US20140069446A1

US20140069446A1 - Tobacco free hookah smoking system

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Publication number: US20140069446A1
Application number: US14/020,292
Authority: US
Inventors: Firas F. Haddad
Original assignee: Bedrock Holding Trust 2012
Current assignee: Bedrock Holding Trust 2012
Priority date: 2012-09-08
Filing date: 2013-09-06
Publication date: 2014-03-13

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System that will have a head (bowl) at the upper end of a tubular stem that extends into the jar or Shisha containing water. One or more additional tubular members extend out of the Shisha making up the inhaling tube and the check valve. The spheres will be made from porous materials such as Hydroton® synthetic clay, or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) other stone materials, cobblestone, and other natural and synthetic porous materials. The spheres will be made by soaking in a solution of sweetener, glycerin and various flavorings along with the added option of herbal extracts/oils, vitamins, and other medical/health compounds. Ready Pack Smoke Cups containing the spheres will be available. An alternate embodiment will have the Cup Holder that can be filled with recycled porous spheres or porous spheres that have been purchased in bulk.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This application is directed towards systems that offer tobacco free smoking along with other benefits.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The Hookah's origin traces back to India. It surfaced in the form we know it today around the 15th Century when Indian Glass manufacturing began as a result of the exporting of glass to India through the British East India Company. The glass base was called Shisha. Its mystique spread to Iran where special strong, flavorless tobacco was used with it called “Ajami.” It rose to fame under the Ottoman Empire's rule around the time of Murat V in 1623-1640.
Shisha, a synonym for Hookah, is from the Persian word “shishe,” literally translated as glass and not bottle. Traditional hookah tobacco contains glycerin, molasses, flavoring and tobacco leaves. With the problems tobacco is known to cause, the use of a tobacco free device is very promising. The innovation in this application to solve the problem is the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System using a renewable and plentiful product called Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) that is formed into spheres ranging from two to sixteen millimeters in diameter and fired in rotary kilns at 1200° C. This causes the clay to expand, like popcorn, and become porous. The spheres are soaked in a solution of flavoring (i.e. apple, strawberry, mint, etc.), sweetener, and glycerin. Other options would be for health and therapeutic benefits, additives like herbal extracts/oils, vitamins, and other medicinal compounds. As an example; Green Tea for Immunity, Ginger for Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Colon Cancer Prevention, Heartburn Relief, Hawthorn Extract for cardiovascular system benefits, Cinnamon for Lower Cholesterol, Blood Sugar Regulation, Potassium Nitrate for treatment of asthma, arthritis, and high blood pressure. In addition these therapeutic benefits will be delivered into the person's system in a moist vaporized condition that will be easily assimilated into the body.
Because the flavors are not released through combustion, the odors and flavors are vaporized. The spheres are immersed in solutions for one to twelve hours (or even longer) then drained, packaged and sealed. As an option the finished product may be packaged and sealed into Ready Pack Smoke Cups and sealed Smoke Cups. Prior to use the spheres need to be shaken to separate and loosen the spheres. The spheres are placed in hookah heads or in the smoke cups located in the head of the hookah where they are heated and the contents are slowly vaporized forming a steam that is drawn down through the hookah tubular stem. The use of electrical units or live coals, act as the heat source that releases the aroma, flavor, and/or the compound that is within the spheres which is filtered through the water in the jar or Shisha.
An alternate embodiment would be the Smoke Cup that will be inserted into the Cup Holder after the top and bottom seals have been removed. The Cup Holder can additionally be used with the Cup Holder Cover Plate when an individual desires to recycle the porous spheres or purchase the treated porous spheres in bulk.
This Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System should make tobacco smoking unnecessary along with adding similar pleasures and some medical/health benefits that it delivers. The odors and flavors are not released through combustion, but through a vaporization process. This process eliminates any combustion products by heating the Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres where the vapors are then filtered through the water in the jar or Shisha.
Numerous innovations for the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System have been provided in the prior art that are described as follows. Even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which the address, they differ from the present design as hereinafter contrasted. The following is a summary of those prior art patents most relevant to this application at hand, as well as a description outlining the difference between the features of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System and the prior art.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,682,610 of Kenneth W. Freelain describes a smoking apparatus which efficiently removes harmful impurities from the smoke and does so by improving contact between the smoke and a washing liquid. This is accomplished by placing small stones and small floating pieces in a water pipe to increase the distance of the flow path of the smoke through the water, and to decrease the size of the smoke bubbles passing through the water.
This patent describes a smoking apparatus which efficiently removes harmful impurities from the smoke and does so by improving contact between the smoke and a washing liquid but does not offer clay porous spheres (or like material) as the alternative to tobacco in a hookah smoking system or the Ready Pack Smoke Cups containing the Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres or the embodiment that will have the Cup Holder to be filled with recycled porous spheres or porous spheres that have been purchased in bulk.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,408,856 of Kevin Garard McAdam describes an invention that relates to a smokable filler material which attempts to mimic tobacco leaf in its simplest components in order to provide a simpler smoke to the smoker. The smokable filler material comprises aerosol generating means, a substantially non-combustible inorganic filler, a binder and an extract from a flavorful fuel source material. It may also comprise a biopolymer.
This patent describes an invention that relates to a smokable filler material which attempts to mimic tobacco leaf in its simplest components but does not offer clay porous spheres (or like material) as the alternative to tobacco in a hookah smoking system or the Ready Pack Smoke Cups containing the Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres and still produces the undesirable smoke.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,761,176 of Gi Yong Yoo describes a tobacco substitute composition according to the present invention is comprised of 80-90 weight percent of encommia ulmoides, 1-10 weight percent of glycyrrhiza glabra, and 1-10 weight percent of periila frutescens. In the present invention, a flavoring material which is generally added to the composition of a tobacco such as a sodium chloride, glycerol, sweetener, spices, etc. may be added.
