US2588034A - Combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter - Google Patents

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March 4, 1952 c. F. o'NElLL, JR 2,588,034

COMBINED TOBACCO SMOKING PIPE AND IGNITER Filed OCT', 3, 1946 2 SHEETS-SHEET l grwmvm March 4, 1952 c. F. oNElLL, JR

COMBINED TOBACCO SMOKING PIPE ND IGNITER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Oct. 5, 1946 INVENTOR: Eem" E T- NEll,-l'n

Patented Mar. 4, 1952 COMBINED TOBACCO SMOKING PIPE. AND IGNITER George F. ONeill, Jr., Yonkers, N. Y.

Application October 3, 1946, Serial No. 700,903

8 Claims.

This invention relates to certain newand useful improvements in tobacco smoking pipes, and particularly to a lighter pipe or combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter, and one of the objects of the invention is to provide a tobacco smoking pipe having an igniter of the pyrophoric type forming a component part of the pipe, whereby the user is furnished with convenient and readily available means for lighting the charge of tobacco in the pipe when required.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pipe having an igniter which is adapted when not in use to be folded within the plane oi and to form a part of the stem of the pipe and which is adapted to be easily and conveniently swung outward for use to an operative position in which' its ig-niting end is disposed above the bowl of the pipe and in such position that the tobacco in the bowl may be quickly and with certainty ignited by the flame from the igniter.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a tobacco smoking pipe having an igniter whose igniting end when arranged in operative position will be disposed so that the flame therefrom and the tobacco in the bowl may be shielded from wind or rain by a hand of the user properly disposed above the bowl and igniting end of the igniter, thereby allowing the tobacco charge to be readily ignited under practically all weather conditions.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a tobacco smoking pipe with attached igniter which may be made largely of wood, metal, plastics, or a combination of such materials, which is so constructed that the igniter will be protected from injury when in its folded position, and which is so constructed and mounted as to adapt the igniter to be gripped and swung out for use by one hand of the user and the igniter operated by the thumb or a finger of the same hand to produce the igniting flame.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear in the course of the subjoined description, the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a View in side elevation of one form of embodiment of my invention, showing the lighter in normal, closed or folded position.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View thereof.

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1 showing the lighter moved to operative position for use to light the tobacco in the bowl.

(Cl. ISI- Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section through the pipe with parts in the position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section, on an enlarged scale, taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 1, looking toward the bowl end of the stem, and showing the links but omitting the igniter;

Fig. 6 is a similar section, taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 3, looking toward the mouthpiece end of the stem;-

Fig, 7 is a vertical transverse section taken substantially on line 1 1 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a view in side elevation of another form of embodiment of the invention showing the igniter in folded position.

Fig. 10 is a similar view showing the igniter in igniting position.

Fig. 11 is, a top plan view of the modified form of pipe and igniter with parts arranged as shown in Fig. 9.

Fig. 12 is a horizontal longitudinal section through the rear portion of the shank taken substantially on line l2 l 2 of Fig. 9, showing in top plan View the mouthpiece applied thereto.

Fig. 13 is a transverse section on the line lS-IS of Fig. 9.

Fig. 14 is a horizontal longitudinal section through the mouthpiece.

Fig. 15 is a vertical longitudinal section through the igniter.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive, of the drawings, I designates as a whole the body or stem of the pipe having a, hollow or chambered front portion 2, a hollow or chambered rear portion 3, which are arranged in spaced relation, and a shank portion 4 connect.- ing said portions 2 and 3 at their bases and con.- forming externally in contour thereto, said portion 4 having a longitudinally and transversely flat upper seat face 5 above the level of which the portions 2 and 3 project and providing with the opposed ends of the portions 2 and 3 a recess open at each side and top and adapted to receive the igniter 6.

