US3786576A
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Pipe dryer and odorizer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1972-05-17
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Granted: 1974-01-22
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Expires: 1992-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A device for drying and odorizing smoking pipes including a housing, a pipe support on the housing, an air flow nozzle extending from the housing to direct air into an inverted pipe bowl in the support, a blower in the housing to direct air into the drying nozzle, an electrical resistance heater for heating air directed from the blower to the nozzle, and a wick for odorizing air drawn into the housing by the blower.
Inventors
- 👤 J Gavlick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 17:40
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24F; A24F9/00; A24F9/04; A24F9/12; F; F26; F26B; F26B9/00; F26B9/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A device for drying a smoking pipe comprising: a housing including a well formed in an upper portion and near an end thereof opening upwardly toward a bowl of a pipe supported on said device; adjustable pipe support means on said housing to accommodate varying sizes and shapes of smoking pipes including a forked support member having tines extending upwardly and spaced apart defining a Y-shaped structure for receiving a stem of a smoking pipe, an adjusting nut around said tines for squeezing said tines together to grip said stem of said pipe, and universal connection means between said housing and said forked member for varying the position of said forked member relative to said housing; an air flow nozzle on said housing in said well for directing air from said housing into the bowl of a pipe supported in said well on said support means; air inlet means in said housing; blower means in said housing for drawing air through said inlet means into said housing and discharging said air from said housing through said nozzle; and electrical resistance heating means in said housing between said blower means and said nozzle for heating said air discharged from said housing through said nozzle.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
203 words
A device for drying a smoking pipe comprising: a housing including a well formed in an upper portion and near an end thereof opening upwardly toward a bowl of a pipe supported on said device; adjustable pipe support means on said housing to accommodate varying sizes and shapes of smoking pipes including a forked support member having tines extending upwardly and spaced apart defining a Y-shaped structure for receiving a stem of a smoking pipe, an adjusting nut around said tines for squeezing said tines together to grip said stem of said pipe, and universal connection means between said housing and said forked member for varying the position of said forked member relative to said housing; an air flow nozzle on said housing in said well for directing air from said housing into the bowl of a pipe supported in said well on said support means; air inlet means in said housing; blower means in said housing for drawing air through said inlet means into said housing and discharging said air from said housing through said nozzle; and electrical resistance heating means in said housing between said blower means and said nozzle for heating said air discharged from said housing through said nozzle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device in accordance with claim 1 including a cradle fitting secured on said housing spaced from said forked member for supporting the mouthpiece end of the stem of said pipe.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device in accordance with claim 2 including an odorizing wick disposed in said housing secured adjacent said inlet of said housing for holding an odorizing fluid to odorize air moving through said housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
A device in accordance with claim 3 including electrical leads connecting said blower and said electrical resistance heater in series and connecting said blower and heater with a switch secured with said housing, and electrical cord means connected with said switch for connecting said device with a suitable power source whereby said heater is actuated responsive to supplying power to said blower.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device in accordance with claim 4 wherein said housing is a substantially rectangular enclosure having a base portion and a removable top portion and said pipe support fork and cradle are secured with said removable top portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
490 words
A smoking pipe drying and odorizing device comprising: a substantially rectangular housing having a base portion provided with a bottom panel and side and end panels and a removable top portion having downwardly turned side and end flanges fitting over said side and end panels of said base portion and having an opening near an end thereof; a pipe bowl well defined in said base portion of said housing and opening upwardly therefrom through said opening in said top portion including a bottom panel secured across said housing base portion intermediate the bottom and top thereof between the side panels of said base portion and an end panel of said base portion and a vertical divider extending across said base portion between the sides thereof connected along a lower edge with said well bottom panel; an air nozzle disposed in movable relation through said bottom panel of said well adapted for limited movement from a vertical position and having a flow passage therethrough for directing air from said housing upwardly into the bowl of a pipe supported on said device; a pipe support fork secured on said removable top portion of said housing spaced from said opening in said housing communicating with said well including a vertical support rod movably secured through said top portion having a joint therein above said top portion and spaced apart tines extending upwardly for supporting the stem of a smoking pipe there-between, a nut rotatable on said tines for squeezing said tines together for gripping said pipe stem; a cradle fitting secured on said top portion spaced from said fork for supporting a mouthpiece of a pipe stem; an electrical resistance heater secured within said base portion on the bottom panel thereof including electrical resistance wire wound on an insulating plate secured within said housing base below said air nozzle; a blower including a motor and a fan supported on a shaft of said motor mounted in said base portion on said bottom panel spaced from said electrical resistance heater for blowing air across said heater to said discharge nozzle; a switch secured in an end panel of said housing base; electrical leads connected between said switch and said blower motor and heater connecting said motor and heater in series whereby said heater is actuated when said motor is turned on; means providing an air inlet into said base of said housing at an end of said housing spaced from said discharge nozzle on the opposite side of said fan from said nozzle for admitting air to said housing base for blowing over said heater to discharge through said nozzle; and an odorizing fluid absorbing wick removably secured in said housing from an end panel thereof adjacent to said air inlet means for holding an air odorizer for odorizing air in said housing as said air is drawn into said housing through said inlet means and discharged across said heater to said discharge nozzle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
490 words
A smoking pipe drying and odorizing device comprising: a substantially rectangular housing having a base portion provided with a bottom panel and side and end panels and a removable top portion having downwardly turned side and end flanges fitting over said side and end panels of said base portion and having an opening near an end thereof; a pipe bowl well defined in said base portion of said housing and opening upwardly therefrom through said opening in said top portion including a bottom panel secured across said housing base portion intermediate the bottom and top thereof between the side panels of said base portion and an end panel of said base portion and a vertical divider extending across said base portion between the sides thereof connected along a lower edge with said well bottom panel; an air nozzle disposed in movable relation through said bottom panel of said well adapted for limited movement from a vertical position and having a flow passage therethrough for directing air from said housing upwardly into the bowl of a pipe supported on said device; a pipe support fork secured on said removable top portion of said housing spaced from said opening in said housing communicating with said well including a vertical support rod movably secured through said top portion having a joint therein above said top portion and spaced apart tines extending upwardly for supporting the stem of a smoking pipe there-between, a nut rotatable on said tines for squeezing said tines together for gripping said pipe stem; a cradle fitting secured on said top portion spaced from said fork for supporting a mouthpiece of a pipe stem; an electrical resistance heater secured within said base portion on the bottom panel thereof including electrical resistance wire wound on an insulating plate secured within said housing base below said air nozzle; a blower including a motor and a fan supported on a shaft of said motor mounted in said base portion on said bottom panel spaced from said electrical resistance heater for blowing air across said heater to said discharge nozzle; a switch secured in an end panel of said housing base; electrical leads connected between said switch and said blower motor and heater connecting said motor and heater in series whereby said heater is actuated when said motor is turned on; means providing an air inlet into said base of said housing at an end of said housing spaced from said discharge nozzle on the opposite side of said fan from said nozzle for admitting air to said housing base for blowing over said heater to discharge through said nozzle; and an odorizing fluid absorbing wick removably secured in said housing from an end panel thereof adjacent to said air inlet means for holding an air odorizer for odorizing air in said housing as said air is drawn into said housing through said inlet means and discharged across said heater to said discharge nozzle.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-01-21 | 1977-07-23 | 1978-01-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-01-21 | 1981-07-23 | 1982-01-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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