Smoker's pipe and means for keeping same lighted

Claim 1

IN A SMOKING PIPE OF THE TYPE HAVING VERTICALLY DISPOSED BOWL PORTION IN WHICH TOBACCO IS BURNED TO PRODUCE SMOKE AND A STEM PORTION THROUGH WHICH SUCH SMOKE MAY BE DRAWN FROM SAID BOWL, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SUCH TOBACCO IN AN IGNITED CONDITION; SAID MEANS INCLUDING APPARATUS PHYSICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID PIPE TO BE CARRIED FROM THEREBY FOR SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUSLY CAUSING AIR FROM WITHOUT THE PIPE TO ENTER SAID BOWL AT GREATER THAN ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AND PASS OVER THE LIGHTED TOBACCO LOCATED THEREIN, SAID APPARATUS BEING ARRANGED TO DIRECT AT LEAST ONE STREAM OF AMBIENT AIR FROM WITHOUT SAID BOWL INTO THE BOWL AND AGIANST-THE LIGHTED TOBACCO THEREIN, AND AT LEAST ONE CONDUIT MEANS THROUGH WHICH SAID PRESURIZED AIR IS PASSED, SAID CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING OVER SAID BOWL AND HAVING A GENERALLY OPEN AND PORTION ORIENTED GENERALLY DOWNWARDLY TOWARD THE TOP OF SAID BOWL TO THEREBY DIRECT SAID STREAM OUT SAID END AND INTO SAID BOWL FOR MAINTAINING THE COMBUSTION OF TOBACCO IN SAID BOWL.