This patent describes a tobacco substitute composition but does not detail the unique method of using clay porous spheres (or like material) as the alternative to tobacco in a hookah smoking system or the Ready Pack Smoke Cups containing the Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres or the embodiment that will have the Cup Holder to be filled with recycled porous spheres or porous spheres that have been purchased in bulk.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,836,896 of Abraham Nadimi et al. describes a nontoxic, tobacco-less and flavored material for smoking, and a method of making the same. In one aspect, the invention is a tobacco-less material for smoking comprising: a shredded cellulosic paper having a weight; and as mixture of a humectant and a flavoring agent, the mixture having a weight and absorbed into the shredded cellulosic paper.
This patent describes a nontoxic, tobacco-less and flavored material for smoking, and a method of making the same composition but does not detail the unique method of using clay porous spheres (or like material) as the alternative to tobacco in a hookah smoking system or the Ready Pack Smoke Cups containing the Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres or the embodiment that will have the Cup Holder to be filled with recycled porous spheres or porous spheres that have been purchased in bulk.
US Pending Patent Application Publication No US 2010/0252057 of Saleh A. Saleh describes a Hookah system that is configured to permit one or more persons to inhale smoking material smoke that has been bubbled through a liquid. The hookah system employs a hookah capsule including the smoking material. The hookah capsule enables easier and less messy preparation of hookah system. The hookah capsule also provides for enhanced smoking of the smoking material. The smoking material is constructed of and comprises wood. Wood is known to generate toxic materials when burned and therefore, smoking this wood based material, a user would be inhaling toxic smoke.
This patent describes a Hookah system that deals with the smoking of tobacco and does not offer the tobacco free capabilities of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System having clay porous spheres (or like material) as the alternative to tobacco in a hookah smoking system or the Ready Pack Smoke Cups containing the Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres.
None of these previous efforts, however, provides the benefits attendant with the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System. The present design achieves its intended purposes, objects and advantages over the prior art devices through a new, useful and unobvious combination of method steps and component elements, at a reasonable cost to manufacture and by employing readily available materials.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System in detail it is to be understood that the design is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangement, of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. In addition, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present design. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent construction insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The principal advantage of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is the elimination of tobacco smoke from the act of using a hookah.
Another advantage of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is being able to use tobacco-free spheres made from natural or synthetic materials, for example Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres as a delivery agent consisting of heated vapors.
Another advantage of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is the unique way of packaging the porous spheres into sealed Ready Pack Smoke Cups and sealed Smoke Cups.
Another advantage of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is being able to use the Ready Pack Smoke Cup with porous spheres with different flavors sealed inside.
Another advantage of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is being able to use the Smoke Cup with porous spheres with different flavors sealed inside.
Another advantage of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is being able to use the Cup Holder with the Cup Holder Cover Plate to reuse the porous spheres or use porous spheres that are sold in bulk.
Another advantage of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is being able to use flavors like apple, spice and mint infused within the spheres, instead of using tobacco.
Another advantage of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is being able to use the system to deliver health and other beneficial additives like herbal extracts/oils, vitamins, and other compounds into the human body.
Another advantage of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is that the porous spheres can be recycled and used several additional times in the Cup Holder with the Cup Holder Cover Plate.
Yet another advantage of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is that the flavors are not released through combustion, but odors and flavors are vaporized.
And still another advantage of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System is the therapeutic benefits will be delivered into the person's system in a moist condition that will be easily assimilated into the body.
The preferred embodiment of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System will be the container consisting of a head, (sometimes referred to as the bowl in the hookah system) at the upper end of the tubular stem that extends down and through into the jar or Shisha containing water. One or more additional tubular members extend out to the inhaling tube with a smoke check valve. The head containing the Hydroton® clay porous spheres (or similar material) that have been soaked in a solution of sweetener, glycerin and flavoring along with herbal extracts/oils, vitamins, and other compounds will be available. An alternate embodiment will be sealed Ready Pack Smoke Cup, the seals will be removed from the upper and lower perforated surfaces of the Ready Pack Smoke Cup containing the clay porous spheres. It is then placed on the top pan of the stem of a hookah and a heat source such as an electrical heating element or live coals are placed over the upper perforated surface.
Another alternate embodiment will be a sealed Smoke Cup which, after the upper and lower seals have been removed, will be placed into the Cup Holder that is then placed over the head (bowl) and a heat source such as an electrical heating element or live coals is placed over the upper perforated surface.
A third alternate embodiment will have the Cup Holder filled with recycled porous spheres or porous spheres that have been purchased in bulk and the Cover Plate is placed on the upper surface and a heat source such as an electrical heating element or live coals is placed over the upper perforated surface.
The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the more pertinent and important features of the present Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System in order that the detailed description of the application that follows may be better understood so that the present contribution to the art may be more fully appreciated. Additional features of the design will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims of this disclosure. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and the disclosed specific embodiments may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures and methods for carrying out the same purposes of the present design. It should also be realized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent constructions and methods do not depart from the spirit and scope of this application as set forth in the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application.

