Lighter case with integrated smoking device holder

Abstract

An apparatus for holding a pipe and a lighter includes a first container sized to receive and retain the lighter and a second container coupled to the first container, the second container being sized to receive and retain the pipe, the first container and the second container being a unitary structure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for holding a pipe and a lighter, the apparatus comprising:
 a first container sized to receive and retain the lighter; and   a second container coupled to the first container, the second container being sized to receive and retain the pipe, the first container and the second container being a unitary structure.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first container is adjoined to the second container. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first container defines a first diameter and the second container defines a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first container defines a first open end and an opposite second partially closed end. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the first container defines a slit extending from the second partially closed end toward the first open end, the slit tapering in width as the slit extends toward the first open end. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the slit terminates at a position before the first open end. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the second container includes a third closed end and an opposite fourth closed end. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the first open end and the third closed end are coplanar. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the second partially closed end and fourth closed end are coplanar. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first container is sized to friction fit the lighter within, and the second container is configured to removably snap-fit the pipe. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the second container includes a pair of sidewalls and a pair of arms extending from at least a portion of the pair of sidewalls, the pair of arms being flexible and curved inward to facilitate the snap-fit between the pipe and the second container when the pipe is inserted within the second container. 
     
     
         12 . An apparatus for holding a pipe and a lighter, the lighter having a spark wheel, the apparatus comprising:
 a first container sized to receive and retain the lighter;   a second container adjoined to the first container and sized to receive and retain the pipe, the first container and the second container being a unitary structure, the first container being sized such that if the lighter is retained within the first container, the spark wheel is disposed outside of the first container, the second container being sized such that the pipe is entirely retained within the second container if received within the second container.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first container defines a first diameter and the second container defines a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first container defines a first open end and an opposite second partially closed end. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the first container defines a slit extending from the second partially closed end toward the first open end, the slit tapering in width as it extends toward the first open end. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the slit terminates at a position before the first open end. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the second container includes a third closed end and an opposite fourth closed end; and wherein the first open end and the third closed end are coplanar, and wherein the second partially closed end and the fourth closed end are coplanar. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first container is sized to friction fit the lighter within and the second container is configured to snap-fit the pipe. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the second container includes a pair of sidewalls and a pair of arms extending from at least a portion of the pair of sidewalls, the pair of arms being flexible and curved inward to facilitate the snap-fit between the pipe and the second container when the pipe is inserted within the second container. 
     
     
         20 . An apparatus for holding a pipe and a lighter, the lighter having a spark wheel, the apparatus comprising:
 a first container sized to receive and retain the lighter;   a second container adjoined to the first container and sized to receive and retain the pipe, the first container and the second container being a unitary structure, the first container being sized such that if the lighter is retained within the first container, the spark wheel is disposed outside of the first container, the second container being sized such that the pipe is entirely retained within the second container if received within the second container;   the first container defines a first diameter and the second container defines a second dimeter smaller than the first diameter, the first container defines a first open end and an opposite second partially closed end, and a slit extending from the second partially closed end toward the first open end, the slit tapering in width as it extends toward the first open end and terminating at a position before the first open end;   the second container includes a third closed end and an opposite fourth closed end, the first open end and the third closed end are coplanar, the second partially closed end and the fourth closed end are coplanar, the first container is sized to friction fit the lighter within and the second container is configured to snap-fit the pipe; and   the second container includes a pair of sidewalls and a pair of arms extending from at least a portion of the pair of sidewalls, the pair of arms being flexible and curved inward to facilitate the snap-fit between the pipe and the second container when the pipe is inserted within the second container.