Patent Publication Number: US-6341610-B1

Title: Multi-blade cigar cutting device

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a cigar cutting device, and more particularly, to a cigar cutting device having multiple blades retractably received therein for cutting cigars with different sizes. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     A conventional cigar cutting device is shown in FIG.  4  and generally includes a tubular body  11  and an annular blade  13  which is connected to an end of the tubular body  11 . A cap  12  is mounted to the tubular body  11  and encloses the annular blade  13 . The annular blade  13  has a fixed size so that only the cigars having a fixed size can be cut by the cutting device. However, the cigar lovers usually enjoy cigars made by different manufacturers and having different sizes so that the cigar cutting device having one size cannot meet the requirements of the users. 
     The present invention intends to provide a cigar cutting device that has two tubular blades to cut cigars with different sizes and occupies a limited space. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a cigar cutting device which comprises a rod having a bottom disk and a kick member respectively connected to two ends thereof. A first tube is mounted to the rod and an operation disk and a first tubular blade are respectively connected to two ends of the first tube. A flange extends radially outward from the first tube and the kick member is movably received in the first tubular blade. A second tube is movably mounted to the first tube and the flange is movably engaged with an inner periphery of the second tube. A second tubular blade is connected to an end of the second tube and encloses the first tubular blade. 
     The primary object of the present invention is to provide a cigar cutting device that has two tubular blades with different sizes and the two blades are retractably connected with each other so that the cigar cutting device has a compact size. 
     These and further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, several embodiments in accordance with the present invention. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view to show a cigar cutting device of the present invention; 
     FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view to show the cigar cutting device of the present invention, wherein a first tubular blade is to be used; 
     FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view to show the cigar cutting device of the present invention, wherein a second tubular blade is to be used, and 
     FIG. 4 is an exploded view to show a conventional cigar cutting device. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Referring to FIG. 1, the cigar cutting device in accordance with the present invention comprises a rod  20  having a bottom disk  22  on a first end thereof and a threaded portion on a second end of the rod  20  so as to be connected to a kick member  25 . A ring  50  is connected to the bottom disk  22  and a threaded section  23  is defined in an outer periphery of the rod  20 . A first tube  30  is mounted to the rod  20  and an operation disk  32  is connected on a first end of the first tube  30 . A first threaded inner periphery  33  is defined in an inner periphery of the first tube  30  and the threaded section  23  of the rod  20  is engaged with the first threaded inner periphery  33 . A first tubular blade  31  is connected to a second end of the first tube  30 . A flange  34  extends radially outward from the first tube  30  and the kick member  25  is movably received in the first tubular blade  31  when rotating the bottom disk  22 . A threaded outer periphery  36  is defined in an outer periphery of the flange  34 . 
     A second tube  40  is movably mounted to the first tube  30  and a second threaded inner periphery  46  is defined in the inner periphery of the second tube  40 . The threaded outer periphery  36  on the flange  34  is engaged with the second threaded inner periphery  46  of the second tube  40  so that the flange  34  together with the first tube  30  are movably engaged with the inner periphery of the second tube  40  as shown in FIG. 3 by rotating the operation disk  32 . A second tubular blade  41  is connected to an end of the second tube  40  and encloses the first tubular blade  31 . A stop ring  42  is connected to the inner periphery of the second tube  40  so as to prevent the flange  34  from dropping from the second tube  40 . An inward flange  45  extends from the inner periphery of the second tube  40  and is located close to the second tubular blade  41  so that the flange  34  will be stopped when the second tube  40  is located at its lowest position as shown in FIG. 1. A cap  21  is threadedly connected to the second tube  40  so as to enclose the first tubular blade  31  and the second tubular blade  41 . 
     When in use, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first tubular blade  31  can be used by rotating the bottom disk  22  and the kick member  25  is lowered. By rotating the operation disk  32 , the second tubular blade  41  is ready for being used. The kick member  25  is used to kick the remaining portion of the cigar in the first/second tubular blade  31 / 41 . 
     While we have shown and described an embodiment of the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.