Abstract
A flying disc smoking pipe apparatus is provided wherein a flying disc, having a central opening, has a centrally mounted smoking pipe insert within the central opening, having a plurality of draw pipes extending radially from the insert to and through the flying disc shaped housing lip. The distal end of the draw pipes is flush with the outside circumference of the flying disc. A smoking bowl is provided in the top of the insert and is in direct pneumatic communications with the draw pipes. The flying disc housing facilitates passing the pipe amongst multiple users at a distance by gliding the pipe from user to user. A single user may draw smoke through a draw pipe and selectively adjust the smoke temperature by throttling air flow into other draw pipes. Multiple users may also smoke simultaneously. The flying disc smoking pipe apparatus further provides entertainment and recreation to smoking.
Claims
1. A flying disc smoking pipe apparatus comprising; a flying disc housing having a central concentrically positioned circular opening, an outer circumference, a cavity, an outer circumference lip, a top and a bottom, an upper assembly portion concentrically fixed to the top of the flying disc housing and having a circular shape with an outside diameter greater than the diameter of the flying disc housing central circular opening and less than the outside diameter of the flying disc housing, and a central bore concentrically positioned being a smoking bowl receiving substances to be smoked, a lower assembly portion concentrically fixed to the bottom of the flying disc housing and having a circular shape with an outside diameter being the same as the upper assembly portion, and a central circular port in the top of the lower assembly portion arranged to align with the bottom of the upper assembly portion smoking bowl providing direct pneumatic communication between the smoking bowl and the central circular port, at least two draw pipes each having a proximate and a distal end, disposed radially within the flying disc housing cavity, the proximate end retained by a draw pipe bore in the lower assembly portion, the draw pipe bore extending radially from the lower assembly portion port to the outside diameter of the lower assembly portion, and the distal draw pipe end received by a bore through the flying disc housing outer circumference lip, the draw pipes being in direct pneumatic communication between the lower assembly portion port and the distal ends of the draw pipes, whereby a user may smoke lit material in the smoking bowl by drawing on the distal end of a draw pipe.
2. The flying disc smoking pipe apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a metal smoking bowl insert received by the smoking bowl in the upper assembly portion.
3. The flying disc smoking pipe apparatus of claim 1 wherein the upper assembly portion is constructed of wood.
4. The flying disc smoking pipe apparatus of claim 1 wherein the smoking bowl is constructed of wood, the wood being a wood species suitable for imparting flavor to a substance being smoked.
5. The flying disc smoking pipe apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a removable smoking bowl lid.
6. The flying disc smoking pipe apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a removable smoking bowl insert lid.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the features, advantages, and principles of the invention.
(2) In the drawings:
(3) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the smoking pipe according to the present invention.
(4) FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the smoking pipe of FIG. 1 wherein the spatial relationship of the constituent elements is shown.
(5) FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the bottom of the lower central plate element of FIG. 2 showing an embodiment with two draw pipes.
(6) FIG. 4 is a front side elevation view of the smoking pipe upper and lower assembly portions showing the upper and lower central plates, the smoking bowl and the distal end of a draw pipe.
(7) FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the smoking pipe upper and lower assembly portions showing the upper and lower central plates, the smoking bowl, and the side views of the draw pipes.
(8) FIG. 6 is a cross section view of the smoking pipe upper and lower assembly portions taken from Line 6-6 of FIG. 5 showing details of the smoking bowl connectivity with the draw pipes.
(9) FIG. 7 is an expanded view of FIG. 6 showing further details of the smoking bowl and draw pipes of the smoking pipe upper and lower assembly portions.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(10) Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. As used herein, the term flying disc refers to the well known recreation and sport gliding disc having a lower cavity and a lip extending downward around the outer circumference thereby providing aerodynamic lift when rotated around the central axis and propelled away from the user. Where examples are presented to illustrate aspects of the invention, these should not be taken as limiting the invention in any respect.
