Improvements in Cigar Piercers.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 6th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 1st Apr., 1893:
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
- Improvements in Cigar Piercers.
I, MORRIS BROAD FOWLER, of 75 Tressillian Road, Brockley, in the County
of Kent, Analytical Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The invention has for its object improvements in cigar piercers.
Hitherto instruments have been employed for facilitating the draught of a cigar
by cutting a notch in the end thereof or by making a transverse perforation there-
through.
According to my invention I provide an instrument by which one or more
perforations can be readily made longitudinally in the end of the cigar.
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For this purpose I employ a tube, thimble, or guide, in one end of which I fix
preferably three perforating pins, but other numbers of such pins may be
employed.
In this form of instrument the cigar end is pushed into the guiding portion of the
same until the perforating pins enter the cigar end; the tubular or guiding part of
the piercing instrument guides the cigar so that the perforating pins correctly enter
the same.
The above is a cheap and simple form of the instrument; if desired however the
tube or guide may be provided with a longitudinally movable end piece or plunger
carrying the perforating pins.
Dated this 6th 'dox of 1000
MORRIS B. FOWLER,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents."
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cigar Piercers.
1, MORRIS BROAD FOWLER of 75 Tressillian Road, Brockley in the County of
Kent, Analytical Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had to the accom-
pauying drawing and to the figures and letters marked thereon :-
The invention has for its object improvements in cigar piercers.
Hitherto instruments have been employed for facilitating the draught of a cigar
by cutting a notch in the end thereof or by making a transverse perforation there-
through. A piercing pin has also been mounted like a blade in a knife han:lle for
piercing the cigar in a longitudinal direction, but such piercing pin has not been
provided with any guide for the cigar.
may be
According to my invention I provide an instrument by which one or it
more perforations can be readily made longitudinally in the end of a cigar whilst
the latter is truly guided to the piercing pin or pins by the said instrument.
For this purpose I employ a tube, thimble or guide in one end of which I fix,
preferably, three perforating pins, but other numbers of such pins may be
employed.
In this form of instrument the cigar end is pushed into the guiding portion of the
same until the perforating pin or pins enter the cigar end, the tubular or guiding
part of the piercing instrument guides the cigar so that the perforating pin or pins
correctly enter the same.

page_text: The above is a cheap and simple form of the instrument, if desired however, the
tube or guide may be provided with a longitudinally moveable end piece or plunger
carrying the perforating pin or pins.
In the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1. is a longitudinal section and Figure 2 is an end view of a simple form
of my invention in which a represents a tube, thimble or guide in the closed end of
which three or it may be one or other number of piercing pins-b are fixed. In this
form of instrument the cigar end is pushed down the tube, thimble or guide a until
the piercing pins have entered the cigar to a sufficient depth. This form of
instrument is preferably provided with a suspension ring c by which it can be
attached to a watch chain.
Figure 3 represents a side view of another form of instrument constructed
according to my invention in which the tube, thimble or guide a is formed of a series
of spring arms a¹ connected to a closed end a², in which one or more piercing pins />
are fixed and which may be provided with a suspension ring. In this case the free
ends of the arms a¹ are sprung somewhat towards each other so that they will fit
and properly guide cigars of various sizes.
Figure 4 represents a piece of sheet metal stamped to the shape required to form
the instrument shown at Figure 3, and which by suitable dies and tools is bent
or shaped so as to produce the spring tube, thimble or guide a shown in such
'figure.
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Figure 5 is a longitudinal section of a cigar piercer in which the piercing pin or
pins b is or are carried by a longitudinally moveable end piece a' which is guided to
move truly within the tube at attached to the tube, thimble or guide a; a spring d
is placed within the tube a* to act against the inner end of the end piece a so as to
return the latter to the position shown in the drawing after it has been pushed
forward to pierce a cigar. This form of instrument may also be provided with a
suspension ring c.
Figure 6 is a vertical section of a cigar piercer constructed according to my
invention and suitable for fixture to a counter or table. In this case the end piece a³
carrying the piercing pin or pins is fixed in the bottom of the tube a' and the latter
is fixed rigidly to a counter or table whilst the guide, tube or thimble a is fitted to
move truly within the tube a' and is pushed outwardly by the spring d. In this
form of instrument the cigar end is placed within the tube, guide or thimble a and
is then pushed downwards until properly pierced by the pin or pins d.
I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to the precise forms and
dimensions of parts herein shown and described as such may be varied without
departing from the peculiar character of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
The construction of cigar piercers substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated January 6th 1902.
MORRIS BROAD FOWLER,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.