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SMOKING APPARATUSES WITH INTEGRATED RETAINER FOR RETAINING A FLEXIBLE SCREEN

  • US 20140158143A1
  • Filed: 12/10/2012
  • Published: 06/12/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A smoking apparatus for a smoking product, comprising:

  • a substantially hollow stem defining a bore having a bore diameter, the hollow stem including a first end, a second end, and an inner wall, the second end disposed opposite the first end; and

    a bowl proximate the first end of the hollow stem, the bowl having an open end configured to receive the smoking product therethrough and a bottom end opposite the open end, the bowl being integrally coupled to the first end, the bowl further including;

    a screen retention area defined by the contour of the inner wall and disposed opposite the open end of the bowl and configured to selectively retain a flexible screen, the screen retention area further including;

    a screen retainer, the screen retainer disposed proximal the bottom end of the bowl;

    a lateral boundary region, the lateral boundary region being disposed adjacent the screen retainer and extending across the bore diameter a distance greater than the inside diameter of the bowl, the lateral boundary region being configured to receive a circumferential edge of the flexible screen; and

    a shoulder support, the shoulder support being disposed adjacent the lateral boundary region and protruding inwardly from the lateral boundary region into the bore diameter of the bowl to support the flexible screen opposite the screen retainer.

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