Pipe snuffer and method
US11918055B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2023 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24F13/18
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention is a smoking pipe snuffer and method of operation, the smoking pipe snuffer comprising a heat resistant flexible sheet cut in the shape of an inverted L to denote a foot portion connected to a leg portion, the foot portion is further configured to be removably placed over a smoking pipe's large bowl aperture to removably seal the large bowl aperture and protect a portion of the operator's thumb placed over the flexible sheet from any heat emission from a hollow bowl interior; and the leg portion is further configured to be removably secured between a stem of the smoking pipe and thenar portion of the operator's thumb.
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