Portable water pipe assembly

A water pipe assembly for inhalation of a gas entrained with product, comprising:

• a container for receiving water therein, the container having a housing about an interior region and comprising an upper opening;
• a removable bowl for receiving the product, the removable bowl comprising a bowl body comprising a top opening and having one or more apertures in a bottom portion thereof to allow the gas entrained with the product to pass therethrough, and the removable bowl comprising a handle extending laterally from the bowl body and having a sealing portion;
• an upper cap piece adapted to fit over the upper opening of the container housing, the upper cap piece comprising:
• a cap body comprising a compartment having first and second bowl receiving regions, the first bowl receiving region comprising a first recess configured to receive the bowl body, and the second bowl receiving region comprising a receiving region outlet that passes through the cap body, and over which the removable bowl can be positioned to provide a flow of the gas entrained with product from the apertures in the bowl body to the receiving region outlet during operation of the water pipe assembly;
• a mouthpiece attached to the cap body, and having an inhalation outlet for inhaling the gas entrained with product, the mouthpiece being configured to transition between a closed position covering the compartment, to an open position that allows access to the compartment;
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• a gas flow tube configured to extend from the upper cap piece into the interior region of the container, the gas flow tube configured to receive the flow of gas entrained with the product from the removable bowl via the receiving region outlet to introduce the flow of gas entrained with the product into the interior region of the container,
• wherein the removable bowl is configured such that (i) the bowl body is received in the second bowl receiving region so as to provide the flow of gas entrained with the product to the gas flow tube during operation of the water pipe assembly, when the mouthpiece is in the open state, and (ii) the bowl body is received in the first recess of the first bowl receiving region and is covered by the mouthpiece when the mouthpiece is in the closed state, and
• wherein the removable bowl is configured such that the sealing portion of the handle extends over and seals off the receiving region outlet in the second bowl receiving region, when the bowl body is received in the first recess of the first bowl receiving region.