Water-assisted smoking apparatus and method of use

Abstract

A water-assisted smoking apparatus is provided having two chambers in substantially horizontal alignment and separated by a choke point. Each chamber has at least one vent configured to be sealed with a smoke generating a conveying assembly that holds a quantity of a combustible substance and conveys smoke therefrom into a lower chamber that's raised, becoming the raised chamber, through suction generated by the apparatus. The apparatus is operable with a quantity of liquid and controlled tilting to draw in the collect smoke generated from burning of the combustible substance in both a first orientation in which the first chamber is the raised chamber and the second chamber is the lower chamber and also when the apparatus is tilted to a second orientation in which the second chamber is the upper chamber and the first chamber is the lower chamber.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A liquid-assisted smoking apparatus comprising: a vessel having two chambers in substantially horizontal alignment with one another and separated by a choke point, each chamber having at least one vent; a smoke generating and conveying assembly for holding a quantity of a combustible substance for burning therein when fitted within a vent in a lowered chamber, the assembly drawing air into the lowered chamber through the smoke generating and conveying assembly upon ignition of the combustible substance; and the apparatus being operable with the quantity of liquid in the lowered chamber when the combustible substance is ignited and the apparatus is tilted to raise the lowered chamber containing the liquid, smoke generating and conveying assembly within the relative vent higher than the other chamber to create a partial vacuum that draws in and collects smoke generated from burning of the combustible substance within the vessel, the raised and being fully interchangeable in position with the apparatus being tiltable to operate in two positions, the raised chamber and a second chamber is the lower chamber and then when tilted the opposite way, the apparatus being in a second orientation in which the second chamber is the raised chamber and the first chamber is the lower chamber. 
     
     
         2 . The liquid-assisted smoking apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the smoke generating and conveying assembly includes a bowl having a neck, the bowl having an opening therein in communication with a central channel in the neck, the neck being sized for sealing engagement within at least one of the vents in each chamber to allow air to enter the respective chamber via the respective vent only through the bowl opening and neck channel, the bowl being configured to hold a quantity of combustible substance for burning therein when fitted within one of the vents. 
     
     
         3 . The liquid-assisted smoking apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , 
     
     
         4 . A liquid-assisted smoking apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the choke point is provided with a valve. 
     
     
         5 . A liquid-assisted smoking apparatus comprising: a vessel having a first chamber and a second chamber in substantially horizontal alignment with one another and separated by a choke point, each chamber having at least a first vent; having a bowl with a stem or neck sized for sealing engagement within at least one of the vents in each chamber to allow air to enter the respective chamber via the respective vent only through a central channel in the stem or neck, the bowl being configured to hold a quantity of a combustible substance for burning therein when engaged with said sealing member within one of the vents; the apparatus being operable with a quantity of liquid to draw in and collect smoke generated from burning of the combustible substance when in a first orientation with the first chamber as an raised chamber and the second chamber as a lower chamber and also being operable to draw in the collect smoke from burning of the combustible substance when tilted to a second orientation in which the second chamber is the raised chamber and the first chamber is the lower chamber. 
     
     
         6 . The liquid-assisted smoking apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein the first vent of the chambers is fitted with the bowl and stem or neck, after tilting the device to fill the lower chamber with liquid, and fitting the lower chamber with the bowl and stem or neck, tilting the apparatus so the lower chamber fitted with the bowl and stem or neck, in the respective vent, is raised allowing liquid to move from said raised chamber to the lower chamber while the combustible material is being burned in the bowl and smoke is being drawn into the apparatus through the vent in the raised chamber. 
     
     
         7 . A method of using a liquid-assisted smoking apparatus comprising:
 a. Providing a vessel operative with a quantity of water and including a smoke generating and conveying assembly that hold a quantity of a combustible substance for burning therein, the vessel having two chambers in in substantially horizontal alignment with one another and separated by a choke point, the raised and lower chambers being interchangeable, each chamber having at least one vent;   b. Orienting the apparatus with the quantity of water in the lower chamber;   c. Placing the smoke generating and conveying assembly in the lowered chamber at the vent;   d. Placing a desired quantity of a combustible substance to be smoked into a bowl of the smoke generating and conveying assembly if said quantity is not already in the bowl;   e. Tilting the apparatus so that the lower chamber becomes the raised chamber, allowing the quantity of water to flow downwardly into the lower chamber by force of gravity and, with the combustible substance ignited, the apparatus drawing smoke into the raised chamber through the smoke generating and conveying assembly by a partial vacuum which is created by the apparatus;   f. When the water transfer from the raised chamber into the lower chamber is complete, removing the smoke generating and conveying assembly from the vent of the raised chamber;   g. After removing the smoke generating and conveying assembly from the vent tilt the apparatus again so that the raised chamber full of smoke becomes the lower chamber allowing liquid to flow back into the lower chamber full of smoke;   h. While liquid is moving from the top chamber into the bottom chamber full of smoke the user will hover their mouth over the lowered vent to receive and inhale smoke that erupts or projects out of the lower chamber via the vent in the lower chamber, due to water displacing the smoke, and pushing the smoke out of the chamber.   
     
     
         8 . The method as set forth in  claim 7 , further comprising inhaling the smoke through one of the vents. 
     
     
         9 . The method as set forth in  claim 8 , further comprising after the step of inhaling the steps of:
 a Tilting the apparatus to place the quantity of water into the lower chamber   b. Repeating steps c. through f.   
     
     
         10 . The method as set forth in  claim 9  further comprising that step a and b of  claim 9  can be placed at  claim 7  step g
 a. After removing the smoke generating and conveying assembly from the raised chamber full of smoke, place the smoke generating and conveying assembly into the lower chamber with a desired quantity of combustible material and ignite the material while tilting the apparatus so that the chamber full of smoke is the bottom chamber and the raised chamber is generating smoke via suction that the apparatus is creating.
 i. The user will hover their mouth above the lower chamber full of smoke while inhaling the smoke projected or ejected from the lower chamber while the raised chamber accumulates smoke via the smoke generating and conveying assembly.