Hookah appendage, kit, and system

Abstract

The present invention includes an appendage for controlling the pressure of a hookah while supporting a hookah hose. The appendage includes a connector, housing, and impediment. The housing bears the impediment and holds a hookah hose. Various kits and systems may utilize the appendage.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hookah port appendage comprising:
 a connector, for the releasable affixation to a hookah stem, defining an ingress aperture;   a central housing, defining an interior cavity in fluid communication with said ingress aperture, and defining a pressure aperture in fluid communication with said interior cavity;   an impediment, adapted to selectively obstruct said interior cavity from fluid flow from said ingress aperture in a closed position and selectively allow fluid flow from said ingress aperture in an open position;   a rigid peripheral housing, defining a peripheral cavity co-linear with said interior cavity and sealed from direct fluid communication with both said ingress aperture and said interior cavity; and   an elastic sleeve, positioned within said peripheral cavity, adapted to compress in response to lateral force to a greater degree than said rigid peripheral housing.   
     
     
         2 . The appendage of  claim 1  wherein said peripheral cavity tapers toward said interior cavity. 
     
     
         3 . The appendage of  claim 2  wherein said sleeve tapers to conform to said interior cavity. 
     
     
         4 . The appendage of  claim 3  wherein said peripheral cavity includes a position recess submerged below an inner surface of said peripheral cavity, and said sleeve includes a position protrusion dimensioned to occupy said recess. 
     
     
         5 . The appendage of  claim 4  wherein said connector is releasably affixed to said central housing. 
     
     
         6 . The appendage of  claim 5  wherein said impediment includes a floating spherical stopper. 
     
     
         7 . A hookah symmetry kit comprising the appendage of  claim 1  further comprising a hose adapter having an adapter housing, defining a central channel running longitudinally therethrough, having a housing adapter girth within +/−10% of a central housing girth of said central housing. 
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 7  wherein said hose adapter includes said connector. 
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 7  wherein said hose adapter includes an adapter length within +/−10% of an appendage length of said appendage. 
     
     
         10 . A hookah port appendage comprising:
 a connector, for the releasable affixation to a hookah stem, defining an ingress aperture;   a central housing, defining an interior cavity in fluid communication with said ingress aperture, and defining a pressure aperture in fluid communication with said interior cavity;   an impediment, adapted to selectively obstruct said interior cavity from fluid flow from said ingress aperture in a sealed position and selectively; and   a rigid peripheral housing, defining a peripheral cavity positioned askew to said interior cavity and sealed from direct fluid communication with both said ingress aperture and said interior cavity.   
     
     
         11 . The appendage of  claim 10  wherein said peripheral cavity permits passage beyond said peripheral housing. 
     
     
         12 . The appendage of  claim 10  wherein said peripheral cavity is positioned at least 30 degrees divergent from said interior cavity. 
     
     
         13 . The appendage of  claim 10  further comprising an elastic sleeve, positioned within said peripheral cavity, adapted to compress in response to lateral force to a greater degree than said rigid peripheral housing. 
     
     
         14 . The appendage of  claim 13  wherein said peripheral cavity tapers. 
     
     
         15 . The appendage of  claim 14  wherein said sleeve tapers to conform to said interior cavity. 
     
     
         16 . A hookah system kit comprising:
 a hookah hose comprising:
 a hose connector, for the releasable affixation to a hookah stem, defining a hose ingress aperture 
 a flexible hookah hose body, affixed to said connector, defining a wet smoke conduit in fluid communication with said hose ingress aperture;
 a longitudinally-rigid hose mouthpiece, in fluid communication with said wet smoke conduit, defining a wet smoke outlet; 
 
   and   a hookah appendage comprising:
 an appendage connector, for the releasable affixation to a hookah stem, defining an appendage ingress aperture; 
 a central housing, defining an interior cavity in fluid communication with said appendage ingress aperture, and defining a pressure aperture in fluid communication with said interior cavity; 
 an impediment, adapted to selectively obstruct said interior cavity from fluid flow from said appendage ingress aperture in a sealed position and selectively; and 
 a peripheral housing, defining a peripheral cavity sealed from direct fluid communication with both said ingress aperture and said interior cavity, having a peripheral housing interior dimensioned to accept said hookah hose mouthpiece, 
   wherein at least one of said mouthpiece and said peripheral housing interior is laterally elastically deformable to maintain a stable affixation relationship between said peripheral housing and said mouthpiece.   
     
     
         17 . The kit of  claim 16  wherein said peripheral cavity includes a cavity inner diameter: (i) greater than a first mouthpiece outer diameter of said mouthpiece, and (ii) smaller than a maximum mouthpiece outer diameter distally positioned relative to said first mouthpiece diameter. 
     
     
         18 . The kit of  claim 16  wherein said peripheral housing includes a unitary sidewall. 
     
     
         19 . The kit of  claim 16  wherein said peripheral cavity includes a depth less than a mouthpiece length of said mouthpiece. 
     
     
         20 . The kit of  claim 16  further comprising an elastic sleeve, positioned within said peripheral housing, adapted to maintain a stable affixation relationship between said peripheral housing and said mouthpiece.