Apparatus combining a glass container with a glass water pipe

Abstract

A glass container including a hollow interior, an open top for receiving a cover, and a middle portion disposed between the open top and a bottom portion, the bottom portion arranged to be removeably coupled to a top, open portion of a glass water pipe.

1 . A glass container comprising:
 a hollow interior;   an open top for receiving a cover; and   a middle portion disposed between the open top and a bottom portion, the bottom portion arranged to be removeably coupled to an open top portion of a glass water pipe.   
     
     
         2 . The glass container of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is a threaded cap, wherein the open top comprises a threaded portion that is arranged to threadedly couple to the threaded cap. 
     
     
         3 . The glass container of  claim 2 , wherein the threaded cap is a safety cap. 
     
     
         4 . The glass container of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is a plug that is arranged to be press fitted into the open top of the glass container. 
     
     
         5 . The glass container of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion has a side surface that is a ground surface. 
     
     
         6 . The glass container of  claim 1 , wherein the middle portion has a first diameter and the bottom portion has a second diameter, wherein the first diameter that is larger than the second diameter. 
     
     
         7 . The glass container of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion has a tapered side surface with a diameter that decreases along a center longitudinal axis away from the middle portion. 
     
     
         8 . An apparatus comprising:
 a glass water pipe that has a side outer joint that is arranged to receive a glass bowl and a first open top portion; and   a glass container that has 1) a hollow interior, 2) a second open top portion arranged to receive a cover, and 3) a closed bottom portion, the closed bottom portion arranged to be removeably coupled to the first open top portion of the glass water pipe.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the cover is a threaded cap, wherein the second open top portion comprises a threaded portion that is arranged to threadedly couple to the threaded cap. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the threaded cap is a safety cap. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the cover is a plug that is arranged to be press fitted into the first open top portion of the glass container. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the first open top portion comprises an outer joint and the closed bottom portion comprises an inner joint, wherein the outer joint is for receiving the inner joint. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the inner joint has a ground glass outer-side surface. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the outer joint has a ground glass inner-side surface. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the hollow interior is a first hollow interior and the closed bottom portion is a first closed bottom portion, wherein the apparatus further comprises a coupling that has 1) a second hollow interior, 2) a third open top portion that is arranged to be removeably coupled with the first closed bottom portion of the glass container, and 3) a second closed bottom portion, the first open top portion of the glass water pipe is for receiving the second closed bottom portion of the coupling. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the coupling comprises an inner threaded portion, wherein the first open top portion comprises an outer threaded portion that is arranged to threadedly couple to the inner threaded portion of the coupling. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the glass bowl comprises 1) an inner joint at a first end that is arranged to removeably couple to the side outer joint of the glass water pipe and 2) a threaded portion at a second, opposite end of the first end that is arranged to threadedly couple to a threaded cap. 
     
     
         18 . An apparatus comprising:
 a cylindrical water pipe that has a side outer joint for receiving a bowl and a first open top portion; and   a container including a hollow interior, a second open top portion arranged to receive a cover, and a cylindrical portion disposed between the second open top portion and a closed bottom portion, the first open top portion of the water pipe is for receiving the closed bottom portion of the container,   wherein the cylindrical portion of the container and the first open top portion of the cylindrical water pipe have a same outer diameter.   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein at least one of the water pipe, the bowl, and the container are composed of glass. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the cover is a threaded cap, wherein the first open top portion comprises a threaded portion that is arranged to threadedly couple to the threaded cap. 
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the cover is a plug that is arranged to be press fitted into the second open top portion of the container. 
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the first open top portion comprises an outer joint and the closed bottom portion comprises an inner joint, wherein the outer joint is for receiving the inner joint. 
     
     
         23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the bowl comprises 1) an inner joint at a first end that is arranged to removeably couple to the side outer joint of the cylindrical water pipe and 2) a threaded portion at a second, opposite end that is arranged to threadedly couple to a threaded cap.