FIG. 1 depicts a block diagram illustrating the manufacturing and use operations of the tobacco-free smoking spheres and the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System.

FIG. 2 depicts a typical hookah system illustrated with the preferred head attached thereon.

FIG. 3 depicts a cross-sectional view of the preferred head illustrating the relationship between the head containing the spheres, the screen, the heat source, in this case, coals and the position of the holes therein.

FIG. 4 depicts a cross-sectional view of a standard head illustrating the relationship between the head containing the spheres, the screen, and the position of the holes therein.

FIG. 5 depicts a cross-sectional view of an electrically heated head illustrating the relationship between the head containing the spheres, the screen, the heat source, in this case, electric coils in a ceramic cup, and the position of the holes therein.

FIG. 6 depicts a cross-sectional view of an alternative head illustrating the relationship between the head containing the spheres, the screen holding the spheres in place, the heat source, in this case, coals and the pathway of the smoke vapor therein.

FIG. 7 depicts a perspective illustration of the Ready Pack Smoke Cup with the side broken away showing the Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres.

FIG. 8 depicts a cross section of the hookah used in the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System.

FIG. 9 depicts a perspective illustration of the top of the Ready Pack Smoke Cup with the side broken away and the top seal pulled away showing the orifices in the upper surface and the Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres.

FIG. 10 depicts a perspective illustration of the bottom of the Ready Pack Smoke Cup with the bottom seal pulled away showing the orifices on the lower surface.

FIG. 11 depicts a perspective illustration of the Cup Holder with the side broken away showing the orifices on the lower surface a id the Cover Plate with orifices raised above.

FIG. 12 depicts a perspective illustration of the Smoke Cup with the top seal pulled away showing the orifices in the upper surface and the Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres.

FIG. 13 depicts a perspective illustration of the bottom of the Smoke Cup with the bottom seal pulled away showing the orifices on the lower surface.

FIG. 14 depicts cross-sectional view of a portable electronic hookah which may be used to electronically smoke or vaporize the spheres, illustrating the relationship between the compartment or cartridge containing the spheres, the atomizer or vaporizer heat source and the battery which powers the atomizer or vaporizer.

FIG. 15 depicts a partially broken away view of a type of portable water pipe which may be alternatively used to smoke the spheres.

FIG. 16 depicts a partially broken away view of another type of portable water pipe which may be alternatively used to smoke the spheres.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and advantages of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System, reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the design and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring now to the drawings, wherein similar parts of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System 10 are identified by like reference numerals, there is seen in FIG. 1 a block diagram depicting the operations of the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System where block 12 depicts the acquisition of the porous clay spheres 14 from Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) and block 16 depicts the adding of flavoring, sweeteners, and glycerin. At this point is the option of adding chemical enhancements for a preservative, thicker smoke vapor and replacing or incorporating with the flavoring herbal extracts/oils, vitamins, and other medicating/health compounds shown in 18. After the porous spheres are soaked in the solution as depicted in block 20 and then the spheres are removed and drained as depicted in block 22 and they are packaged, ready for use shown in block 14. Before the product is used it must be shaken as shown in block 26 to loosen and separate the porous spheres 14. After this, the hookah 28 can be loaded shown in block 30 and smoked as shown in block 32. The porous clay spheres can be recycled for reuse as shown in block 34, or the system may employ new porous spheres 14 that have been purchased individually or in hulk.
Referring now to FIG. 2 there is shown a typical hookah system 40 illustrated with the preferred head 62 attached thereon. The hookah system 40 comprises a stem 42 for attaching the head to the hookah, and a tray 44 for catching loose and flailing charcoal 72 located on a screen on the top of the head 62. A base section 46 holds the tray 44 in place. A stem section 48 is located below the base section 46. Below that is a middle section including the smoking hose tubular outlet 50 and a smoke check valve 52. The jar or Shisha has an upper section 54 (referred to as the smoke chamber within the jar) and a lower section 56, which holds water for the smoke vapors to pass through.
Referring now to FIG. 3 there is depicted a cross-sectional view of the preferred head 60 illustrating the relationship between the head 60 containing the spheres 14, the screen, the heat source, in this case, charcoal or coals 72 (which maybe substituted by any heat source, such as electrical) and the position of the holes 64 therein. As can be seen in this illustration, the holes 64 are located in the side wall of a post 66 within the body 62 of head 60. This enables the smoke to pass through unobstructed. It also prevents any liquid which may build up during the smoking process to be caught within the head 60, and thereby not passed into the water contained by the jar or Shisha. The preferred head 60 is attached to the stem of the hookah at orifice 68.
FIG. 4 depicts a cross-sectional view of a standard head 75 illustrating the relationship between the head body 76 containing the spheres 14, the screen 77, and the position of the boles 80 therein. The standard head 75 is attached to the stem of the hookah at orifice 78.
FIG. 5 depicts a cross-sectional view of an electrically heated head 85 illustrating the relationship between the head body 86 containing the spheres 14, the screen, the heat source, in this case, electric coils 90 in a ceramic cup 88, and the position of the holes therein. The electrically heated head 85 is attached to the stem of the hookah at orifice 87. The electrically heated head 85 is powered through an adapter that connects to the power cord connector 92.
FIG. 6 depicts a cross-sectional view of an alternative head 95 illustrating the relationship between the head body upper portion 98 and lower portion 102. The upper portion 98 contains the spheres 14, and the screen 100 holding the spheres in place. The heat source, in this case, charcoal or coals 106 is contained within lower section 102. A lever 119 on joint 114 enables the lower section 102, resting on elbow 108, to be moved and adjusted toward (upward) and away from (downward), see arrows 112, the upper section 98 as needed. The pathway of the smoke vapor therein travels along tube 97 and down through orifice 116 to enter the jar or Shisha (see arrows within the tubular structure shown) the alternative head 95 is mounted to the stem of the hookah at orifice 116.
FIG. 7 depicts a perspective illustration of the Ready Pack Smoke Cup 140 with the flanged upper surface 142 having the multiple upper surface orifices 144 and the cup side surface 146 broken away showing the spheres (i.e. Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres) 14, or spheres made from other suitable porous materials, such as porous natural stone, cobblestone, synthetic porous stone-like substances, etc. or the equivalent to same.
