Hookah Bowl System

Abstract

The present invention includes a hookah tobacco bowl with a tobacco-holding platform that is releasably cradled within a flaring chimney. Based on size-fit dynamics the platform is lowered into the chimney until achieving a close fit between the platform and the chimney. Preferred versions of the platform include protrusions, or the creation of geometric cross-section mismatch between the chimney and the platform that results in stable retention that creates an air gap between the chimney and platform.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hookah bowl system comprising:
 a hookah bowl chimney having (i) a hookah stem affixation port, (ii) a chimney upper sidewall having a chimney inner surface flaring apically; and   a support platform having a platform upper surface, a platform periphery, and a platform lower surface having multiple protrusions dimensioned to physically support said platform within said chimney whereby said protrusions contact said chimney inner surface so as to distance said platform periphery from said chimney inner surface.   
     
     
         2 . The hookah bowl system of  claim 1  wherein platform includes at least three protrusions. 
     
     
         3 . The hookah bowl system of  claim 1  wherein said protrusions comprise less than 50% of said platform periphery. 
     
     
         4 . The hookah bowl system of  claim 3  wherein said protrusions comprise less than 25% of said platform periphery. 
     
     
         5 . The hookah bowl system of  claim 4  wherein said protrusions comprise less than 10% of said platform periphery. 
     
     
         6 . The hookah bowl system of  claim 1  wherein said protrusions do not extend beyond said periphery. 
     
     
         7 . The hookah bowl system of  claim 1  wherein said platform upper surface is supported wholly submerged under an upper extant of said chimney sidewall. 
     
     
         8 . The hookah bowl system of  claim 1  wherein said platform upper surface includes a concave upper surface. 
     
     
         9 . A hookah bowl system comprising:
 a hookah bowl chimney having (i) a hookah stem affixation port, (ii) a chimney upper sidewall having a chimney inner surface flaring apically;   a support platform having a concave platform upper surface, a platform periphery, and a platform lower surface having multiple protrusions dimensioned to physically support said platform within said chimney whereby said protrusions contact said chimney inner surface so as to distance said platform periphery from said chimney inner surface; and   a substantially rigid tobacco disc composed of tobacco and a binding agent resulting in a self-supporting geometry positioned on said platform upper surface within said chimney upper sidewall.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9  further comprising a seal spanning said peripherally over said platform upper surface 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9  wherein said tobacco disc includes a lower geometry adapted to dimensionally complement a central portion of said platform upper surface. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9  wherein said tobacco disc includes a side geometry adapted to dimensionally complement with a side portion of said platform upper surface. 
     
     
         13 . A hookah system comprising:
 a hookah bowl chimney having (i) a hookah stem affixation port, (ii) a chimney upper sidewall having a chimney inner surface flaring apically and having a support geometric cross-section; and   a support platform having a platform upper surface, a platform periphery, and a platform lower surface having a platform periphery with a geometric cross section dimensioned to physically rest upon said chimney inner surface to result in a contact perimeter wherein a minority of said platform periphery directly abuts said chimney upper sidewall.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13  wherein said platform geometric cross section includes a continuous shape and said chimney support geometric cross section includes a polygon. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13  wherein said platform geometric cross section includes a polygon, and said chimney support geometric cross section includes a continuous shape. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13  wherein said platform lower surface lacks lower physical contact.