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`Patented sept. 16, 1930
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`JOSEPH ROBINSON, 0F NEW YORKÁN. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO BOY M. WOIam,
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`of any desired material, such as metal or hard
`rubber, and carrying a reinforcing ring 12
`which is pressed over the tube 10 makin a
`liquid ti ht joint with the tube. The thim le
`is threaded, and into it I screw, so as to be
`liquid tight, a barrel o'r container 14 made of
`any desired material, such as glass, and carry~
`ing complimentary threads suitably provided
`thereon. This joint may be differently
`formed if desired, but it must be liquid tight
`and should be easily disassembled to facili
`tate cleaning the vaporizer. To seal the joint
`of the container 14 and the base '11, so that ’
`it will at all times be liquid tight, I provide
`a gasket 15. The upper end of the container 65
`14 is suitably provided with threads, and also î
`with a reinforcing ,or protecting ring 16 of
`suitable material, which ring is pressed over
`the end of 'the container , or is otherwise
`mounted thereon or therein and the ring may,
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`if desired, carr the threads which I have
`shown as being ormed on the walls of the up- -
`per end of the container. The ring 16 or the .
`upper end of the container forms a seat for
`the base of the nozzle 17, which is threading
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`container. The nozzle is provided with anl
`extension or shank 18, and an opening which
`extends through thernozzle and the shank.
`The shank is adapted to form a fluid tight
`joint with the upper. tapered end of the tube
`10, as_shown especially in Figures 1 and 2,
`when the nozzle is screwed down into tight
`engagement with the upper end of the con
`tainer 14 and/or the ring 16. The> threaded
`portion 19 of the nozzle is cut away at op
`posite sides, asshown at 20.111 Figures 2 and .
`3, to provide the entrance of a current of ai'r
`into the container at the moment of inhala
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`Application mea may s, 1927. serial 1ro. 188,559.
`My invention relates to vaporizing devices
`for holding medicinal compounds which are
`electrically or otherwise heated to produce
`vapors for inhalation, and the general object
`is to provide a'device of this character for in- ‘
`dividual use which may .be freely handled
`without any possibility of being burned, and
`which is sanitary and very` effective and so
`simple'that anyone can use it. Instruments
`of this character heretofore provided are
`quite intricate and invariably become so hot
`that they cannotv be comfortably handled.
`In them> the important element of sanitation
`is neglected, and they are diiiicult to clean.
`To change from one compound to another
`without leaving particles of the previous com
`pound remaining in these prior instruments
`isïslow and diliicult. The vapors cannot be,
`by the act of inhalation, quickly lifted out
`of them, and the result is that the vapors are
`not delivered to the aíiiicted parts hot enough
`or in sufficient volume to lbe fully eifective.
`In my‘invention these essential requirements
`are eachvfully provided for in a manner that
`produces an extremely simple vaporizer
`which extended use has demonstrated to be
`of great effectiveness -in the treatment of the
`añiictions for which its use is intended.
`In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectionalside
`elevationl of „my invention showing it sup
`ported from‘a suitable hanger.
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`Figure 2 is an, enlarged »sectional view of a
`part of my improved vaporizer.’
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`Figure 3 is a sectional view on the >line 2%#3
`of Figure 2.
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`Figure Áiis an enlarged sectional elevation
`of a part of the heating element inthe pre
`ferred form of my invention, and
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`Figure 5 is a sectional sideA elevation of a
`modification of my improvement. .
`To (cid:173)protect the' container 14 against lateral
`Myinvention comprises a suitable hollow
`ymovement relative to the tube410 I either
`handle 7 of any desired material over the
`extend the thimble or seat 11(cid:173) a substantial
`upper end of 'which I mount a suitable fer
`rule _8 to reinforce the handle. This end of
`vdistance alon v the container or I mount'on
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`the handle is providedl with an opening which
`the `upper en of the tube a spider or guide
`leads to the hollowv chamber 9 inthe handle.
`ring 21 having spaced projections 22 which l
`engage theinner walls of the container and
`Into this opening I rigidly mount a seamless
`-form a support for it.