The chambered portions 2 and 3 are in open communication through a duct 1 forming a smoke passage. At its top the portion 2 is provided with a threaded opening 8 to receive a tubular fitting 9 on the base of the tobacco holding bowl I0. The smoke generated by the combustion of the tobacco in this bowl passes through the fitting 9 into the chamber 2 of the portion 2 and thence out through a smoke passage 1 into the duct 1 and through the duet 1 and a smoke passage 12 into the chamber I2 of the portion 3 and thence to the mouthpiece II, which mouthpiece may be of suitable form and construction and is detachably fitted in any suitable and preferred manner within the chamber I2 of the portion 3 which is in the form of a countersunk recess opening through the rear face of the portion 3. The chamber 2' of the portion 2 is open at its forward end and closed normally by a removable plug I3. The chamber 2 of this portion, in which the smoke is initially received, may contain a Aremovable absorbent packing I4 serving as a filter and co1- lector of moisture and empyreumatic products in order to prevent passage of the same into the duct 1, whereby smoke free from foreign substance or impurities will be supplied to the mouthpiece.

The inner or opposed ends of the stem portions 2 and 3 are closed and form abutment faces between which the igniter fits and against which the ends of the igniter are adapted to seat when the igniter is in its normal, closed or folded position. As shown, the inner face of the portion 3 is'flat or substantially so, while the inner face of the portion 2 is stepped to provide a lower or main face portion I5, an upper face portion I6 and an intervening horizontal shelf I1, the face portion I being provided with a groove or recess I8 and the face portions and shelf with intersecting grooves or recesses I9. At opposite sides of the face portion I5 are also provided recesses 20 which extend into the adjacent side portions of the upper part of the shank 4. The faces I5 and I6, instead of being vertical, are preferably slightly inclined to the vertical for a wedging engagement of the front end of the igniter therewith, as hereinafter described. The parts 2, 3 and 4 are or may be of unitary construction and may be formed of a suitable light metal, while the bowl I0 is desirably made of wood and the mouthpiece II of wood or a plastic material.

The igniter 6 comprises a hollow or chambered body or casing of a suitable length to snugly fit between the opposed inner faces of the portions 2 and 3 and of suitable size and shape transversely to conform in external appearance to the parts 2, 3 and 4 and forms in effect when folded a complemental part of the stem. The igniter body is provided n its sides with longitudinal recesses 2| and is attached to the stem I by links 22 pivoted at their forward ends within the recesses 20 and pivoted at their rear ends to the rear end of the igniter within the recesses 2 l. The igniter is thus mounted to swing on the links between its folded position, shown in Fig. l, and its raised operative position, shown in Fig. 3, in which latter position its forward end rests on the rim of the bowl and overhangs the bowl cavity so that the flame from the igniter will be so disposed as to readily ignite the tobacco and to be drawn by suction into the bowl to insure ignition of the tobacco if the bowl is not completely filled and under other adverse conditions. From the position shown in Fig. 3 the igniter may be swung downward to the position shown in Fig. 1 in which it is received between the portions 2 and 3 and in which the links fold into the recesses 2l.

The igniter body has a rear end portion shaped to fit snugly against the inner face of part 3 and a front end portion or face 23 beveled or inclined to nt snugly and with a wedging engagement against the face I5 of part 2, whereby the igniter when folded will be held against casual displacement while permitted to be easily raised to its elevated operative position when desired. At the top of the portion 23 the igniter is formed with a bifurcated, slotted or forked flange 24, in the arms of which is journaled the striker wheel 25 of the pyrophoric igniter mechanism, the front of the flange being beveled or inclined to wedgingly fit the face I6 of part 2 and said flange being adapted to rest on the shelf I1 when the igniter is folded.

The igniter mechanism includes, besides the wheel 2b, a reservoir chamber 26 for the igniting fluid, an absorbent packing 21 therein for holding the fluid, a wick 2S, and a chamber 29 separate from the chamber 26 and containing the flint 3u and its backing spring 3l. The chamber 26 has a replenishing opening at its rear end normally closed by a plug 32, but is closed at its forward end except for a small opening through which one end of the wick projects so as to lie in working proximity to the igniting elements 25 and 3u ior the production of a tobacco lighting flame. The arrangement of the flame end or' the wick and wheel 25 is such that in the folded position of the igniter, the projecting wick end and wheel will be received in the grooves I8 and I3 and protected from exposure and iniury.

