Patent ID: 8720449
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
1. A cigar punch with retractable plunger, comprising: a cylindrical housing having a cutting end and a knob end and having a cylindrical longitudinal passage from the cutting end to the knob end, the passage having one step resulting in concentric cylindrical sub-passages with different diameter, the larger sub-passage being at the cutting end and the smaller sub-passage being at the knob end, the cutting end being tapered resulting in a cutting edge, the cutting edge being engageable with the end of a cigar for cutting plugs, the housing having at least one longitudinal locking slot at the knob end; a rotatable and slidable plunger extending through the housing, the plunger having a plunger head that is lengthwise slidable within the larger sub-passage and protruding from the cutting end, sliding surface of the plunger head being contiguous to the larger sub-passage, the plunger further having a plunger shaft that is lengthwise slidable within the smaller sub-passage, sliding surface of the plunger shaft being contiguous to the smaller sub-passage, the plunger shaft having at least one locking pin that projects into the longitudinal locking slot to facilitate retraction of the plunger, the plunger shaft further having a knob; and a spring biasing the plunger head for movement towards the cutting end when the plunger is in retracted position, whereby, upon retracting and rotating the plunger by pulling and twisting the knob, the locking pin is engaged with unslotted knob end of the housing and the cutting edge is exposed to cut and hold a cigar plug and whereby, upon further rotating the plunger by twisting the knob, the locking pin is re-aligned with the longitudinal locking slot, the spring biases movement of the locking pin into the longitudinal locking slot thereby, effecting movement of the plunger head towards the cutting end and thereby, ejecting any plug from within the larger sub-passage of the housing.