(11) Now referring in greater detail to the various figures of the drawings wherein like reference characters refer to like parts, there is shown in FIG. 1 a flying disc smoking pipe apparatus 10. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a flying disc housing 12 has a concentrically and centrally formed opening 42. The central opening 42 receives an upper assembly portion 20 being a circular wooden plate concentrically and centrally fixed to the top of the flying disc housing. The upper assembly portion must have an outside circumference greater than the circumference of the flying disc housing 12 central opening 42 and less than the outer circumference of the flying disc housing 12. The upper assembly portion 20 further comprises a smoking bowl 18 concentrically and centrally formed in the upper assembly portion 10. The wood species is selected to impart a selected flavor and aroma to the smoke. An optional smoking bowl insert 28 may be disposed within the smoking bowl 18. A balance ring 22 is also optionally provided to strengthen the assembly and to distribute weight towards the outer circumference of the flying disc housing thereby improving the stability of the apparatus whilst in flight.
(12) Referring next to FIG. 2, an exploded view of the present invention, elements of the lower assembly portion 24 are illustrated. The lower assembly portion 24 is preferentially constructed of wood as is the upper assembly portion 20 and similarly circular in shape and having a similar outer circumference. The top of the lower assembly portion 24 is recessed at 38 to receive the bottom of the flying disc housing 12 thereby providing direct contact between the top of the lower assembly portion 24 and the bottom of the upper assembly portion 20 permitting the upper and lower assemblies to be adhesively fixed to each other and to the flying disc housing 12. The lower assembly portion 24 further includes port 36 bored into the top of the lower assembly portion 24. Port 36 provides direct pneumatic communication between the smoking bowl 18 or smoking bowl insert 28 and the draw pipes 14 and 16. An embodiment having a combined of draw pipes 14 and 16 is illustrated wherein a draw pipe port 32 is shown wherein draw pipe port 32 is in direct pneumatic communications with the port 36; however noncontiguous draw pipes 14 and 16 are an alternate embodiment. Noncontiguous draw pipes are necessary if more than two draw pipes are utilized. The proximate ends of the draw pipes are disposed within draw pipe bores 34 in the lower assembly portion 24 and extend radially along the bottom of the flying disc housing 12 and through a respective lip bore 26 in the flying disc housing outer circumference. The distal ends of draw pipes 16 and 14 are fixed flush to the outer circumference lip.
(13) In FIG. 3, a bottom perspective view of the lower assembly portion 24 illustrates the positioning of the draw pipes 14 and 16 disposed within the draw pipe bore 34. Note that the bottom surface of the lower assembly portion 24 is contoured and thickens towards the central port. The contour provides aerodynamic stability whilst also minimizing weight. The balance ring 22 is optionally utilized to move the center of gravity away from the thicker and heavier smoking bowl region. Although the lower assembly portion 24 is preferentially constructed of wood, the wood species need not match the wood of the upper assembly portion as the lower assembly portion 24 wood does not influence the flavor or aroma of the smoke.
(14) Referring now to FIGS. 4 and 5, side elevation views of the present invention, The contours of the top of the upper and lower assembly portions 20 and 24 are illustrated as well as the aerodynamic profiling of the contours. The upper and lower assembly portions 20 and 24 are adhesively fixed to each other and to the top and bottom of the flying disc housing 12 between the two assembly portions. The disposition of draw pipes 14 and 16 are also illustrated to adjacent to the bottom surface of the flying disc housing 12. It will be appreciated that the draw pipes should be disposed close to the bottom surface of the flying disc housing to minimize disruption of the aerodynamics within the flying disc housing cavity. It will also be appreciated that embodiments comprising more than two draw pipes the draw pipes angles between the draw pipe radial positions must be the same else the apparatus will be unbalanced and flight stability and performance of the apparatus will be degraded.
(15) Further details of the upper and lower assembly portions 20 and 24 are illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6, being a cross section view taken along Line 6-6 of FIG. 4, shows the smoking bowl insert 28 fitted within the wooden smoking bowl 18 of the upper assembly portion 20. The smoking bowl insert may be constructed of metal or wood. The smoking bowl insert 28 bottom extends into the port 36 and is in direct pneumatic communication with the draw pipes 14 and 16 through draw pipe port 32. Details of the balance ring 22 are also shown wherein the optional balance ring 22 is retained within the balance ring recess 40 formed in the upper assembly portion 20. The flying disc housing 12 is disposed between the upper and lower assembly portions 20 and 24 with the distal ends of the draw pipes 14 and 16 extending out to and through the flying disc housing outer circumference lip at respective lip bores 26.
