Patent ID: 6076260
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
A cigar cutter comprising:A) two frames;B) rails on each frame slidably engaging each other each frame can slide toward and away from the other frame;C) a cigar cutting blade releasably located on each frame, each blade including a distal end, a proximal end, lateral side edges, a longitudinal centerline extending parallel to said lateral edges from said distal end to said proximal end, a cutting edge on said distal end and which extends between said lateral edges across said longitudinal centerline and which is oriented to co-operate with the cutting edge on the blade on the other frame when the frames are moved toward each other to clip a cigar located between the blades; andD) each blade being curved around said longitudinal centerline to be non-planar and convex with respect to the other blade with the convex surfaces of the two blades being in sliding contact with each other said blades being in sliding contact with each other when the frames are moved toward and away from each other whereby both cutting edges are held in contact with each other during a cigar cutting operation for the entire cutting operation.