Smokable Material Containment Vessel For A Hookah

Abstract

A smokable material containment vessel designed for use with a hookah is provided including a substantially cylindrical sidewall, a perforated first cover connected to the sidewall and disposed at one edge of the sidewall, a perforated second cover connected to the sidewall and disposed at the opposing edge of the sidewall, and a charge of smokable material encased within the interior open space. The smokable material containment vessel is configured to support burning charcoal, which is placed on top of the containment vessel to provide heat to burn the charge of smokable material inside. The smokable material containment vessel is further configured to be invertible to allow for additionally burning the fresh unburned smokable material on the underside. The smokable material containment vessel is designed to fit in the ceramic bowl of the head of the hookah, with the perforations configured to allow air circulation.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 860,549, filed Nov. 22, 2006, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to water-filtration type smoking devices such as hookahs or water pipes, and more particularly, to a tobacco container for use in such a water-filtration type smoking device.[0004]2. Description of the Prior Art[0005]The hookah, a water-filtration type smoking device of ancient design of Middle Eastern or South Asian origin, is still considered one of the most efficient, relaxing, and pleasurable smoking devices available. It can be used for smoking many substances, such as tobacco or other herbal or organic materials. The hookah, also known as a water pipe, narghile, or shisha, consists of four general components—a base water bowl, a head, and two tubes—which are inc...

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Benefits of technology

[0014]The present invention is directed to a convenient, invertible smokable material containment vessel for use in a hookah that is capable of eliminating the need for the troublesome application of aluminum foil, eliminating or significantly reducing the mess and cleanup after smoking, and reducing smoking cost by increasing the ability to fully burn the smokable material. The smokable material containment vessel includes a substantially cylindrical sidewall, a perforated first cover connected to the sidewall and disposed at one end of the sidewall, a perforated second cover connected to the sidewall and disposed at the opposing end of the sidewall, and a charge of smokable material encased within the interior open space. A second refillable embodiment is additionally provided.

[0016]An object of the present invention is to provide a smokable material containment vessel that can be adapted for use with a wide variety of water filtration type smoking devices such as hookahs.

[0017]A further object of the present invention is to provide a smokable material containment vessel that will eliminate the need for the time-consuming application of aluminum foil by reliably and conveniently supporting the burning charcoal in such a manner that the burning charcoal is supported near enough to the smokable substance in the vessel to provide indirect heat for burning the smokable substance, but not in a manner that permits direct contact with the smokable substance.

[0018]Another object of the present invention is to provide a smokable material containment vessel that is configured to eliminate or significantly reduce the mess and the cleanup after smoking.

[0019]An additional object of the present invention is to provide a smokable material containment vessel that is configured to reduce smoking costs by increasing the ability to fully burn the smokable material.

[0020]Another object of the present invention is to provide a smokable material containment vessel that is convenient, yet economical.

Problems solved by technology

If the holes are too large, too small, too numerous, or too few, the smoking experience will not be optimal.

This application of the foil before the smoking experience can commence is troublesome.

A significant amount of time and care is required to puncture the foil suitably to provide a favorable smoking condition and to apply the foil correctly.

Additionally, while a great deal of thought and effort may be spent in obtaining a hookah with an aesthetically attractive and appealing design, the appeal and visual enjoyment is lessened by the requirement that, in order to support the weight of the charcoal, the foil must extend down the sides of the ceramic bowl in a way that obscures a portion of the design and detracts from the general form and appearance of the hookah.

Although both humectant and flavoring properties of the tobacco are improved, the addition of the viscous liquids increases the stickiness of the tobacco.

Thus, upon completion of the smoking session, the bowl containing the flavored tobacco is quite gummy and difficult to clean.

Although such a filter can be inserted into the top opening of a pipe and may be useful in that particular application, such filters are not satisfactory for a hookah application because pipe tobacco is directly burned, whereas the tobacco in a hookah is indirectly burned.

The pipe tobacco containment filters also do not provide top support for a charcoal cylinder or charcoal stick, and are therefore unusable.

While this does reduce the time and effort of puncturing and installing foil, it does not reduce the cleanup time of changing tobacco after the smoking experience, nor is it a tidy or elegant solution, as the screen extends outward over the edge of the bowl, detracting from the aesthetically attractive and appealing design of the hookah.

Furthermore, because indirect heat is applied to the top of the tobacco in the bowl of a hookah, the tobacco located at the bottom of the bowl is often incompletely burned.

It is believed that no such device has been designed that can address these problems.

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