`tube 10 of suitable material, preferably such
`as may be nickel plated or silver plated, and
`’ Within the tube 10 I mount a heating coil
`A, Figure 4, comprising a strand or strands 100
`over this I press a thimble or seat 11,‘made>
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`of suitable wire 23, wound around an asbestos
`(the air is heated as it takes'this course) and
`or other suitable core 24, and provide it with
`thence upwardly through the shank 18 and -r
`y an outer covering of asbestos or> other non
`the nozzle 17 carrying with it an abundance
`heat conducting material 25. This coil is
`of the hot vapors and delivering them, while
`'doubled or loo ed, as shown in Figure 4,
`still hot, tothe 'aíilicted parts. -If desired,
`>the heating (cid:173)capacity of the coil Amay be' 70
`andl removably t's snugly in the tube l0 and
`is'preferably shovedup 1nto the taperedvend
`such that it will not excessively heat the com-_ v
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`of the latter. This arrangement of the'tube
`pound regardless of how long the electric cur'- `
`and coil reduces what may be termed the
`rent isleft on,(cid:173) (cid:173)and for some uses this may
`heatin e ement of my invention, and it may
`be preferable, but of course when the com
`be sai that the coil is packed in the tube
`>pound is properly heated, the current should, '
`10`by the materials 24 and 25 described. The
`1n any event, be turned ofi'. By placing
`tube 10 serves to keepthe compound in the
`around the tube `10 an outer tube or shield>
`container 14 out of contact with the coil A
`into which the compound may-_enter only
`and protects the coil from the cooling effect
`slowly, preferably near the base, forming'a
`.that would result if itvhad direct contact with
`film> on the tube(cid:173) 10, jvapors-may be more
`quickly produced.
`the air currents that take placein the con
`tainer on inhalation. The coil extends be- \
`W'hen not in use my improved vaporizer 'is
`_ yond the lower(cid:173) end of the tube 10 and is con
`supported from the wall of the household"(cid:173) "
`nected' to a suitable electric ’switch 26, pref
``medicine cabinet, or other place, by a suit
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`erably of the plunger type shown, mounted
`able spring'hanger 34, orfot'herwise as by an
`in the lower end of the handle 7, and from this
`eye or »hook 35, Figure 5, later described.
`. switch to the electric cord 27, but of course
`A*It will be «obvious that variousI mbdilica
`4the. connection may be suitably made direct
`tions and adaptations of the essential ifeatures _
`zïpears in Figure
`,- to thecord if desired. As
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`1,- that portion of the coil
`>which projects
`ing from its spirit or 'scope._ The tubelO v
`_out of `the lower end of the tube is surrounded
`and coil A may for instance be wound around >
`by a covering or core 28 of asbestos or other
`the outside of the containerl4. and by simplyy (cid:173)
`non-heat conducting material to protect the
`enlarging the containerfand the heating ele(cid:173).
`handle- or base 7 against heating and Athus
`ment comprising the parts A and 10, my im
`render the instrument comfortable to handle.
`provement may be used to generate steam
`Further protection against heating of vthe
`forthe treatment of throat aá'well'as headA
`handle ma _be provided by kmaking the num
`aíliictions. In Figure 5 I show a specific modi
`ber of coi s on the core' 24 greater per inch
`?ication of. my improvement, w 1ch ada-pts it (cid:173)
`from a point between the bottom of the con
`for use where electricity is not avialable. _The
`tainer 14 tothe upper end of the tube 10,
`(cid:173)handlev36 in_this modification is hollow and
`than from the bottom of the container to the
`forms _a magazine in which is carried a series
`switch 26, or such protection may be had by
`of fuel discs made of suitable material such '
`surrounding the lower part of the tube with
`as Sterno heat, or a suitable liquid for heat-v »
`an asbestos covering,(cid:173)or the tube may be made
`ing may be carried in the ma azine if pre
`rigid with the ferrule 8 and by it held out
`ferred. The cap 37closes the ottom of the '
`','of contact with the walls ofthe handle or l
`magazine and is secured in place in any suit- »
`able manner as by threads. On the upper end _
`VOn the lower end of the handle I suitably
`of the handle I mount a metal ferrule or
`mount a(cid:173) metallic 'ferrule' 29, to which is se
`stove 38.11aving a metallic bottom 39 between
`cured, in any desired manner, as by threads, -.
`which and the upper end of the handle 36
`a ~metallic cap 30 carrying an :insulation ring
`I'mount an "asbestos, or other non-heat con
`0r button 31. The ¿lower end(cid:173) of the handle`
`ducting ring 40. I provide a= cone-shaped
`-. or base 7,- and of course theferrule 29 also are
`hood or supporting member 41» and suita ly
`to slotted to receive the plunger 32 of the switch(cid:173)
`secure it to opposite .sides of the ferrule or
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`26, around _which switch an insulation cov
``stove 38. (cid:173)Into this'hood I'removably or '
`_ ering 33 _is provided, whennot in use.