FIG. 8 depicts a cross section of the hookah 126 used in the Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System 110 where an electrical heating unit 150 is resting on the flanged upper surface 142 above the porous spheres 14. The flanged upper surface 142, which may be made of metal, aluminum, foil sheet, or like material, has the flanged edges 152 bent down around the head (or bowl) 154 that is held on the tubular stem 156 by the means of a flexible seal 158. The electrical heating unit 150 can be replaced by live charcoal or coals as desired. The Tubular stem 156 extends through and into the interior area 162 of the jar or Shisha 164 below the surface of the water 166 where the vapors 168 bubble to the water 166 surface and are drawn out through as short tubular member 170 extending through the jar or Shisha 164 to the inhaling tube 172.
FIG. 9 depicts a perspective illustration of the top of the Ready Pack Smoke Cup 140 with the cup side surface 146 broken away and the top seal 178 pulled away showing the upper surface orifices 144 and the spheres 14, (i.e. Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres), or spheres made from other suitable porous materials such as porous natural stone, cobblestone, synthetic porous stone-like substances, etc. or the equivalent to same.
FIG. 10 depicts a perspective illustration of the bottom surface 180 of the Ready Pack Smoke Cup 140 with the bottom seal 182 pulled away showing the lower surface orifices 184.
FIG. 11 depicts a perspective illustration of the Cup Holder 188 with the side 190 broken away showing the orifices 192 on the lower surface 194 and the Cover Plate 196 with cover plate orifices 198 raised above.
FIG. 12 depicts a perspective illustration of the Smoke Cup 204 with the top seal 206 pulled away showing the upper surface 208 with the upper surface orifices 210 and cup side 212 broken away showing the spheres 14 (i.e. Hydroton® clay or Growstones® glass (or a like substance) porous spheres), or spheres made from other suitable porous materials such as porous natural stone, cobblestone, synthetic porous stone-like substances, etc. or the equivalent to same.
FIG. 13 depicts a perspective illustration of the cup side 212 and cup lower (bottom) surface 220 of the Smoke Cup 204 with the bottom seal 216 pulled away showing the lower surface orifices 218 on the cup lower surface 220.
FIG. 14 depicts cross-sectional view of a portable electronic hookah 230 which may be alternatively used to electronically smoke or vaporize the spheres 234, illustrating the relationship between the compartment or cartridge housing 232 containing the spheres 234, the atomizer or vaporizer 236 heat source and the battery 238 which powers the atomizer or vaporizer 236. The portable electronic hookah (also known as an e-hookah) 230 is normally used with liquid loaded in the cartridge housing 232 for smoking or vaporizing (also known as “wiping”). The spheres 234 of the present invention are loaded replacing the liquid normally used, to enable a tobacco-free smoking experience.
FIG. 15 depicts a partially broken away view of a type of portable water pipe 240 type of hookah which may be alternatively used to smoke the spheres 244 of the present invention. This portable water pipe 240 type of hookah includes a housing 242 which encases the heating element 246 and the loaded spheres 244 which are placed within the housing 242. The heating element is powered and controlled by a heating unit power control 248. Normally, this type of water pipe is loaded with shisha tobacco, but in the present application, the spheres 244 of the present invention are used as a tobacco-free substitute for shisha tobacco.
FIG. 16 depicts a partially broken away view of another type of portable water pipe type of hookah 250 which may be alternatively used to smoke the spheres 254 of the present invention. This alternative type of portable water pipe hookah 250 is comprised of a cylindrical shaped base member 256 which houses a bowl or head 252. The spheres 254 of the present invention are placed in the bowl 252 for smoking. A heating element 260 is located on top of the base member 256 and this heating element is powered and controlled by a heating unit power control 258. Once the spheres 254 are ignited by the heating element 260, the tobacco-free smoke is drawn through the hose and mouthpiece 262. Normally, this type of water pipe is loaded with shisha tobacco, but in the present application, the spheres 254 of the present invention are used as a tobacco-free substitute for shisha tobacco.
It should also be understood that this invention enables the use of tobacco-free hookahs in tobacco-free areas within a hookah lounge, cafe or bar. Therefore, it is anticipated that this invention will be used to create an optional tobacco-free smoking area within a hookah lounge, cafe, bar, restaurant or other similar establishment.
The Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System 10 shown in the drawings and described in detail herein disclose arrangements of elements of particular construction and configuration for illustrating preferred embodiments of structure and method of operation of the present application. It is to be understood, however, that elements u different construction and configuration and other arrangements thereof, other than those illustrated and described ma be employed for providing a Tobacco Free Hookah Smoking System 10 in accordance with the spirit of this disclosure, and such changes, alternations and modifications as would occur to those skilled in the art are considered to be within the scope of this design as broadly defined in the appended claims.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark office and the public, generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.

