Improvements in Cigar Cutter
Year: 1897

page_text: I, ALEXANDER DONALDSON SPIERS of 8 Gt Russell Street in the county of Mid-
dlesex, Financial agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
This invention relates to cigar cutters such as may be conveniently carried
about in the pocket or as a charm for the watch chain etc; the invention may be
carried out in the following manner:-
The cutter is formed preferably of hardened steel, on the guillotine principle,
the cutting edge lying at an angle to the portion which moves the cigar against it.
The cutter may be made of flat steel with a portion, from one end to the centre
or thereabouts, removed leaving two projecting arms, the opening terminating
at the cutting edge; this cutter is secured in any convenient manner in a spring
bow or holder conveniently arranged to be manipulated by the fingers so that the
cigar when placed in position is pressed by one arm of the bow into contact with
the cutting edge and the operation of cutting off the end of the cigar is thus
accomplished.
Any means may, if desired, be provided to protect the cutting edge; for
example a cover plate may be secured to one arm of the bow which I will term
the movable arm moving towards it as the cutting operation is effected, an
opening or other provision being made for the escape of the cigar end when
ent off.
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One of the arms of the cutter may have the end turned over so as to form a
stop against which the bow when in its open position rests; the movable arm
of the bow may be slotted so as to allow of its being moved over the cutter.
convenient way of fixing the cutter in the bow is to provide a slot of a length not
quite so great as the width of the cutter and allow a reduced piece of the cutter
to pass through and be secured by a pin. Another way would be similar, but the
pin would be dispensed with, and the ends of the slot in the bow would enter
recesses provided in the edges of the cutter.
Dated this 7th day of April 1897
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant
Improvements in Cigar Cutters.
I, ALEXANDER DONALDSON SPIERS, now of 72 & 73 Gracechurch Street in the
5 City of London formerly of 8 Great Russell Street in the County of Middlesex,
Financial Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
[Price 8d.]

page_text: manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:―
This invention relates to cigar cutters such as may be conveniently carried
about in the pocket or as a charm for the watch chain etc; the invention may be
carried out in the following manner:-
The cutter is formed preferably of hardened steel, on the guillotine principle,
the cutting edge lying at an angle to the portion which moves the cigar against it.
The cutter may be made of flat steel with a portion, from one end to the centre,
or thereabouts, removed leaving two projecting arms, the opening terminating
at the cutting edge. This cutter is secured in any convenient manner in a spring
bow or holder conveniently arranged to be manipulated by the fingers so that the
rigar when placed in position is pressed by one arm of the bow into contact with
the cutting edge and the operation of cutting off the end of the cigar is thus
accomplished.
Any means may, if desired, be provided to protect the cutting edge. For
example a cover plate may be secured to one arm of the bow which I will term
the movable armi" moving towards it as the cutting operation is effected, an
opening or other provision being made for the escape of the cigar end when
cui off
One of the arms of the cutter may have the end turned over so as to form a
stop against which the bow when in its open position rests; the movable arm
of the bow may be slotted so as to allow of its being moved over the cutter. A
convenient way of fixing the cutter in the bow is to provide a slot of a length not
quite so great as the width of the cutter and allow a reduced piece of the cutter
to pass through and be secured by a pin. Another way would be similar, but the
pin would be dispensed with, and the ends of the slot in the bow would enter
recesses provided in the edges of the cutter.
The accompanying drawing is a perspective view of the improved cigar cutter.
A cutter A is mounted on one arm B of a two-armed spring bow or loop, being
secured by a tongue A¹ extending from the cutter and fitting into a slot in the
arm B, being kept in place by a pin C passed through a hole in the tongue. The
cutter A is provided with shoulders A2 to prevent its being drawn too far through
the slot in the arm B and also to prevent movement.
The side of the cutter A opposite that which is provided with the tongue A¹
has cutting edges D arranged at an angle to the other arm B₁ on the bow which
faces them and is employed to move the cigar against them. This side of the
cutter has also two extensions A³ A' which pass through a slot E in the arm B
of the bow and, with the portion of the latter through which they extend, bound
the space into which the end of the cigar is to be inserted.
By reason of the elasticity of the bow the arms B B can be moved towards each
other by the fingers so that the arm B forces a cigar tip inserted into the space F*
against the cutting edges D, the arms B B opening out again after the cutting
operation is completed. The end of the extension A³ of the cutter A is bent over
as shown at A³ to engage the arm B' in such a manner as to prevent the arms B B¹
from springing too far apart. If desired a cover plate may be secured to the
arın B of the how to overlap the cutter A and protect the cutting edges thereof,
an opening being made in it for disposing of the cigar end when cut off.
Advertisement or ornamental matter may be placed as desired upon the various
surfaces of the devices.
It is obvious that the cutter A may be secured to the arm of the spring bow in
some other manner than that described above.
It must be understood that though the cigar cutter is preferably constructed
as above described, if desired the blade and spring bow may be formed in one
piece by stamping or otherwise, the parts being suitably tempered to form the
cutting and spring portions. A cigar cutter thus formed is to be considered as
coming within the scope of the appended claims.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is: :―
1. In a cigar cutter the combination of a spring bow and a cutting blade
respectively such as B B and A substantially as described.
2. In a cigar cutter securing the cutting blade to the spring bow substantially
as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. The cigar cutter substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
301
1000
ALEX. D. SPIERS,
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicant.