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US3204642A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Smoking pipes

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-16
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1983-07-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Anspach Ralph
  • 👤 Duncan C Killen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 11:06
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24F; A24F1/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 207 words
A SMOKING PIPE, COMPRISDING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL BOWL ADAPTED FOR CONTAINING BURNING TOBACCO, A HOLLOW PIPE STEM HAVING AN OPENING COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE BOWL, A BIT ON SAID PIPE STEM FORMED FOR ENGAGEMENT BY THE MOUTH OF A SMOKER FOR DRAWING AIR THROUGH SAID BOWL AND SAID STEM, A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL ACCORDION-TYPE BELLOWS RELEASABLY SECURED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID BOWL AND FORMING A DOWNWARD CONTINUATION THEREOF, SAID BELLOWS HAVING A FLAT BOTTOM ADAPTED TO SUPPORT THE PIPE ON A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL SURFACE AND ALSO ADAPTED TO BE USED AS A MEANS FOR PUMPING WHEN THE BOWL IS GRASPED AND RECIPROCATED VERTICALLY AGAINST A HORIZONTAL SURFACE, SAID BOWL BEING FORMED WITH PASSAGE MEANS OPENING TO THE INTERIOR OF THE BOWL AT A DISTANCE FROM SAID STEM AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID BELLOWS, A CHECK VALVE MOUNTED IN SAID BELLOWS AND ADAPTED FOR ADMITTING AIR TO THE INTERIOR OF THE BELLOWS WHEN A REDUCED PRESSURE CONDITION EXISTS THEREIN, SAID BELLOWS BEING FORMED OF A RESILIENTLY DISTORTABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL WHEREBY PRESSURE EXERTED AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF SAID BELLOWS WILL FORCE AIR THEREFROM INTO SAID BOWL AND RELEASE OF SUCH PRESSURE WILL CAUSE THE BELLOWS TO DRAW IN AIR THROUGH SAID CHECK VALVE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 207 words
A SMOKING PIPE, COMPRISDING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL BOWL ADAPTED FOR CONTAINING BURNING TOBACCO, A HOLLOW PIPE STEM HAVING AN OPENING COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE BOWL, A BIT ON SAID PIPE STEM FORMED FOR ENGAGEMENT BY THE MOUTH OF A SMOKER FOR DRAWING AIR THROUGH SAID BOWL AND SAID STEM, A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL ACCORDION-TYPE BELLOWS RELEASABLY SECURED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID BOWL AND FORMING A DOWNWARD CONTINUATION THEREOF, SAID BELLOWS HAVING A FLAT BOTTOM ADAPTED TO SUPPORT THE PIPE ON A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL SURFACE AND ALSO ADAPTED TO BE USED AS A MEANS FOR PUMPING WHEN THE BOWL IS GRASPED AND RECIPROCATED VERTICALLY AGAINST A HORIZONTAL SURFACE, SAID BOWL BEING FORMED WITH PASSAGE MEANS OPENING TO THE INTERIOR OF THE BOWL AT A DISTANCE FROM SAID STEM AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID BELLOWS, A CHECK VALVE MOUNTED IN SAID BELLOWS AND ADAPTED FOR ADMITTING AIR TO THE INTERIOR OF THE BELLOWS WHEN A REDUCED PRESSURE CONDITION EXISTS THEREIN, SAID BELLOWS BEING FORMED OF A RESILIENTLY DISTORTABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL WHEREBY PRESSURE EXERTED AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF SAID BELLOWS WILL FORCE AIR THEREFROM INTO SAID BOWL AND RELEASE OF SUCH PRESSURE WILL CAUSE THE BELLOWS TO DRAW IN AIR THROUGH SAID CHECK VALVE.

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