Hookah spacer

Abstract

A thermally conductive panel spaces smoking material within a container from a top over the smoking material.

1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a container formed from one or more foils;   a smoking material within the container;   a top joined to the outer container to capture the smoking material within the outer container; and   at least one thermally conductive panel between the smoking material and the top, wherein the panel is spaced from the top.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  comprising an air gap between the panel and a lower surface of the top. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the panel is spaced from a lower surface of the top by at least 1/16 of an inch. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the panel rests and floats upon the smoking material. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the panel is spaced from a lower surface of the top by at least 1/16 of an inch. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the panel is supported by the outer container. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the panel is spaced from a lower surface of the top by at least 1/16 of an inch. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a grid over the panel and retaining the panel at a minimum distance from the top. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the panel is circular. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the panel has outer edges facing and spaced from an interior sidewall of the container. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises a foil, ceramic, clay, or sand core. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an interface coupled to the container and configured to be removably mounted upon a tube of a hookah. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the interface comprises a tube configured to receive the tube of the hookah. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the interface comprises a tubular projection configured to be received within the tube of the hookah. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the container includes a plurality of wrinkles extending along interior side walls of the container. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an outer container formed from one or more foils and receiving the container, the outer container having an interface configured to be removably mounted upon a tube of a hookah. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the top completely covers the container and the outer container. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the top suspends the container in the outer container. 
     
     
         19 . A hookah smoking system comprising:
 a hookah having a tube, the tube having a first end opening within a liquid reservoir and a second end opening;   a container formed from one or more foils and having an interior in communication with an interior of the tube;   a smoking material within the container;   a top joined to the outer container to capture the smoking material within the outer container; and   at least one thermally conductive panel between the smoking material and the top, wherein the panel is spaced from the top.   
     
     
         20 . A method comprising:
 spacing a smoking material within a container from a top over the container with at least one thermally conductive panel between the smoking material and the top;   positioning a heat source upon the top;   drawing smoke through a bottom of the container.