Patent ID: 8905039
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
1. A device for holding a cigar to a supporting object, the device comprising: a receiver having a sidewall defining an open interior that is closed at one end by an end wall and open at an opposing end, the interior sized and shaped to receive the cigar with a loose fit, the receiver including an attachment case formed on an exterior of the sidewall and having closed sidewalls, a closed end wall, and an open end that communicates with an interior of the attachment case; and a clamp comprising first and second clamping members pivotally attached together, each clamping member having a handle portion and a jaw portion, the handle portion of the first clamping member coupled to the receiver via the attachment case in which the handle portion of the first clamping member is slidably received through the open end and inside the interior of the attachment case, the first clamping member structured to cooperate with the receiver so that the receiver and the handle portion of the first clamping member cooperate to function as the handle portion of the first clamping member, and a biasing device structured to urge the first and second handle members away from each other and the corresponding jaw members toward each other with a force that enables the jaw members to clamp on the supporting object with sufficient force to retain the clamp in engagement with the supporting object and to hold the cigar while it is lit in a preferred orientation.