Patent ID: 7409955
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
1. A combined cigarette or cigar cutter and container consisting essentially of: an upper portion and a lower portion, each of said upper and lower portions being generally longitudinally oriented, said upper and lower portions cooperating to form a single, generally longitudinal closable and openable compartment having a size sufficient to contain a cigarette or cigar, a hinge engaging said lower and upper portions to permit rotation of one portion relative to the other portion, thereby to open or close said compartment, said hinge extending along substantially the entire length of said compartment; and a cutter located substantially at one end of said container and connected to said container; wherein said upper portion or said lower portion includes a first end wall terminating along a curved outer periphery, wherein said first end wall is substantially perpendicular to the hinge, and wherein the curved outer periphery of the end wall extends beyond a first shoulder on said upper portion and beyond a second shoulder on said lower portion when the container is in the closed position, and wherein one of said upper or lower portions includes a curved outer surface that is substantially perpendicular to the first end wall.