Modular smoking apparatus

• US 20040163658A1
• Filed: 01/05/2004
• Published: 08/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mya Saray LLC
• Original Assignee: Mya Saray LLC
• Inventors: Mehio, Nizar Youssef
• Granted Patent: US 7,806,123 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 131/191
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 1/30 Hookahs

Abstract

A modular smoking apparatus includes a plenum having a substantially vertical dry smoke aperture and a wet smoke aperture disposed substantially parallel to the dry smoke aperture. An upper end of a down tube may be inserted into a lower end of the dry smoke aperture and a lower end of an intermediate tube may be inserted into an upper end of the dry smoke aperture. An upper end of the intermediate tube may be inserted into a the lower end of a burner. A lower end of the plenum may be inserted into an upper end of the base. The base may contain a fluid submerging a lower end of the down tube. The intermediate tube, the dry smoke aperture, and the down tube may form a conduit for dry smoke from the burner to the base, and the wet smoke aperture may form a conduit for wet smoke from the base to a hose.

Claims

1. A modular smoking apparatus comprising:

a plenum having a substantially vertical dry smoke aperture and a wet smoke aperture disposed substantially parallel to said dry smoke aperture;

a down tube having an upper end disposed insertably in a lower end of said dry smoke aperture;

an intermediate tube having a lower end disposed insertably in an upper end of said dry smoke aperture;

a burner having a lower end, an upper end of said intermediate tube disposed insertably in said lower end of said burner;

a base having an upper end, a lower end of said plenum disposed threadably in said upper end of said base, said base containing a fluid, a lower end of said down tube submerged substantially in said fluid;

wherein said intermediate tube, said dry smoke aperture, and said down tube form a conduit for dry smoke from said burner to said base; and

wherein said wet smoke aperture forms a conduit for wet smoke from said base to a hose.

2. The modular smoking apparatus of claim 1, comprising further:

an upper internal dry smoke aperture thread disposed substantially helically within said upper end of said dry smoke aperture about an axis of said dry smoke aperture; and

a lower external intermediate tube thread disposed substantially helically around a lower end of said intermediate tube about said axis;

wherein said lower external intermediate tube thread is disposed threadably in said upper internal dry smoke aperture thread.

3. The modular smoking apparatus of claim 1, comprising further:

a lower internal dry smoke aperture thread disposed substantially helically within said lower end of said dry smoke aperture about an axis of said dry smoke aperture; and

an external down tube thread disposed substantially helically around said upper end of said down tube about said axis;

wherein said external down tube thread is disposed threadably in said lower internal dry smoke aperture thread.

4. The modular smoking apparatus of claim 1, comprising further:

an external plenum thread disposed substantially helically around said lower end of said plenum about an axis of said dry smoke aperture; and

an upper internal base thread disposed substantially helically within an upper end of said base about said axis;

wherein said external plenum thread is disposed threadably in said upper internal base thread.

5. The modular smoking apparatus of claim 1, comprising further:

an upper external intermediate tube thread disposed substantially helically around an upper end of said intermediate tube about an axis of said intermediate tube; and

an internal burner thread disposed substantially helically within a lower end of said burner about said axis;

wherein said upper external intermediate tube thread is disposed threadably in said internal burner thread.

6. The modular smoking apparatus of claim 1, comprising further:

a pressure relief aperture disposed in said plenum substantially parallel to said dry smoke aperture and said wet smoke aperture, said pressure relief aperture forming a second conduit for wet smoke from said base to a pressure relief valve.

7. The modular smoking apparatus of claim 1, comprising further:

a fitting for said hose disposed substantially communicably at an end of said wet smoke aperture, said fitting attaching said hose to said plenum.

8. The modular smoking apparatus of claim 1, wherein said intermediate tube comprises further:

an upper cap having an internal upper cap thread disposed substantially helically within a lower end of said upper cap about an axis of said intermediate tube;

an external upper cap thread disposed substantially helically around an upper end of said upper cap about said axis;

an upper external intermediate tube thread disposed substantially helically around an upper end of said intermediate tube about said axis; and

an internal burner thread disposed substantially helically within a lower end of said burner about said axis;

wherein said upper external intermediate tube thread is disposed threadably in said internal upper cap thread; and

wherein said external upper cap thread is disposed threadably in said internal burner thread.

9. The modular smoking apparatus of claim 1, wherein said intermediate tube comprises further:

an upper cap having a first internal upper cap thread disposed substantially helically within a lower end of said upper cap about an axis of said intermediate tube;

a second internal upper cap thread disposed substantially helically within an upper end of said upper cap about said axis;

an upper external intermediate tube thread disposed substantially helically around an upper end of said intermediate tube about said axis; and

an external burner thread disposed substantially helically around a lower end of said burner about said axis;

wherein said upper external intermediate tube thread is disposed threadably in said first internal upper cap thread; and

wherein said external burner thread is disposed threadably in said second internal upper cap thread.

