Telescoping water pipe

Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved water pipe assembly for delivering smoke from burning tobacco and the like to the operator thereof. The water pipe assembly includes a water chamber defined by an outer pipe member seated in a base member and having one or more foam pads disposed in the lower portion thereof; an inner pipe member telescopically inserted into said outer pipe member and reciprocatable relative thereto; a plug member having a base defined therethrough and adapted to fit within the upper end of the inner tube; a hollow stem member having a flared end for supporting burning tobacco thereupon and dimensioned for snug insertion into the base of the plug member to permit smoke to pass into and collect within the water chamber in response to the upward movement of the inner pipe member relative to the outer pipe member, the subsequent removal of the flared end from the stem and the downward movement of the inner pipe member relative to the outer pipe member allowing the smoke collected in the water chamber to pass up through the upper opening of the inner tube for inhalation by the user of the water pipe assembly.

Accordingly, what is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A telescoping water pipe assembly comprising: 
 (a) a first cylindrical member having an inner and an outer diameter and extending between a first open end and a second closed end disposed at opposite ends thereof;    (b) a second cylindrical member having an inner and an outer diameter and extending between a first opening and a second opening disposed at each end thereof, said outer diameter of said second cylindrical member being dimensional to enable said second cylindrical member to be inserted into said first cylindrical member to engaged said closed end and reciprocate relative thereto;    (c) a cylindrical base member comprising a body portion having an upper surface and a bottom surface in generally parallel relationships to each other, said upper surface having a cylindrical opening defined therein, having a diameter of dimension sufficient to receive said first cylindrical tubular member therewithin in a stable seated relationship thereto;    (d) a cylindrical resilient pad having a diameter compatible with said inner diameter of said first cylindrical member and disposed therein at the bottom thereof to provide a cushion upon which said second cylindrical member can rest when in a fully inserted position relative to said first cylindrical member;    (e) a plug member having an inwardly tapered body portion and a central opening defined therethrough, the lower part of said body portion having a diameter of such dimension as to enable it to be snugly inserted into said upper opening of said second cylindrical member;    (f) a stem member having a tubular body portion, a tubular end portion and a flared end portion, said tubular end portion being insertable into said central opening of said plug member in communicative relationship with the interior of said second cylindrical member when said plug member is inserted into said upper opening of said second cylindrical member;    (g) means for supporting a burnable product upon said stem member at said flared end portion and capable, when said first cylindrical member is firmly seated in said cylindrical base member with said cylindrical foam pad disposed therewithin and a suitable quantity of liquid is disposed thereupon and said second cylindrical member is telescopically inserted thereinto, of directing smoke from said burnable product when lit, through said second cylindrical member into and adjacent to said liquid; and means for reciprocating said second cylindrical member relative to said first cylindrical member to expel a preselected amount of said smoke within said first cylindrical member via said second cylindrical member for selective inhalation by the user of said assembly.    
     
     
         2 . A telescoping water pipe assembly comprising a first and a second cylindrical member, said second member being telescopically disposed within said first member for reciprocatable movements relative thereto; means for closing one end of said first cylindrical member to enable said member to receive and contain water therein; means for creating smoke and directing said smoke into and in superposition to said water when said water is present; and means for moving said second cylindrical member upwardly relative to first cylindrical member to cause said smoke to exit said first cylindrical member via said second cylindrical member for selective inhalation by the user of said assembly.  
     
     
         3 . A telescoping water pipe assembly according to  claim 2  further compromising a plug member mounted into said second cylindrical member at the upper end thereof and having an opening defined there through between the upper and lower surface thereof; a stem member having a tubular body portion, a flared end portion, and a tubular end portion, said tubular end portion being insertable within opening in said plug member and in communicative relationship with the interior of said second cylindrical member when said plug member is inserted in the upper end thereof; and means for supporting a burnable product upon said flared end of said stem member into said second cylindrical member.  
     
     
         4 . A telescoping pipe assembly according to  claim 3  further compromising means for reciprocating said second cylindrical member relative to said first cylindrical member to expel a preselected amount of said smoke therefrom for selective inhalation by the user of said assembly.