`rigidly mount a container 42 made of suit
`In operatlon, the container 14 is filled, with
`_able material, su'ch as glass, the .upper c_nd of
`any compound desired to be used, to a point
`which vcontainer is provided with a nozzle 43
`about even withthe top of the ring 21, al
`and air passages similar to the construction
`though more or less .or the compound may
`shown iii-Figure 1. T_o position the container
`be put in if desired. The current is then
`in respect to the stove38 _I provide it with a
`_ turned on through the medium of the switch
`stop 44. In operation, one of the discs 45 is
`26 and when the compound is heated to the
`placed in the stove Iand lighted to heat the
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`desired temperatu re, preferably quite'hot, the`
`compound in the container;` _Vents 46 ' are
`nozzle 1'?y is screwed upwardly in' the‘ ycon
`" provided in the hood 4l to >create a draft to
`draw the fiames up aroundv the, bottom of the(cid:173)
`' t'ainer jsuf‘ñc'iently. to permit, on inhilation, a É
`current of air to pass’in along thesides ofthe
`container. _This modified form otmy in- '
`' nozzle, as indicated by arrows in'Figure 2,
`'ve tion is convenientlyhung on a nail or
`downwardly into contact with the compound
`ho k by means ofthe perforated lug 35, and
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`of course the form of `my invention illustrated
`in Figure 1 may be likewise equlpped as
`turned inthe opposite directionl to open the'
`said vents and said opening.
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`3.' A vaporizer for generating vapors'for
`' It will be observed that the form of my in
`- vention illustrated in Figure l may be said
`inhalation, comprising in combination, a con
`to comprise an elongated transparent con
`tainer for holding a medicinal compound, an
`tainer 14 the lower end of which is secured,
`elongated hollow handle on the upper end of
`which said container is mounted, means for
`, so as to be fluid tight, tothe upper end of
`preventing undue heating of said handle, a
`a hollow Wooden handle 7 out of the upper
`end of which handle an elongated heating ele
`fluid tight tube extending out of the upper
`ment 10 projects into said container and into
`end of said handle into said container and
`the medicinal compound carried therein, the
`said compound a seat rigidly mounted on
`said tube and into which the lower end of
`. upper> end-of the container being provided
`with a nozzle i7 through which the' fumes oi‘
`said container is mounted in a Íluid tight
`the compound that (cid:173)are generated by the heat
`manner, means to relieve the container of
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`lateral strains, a loop 'resistance coil in said
`Í ing element are carried on inhalation. This
`arrangement renders the vaporizer very con
`tube and held out of contact with the air
`and the compound in said container by the
`venient for use inasmuch as it provides _a
`cool 'handle by which the vaporizer is held
`tube, >said coil comprising a wire wound(cid:173)
`and thewhole amount of the compound em
`4around a core of low heat conducting mate
`ployed is carried(cid:173) in advance of the handle 7.
`rial and covered(cid:173) with an outer casing of
`Therefore that part of the vaporizer which
`similar material, a perforated nozzle at the
`upper end of said» container andprovided
`l carries the heating element is always a sub
`stantial distance from the user’s face, render
`with a shank, vents at opposite sides of said
`ing the instrument most convenient and com
`shank (cid:173)whereby on inhalation currents of air
`enter into said vents and pass downwardly
`fortable V`for use». '
`What I claim is:
`into contact with said compound and thence
`l. A vaporizer for generating vapors for
`upwardly through said shank and nozzle
`carryin with them the vapors generated by
`inhalation, comprising in combination, a. con
`tainer for holding a medicinal compound, a
`said resistance coil, a switch in the hollow of
`nozzle through which the vaporsare drawn
`said handle for controlling the admission of
`by ,the act of inhalation, a seat arranged at
`electric current to said coil, a d means for
`one end of said container and forming there
`maintaining said switch and coil in place. _
`with a fiuid'tight joint, an elongated'handle
`4. A vaporizer device of the class de
`scribed comprising ,a container for holding
`carrying at one end an electric heating ele(cid:173).
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`ment, said element including a tube rigidly
`a substance to be vaporized and the vapors .
