keyed slot 205F may be disposed anywhere in the bowl liner housing 205 for the purpose of providing proper alignment of the liner smoke collection opening 202D with the smoke collection opening 205E.

FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B illustrate a method of inserting and removing the disposable bowl liner 202 from the bowl liner housing 205 of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200, according to an embodiment. The user may insert the disposable bowl liner 202 into the bowl liner housing 205 by inserting the bottom portion of the smoke collection chamber 202C into the top opening (top hole) 204 of the bowl member 203 in a downward direction al as shown in FIG. 5A, The disposable bowl liner 202 may be pushed back out the top of the bowl liner housing 205 from the bottom side for easy removal. For example, the liner removal port (bottom hole) 206 of the bowl member 203 provides a hole through which the user may push out the disposable bowl liner 202 to remove it from the bowl liner housing 205 as shown in FIG. 5B. In practice, the disposable bowl liner 202 may also be pushed through the pipe and out the bottom side, with all the debris and tar remaining within it for instant disposal without touching any of the debris trapped inside it. Note that the top hole 204 and bottom hole 206 runs through the bowl member 203. In practice, the disposable liner may be easily removed from the pipe when cleaning is necessary. Referring to the easy-care smoking apparatus 200, the disposable bowl liner 202 removal process may be by pushing the liner through the bottom of the pipe with a suitable object or by turning the disposable bowl liner 202 over and pushing the disposable bowl liner 202 back out the top of the pipe. In the case of traditional pipes with only one open end on the bowl, the liner lip, flange or tab 202A located on the top end of the disposable bowl liner 202 may be used to remove it from the bowl member 203 by prying or pulling it away from the bowl member 203. With either pipe configurations (two bowl openings or one) or method of liner removal for disposal (push through or pull out), the disposable bowl liner 202 may retain the burned debris and tar products produced from combustion without the user touching the messy combustion debris and tar when cleaning is desired. Thus, the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 can make pipe cleaning a quick, easy and more pleasant experience.

FIG. 6A-FIG. 6C illustrate a side, top, and perspective sectional views, respectively, of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 with the liner screen 202F located within it, according to an embodiment. In operation, the land 202G is configured to support the liner screen 202F when it is placed into the liner combustion chamber 202B. In another implementation, the easy-care smoking apparatus 200 may include surface enhancing structures 301 applied beneath the liner screen 202F in the smoke collection chamber 202C to enhance tar condensation and collection within the disposable liner. In operation, the surface enhancing structure 301 may be any shape that enhances surface area, creating a tortuous path to the smoke draw tube 211 to enhance condensation.

FIG. 7 illustrates a sectional view of an electronic operation of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200, according to another embodiment. The easy-care smoking apparatus 200 may also include a cooling element and a metal ring 401 located in the pipe bowl member adjacent to an exterior side portion of the smoke collection chamber 202C. Note that the metal ring 401 is in intimate contact with the smoke collection chamber 202C for heat conduction from the chamber to the metal ring 401. The metal ring 401 may be temperature controlled by a Peltier cooler 403 via an electronic device 405 having a control circuit 405 powered by a battery 405B and activated by a switch SW1. The electronic device 405 may also include a temperature indicator 405C, which can be by any suitable means of lights, LED, or numeric display. It should be noted that accessory battery powered electronic devices using cooling elements may be applied to the easy-care smoking apparatus 200, controlling heat conduction from the chamber to the metal ring 401.

Smoke byproducts removal may be further increased by the addition of the cooling element and metal ring 401 to the space beneath the liner screen 202F, such as the Peltier cooling element which may be controlled to establish a desired temperature of the smoke chamber and surface enhancing design elements located beneath the liner screen 202F. By controlling the temperature of the disposable bowl liner 202 and the surface enhancing structure 301 beneath the liner screen 202F, an undesired fraction of byproducts may be collected out of the air stream being drawn by the user and a desired fraction not condensed and passed to the user. Such temperature control in the effluent air stream allows users to select the desired byproducts fractions passed into the effluent air stream allowing for greater safety (tar removal), flavor experience (byproducts fractions) and medicinal attributes.

FIG. 8 illustrates a sectional view of a tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 having a tapered bowl housing 501 and tapered disposable bowl liner 503, in accordance to an embodiment. The general features of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 are nearly identical to that of the easy-care smoking apparatus 200, sharing similar elements including the shank member 201, bowl member 203, tab slot 205A, combustion chamber cavity 205B, smoke collection opening 205E, air hole 207, liner lip 202A, liner combustion chamber 202B, liner end cap 202E, and the liner screen 202F. However, the two smoking devices differ in the shape of the bowl liner housing and disposable bowl liner. For example, the tapered bowl housing 501 of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 may include a smoke collection chamber cavity 501A having a tapered cylinder shape. Similarly, the tapered disposable bowl liner 503 may include a tapered smoke collection chamber 503A having a tapered cylinder shape that is complementary to that of the smoke collection chamber cavity 501A of the tapered bowl housing 501. In operation, cylindrical surfaces on the liner and pipe, would require a gap between liner and pipe body to be able to insert the liner, and to further allow for the tolerance stack of the parts would require a large gap under nominal dimensions. This would result in a pipe that does not draw well through the bowl because air would leak around the liner and into the pipe stem. In a preferred implementation, the bowl liner housing 501 may include a through-hole or cavity in the bowl member 203 having a combination of stepped, tapered or straight side walls to aid in liner insertion and to ensure intimate mating of the smoke chamber side wall hole and draw tube and retention of the tapered disposable bowl liner 503.

