Beverage Container and Smoking Assembly

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to smoking apparatuses and more particularly pertains to a new smoking apparatus for discreetly consuming a smokable material.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to smoking apparatuses. Smoking apparatuses are commonly used to consume smokable material. For example, pre-rolled cigarettes are a popular smoking apparatus for consuming smokable tobacco material. Some users also prefer using a smoking pipe. Users who prefer to filter the vapor from the smokable material through a fluid, such as water, often prefer to use bongs. However, none of these smoking apparatuses are particularly helpful for discreet consumption of the smokable material. For example, smoking pipes and bongs are typically relatively large, and made of glass or wood materials that can be cumbersome to transport. Thus, there is a need in the art for a smoking apparatus that has the physical appearance of a water bottle or other commonly carried article. Additionally, inhaling the vapor from the smokable material can irritate the throat of the user. That irritation can typically be quelled by a drink of water. Thus, the ideal smoking apparatus would enable the user to transport drinking water, along with the disguised smoking apparatus.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bottle having a base wall and a peripheral wall that is coupled to and extends upwardly from the base wall to define an interior space. An inner wall is coupled to the peripheral wall of the bottle. The inner wall is positioned within the interior space wherein the inner wall defines a first chamber and a second chamber within the interior space. A downstem is coupled to the bottle. The downstem includes an inner stem that extends into the second chamber of the interior space. An outer stem is pivotably coupled to the inner stem wherein the outer stem is pivotable inwardly toward the bottle and outwardly from the bottle. The outer stem is fluidly coupled to the inner stem when the outer stem is pivoted outwardly from the bottle to facilitate movement of a gas into the second chamber.

A straw is pivotably coupled to the peripheral wall wherein the straw is pivotable inwardly toward the bottle and outwardly from the bottle. The straw is fluidly coupled to the second chamber of the interior space when the straw is pivoted outwardly from the bottle. A bowl is removably couplable to the downstem. The bowl includes a pipe that is positionable within the outer stem. A cup is coupled to and extends upwardly from the pipe wherein the cup is configured to hold a smokable material.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of a beverage container and smoking assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front isometric view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front isometric view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a rear isometric view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 9 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 9 thereof, a new smoking apparatus embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 9, the beverage container and smoking assembly 10 generally comprises a bottle 12 which generally includes a base wall 14 and a peripheral wall 16 that is coupled to and extends upwardly from the base wall 14 to define an interior space 18. The base wall 14 may be threadably coupled to the peripheral wall 16 wherein the base wall 14 is removable from the peripheral wall 16 to expose the interior space 18. The bottle 12 may also have an upper edge 20 that is distally positioned relative to the base wall 14. The upper edge 20 generally defines a bottle opening 22 into the interior space 18 of the bottle 12.

An inner wall 24 may be coupled to the peripheral wall 16 of the bottle 12. The inner wall 24 is positioned within the interior space 18 wherein the inner wall 24 defines a first chamber 26 and a second chamber 28 within the interior space 18. The bottle opening 22 extends into the first chamber 26. The base wall 14 is generally positioned adjacent to the second chamber 28 wherein removal of the base wall 14 from the peripheral wall 16 exposes the second chamber 28 of the interior space 18.

The inner wall 24 may include an inner wall bottom panel 30. The inner wall bottom panel 30 is generally spaced from the base wall 14. The inner wall bottom panel 30 may be parallel to the base wall 14 when the base wall 14 is coupled to the peripheral wall 16. An inner wall side panel 32 may be coupled to and extend upwardly from the inner wall bottom panel 30 to the upper edge 20 of the bottle 12. The inner wall side panel 32 is generally spaced from the peripheral wall 16.

A downstem 34 is coupled to the bottle 12. The downstem 34 generally includes an inner stem 36 that may be coupled to the peripheral wall 16 of the bottle 12. The inner stem 36 extends into the second chamber 28 of the interior space 18. The inner stem 36 may be positioned proximate to the inner wall bottom panel 30 of the inner wall 24.

An outer stem 38 may be pivotably coupled to the inner stem 36. The outer stem 38 is generally pivotable inwardly toward the bottle 12 and outwardly from the bottle 12. The outer stem 38 is fluidly coupled to the inner stem 36 when the outer stem 38 is pivoted outwardly from the bottle 12 to facilitate movement of a gas into the second chamber 28 through the outer stem 38 and the inner stem 36. The outer stem 38 may be parallel to the inner wall side panel 32 when the outer stem 38 is pivoted inwardly toward the bottle 12, as shown in FIG. 4. The outer stem 38 may include an outer stem upper edge 40 that defines a stem opening 42 into the outer stem 38. The stem opening 42 is generally exposed when the outer stem 38 is pivoted outwardly from the bottle 12.

A straw 44 may be pivotably coupled to the peripheral wall 16. The straw 44 is generally pivotable inwardly toward the bottle 12 and outwardly from the bottle 12. The straw 44 is fluidly coupled to the second chamber 28 of the interior space 18 when the straw 44 is pivoted outwardly from the bottle 12. The straw 44 may include a straw upper edge 46 that defines a straw opening 48 into the straw 44. The straw opening 48 is generally exposed when the straw 44 is pivoted outwardly from the bottle 12.

A bowl 50 is removably couplable to the outer stem 38 of the downstem 34. The bowl 50 may generally include a pipe 52 that is positionable within the stem opening 42 of the outer stem 38. A cup 54 is generally coupled to and extends upwardly from the pipe 52 wherein the cup 54 is configured to hold a smokable material.

A cutout 56 may extend into the peripheral wall 16 of the bottle 12. The cutout 56 is generally sized such that the bowl 50 is positionable within the cutout 56 when the bowl 50 is decoupled from the downstem 34. The cutout 56 may be positioned proximate to the bottle opening 22. In such embodiments, the cutout 56 may extend into the first chamber 26. A sleeve 58 may be pivotably coupled to the peripheral wall 16 of the bottle 12 wherein the sleeve 58 is positionable to selectively cover and expose the cutout 56. A cap 60 may be removably couplable to the bottle 12 to selectively cover the bottle opening 22.

In use, drinking water or another beverage 62 can fill the first chamber 26 of the interior space 18 through the bottle opening 22. Water or another liquid 64 can also be held in the second chamber 28. The bowl 50 can be coupled to the downstem 34 when the outer stem 38 is pivoted outwardly from the bottle 12. The smokable material can be placed into the cup 54 of the bowl 50, then lit on fire while a user 66 inhales through the straw 44. Vapor from the smokable material will travel through the pipe 52, into the second chamber 28 of the interior space 18 via the downstem 34, and upwardly to the user 66 through the straw 44. When the liquid 64, such as water, is positioned within the second chamber 28, the vapor will be diluted through the water, perhaps forming bubbles as seen in FIG. 8. When the user 66 is not smoking the smokable material, the bowl 50 can be stored in the cutout 56 and covered by the sleeve 58. The straw 44 and the outer stem 38 of the downstem 34 can also be pivoted inwardly toward the bottle 12, as shown in FIG. 4, and the bottle 12 can be used as a normal beverage container.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.