In the use of the igniter, and with the parts arranged as shown in rig. 1, and assuming that the bowl has been charged with tobacco which is to be ignited, it will be understood that while the pipe may be held and the igniter manipulated by one hand of the operator, the preferred practice is to grip the part 2 in one hand and to manipulate the igniter by means of the other hand. Desirably the thumb and forenger of the hand employed to manipulate the igniter are brought to bear against opposite sides of the igniter body adiacent its free end and used to swing the body upward on its rear pivots and then swing it with the links upward and forward until the front end of the igniter rests on the rim of the bowl and overhangs the bowl cavity. While the igniter is then held firmly by the operating hand the thumb or foreflnger of the hand is employed to rotate the striker wheel to generate sparks whereby the fuel is ignited at the exposed end of the wick to cause the production of a flame coming in contact with and ring the tobacco in the bowl. This operation may be facilitated and rendered easier and more effective, if the tobacco is difcult to ignite| by exerting suction through the smoke duct to draw the flame downward. This expedient may also be adopted in wet or windy weather and the hand cupped above the bowl to protect the flame and prevent it from being extinguished by moisture or wind. The described construction allows the igniter to be properly positioned for the purpose and these operations to be done in an effective manner to ensure the firing of the tobacco even in the most inclement weather. After the tobacco is ignited the igniter is swung back to normal position and the pipe smoked in the usual manner. In moving back to normal position the igniter is seated between the portions 2 and 3 with a wedging fit, so it will not become loose or displaced from such position while being smoked or otherwise handled or carried in any of the customary ways.

The invention thus provides a lighter pipe,"

or pipe having a pyrophoric lighter forming aV component part thereof and which is always ready for use, with attendant conveniences; it being understood, of course, that it is only necessary to periodically rell the fuel chamber and keep the device in working order in order that the igniter may be available for use at any time. An important advantage due to the novel construction of the pipe and igniter is that the combination is compact and sightly and that the igniter, in the event that it should become temporarily inoperative from any cause, does not interfere with the use of the pipe and ignition of the' tobacco in any other available way.

Figs. 1 to 8, inclusive, show a tobacco smoking implement which may be made largely of light weight ornamental metals. In Figs. 9 to 15, inclusive, I have shown an implement of similar type and having the same operative advantages. but which may be made largely of wood or suitable materials other than metals.

In the construction shown in Figs. 9 to 15. a tobacco smoking implement la is provided which includes a body or stem having a front portion 2a, a rear portion 3a and a shank portion 4a formed with an upper face 5a against which the igniter 6a is adapted to seat. A smoke duct 1a extends through the shank and opens into the chamber of the bowl Illa which is formed integrally with the portion 2a, and said duct also passes through the portion 3a and the mouthpiece Ila which is integral therewith, At its point of juncture with the shank the portion 2a is provided with an abutment or seat face Iba extending above the plane of the seat face 5a, a horizontal shelf l'la, a recess 18a in the face Ia and a recess 19a opening rearwardly through said face |5a and upwardly through said shelf lla. The portion 3a abuts against the rear end of the shank and has a seat face 33 extending above the plane of the face 5a, and said portion 3a is formed with the mouthpiece Ila as a detachable unit. As shown. that portion of the front face of the part 3a which abuts against the rear end of the shank has a tubular projection 34 carrying a suitable filter 35 and is provided with dowel pins 36 to engage dowl seats or recesses 3'! in the rear end of the shank. This mode of connection adapts the part 3a to be detached whenever desired or required to apply a new lter or conveniently clan the smoke duct 1a, but any other suitable mode of detachably connecting the part 3a with the shank may be employed. In practice all of the described parts of the pipe body may be made of wood, but if desired the part 3a and mouthpiece Ha may be made of metal or a plastic material.

