U.S. patent number 3,844,296 [Application Number 05/452,923] was granted by the patent office on 1974-10-29 for pipe holder device.
This patent grant is currently assigned to The Raymond Lee Organization, Inc.. Invention is credited to Paul H. Armstrong.
United States Patent |
3,844,296 |
Armstrong |
October 29, 1974 |
PIPE HOLDER DEVICE
Abstract
A device which is attachable to the stem of a smoker's pipe for
the purpose of holding the pipe in the smoker's mouth without
necessitating the use of the smoker's hands. The device comprises a
metal wire frame which is attached to the stem of a pipe, and
extends to fit over each ear of the smoker.
Inventors: |
Armstrong; Paul H. (Orange,
NJ) |
Assignee: |
The Raymond Lee Organization,
Inc. (New York, NY)
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Family
ID: |
23798515 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/452,923 |
Filed: |
March 20, 1974 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
131/186 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A24F
9/14 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A24F
9/14 (20060101); A24F 9/00 (20060101); A24f
003/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;131/186,260 |
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Foreign Patent Documents
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254,226 |
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Primary Examiner: Reich; Joseph S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Podell; Howard I.
Claims
Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire
to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:
1. A wire frame device for fastening a smoking pipe in a user's
mouth, said frame being shaped so as to be attachable to the stem
of a smoking pipe and incorporating two lengths of wire that are
each shaped to fit about an ear of the user.
2. The combination recited in claim 1 in which the frame is formed
of two lengths of wire, shaped at one end in curved sections of a
size to fit half-way about the stem of a smoking pipe, said
sections having portions abutting each other adjacent to the pipe
stem, a metal ring joining said lengths together adjacent to said
portions.
Description
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a device which holds a smoker's pipe in
his mouth and particularly to a wire frame device which fastens to
the stem of a pipe and extends to fit over each ear of the
smoker.
The device is readily attached to the stem of any pipe, and is
adjustable to the size and shape of the pipe and the head of the
wearer.
The device consists of two shaped lengths of metal wire held
together by a metal ring at their junction with the pipe, and
formed at the pipe end in loops that fit about the pipe stem. The
other end of each wire length is shaped to extend about the side of
the user's head and over one ear.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
The objects and features of the invention may be understood with
reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative
embodiment of the invention, taken together with the accompanying
drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view of the invention in use;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the device fastened on a pipe stem;
and
FIG. 3 is a side view of the device.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Turning now descriptively to the drawing, in which similar
reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several
views, FIG. 1 illustrates the pipe holder device 10 holding a
smoking pipe 15 in the mouth of a smoker 13. The device 10
comprises two lengths of solid wire attached at one end to the pipe
stem 16 by means of loops, and extending at the other end around
each car 14 of the user 13.
As shown in FIGS. 1-3, each length 12 of the wire frame 10 is bent
at one end to form a curved semi-circular loop 17 around the
circumference of the pipe stem 16. Each wire is then bent back
under the stem 16 of the pipe 15 towards the mouthpiece end 31 of
the pipe stem, then being bent in a second halfloop 21 about the
pipe stem 16, with the two loops 21 joined by a metal ring 11. The
two lengths 12 of the wire frame are then each bent away from each
other so as to pass about each side of the user's head, with each
length terminating in a loop section 14 shaped to fit about an ear
20 of the user.
Since obvious changes may be made in the specific embodiment of the
invention described herein, such modifications being within the
spirit and scope of the invention claimed, it is indicated that all
matter contained herein is intended as illustrative and not as
limiting in scope.
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