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Ceramic Hookah
Water pipe starter and cleaning device
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Hookah water pipes, also known as shisha water pipes because of the tobacco typically used, and restaurants providing hookahs are well known worldwide. With reference to FIG. 1, a hookah 1 is a water pipe having a tobacco reservoir/bowl 3 in fluid/pneumatic communication with a tobacco smoke feed tube 4 that depends into a smoke chamber 5, which is partially filled with water, and one or more hoses 2 releasably attached to the water pipe 1 in fluid/pneumatic communication with the smoke chamber 5 for drawing air/oxygen through the tobacco and tobacco smoke through the hoses. Starting the hookah 1 so it ignites and remains ignited can be very difficult and time consuming. The difficulty arises because shisha comprises flavored tobaccos that are flavored with moist additives, such as molasses, making it difficult to ignite the tobacco and properly start the hookah. Some of the difficulty further arises from residue build-up in the hoses, which also causes odors. Accordingly, restaurants providing hookahs typically ignite the tobacco for the patron. Unfortunately, they confront the same obstacles, which adversely affects customer service and hence the success of the restaurant. Conventional hookahs also present health problems associated with inhaling particulate matter/debris and restaurant employees placing their mouth on the hose to ignite it. If there existed a water pipe accessory that could start and ignite the hookah 1 as well as clean its hoses 2 it would eliminate the problems associated with starting and cleaning a hookahh and save servers valuable time while making the patrons visit to the hookahh restaurant more enjoyable. However, there are no known devices that can provide the dual functions of starting a hookahh or other water pipe and cleaning hoses. If such a device existed it would be well received.
Although various pipes and smoking accessories are shown in the prior art, they fail to disclose a device or system that adequately addresses or resolves the above-noted gaps in the prior art. The background art known fails to disclose a hookahh or water pipe accessory that can start the pipe and clean its hoses to facilitate an easier draw, increase sanitary conditions and reduce or eliminate odors. For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 1,531,147, issued to Zahariadis, discloses a water pipe. U.S. Pat. No. 3,363,633, issued to Weber, discloses a battery-operated blower for keeping a non-water pipe lit. U.S. Pat. No. 3,889,690, issued to Guarnieri, discloses a water pipe having a flame igniter or electrical resistance element. U.S. Pat. No. 4,164,230, issued to Pearlman, discloses an automatic non-water smoking pipe including a fan. U.S. Pat. No. 4,190,034, issued to Wonisch, discloses a hand-held apparatus for starting and fanning a fire, such as in a fire place, by providing a source of fuel and air. U.S. Pat. No. 4,193,411, issued to Faris, discloses a power-operated non-water pipe comprising a removable cup for holding tobacco, fan and air chamber for drawing air from the bowl with the fan. U.S. Pat. No. 4,648,410, issued to Seroussi, discloses a nargile water pipe for smoking cured tobaccos. U.S. Pat. No. 4,734,017, issued to Levin, discloses a hand-held air blower with a rechargeable power supply that may be used for supplying air to a fire in a grill or fireplace. U.S. Pat. No. 4,810,173, issued to Thomson, discloses a portable air blower with an elongated hollow extension sleeve to guide forced air directly onto fire. U.S. Pat. No. 5,819,756, issued to Mielordt, discloses a device for smoking tobacco or other products. U.S. Pat. No. 6,284,056, issued to Billard, discloses a composition useful for removal of organic deposits from a ceramic, glass, plastic or metal substrate.
Based on the foregoing, the prior art discloses various pipes but fails to disclose an accessory that can be used any hookah or other comparable water pipe to start the tobacco in the water pipe and clean the pipe's hoses. Accordingly, there exists a need for such an accessory. The instant invention addresses this unfulfilled need in the prior art by providing a water pipe starter and cleaning accessory as contemplated by the instant invention disclosed herein.
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what can i use as an alternative to the "hookah bowl" since mines fell and cracked?
when i was cleaning up my hookah the other day the bowl or that ceramic peace you put the shisha on fell and cracked! does anyone know what else i could use in place of the bowl to smoke out of?? i heard people use fruit, like a pear? does that even work and how long would it last?
when i was cleaning up my hookah the other day the bowl or that ceramic piece you put the shisha on fell and cracked! does anyone know what else i could use in place of the bowl to smoke out of?? i heard people use fruit, like a pear? does that even work and how long would it last?
You can use a fruit for a bowl, but the problem comes in that it won't last more than 24 hours and it's a lot of work.
Carve Hookah Bowls Out of Fruit
1.Find a circular or oval shaped fruit such as an apple, mango, orange, pear or something similar. Fruits with an oblong shape such as a banana or star fruit, could work but it will be difficult to carve into a bowl.
2.Cut the top of the fruit off and leave about 3/4 of the fruit left.
3.Dig into the fruit with a spoon or knife into a bowl until about 1/4 of the fruit is left intact in the top half of the fruit. (Leave the sides as thick as possible for better taste and a better burn).
4.Use either a filet knife or any sharp and thin object to force/cut a hole in the bottom.
5.Now, within the core of the fruit, poke many holes through the hole in the bottom using an ice pick to make the smoke holes. The more you make, the easier it'll be to smoke.
6.Stick the fruit on the stem, pack the shisha and cover, and continue setting up your hookah as you normally do.
You can get a cheap Egyptian Bowl for practically nothing:
http://www.hookah-shisha.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=489&idaffiliate=284
Or you can get a phunnel, this is what I use almost everytime I smoke:
http://www.hookah-shisha.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2299&idaffiliate=284
Hope that helps!
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