Patent ID: 6026574
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
A cigar plug cutter, comprising:a housing having a longitudinal passage with apertures at each end,a pair of hollow tubular cutters disposed at respective ends of said passage,an opening in a wall of said housing,an actuating member secured to said cutters for moving said cutters within said passage and out of said apertures, said cutters being engageable with the ends of cigars for cutting cylindrical plugs therein,a projection on said actuating member extending through and movable within said opening for moving said actuating member,a pair of springs biasing said cutters and actuating member to be positioned in the center of said passage and being movable upon movement of said projection and actuating member,movement of said projection and actuating member in one direction causing one of said cutters to extend out of one aperture and movement of said projection and actuating member in the other direction causing the other of said cutters to extend from the other aperture, andsaid pair of springs causing said cutters and actuating member to return within said passage upon release of said projection.