FIG. 9 illustrates a method of operation of the tapered easy-care smoking apparatus 500 having a tapered bowl housing 501 and tapered disposable bowl liner 503 contained therein, in accordance to an embodiment. In operation, intake air Ain may be drawn into the top opening 204 of the liner combustion chamber 202B containing a combustible substance 601 which sits and is supported by the liner screen 202F. A vertical clearance V0 located under the lip or flange 202A may allow the tapered disposable bowl liner 503 to seat on the tapered surface where the smoke collection opening (exit hole) 205E is located. A radial clearance R0 may allow easy removal and insertion of the tapered disposable bowl liner 503 from and into the tapered bowl housing 501. The smoke collection chamber cavity 501A has a tapered surface T0 to ensure the tapered disposable bowl liner 503 may achieve an intimate contact with the tapered bowl housing 501, preventing air leakage past the disposable bowl liner 503 when drawing the intake air Ain through the combustible substance 601 forming a smoke vapor S0 that travels from the tapered smoke collection chamber 503A to the smoke draw tube 211 via the exit hole 205E. The smoke vapor S0 is then drawn from the smoke draw tube 211 into the air hole 207 via inhalation by the user. In practice, tapering the mating surfaces and relieving pipe material under the lip of the disposable bowl liner 202 can ensure when the liner is inserted that the exit hole will properly mate securely and tightly to the pipe, having no gaps, since the tapered surfaces are mating surfaces.

In another implementation, the disposable bowl liner 202 may include a pilot hole (or throttle port) 202K disposed underneath the disposable bowl liner 202 for lighting the easy-care smoking apparatus from the bottom end and mixing of air into the smoke collection chamber 503A.

In summary, the easy-care smoking apparatus described herein includes a novel disposable bowl liner for use with conventional pipes, hookahs and bongs. It should be apparent that the shape and body of the easy-care smoking apparatus are not relevant to the present invention and may include other shaped bowl members 203 and shank members 201. Note, the disposable combustion chamber, or disposable bowl liner 202 does not require a pipe design that includes a bowl with two open ends. Such a disposable combustion chamber liner may be utilized in either a bowl member with one open end or a bowl with two open ends as described herein above. The preferred embodiment is an easy-care smoking apparatus having the bowl member 203 with the two open ends (204 and 206) for the convenience of pushing the liner out from the bottom opening in the bowl when cleaning is desired.

Some preferred material for fabricating the disposable combustion chamber includes any low cost materials which can withstand combustion temperatures, including for example, molded ceramics and composites, formed metals such as aluminum, brass, copper or steel. Similarly, the liner screen 202F may include materials such as ceramic or metal such as aluminum, brass, copper or steel. When the liner screen 202F is placed into the disposable bowl liner 202, a space or chamber is created beneath the liner screen 202F where smoke collects before being drawn out through the smoke draw tube 211 to the user. The bottom of this smoke collection chamber is away from the combustion heat source and burning materials and is cooler than the smoke vapor being drawn through the pipe which causes condensation of some of the smoke byproducts, such as tar, onto its surface. As such, another aspect of the easy-care smoking apparatus is for the disposable combustion chamber to remove a portion of the undesirable tars from the effluent air stream when smoke is drawn through the pipe, without the use of a separate filter. A port for mixing fresh air into the smoke collection chamber may be added to further increase condensation of effluent smoke. To further enhance this desirable attribute of the easy-care smoking apparatus, condensation of tars and other volatile compounds in the combustion chamber beneath the screen, surface enhancing shapes which remove more byproducts of combustion may be added to the smoke collection chamber.

In other embodiments, the disposable liner may facilitate rotational alignment between the side port in the smoke collection chamber and the draw tube. The tab described herein could serve as such an alignment feature.

The disposable combustion chamber may also include a land or step down in diameter for holding a screen in place. The disposable combustion chamber may also include a smoke collection chamber beneath the screen land. The liner below the screen is tapered as shown in FIG. 8, and the mating surface or land 202G of the pipe below the liner screen 202F is also tapered, which always ensures when a liner is inserted into a pipe that the liner exit hole mates tightly against the pipe body, over a wide range of tolerances for each part which is anticipated in volume manufacturing. In practice, the disposable liner with tapered mating surfaces may be easier to insert and remove because radial clearances can be made much larger than if the mating surfaces were cylindrical.

