IMPROVEMENTS IN
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Oswald William Thompson Barnsdale, of the town and
County of the town of Nottingham for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Oswald William Thompson
Barnsdale at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th December
1882.
OSWALD WILLIAM THOMPSON. BARNSDALE, of the Town and County of the
Town of Nottingham, "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS AND
CIGARETTES,"
Heretofore that end of the cigarette which is placed in the mouth of the smoker
has been simply made of the rice or other paper enclosing the tobacco, or a portion
of one end of the cigarette has been wrapped round with tin foil or other non
absorbent substance, which has barely held together, while the cigarette has been
consumed, or the paper enclosing the tobacco, has also enclosed at one end, one or
two thicknesses of the same paper, or paper of a stronger tissue, or the rice or other
paper has enclosed at one end, a short perforated cylinder of cork, or the enclosing
paper has had a strip of thicker paper coiled round itself, and terminating at the
outer end nearly at a point, but hollow longitudinally, this coiled tube can be
readily compressed by the lips or teeth of the smoker To obviate which I
construct a cigarette as follows:-I take a strip of suitable paper of the required
length and shape, and for a part of the length on one side of the strip I cut
away a portion and also a portion from the opposite side and other end of
the strip then by rolling up the strip by hand or by a machine, and enclosing
therein, near the lower end a perforated plug of pipe clay,. and at the upper end
enclosing a short length of straw in such a way, that portion of the strip of paper
lies within the straw and another portion is wrapped round the lower end of the
straw, the lower end of the coiled strip of paper, also encloses the upper end of the
rice or other paper surrounding the tobacco, I thus obtain a mouth piece which
cannot be compressed by the lips or teeth of the sınoker, unless considerable force
is used, besides which the upper end of the mouth piece is effectually protected
from moisture by the tube of straw surrounding it, and at the same time, the
pipeclay tube effectually prevents any nicotined fluid from entering the mouth of
the smoker and by altering the width or shape of the strip of paper, a chamber
may be formed between the pipe clay tube, and the top of the mouth piece, mouth
pieces similarly constructed, may be employed for cigars.

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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Oswald William Thompson Barnsdale in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 2nd June 1883.
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OSWALD WILLIAM THOMPSON BARNSDALE, of the Town and County of the
Town of Nottingham. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MOUTH-PIECES OF CIGARS AND
CIGARETTES."
Heretofore that end of the cigarette which is placed in the mouth of the smoker,
has been simply made of the rice or other paper, enclosing the tobacco, or a portion
of one end of the cigarette has been wrapped round with tin foil or other non-
absorbent substance, which has barely held together while the cigarette has been
consumed, or the paper enclosing the tobacco has also enclosed at one end, one or
two thicknesses of the same paper, or paper of a stronger. tissue, or the rice or other
paper, bas enclosed at one end, a short perforated cylinder of cork, or the enclosing
paper has had a strip of thicker paper coiled round itself, and terminating at the
outer end nearly at a point, but hollow longitudinally, this coiled tube can be
readily compressed by the lips or teeth of the smoker.
To obviate which I construct a cigarette as follows:-I take a strip of suitable
paper of the required length and shape and for a part of the length on one side of
the strip I cut away a portion and also a portion from the opposite side and other
end of the strip, then by rolling up the strip by hand or by a machine, and
enclosing therein near the lower end a perforated plug of pipe clay, and at the
upper end enclosing a short length of straw in such a way that portion of the strip
of paper lies within the straw, and another portion is wrapped round the lower end
of the straw, the lower end of the coiled strip of paper also encloses the upper end
of the rice or other paper surrounding the tobacco, I thus obtain a mouth piece
which cannot be compressed by the lips or teeth of the smoker, unless considerable
force is used, besides which the upper end of the mouth-piece is effectually protected
from moisture by the tube of straw surrounding it, and at the same time the pipe-
clay tube effectually prevents any necotined fluid from entering the mouth of the
smoker, and by altering the width or shape of the strip of paper, a chamber may be
formed, between the pipe clay tube, and the top of the mouth piece, mouthpieces
similarly constructed may be employed for cigars.
My improved mouthpieces for cigars and cigarettes I construct as follows:-
I take a strip of suitable paper A of the required length, and of the shape shewn at
Figure 1, or of a shape approximating, thereto, and cut it through part of its width
at A. I then either by hand or by a machine roll up the broad portion at the
right end to the line A, and cover it with gum or its equivalent and insert the
rolled part in a short length of straw B see Figure 2, the bottom of the straw
reaching to the bottom of the cut in the strip. I then continue the rolling to the
end of the strip, and cement the end onto itself by means of gum, glue, or their
equivalent, the mouthpiece being of the form shewn in side view at Figure 5, this
I place upon a perforated plug of pipe clay C shewn in end view, and. side view at
Figures 4, below the plug C 1. place either the upper end of a cigar with the end
cut level, or the upper end of the rice or other paper E, which surrounds the
tobacco forming a cigarette, and secure the whole together by another portion of
paper D, see Figure 6. wrapped round them and secured by gum or its equivalent:
The cigarette and mouthpiece then being of the shape shewn in side view at
Figure 7, when the cigarette has been nearly consumed, the straw end of the
mouthpiece may be drawn out to the shape shewn at Figure 8, thus elongated.
the last portion of the tobacco may be consumed without inconvenience, to
the smoker. Mouthpieces so constructed cannot be compressed by the lips or teeth

page_text: of the smoker, unless considerable force is used, besides which the upper end of the
mouthpiece is effectually protected from moisture by the tube of straw surrounding
it, and at the same time, the pipe clay plug effectually prevents any nicotined fluid
from entering the mouth of the smoker, Mouthpieces similarly constructed I
employ for cigars, one of which is shewn in side view at Figure 9, the straw B
may be of slightly larger diameter than that employed in the mouth piece of a
cigarette.
Having thus described the nature of my said invention, and the manner of
performing the same, I declare that I claim :-
For a cigar or cigarette mouthpiece substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the drawings annexed.
In witness whereof I the said Oswald William Thompson Barnsdale, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this first day of June, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
Witness
OSWALD WILLIAM THOMPSON BARNSDALE (L.S.)
HW GOUGH CE
Nottingham