10. The modular smoking apparatus of claim 1, wherein said intermediate tube comprises further:

a lower cap having an internal lower cap thread disposed substantially helically within an upper end of said lower cap about an axis of said intermediate tube;

an external lower cap thread disposed substantially helically around a lower end of said lower cap about said axis;

a lower external intermediate tube thread disposed substantially helically around a lower end of said intermediate tube about said axis; and

an upper internal dry smoke aperture thread disposed substantially helically within said upper end of said dry smoke aperture about said axis;

wherein said lower external intermediate tube thread is disposed threadably in said internal lower cap thread; and

wherein said external lower cap thread is disposed threadably in said upper internal dry smoke aperture thread.

11. The modular smoking apparatus of claim 1, comprising further a cover disposed substantially co-axially with an axis of said intermediate tube around said intermediate tube.

12. The modular smoking apparatus of claim 1, wherein said base is comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of:

acrylic,

glass,

formica,

quartz,

plastic, and

crystal.

13. A method for using a modular smoking apparatus comprising:

providing a plenum having a substantially vertical dry smoke aperture and a wet smoke aperture disposed substantially parallel to said dry smoke aperture;

inserting an upper end of a down tube into a lower end of said dry smoke aperture;

inserting a lower end of an intermediate tube into an upper end of said dry smoke aperture;

inserting an upper end of said intermediate tube into a lower end of a burner;

filling a base with a fluid;

submerging substantially a lower end of said down tube in said fluid;

screwing a lower end of said plenum into an upper end of said base;

attaching a hose to an upper end of said wet smoke aperture;

conducting substantially dry smoke from said burner through said intermediate tube, said dry smoke aperture, and said down tube to said fluid; and

conducting substantially wet smoke from said base through said wet smoke aperture to said hose.

14. The method for using a modular smoking apparatus of claim 13, wherein:

said upper end of said down tube is inserted into said lower end of said dry smoke aperture by screwing.

15. The method for using a modular smoking apparatus of claim 13, wherein:

said lower end of said intermediate tube is inserted into said upper end of said dry smoke aperture by screwing.

16. The method for using a modular smoking apparatus of claim 13, wherein:

said upper end of said intermediate tube is inserted into said lower end of said burner by screwing.

17. A method for using a modular smoking apparatus comprising:

providing a plenum having a substantially vertical dry smoke aperture and a wet smoke aperture disposed substantially parallel to said dry smoke aperture;

inserting an upper end of a down tube into a lower end of said dry smoke aperture;

inserting a lower end of a lower cap into an upper end of said dry smoke aperture;

inserting a lower end of an intermediate tube into an upper end of said lower cap;

inserting an upper end of said intermediate tube into a lower end of an upper cap;

inserting an upper end of said upper cap into a lower end of a burner;

filling a base with a fluid;

submerging substantially a lower end of said down tube in said fluid;

screwing a lower end of said plenum into an upper end of said base;

attaching a hose to an upper end of said wet smoke aperture;

conducting substantially dry smoke from said burner through said intermediate tube, said dry smoke aperture, and said down tube to said fluid; and

conducting substantially wet smoke from said base through said wet smoke aperture to said hose.

18. The method for using a modular smoking apparatus of claim 17, wherein:

said upper end of said down tube is inserted into said lower end of said dry smoke aperture by screwing.

19. The method for using a modular smoking apparatus of claim 17, wherein:

said lower end of said lower cap is inserted into said upper end of said dry smoke aperture by screwing.

20. The method for using a modular smoking apparatus of claim 17, wherein:

said lower end of said intermediate tube is inserted into said upper end of said lower cap by screwing.

21. The method for using a modular smoking apparatus of claim 17, wherein:

said upper end of said intermediate tube is inserted into said lower end of said upper cap by screwing.

22. The method for using a modular smoking apparatus of claim 17, wherein:

said upper end of said upper cap is inserted into said lower end of said burner by screwing.

23. A system for modular smoking comprising:

a plenum having a substantially vertical dry smoke aperture and a wet smoke aperture disposed substantially parallel to said dry smoke aperture;

means for inserting an upper end of a down tube into a lower end of said dry smoke aperture;

means for inserting a lower end of an intermediate tube into an upper end of said dry smoke aperture;

means for inserting an upper end of said intermediate tube into a lower end of a burner;

means for filling a base with a fluid;

means for submerging substantially a lower end of said down tube in said fluid, means for screwing a lower end of said plenum into an upper end of said base;

means for attaching a hose to an upper end of said wet smoke aperture;

means for conducting substantially dry smoke from said burner through said intermediate tube, said dry smoke aperture, and said down tube to said fluid; and

means for conducting substantially wet smoke from said base through said wet smoke aperture to said hose.