As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” included plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

All patents, patent applications, and other references cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entireties.

It is noted that the foregoing disclosure has been provided merely for the purpose of explanation and is in no way to be construed as limiting of the present invention. Although the present invention has been shown and described with respect to several preferred embodiments thereof, various changes, omissions, and additions to the form and detail thereof, may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is understood that the words which have been used herein are words of description and illustration, rather than words of limitation. Changes may be made, within the purview of the appended claims, as presently stated and as amended, without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention in its aspects.

Other embodiments and modifications of the present invention may occur to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of these teachings. Accordingly, the invention is to be limited only by the following claims which include all other such embodiments and modifications when viewed in conjunction with the above specifications and accompanying drawings.

Claims

1. A disposable bowl liner for use with a smoking apparatus having a shank member, a bowl member, a smoke draw tube disposed within the shank member having a smoke collection opening disposed at one end of the smoke draw tube and an air hole disposed at another end of the smoke draw tube for smoking combustible materials and facilitating easy removal of debris and tar after use by a user; the disposable bowl liner comprising:

a combustion chamber;

a smoke collection chamber coupled to a bottom portion of the combustion chamber;

a screen inserted between the combustion chamber and the smoke collection chamber; and

a liner smoke collection opening disposed along a sidewall of the smoke collection chamber, wherein the liner smoke collection opening is intimately mated to the smoke draw tube of the smoking apparatus when the disposable bowl liner is inserted into the smoking apparatus.

2. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1, wherein the disposable bowl liner is a single use component to the smoking apparatus and discarded after a first use by the user.

3. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1, wherein the smoke collection chamber has tapered side walls and the liner smoke collection opening is disposed on a surface of the tapered sidewalls.

4. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1, wherein the combustion chamber includes a land for locating the screen above the combustion chamber.

5. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1, wherein a combustible substance is inserted into the combustion chamber and supported by the screen.

6. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1, wherein the smoke collection opening in the bowl member the liner smoke collection opening, and the smoke draw tube provide an air path for a smoke vapor traveling from the smoke collection chamber to the air hole of the smoking apparatus via inhalation by the user.

7. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1, wherein a surface enhancing structure is applied in the smoke collection chamber beneath the screen of the disposable bowl liner causing tar condensation by means of surface area expansion and creation of a tortuous path between the smoke collection chamber and the smoke draw tube.

8. The disposable bowl liner of claim 1, wherein a tab or flange is coupled to a top portion of the disposable bowl liner for removing the disposable bowl liner from the bowl member when the disposable bowl liner is inserted therein.

9. An easy-care smoking apparatus for smoking combustible materials and facilitating easy removal of debris and tar after use by a user comprising:

a shank member having an air hole disposed on a first end of the shank member and a smoke draw tube disposed therein; and

a bowl member coupled to a second end of the shank member wherein the bowl member includes a liner insert opening formed at a top portion of the bowl member, a bowl liner housing for receiving a disposable bowl liner, and a smoke collection opening coupled to the smoke draw tube;

wherein the disposable bowl liner is a removable container structure having a combustion chamber, a smoke collection chamber coupled to a bottom portion of the combustion chamber, a screen inserted between the combustion chamber and the smoke collection chamber, and a liner smoke collection opening disposed along a sidewall of the smoke collection chamber, wherein the liner smoke collection opening is intimately mated to the smoke draw tube of the shank member when the disposable bowl liner is inserted into the bowl member.

10. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9, wherein the disposable bowl liner is a single use component of the easy-care smoking apparatus and discarded after a first use by the user.

11. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9, wherein the disposable bowl liner is be placed into a through-hole in the bowl member.

12. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 11, wherein the through-hole in the bowl member may be stepped, tapered or straight walled to aid in placement, intimate mating, and retention of the disposable bowl liner to the bowl member.

13. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9, wherein a tab or flange is coupled to a top portion of the disposable bowl liner for removing the disposable bowl liner from the bowl member.

14. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 13, wherein the bowl member includes a tab cavity for providing a pocket for the tab or flange.

15. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9, wherein the disposable bowl liner includes a keyed member along a top portion of the liner combustion chamber to facilitate proper alignment of the disposable bowl liner into the bowl liner housing when inserted.

16. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9, wherein a surface enhancing structure is applied in the smoke collection chamber beneath the screen of the disposable bowl liner causing tar condensation by means of surface area expansion and creation of a tortuous path between the smoke collection chamber and the smoke draw tube.

17. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9, wherein the smoke collection chamber mates with a metal ring structure in the bowl member to enhance heat conduction.

18. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 17, wherein the metal ring structure is temperature controlled by a Peltier cooler via an electronic device having a control circuit powered by a battery and activated by a switch.

19. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9, wherein the smoke collection chamber is temperature controlled to enhance tar condensation and effluent vapor fractionation.

20. The easy-care smoking apparatus of claim 9, wherein the smoke collection chamber has a tapered body.