Tobacco-pipe holder and dryer

A tobacco smoking pipe holder and dryer comprising

• an outer housing enclosing a pipe-receiving chamber and having an enlarged unobstructed front opening for unobstructively receiving a pipe and having other openings for admission of air thereto,
• means to support a pipe with its bowl positioned upwardly in said chamber,
• blower means positioned in said housing for circulating air therein,
• an inner housing supported in spaced relation to said outer housing and having an inlet and an outlet end,
• said outlet end comprising at least opening positioned to direct the flow of heated air downward against the interior of the bowl of a pipe supported by said supporting means in said outer chamber housing,
• said blower means being positioned in said inlet end and operable to receive air from said air admission openings,
• electric heating means positioned within said housing within said inner housing to heat air circulating therethrough,
• switch means controlling energization of said blower means,
• switch means controlling energization of said heating means and operable to energize the same only when said blower switch means is closed, and
• thermostatic switch means operable to de-energize said blower means upon occurence of a predetermined temperature in said air-directing inner housing.