Disposable Pipe

• US 20160249678A1
• Filed: 02/26/2016
• Published: 09/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Martin D Katz
• Original Assignee: Martin D Katz
• Inventors: Katz, Martin D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,750,777 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 1/00 Tobacco pipes
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 1/32 Selection of materials for pipes
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 5/00 Bowls for pipes

Abstract

A foldable disposable smoking pipe having a bowl and elongated body that is formed from a substrate blank having a laminated layer of foil and an adhesive strip, so that the pipe is easily constructed from the substrate blank into an elongated body walled portion having a trapezoidal cross section and a bowl constructed from the substrate blank into a shape of a frustum, where the bowl is inserted into an opening in the walled body portion and an adhesive holds the bowl in place on the body portion and the smoking pipe can be used for a limited number of times until it degrades due to the heat generated from a burning substance.

Claims

1. A smoking pipe comprising:

a tube having a longitudinal channel extending between a first end and a second open end opposite said first end, said tube being formed by a substrate material;

said tube having a tube wall opening formed therein adjacent said first end, said tube wall opening having at least one flap extending around an edge of said opening, said at least one flap being directed into said longitudinal channel;

a bowl formed of said substrate material, said bowl having an outer surface, an inner surface, a loading opening and a suction side opening, said bowl being disposed in said tube wall opening with said outer surface engaging said at least one flap for positioning said bowl in said tube wall opening with said suction side opening disposed centrally with respect to a height of said longitudinal channel.

2. The smoking pipe according to claim 1, further comprising an adhesive layer adhering said outer surface to said at least one flap.

3. The smoking pipe according to claim 1, wherein said bowl is in the shape of a frustum.

4. The smoking pipe according to claim 1, wherein said inner surface has a heat resistant foil laminated thereon.

5. The smoking pipe according to claim 1, wherein said substrate material of said tube is scored around an edge of said tube wall opening for defining said at least one flap.

6. The smoking pipe according to claim 1, wherein said bowl has bowl panels defined by folds in said substrate material.

7. The smoking pipe according to claim 6 wherein said at least one flap is divided into flap panels, each of said bowl panels engaging a respective one of said flap panels

8. The smoking pipe according to claim 1, wherein said first end has a carb opening.

9. A blank for forming a smoking pipe, the blank comprising:

a first body portion having score lines for folding said first body portion into a tube, said first body portion having a footprint equal to or less than a standard size of a credit card;

a second body portion affixed to a peripheral edge of said first body portion, said second body portion having bowl score lines for folding said second body portion into a bowl;

said second body portion being foldable onto said first body portion for placing said second body portion within said footprint.

10. The blank according to claim 9, wherein said peripheral edge has a score at said second body portion to fold said second body portion onto said first body portion and to remove said second body portion from said first body portion when ready to implement the bowl.

11. The blank according to claim 9, wherein said first body portion has an opening formed therein and an opening forming pattern that includes cut lines and score lines, that define displaceable flaps, which when displaced define a second opening, said opening forming pattern disposed to align said second opening with said first opening when said first body portion is folded into said tube.

12. The blank according to claim 11 wherein said bowl score lines are radial score lines that define bowl panels, a first bowl panel of said bowl panels overlapping at least one further bowl panel of said bowl panel when said second body portion is folded into said bowl.

13. The blank according to claim 9 wherein at least said second body portion has a heat resistant foil laminated thereon.

14. The blank according to claim 9 wherein said score lines are longitudinal score lines that define tube panels,

a first tube panel of said tube panels overlap at least one further tube panel of said tube panels when said first body portion is folded into said tube.

15. The blank according to claim 14, wherein said first body portion has an opening formed therein and an opening forming pattern that includes cut lines and score lines, that define displaceable flaps, which when displaced define a second opening, said opening forming pattern disposed to align said second opening with said first opening when said first body portion is folded into said tube.