Personal Smoking Device and Kit

Abstract

A smoking system according to the invention includes a smoking substance holding or bowl end and a mouthpiece or tip end. The holding end defines a compartment for holding smoking material. The mouthpiece end defines a smoke egress and a filter or tip piece. The filter or tip piece comprises a compartment for a flavor piece. The flavor piece is crushable and holds a flavoring substance, usually a liquid. A substantial airtight piece conducts smoke from the substance holding end to the mouthpiece end where the smoke egresses. The smoke passes over the activated flavor piece which imparts a secondary flavor on the smoke.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - 2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . A smoking device comprising:
 a tube having a bowl end having a bowl end aperture and a draw end having a draw end aperture; and,   a bowl having a smoking material end, a tube insertion end, and a divider separating the smoking material end and the tube insertion end, the divider defining at least one aperture, and the smoking material end having a material holding space,   wherein the tube insertion end is inserted into the bowl end aperture.   
     
     
         4 . The smoking device of  claim 3  wherein the bowl comprises heat resistant material. 
     
     
         5 . The smoking device of  claim 3  wherein the smoking material end and the tube insertion end define an exterior ridge and the bowl is inserted into the bowl end aperture to the exterior ridge such that the smoking material end substantially protrudes from the tube bowl end. 
     
     
         6 . The smoking device of  claim 3  wherein the tube insertion end comprises an exterior peripheral dimension and the bowl end aperture comprises a peripheral aperture dimension substantially the same as the tube end exterior peripheral dimension. 
     
     
         7 . The smoking device of  claim 3  wherein the tube comprises a disposable material. 
     
     
         8 . The smoking device of  claim 3  further comprising a filter piece located at the draw end. 
     
     
         9 . The smoking device of  claim 3  further comprising a flavor piece within the tube. 
     
     
         10 . The smoking device of  claim 5  wherein the bowl end aperture and the tube insertion end are dimensioned to form a seal and the exterior ridge and a surface of the bowl end are in contact. 
     
     
         11 . The smoking device of  claim 3  wherein the tube, bowl end and tube insertion end comprise a diameter dimension. 
     
     
         12 . The smoking device of  claim 7  wherein the disposable material comprises paper. 
     
     
         13 . The smoking device of  claim 8  wherein the filter piece defines a space for a flavor piece. 
     
     
         14 . The smoking device of  claim 3  wherein the tube and bowl are sufficiently air tight such that an air draw on the draw end causes air to be drawn into the bowl end and to egress from the drawn end. 
     
     
         15 . The smoking device of  claim 9  further comprising an absorbent material located near the draw end and the flavor piece comprises and activatable flavor element. 
     
     
         16 . The smoking device of  claim 15  wherein the activatable flavor element comprises a crushable container and flavoring liquid within the crushable container. 
     
     
         17 . The smoking device of  claim 16  wherein the tube comprises crushable paper. 
     
     
         18 . A method for operating the smoking device of  claim 17  comprising:
 placing smoking material in the material holding space; 
 crushing the activatable flavor element to release the flavoring liquid; 
 absorbing the flavor liquid in the absorbent material; 
 igniting the smoking material without burning the tube bowl end; and 
 drawing smoke from the ignited smoking material such that the smoke mixes with the released flavors. 
 
     
     
         19 . The smoking device of  claim 5  wherein an exterior peripheral dimension of the bowl smoking material end and an exterior dimension of the tube are approximately equal. 
     
     
         20 . A kit comprising:
 a smoking device comprising a tube having a bowl end and a draw end in airtight communication, the draw end having in interior peripheral dimension;   at least one disposable filter piece having an exterior peripheral dimension such that the at least one filter piece is insertable into the draw end to form an air passage from the bowl end to the filter piece; and   a tamper evident package defining compartments for the smoking device and the at least one filter piece.   
     
     
         21 . The kit of  claim 20  wherein the smoking device comprises glass. 
     
     
         22 . The kit of  claim 21  wherein the bowl end is formed within the tube and comprises a diameter less than a diameter of the tube.