Smoke Vapor Tar Condenser Comprising A Tar Condensing Chamber and Condensing Medium In A Disposable Bowl Liner for Easy Insertion and Removal from A Pipe-Like Structure

Abstract

A tar condenser device and method, for use with a smoking pipe. The device having an upper chamber configured to hold smoking material while cylindrical in form, with a non-filtering, smoking material supporting screen, integrally disposed at a lower section of the upper chamber. A lower chamber is integrally coupled to the upper chamber configured to collect smoke drawn from combusted smoking material in the upper chamber, and an upper end of the lower chamber has a diameter matching a bottom diameter of the upper chamber, with a narrowing downward taper. A side of the lower chamber has a smoke exit port and a bottom of the lower chamber is closed. Discrete condensing media disposed in the lower chamber, wherein tar from passing smoke is condensed onto the condensing media.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tar condenser device for use with a smoking pipe, comprising:
 an upper chamber configured to hold smoking material and cylindrical in form;   a non-filtering, smoking material supporting screen, integrally disposed at a lower section of the upper chamber;   a lower chamber integrally coupled to the upper chamber configured to collect smoke drawn from combusted smoking material in the upper chamber, an upper end of the lower chamber having a diameter matching a bottom diameter of the upper chamber, and having a narrowing downward taper, a side of the lower chamber having a smoke exit port and a bottom of the lower chamber being closed; and   discrete condensing media disposed in the lower chamber, wherein tar from passing smoke is condensed onto the condensing media.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the discrete condensing media is bead shaped. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of activated alumina beads and activated charcoal beads. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein an individual medium of the discrete condensing media is greater than 1/16th inch in diameter. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein an individual medium of the discrete condensing media is less than and 3/16th inch in diameter. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein individual sizes of discrete condensing media are between 1/16- 3/16 inches in diameter. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the discrete condensing media is spherical in shape. 
     
     
         8 . The bowl liner of  claim 1 , further comprising, a net holding the discrete condensing media. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the supporting screen is integral to at least one of the upper chamber and lower chamber. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the discrete condensing media does not condense volatiles with a lower molecular weight than tar. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the lower chamber has a shape of an inverted, truncated cone. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the discrete condensing media is porous. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the discrete condensing media is contained within a holding mesh. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising, a marijuana based smoking material. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the smoke exit port is smaller than 1/16th of an inch in diameter. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a smoking pipe, having an inner pipe bowl shape matching a shape of the device, and a draw tube in alignment with the bowl liner smoke exit port. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 16 , further comprising a through hole in a bottom of the inner pipe bowl, configured to enable a smoker to push out a seated device from the inner pipe bowl. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 16 , further comprising a cooling element disposed in the smoking pipe, adjacent to the smoke exit port. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 18 , wherein the cooling element is electrically controllable. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 18 , wherein the cooling element is ring-shaped. 
     
     
         21 . A method of removing tar in smoke vaper, comprising:
 removing tar in smoke vapor using discrete tar condensing media, wherein the smoke vapor is from combusting smoking material supported by a screen and surrounded by a smoking material holding chamber disposed above the discrete tar condensing media.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising, placing the discrete tar condensing media in a smoke collection chamber below the smoking material holding chamber. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , further comprising, forming a unitary, disposable bowl liner configured for a smoking pipe, wherein an upper portion of the bowl liner is the smoking material holding chamber and a lower portion of the bowl liner is the smoke collection chamber 
     
     
         24 . A smoke vapor tar remover device for use with a smoking pipe, comprising:
 a unitary, disposable bowl liner having a cylindrical upper chamber configured to hold smoking material and a hollow lower chamber;   a smoking material supporting screen, integrally disposed at a lower section of the upper chamber;   discrete tar condensing material disposed in the hollow lower chamber; and   a smoke exit hole disposed in a side of the lower chamber;   wherein a top of the upper chamber is open and a bottom of the lower chamber is closed, and the discrete tar condensing material condenses tar from smoke vapor passing through the lower chamber.   
     
     
         25 . The device of  claim 24 , further comprising, a lip at a top end of the upper chamber, extending outwardly. 
     
     
         26 . The device of  claim 24 , wherein a body of the upper and lower chamber is formed from at least one of foil, brass, heat resistant plastic, and metal. 
     
     
         27 . The device of  claim 24 , wherein a diameter of the lower chamber is tapered to form a truncated inverted cone.