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US 2017/0290366 A1Published application
Bite valve for hookah hose
OwnerJared Dipsinerinventor
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Abstract
A smoking apparatus is provided. The smoking apparatus includes a hookah. The hookah may include a water jar, a bowl and a body stem running from the bowl into the water jar. First ends of a plurality of hoses may fluidly connect with the water jar. A bite valve may be secured to a second end of each of the hoses. Therefore, a user may bite down on the bite valve and smoke the hookah, while the other hoses remain closed, allowing the user to inhale a larger amount of smoke.
Claims8
A smoking apparatus comprising:
- a hookah comprising a water jar, a bowl, a body stem running from the bowl into the water jar, and at least one hose comprising a first end fluidly connected to the water jar;
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- a bite valve comprising a hollow body comprising an inlet end secured to a second end of the at least one hose, and an outlet end, wherein a deformable closure is formed at the outlet end, the deformable closure comprising an end wall and a slit formed therethrough, wherein
- the slit is biased in a closed position, the deformable closure changing shape when a force is applied against the hollow body to open the slit forming an opening allowing flow from an interior of the hollow body.
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A method of smoking from a hookah comprising the steps of:
- providing the hookah comprising a water jar, a bowl, a body stem running from the bowl into the water jar, and a plurality of hoses each comprising a first end fluidly connected to the water jar;
- attaching a bite valve to a second end of each of the plurality hoses, wherein each of the bite valves comprise a hollow body comprising an inlet end secured to the hose and an outlet end, wherein a deformable closure is formed at the outlet end, the deformable closure comprising an end wall and a slit formed therethrough, wherein the slit is biased in a closed position;
- biting the hollow body of one of the plurality bite valves so that the deformable closure changes shape and the slit opens forming an opening allowing flow from an interior of the hollow body;
- and
- inhaling smoke through the bite valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.