`therefrom, a heating element arranged there
`mounted on the upper end of said handle and
`extending away from said seat into said con
`in so as to be surrounded by the substance,
`tainer a substantial extent, the connection be
`and means, adjustably mounted _on the lcon
`tween said tube and said seat being rigid and
`tainer for controlling the entrance of air
`fluid tight, a device’on said tube and in said
`thereinto including means having a dis
`charge passageand disposed to direct the air
`' container for preventing undue lateralmove
`ment of the containerrelative to said tube,
`to a point for admixture with the heated va
`whereby the container is protected against
`pors as they enter the discharge passage and
`lateral strains, and a resistance coil extend
`cooperative with the heating element to con
`ing well into sai‘d container and surrounded
`trol the exit of the mixture incident to ad
`by said tube and protected from the air and
`iustment(cid:173) of the air supply.
`the compound within said container by said v
`5. A vaporizer device of the class de
`scribed comprising a container for holding a
`substance to be vaporized and the ’vapors
`therefrom, a heating element for vaporizin
`the substance, nozzle means cooperating wit
`the container so as to rovide an air inlet,
`and a discharge conduit so arranged as to
`effect an admixture of the air and heated va
`pors at a point adjacent, the heating elc
`m'ent, said conduit being adjustable relative
`to the heating element> to control the exit of- Y
`the mixture.
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`. 6. A vaporizer appliance comprising a con
`tainer for holdinga substance to be vapor
`ized, a heating element- for driving oiî vapors
`from the substance, a vapor discharge conduit
`lhaving its entrance disposed` closely adja
`cent to the >heating element, and means for
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`inhalation, com rising in combination, a con
`- tainer for hol 'ng a medicinal compound,
`j said container -bein
`provided with a seat,
`an electric heating e ement in said container,
`and a nozzle threadíngly connected to said
`seat and having an elongated shank and an
`opening through the nozzle and the shank,
`said 'shank extending into said container to
`a point preferably aboveY the level of said
`compound and adjacent to said heating ele
`ment, said' shank having vents at opposite
`.sides where it joins said nozzle, .saidnozzle v
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`tainer and said heating element thereby clos
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`scribed, the combination with a container
`adapted to hold a substance to be vva orized,
`a nozzle member carriedthereby, an means
`for heating .the substance in the container,
`sai-gl nozzle` member being shiftable 'in vone
`direction to permit entrance of air into the
`containerand inñthe other direction to estab
`lish contact with the heating means to there
`by effectively close the container against dis
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`charge of its contents.
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`In testimony ywhereof I hereunto aiiix my
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`shiftingsaid conduit in relation'to the heat
`. ing element to control the operative area of
`its entrance.
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`t'aine'rA for holding a substance to be vapor
`ized, a heating element extending longitudi
`nally of the substance holding container to
`ya point between its ends, and a nozzle member
`having a tubular _extension al_so__ extending
`longitudinally and into-cooperatlve' relatlon
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`more or less restricted entrance to said ex
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`nally of the lsubstance holding container to
`a point between its ends, a nozzle member
`having a tubular extension also extending
`longitudinally and into cooperative relation
`with the heating element so 'as to provide a
`' more or less restricted entrance to said ex- '
`(cid:173) tenslon, and means for eilectlng movements
`of the extension toward or from the heating’l
`element to regulatethe operative area of the
`entrancè to said extension.
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`9. A vaporizer appliance comprising a con
`tainer for holding a substance to be vapor- '
`ized, a heating element for driving off vapors " l
`from the substance, a vapor discharge conduit
`having its entrance disposed closely adjacent '
`to the heating element, and means ’for shift- (cid:173)
`ing said conduit in relation to the heating
`element-to control the operative „area of its l'
`entrance, said means constituting a nozzle
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`container'for holding (cid:173)a substance to be vap‘or- »
`ized,(cid:173) a heating element mountedat >one end
`of the container andextending longitudinallyl
`thereof to a point within the same, said ele
`ment being‘constructed to provide a seat at
`the end thereof, and nozzle means mounted at
`theother .end'of the container’and having a
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`' discharge passage therethrough the entrance
`(cid:173)to whlchïis adapted to cooperate with the seat
`Yon the heating element to regulate the vapor
`discharge'from the nozzle.
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`„container for holding a substanceto be vapor(cid:173)(cid:173) f
`(cid:173) ized. la >heating element mounted at one end
`_ I'of the vcontainerand `extending longitudi- ‘
`nally'thereof to a point within the same, >said ,
`element being constructed to. providel a seat l
`nt the end thereof, nozzle means mounted at v
`the other (cid:173)end of the container and having‘a(cid:173)
`.„ discharge passage therethrough theentrance
`to which is adapted to cooperate with the
`>seat Ion the heating element to regulate the
`_, vapor discharge from the nozzle, and means '
`I for effecting adjustmentof the nozzle to ad- l
`mit air ,into the container and regulate the A.
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