Claims

I claim:

1. A tobacco-free hookah smoking system comprising:

a) tobacco-free porous spheres that have been soaked in flavoring, sweetener and glycerin

b) a hookah head having a post with a sidewall wherein a plurality of orifices is located in said sidewall of said post;

c) a heat source located on a screen on top of said head; and

d) a tubular stem member in communication with said head, extending down into a jar partially filled with water;

wherein said tobacco-free porous spheres are smoked within the system in place of conventional shisha tobacco.

2. The tobacco-free smoking system according to claim 1, wherein said tobacco-free porous spheres are made from synthetic materials.

3. The tobacco-free smoking system according to claim 3, wherein said porous spheres are made from synthetic clay or glass material.

4. The tobacco-free smoking system according to claim 1, wherein said tobacco-free porous spheres are made from Hydroton® synthetic clay or Growstones® glass.

5. The tobacco-free smoking system according to claim 1, wherein said tobacco-free porous spheres are soaked in a flavoring, sweetener and glycerin solution that has medical/health compounds added.

6. The tobacco-free smoking system according to claim 5, wherein said medical/health compounds added includes herbal extracts/oils.

7. The tobacco-free smoking system according to claim 5, wherein said medical/health compounds added includes vitamins.

8. The tobacco-free smoking system according to claim 1, wherein said tobacco-free porous spheres are provided in bulk.

9. The tobacco-free smoking system according to claim 1, wherein said tobacco-free porous spheres are provided in Ready Pack cups.

10. The tobacco-free smoking system according to claim 9, wherein said tobacco-free porous spheres are provided in Ready Pack cups having peel away seals that when peeled away expose orifices to facilitate smoking said tobacco-free porous spheres.

11. A method for making tobacco-free smoking spheres comprising the steps of:

a) providing tobacco-free porous spheres;

b) adding flavoring, sweeteners and glycerin to a sphere soaking solution;

c) soaking said tobacco-free porous spheres in said sphere soaking solution;

d) removing said tobacco-free porous spheres from said sphere soaking solution and allowing excess liquid from said added sphere soaking solution to drain from said tobacco-free porous spheres;

e) packaging said soaked and drained tobacco-free porous spheres.

12. The method for making tobacco-free smoking porous spheres according to claim 11, wherein said step of providing tobacco-free porous spheres includes providing tobacco-free porous spheres are made from synthetic materials.

13. The method for making tobacco-free smoking spheres according to claim 11, wherein said step of providing tobacco-free porous spheres includes providing tobacco-free porous spheres which are made from synthetic clay or glass material.

14. The method for making tobacco-free smoking spheres according to claim 13, wherein said step of providing tobacco-free porous spheres includes providing tobacco-free porous spheres which are made from Hydroton® synthetic clay or Growstones® glass.

15. The method for making tobacco-free smoking spheres according to claim 11, wherein said step of soaking said tobacco-free porous spheres in said sphere soaking solution includes soaking said tobacco-free porous spheres in a flavoring, sweetener and glyercin solution that has medical/health compounds added.

16. The method for making tobacco-free smoking spheres according to claim 15, wherein said medical/health compounds added includes herbal extracts/oils.

17. The method for making tobacco-free smoking spheres according to claim 15, wherein said medical/health compounds added includes vitamins.

18. The method for making tobacco-free smoking spheres according to claim 11, wherein said step of packaging said soaked and drained tobacco-free porous spheres includes providing said tobacco-free porous spheres in bulk.

19. The method for making tobacco-free smoking spheres according to claim 11, wherein said step of packaging said soaked and drained porous spheres providing said tobacco-free porous spheres in Ready Pack cups having peel away seals that when peeled away expose orifices to facilitate smoking said tobacco-free porous spheres.

20. The tobacco-free smoking system according to claim 1, wherein said tobacco-free smoking system is used to create an optional tobacco-free smoking area within a public space used as a hookah lounge, cafe, bar, restaurant and similar dining and recreational establishments.