# US 2018/0020718 A1 · Smoking apparatus and method of use > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0020718 A1 - Document ID: US20180020718A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/218,531 - Filed: 2016-07-25 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-25 - Inventors: AUBREY RAY THOEDE, JR. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180020718A1 ## CPC - A24F 1/02: with arrangements for cleaning or cooling the smoke (hookahs A24F1/30) - A24F 7/00: Mouthpieces for pipes; Mouthpieces for cigar or cigarette holders - B65D 23/12: Means for the attachment of smaller articles - A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A smoking adaptor with a body, which has a materials receptacle and a hollow column leading from the top part of the smoking adaptor through the lower section of the smoking adaptor such that materials placed in the receptacle can be ignited and smoke created by the combustion flows though the hollow column. The smoking adaptor can be in the form of a solid piece or multiple pieces that can combine with each other. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A smoking adapter for smoking a substance, comprising: a body for receiving a seal disposed on an outer surface of the body; said body further comprising a top section, middle section and lower section; said top section further comprising a receptacle with an orifice for holding combustible materials; a passage extending through said receptacle with an orifice for holding combustible materials said body further comprising a top section, middle section and lower end; said lower section further comprising plurality of radial ports disposed in said lower end; wherein said seal is configured to seal against a neck opening in a bottle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The smoking adapter of claim 1, wherein said lower section further comprises a solid point for piercing a surface of a solid material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The smoking adapter of claim 1, wherein said top section, middle section and lower section comprise three separate modules that can mechanically engage each other in the arrangement such that the top section engages the middle section and the middle section engages the lower section. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The smoking adapter of claim 1, wherein the top section, middle section and lower section are one premolded unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The smoking adapter of claim 1, wherein the top section further comprises a tube attached and in communication with a second passage running though said top section adjacent to said passage extending through said receptacle with orifice for holding combustible materials. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The smoking adapter of claim 5, wherein the middle section comprises a third passage running though said middle section and having an ingress port from the side of said middle section, such that said second passage and said third passage are aligned during operation to allow for passage of gas from third passage through second passage. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The smoking adapter of claim 1, wherein the top section further comprises a fourth passage extending through the top section and substantially perpendicular and connected to said first passage. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The smoking adapter of claim 1, wherein said receptacle with orifice for holding combustible materials is funnel shaped. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The smoking adapter of claim 2, wherein said bottle is perforated by said solid point for piercing a surface of a solid material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The smoking adapter of claim 6, wherein said bottle is filled with a nontoxic and noncombustible fluid. ### Claim 11 A method for using a smoking adapter for smoking a substance, with the steps of: obtaining combustible material; obtaining a smoking adaptor comprising; a body for receiving a seal disposed on an outer surface of the body; said body further comprising a top, middle and lower end; said top section further comprising a receptacle with an orifice for holding said combustible materials; a passage extending through said receptacle with orifice for holding said combustible materials, middle and lower section of the body to a plurality of radial ports disposed in said lower end; wherein said seal is configured to seal against an opening in a bottle; placing said combustible materials into said receptacle with orifice for holding said combustible materials; placing said smoking adaptor into the neck of a bottle with a hole in the bottom of said bottle; and igniting said combustible materials. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A method for using a smoking adapter for smoking a substance of claim 11 with the additional step of: perforating said bottle with said lower section of said body therein creating a hole. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A method for using a smoking adapter for smoking a substance of claim 12 with the additional step of: heating said lower section of said body prior to the step of perforating said bottle with said lower section of said body therein creating a hole. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) A method for using a smoking adapter for smoking a substance of claim 12 with the additional step of: placing said bottle with a hole to a user's orifice such that said hole is aligned to allow a user to inhale the gas caused by the ignition of said combustible material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) A method for using a smoking adapter for smoking a substance of claim 9 with the additional step of: filling said bottle such that the fluid line is above said radial ports disposed in said lower end.