The igniter 6a here comprises an outer casing 38 and an inner casing 39 removable therefrom, the inner casing having a chamber 40 for the igniting fluid and containing an absorbent packing 4l, said chamber having at its forward end spaced lugs or bearing means 24' rotatably supporting the striker wheel 42. Within the chamber is a tube 42' forming a support and enclosure for the int 43 and its pressure spring 44, which spring presses the liint 43 outward into engagement with the wheel 42 through an opening in the front wall of the casing 38. The igniter is mounted on link arms 45 connected at one end by a cross piece 46 passing through and forming a pivotal connection between said arms and the rear end of the casing 38. At their opposite ends the arms 45 have outturned pivot feet 41 pivotally engaging guide grooves 48 formed in the shank or part 4a, whereby the igniter is supported for swinging movements between normal and opera- 6. tive positions. as previously explained with reference to the structure shown in Figs. l to 8. inclusive, from which the operation with reference to the structure shown in Figs. 9 to 15, inclusive, will be readily understood. When the igniter 6a is in its normal or folded position it seats against the surface 5a and between the faces l5a and 33 with which it may have suiiicient frictional engagement. to hold it from casual upward displacement. When the igniter is folded arms 45 seat in the grooves 48 and are thus concealed from view.'

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the construction, mode of use and advantages of my improved lighter pipe will be readily understood and appreciated by those versed in the art without a further and extended description, and it will be seen that the invention provides a device which simple of construction and eiective for its intended purpose. While the constructions shown are preferred, it will be understood that I do not limit the invention thereto, as changes in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts within the scope of the appended claims,

. may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1. A. combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe having a tobacco bowl,

a mouthpiece. and a stem connecting and spacing the bowl and mouthpiece, said stem being provided with a smoke duct communicating with the bowl and mouthpiece and with an upper seat face located between the bowl and mouthpiece, a pyrophoric type igniter formed to normally rest on vsaid seat face parallel with the stem so as to form in such position a component part of the stem, said igniter having flame producing means at its forward end, and means pivotally connecting the igniter with the pipe to adapt it to be swung toward and from said seat face and to be disposed to bring its igniting end above the pipe bowl.

2. A combinedtobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe having a tobacco bowl supporting part and a bowl supported thereby, a mouthpiece supporting part and a mouthpiece supported thereby, a shank connecting said parts. said parts and the shank being provided witha smoke duct communicating with the bowl and mouthpiece, and said parts having portions extending above the plane of the upper surface of the shank to form therewith a receiving recess, open at its top and sides and to provide abutments at the front and rear ends of the recess, a Dyrophoric type igniter including an igniting fluid containing body formed to t said recess and to be seated longitudinally therein, between said abutments and parallel with the shank. said igniter having name producing means at its forward end, and means pivotally connecting the igniter body directly with the pipe to adapt it to fold into the recess and to be swung out of the recess and disposed to bring its igniting end above the pipe bowl.

3. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe bodyhaving a tobacco bowl supporting part, a bowl supported thereby, a mouthpiece supporting part, a mouthpiece supported thereby, and a part connecting and spacing the aforesaid parts, said parts being provided with a smoke duct extending between the bowl and mouthpiece, said supporting parts havgaat@ ing portions extending above the plane of the'.

upper surface of the third-named part to provide a receiving recess and abutments at the front and rear ends thereof, an igniter formed to t said recess and to be normally seated therein between said abutments and parallel with the third-named part, said igniter having flame producing means at its forward end, and links for supporting the igniter, said links being pivotally connected at one end with the rear end of the igniter and at their other ends with the rearward portion of the bowl supporting part to' adapt the igniter to be moved toward and from the recess and to be disposed to bring its igniting end above the pipe bowl, the igniter having recesses at its sides .toreceive the links when the igniter is seated in the receiving recess.

4. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe having a tobaccofbowl supporting part and a bowl supported thereby, a mouthpiece supporting part 'and a mouthpiece supported thereby, a shank parts, said parts and the shank being provided with a smoke duct communicating with the bowl and mouthpiece, and said parts having portions extending above the plane of the shank to provide a receiving recess, an igniter formed to flt said recess and to be normally seated therein so as to rest upon and lie parallel with the shank, said igniter having an igniting fluid chamber, a wick, a flint and a striker wheel, the burning end of said wick, the int and the wheel being located at its forward end, and means pivotally connecting the igniter with the pipe to adapt it to be swung toward and from the recess and to be disposed to bring its forward end above the pipe bowl.

5. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe having a tobacco vbowl supporting part and a bowl supported thereby, a mouthpiece supporting part and a mouthpiece supported thereby, a shank connecting and spacing said parts, said mouthpiece supporting part being detachably connected with the shank, and said parts and the shank being provided with a smoke duct communicating with the bowl and mouthpiece, and said supporting parts having portions extending above the supporting surface of the shank to form therewith a receiving recess, an igniter formed to fit said recess and to be normally seated therein above and parallel with the shank, said igniter havingiame producing means at its forward end, and links connecting the igniter with the pipe to adapt it to be moved toward and from the recess and to be disposed to bring its igniting end above the pipe bowl, said links being arranged to fold with the igniter within the recess.

6. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe having a tobacco bowl supporting part and a bowl carried thereby, a mouthpiece supporting part and a mouthpiece carried thereby, a shank connecting 'said-parts and having an upper seat surface, said parts and the shank being provided with a smoke duct communicating with the bowl and mouthpiece, and said parts having portions extending above the seat surface of the shank to form therewith a receiving recess and abutments at the front and rear ends of the recess, a pyrophoric type igniter including a fuel containing body formed to fit said recess andto be seated longitudinally therein between said abutments and parallel with the shank, said igniter having fuel igniting and name producing means at its connecting said forward end, and means pivotally connecting the igniter body directly with the pipe for swinging movements in an arcuate path to adapt it to fold into the recess and rest on said seat surface and to be swung out of the recess and disposed to bring its igniting end above the pipe bowl.

7. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe having a tobacco bowl supporting part and a bowl carried thereby, a mouthpiece supporting part, and a mouthpiece carried thereby, a shank connecting said parts and having an upper seat surface, said parts and the shank being provided with a smoke duct communicating with the bowl and mouthpiece, and said parts having portions extending above the seat surface of the shank and coacting therewith to form a receiving recess and abutments at v the front and rear ends of the recess, a pyrophoric type igniter including a fuel containing body formed to fit said recess and to be seated longitudinally therein between said abutments and parallel with the shank, said igniter body having fuel igniting and flame producing means at its forward end, and means pivotally connecting the igniter body directly with the pipe for swinging movements in an arcuate path to adapt it to fold into the recess and rest on said seat surface and to be swung out of the recess and disposed to bring its igniting end above the pipe bowl, at least one of the abutments being provided with an inclined face and said igniter body having an inclined face engageable therewith when the body is folded into the recess to cause the body to be wedgingly held between the abutments.

8. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe having a tobacco bowl, a mouthpiece, a shank connecting the bowl and mouthpiece, said shank being formed with an upper seat surface and a smoke duct communicating with the bowl and mouthpiece, and abutments adjacent the bowl and mouthpiece extending above the seat surface of the shank and coacting therewith to form a receiving recess, a pyrophoric type igniter including a fuel containing body formed to nt said recess and to be seated longitudinally therein between said abutments and parallel with the shank and with its ends engaging said abutments, said igniter having a body and fuel igniting and flame producing means at its forward end, and links pivotally connected at their front ends to the pipe and at their rear ends to the rear end of the igniter body ,for swinging movements in an arcuate path to adapt the igniter body to fold within the recess and to be swung out of the recess and disposed to bring its igniting end above the pipe bowl.

GEORGE F. ONEILL, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Germany Oct. 29, 1921

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