# US 11,896,050 B2 · Container assembly

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- Number: US 11,896,050 B2
- Document ID: US11896050B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/378,326
- Filed: 2021-07-16
- Published: 2022-03-31
- Granted: 2024-02-13
- Earliest claimed: 2020-09-28
- Applicants: Charlie Wang
- Inventors: Charlie Wang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11896050B2

## CPC

- A24F 1/30: Hookahs
- A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06)

## Abstract

A container assembly and method is provided for concealing and storing a water bong. The container assembly, for example, is generally a cylindrical container comprising a upper container, a upper container lid, a lower container, a percolator, a inlet port, a neck, and a bowl, wherein the neck and the bowl are configured to be stored in the lower container. The container assembly and method also involves sliding the percolator to and from an extracted position that permits a smoker to inhale combustible substances, to a concealed position within the upper container.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A container assembly configured to store a water bong;
the container assembly comprising:
an upper container, wherein the upper container further comprises: an inner cylinder wall, an outer cylinder wall, an upper edge, a lower edge, an upper container rim arranged at the upper edge of the upper container, and an inlet port, and wherein the inlet port extends through the outer cylinder wall and the inner cylinder wall and into the upper container;
an upper container lid, wherein the upper container lid is detachably coupled to the upper edge of the upper container;
a lower container, wherein the lower container is detachably coupled to the lower edge of the upper container;
a percolator, wherein the percolator further comprises a gasket and a mouth piece;
a neck, wherein the neck is detachably coupled to the inlet port and is in fluid communication with the percolator through the inlet port, and wherein the neck is configured to be stored in the lower container; and
a bowl, wherein the bowl is detachably coupled to the neck and is in fluid communication with the neck and the percolator, and wherein the bowl is configured to be stored in the lower container.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the percolator is arranged within the upper container and configured to slide along the inner cylinder wall to the upper container rim.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The container assembly of claim 2, wherein the gasket is pressed between the percolator and the upper container rim to form a watertight seal.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the mouth piece is arranged at an upper portion of the percolator.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the upper container lid is detachably coupled to the mouth piece.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The container assembly of claim 5, the upper container lid further comprising:
a friction nipple, wherein the friction nipple is detachably coupled to the mouth piece and is configured to be inserted into the mouth piece of the percolator.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the inlet port further comprises:
an inlet port cap.

### Claim 8

A method for concealing a water bong in a container assembly, comprising:
attaching an upper container lid of the container assembly to a mouth piece arranged at an upper portion of a percolator of the container assembly;
applying pressure to the upper container lid to slide the percolator from an extracted position to a concealed position, wherein the percolator is concealed within an upper container of the container assembly;
disconnecting a bowl of the container assembly from a neck of the container assembly;
placing the bowl in a lower container of the container assembly;
disconnecting the neck from an inlet port of the upper container; and
placing the neck in the lower container.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising:
securing the upper container lid to an upper edge of the upper container; and
securing the lower container to a lower edge of the upper container.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein attaching the upper container lid to the mouth piece further comprises:
inserting a friction nipple into the mouth piece of the percolator.

### Claim 11

An assembly comprising:
an upper container having an inlet port;
an upper container lid, wherein the upper container lid is detachably coupled to the upper container;
a lower container, wherein the lower container is detachably coupled to the upper container;
a percolator;
a neck that is detachably coupled to the inlet port, wherein the neck is configured to be stored in the lower container; and
a bowl that is detachably coupled to the neck, wherein the bowl is configured to be stored in the lower container.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The assembly of claim 11, wherein the upper container includes an inner cylinder wall, an outer cylinder wall, an upper edge, a lower edge, and an upper container rim arranged at the upper edge of the upper container, and wherein the inlet port extends through the outer cylinder wall and the inner cylinder wall and into the upper container.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The assembly of claim 11, wherein the percolator is arranged within the upper container, and wherein the percolator is configured to slide along an inner cylinder wall of the upper container to an upper container rim of the upper container.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The assembly of claim 11, wherein a gasket is pressed between the percolator and the upper container rim to form a watertight seal.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The assembly of claim 11, wherein the percolator includes a mouth piece at an upper portion of the percolator.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The assembly of claim 15, wherein the mouth piece is detachably coupled to the upper container lid.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The assembly of claim 15, wherein the upper container lid includes a friction nipple, wherein the friction nipple is detachably coupled to the mouth piece and is configured to be inserted into the mouth piece of the percolator.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

The assembly of claim 11, wherein an inlet port cap is attachable to the inlet port.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The assembly of claim 11, wherein the neck is coupled to the percolator via the inlet port.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The assembly of claim 11, wherein the bowl is in fluid communication with the neck and the percolator.