Mold For a Smoking Device

• US 20110005533A1
• Filed: 07/07/2009
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Douglas J. Evans
• Original Assignee: Douglas J. Evans
• Inventors: Evans, Douglas J.
• Application Number:
  US12/498,631
• Publication Number:
  US 20110005533A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 131/191
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 33/00 Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor

Abstract

A mold for a smoking device comprises an insertable member removably connected to a body portion. The body portion generally comprises an elongated, preferably cylindrical tube having an open end and a closed end wherein a central axis extends along the axial length of the tube. The insertable member comprises an elongated member having a first end opposite a second end disposed along an axis and a cap portion extending radially outward around the first end. The body portion is filled with a liquid molding medium, such as water, and the insertable member is securely fastened to the body portion. The mold is exposed to a temperature change such that the molding medium changes phase from a liquid state to a solid state. The molded smoking product is removed from the mold and can be used for the user'"'"'s benefit.

Claims

1. A mold for a smoking device that utilizes a liquid phase cooling agent to cool the smoke, said mold comprising:

an elongated body portion having a sidewall defining an interior volume extending from an open end to a closed end along a central axis; and

an insertable member having an elongated member with a first end opposite a second end and a cap portion extending radially outward from said first end,

wherein said insertable member may be removably connected to said body portion to create a watertight interior volume.

2. A mold for a smoking device as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

at least one stopper extension extending outward from said body portion, said stopper extension having a bore extending through said sidewall of said body portion; and

at least one stopper capable of being removably inserted into said stopper extension such that said stopper extends though said bore and abuts against said insertable member when said insertable member is inserted into said interior volume of said body portion.

3. A mold for a smoking device as defined in claim 2, further comprising:

a sidewall member extending along the outer circumference of said cap portion,

wherein said sidewall member projects toward said second end in a direction substantially parallel to said axis and wherein said sidewall member is dimensioned to fit around the exterior of said body portion.

4. A mold for a smoking device as defined in claim 3, further comprising:

a fillet extending around the outer perimeter of said open end of said body portion; and

a notch extending along the inner perimeter of said sidewall member of said insertable member,

wherein said fillet interlocks with said notch to create a removable connection between said body portion and said insertable member.

5. A mold for a smoking device as defined in claim 4, wherein said closed end is perpendicular to said central axis such that said body portion may be self-supporting when placed on a level surface.

6. A mold for a smoking device as defined in claim 4, further comprising a base extending around said body portion in a radial direction, wherein said base increases the stability of said body portion when it is vertically oriented.

7. A mold for a smoking device as defined in claim 4, further comprising one or more indicia on said body portion, wherein said indicia comprises at least one fill line to indicate the maximum amount of a liquid molding medium that may be poured into said mold.

8. A mold for a smoking device as defined in claim 4, wherein said mold is manufactured from a material not prone to breaking when subjected to large temperature differences.

9. A mold for a smoking device as defined in claim 8, wherein said mold is coated with a material having a low coefficient of friction such that the molded smoking device may be easily removed from said mold.