Improvements in Combined Cigar Cutting and Lighting and Advertising Devices.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1897-Accepted, 28th Aug., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Cigar Cutting and Lighting and
Advertising Devices.
I, EDWARD ARTHUR JOHNSTON, of 1182 Lawndale Avenue, Chicago, Cook
County, Illinois, United States of America, Mechanic, do hereby declare the
nature of my invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a longitudinal sectional elevation, taken
on line 1 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow; and Fig. 2 a transverse
sectional elevation, taken on line 2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the
arrow.
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In making my improved cigar cutter and lighter, I make a frame A, preferably
of sheet metal, arranged on a base A' and provided with a cover a.
I arrange
in the case a can B adapted to hold oil to supply a wick b with oil to support a
flame at the top of the can which protrudes above the cover of the case.
ney may be arranged to surround the flame and protect it from draughts, which
chimney may be perforated to admit air from below, as is usual in chimneys of
lamps. I arrange under the cover of the case a cylinder C, open at its rear end,
and which may be attached to the cover by screws or rivets, or in any other desired
way, so as to hold it in position. A pipe o leads from the front end of the
cylinder to a point adjacent to the flame, where it terminates in a nozzle.c¹
directed toward the flame. I arrange in the cylinder a piston C', snugly fitting
the same, with a piston rod Ca by which it may be drawn back or pushed forward.
To permit air to flow into the cylinder in advance of the piston, I prefer to pro-
vide the piston with an ordinary flap valve covering a hole in the piston, which
valve opens as the piston is drawn back and is held closed as the piston is
advanced. This will be readily understood from an inspection of the parts shown
in Fig. 1. I arrange a flange or wing D below the cylinder, which may be cast
integral therewith or attached thereto. This wing is provided with an arm D
extending rearwardly and downwardly and with an arm Da extending forwardly
and downwardly, as shown in the drawing. To the rear end of the wing is
pivotally attached a lever E by means of a pin d, which permits the lever to be
Oscillated on the arm. This lever is provided with an arm E' extending forwardly
for a purpose hereinafter described. An arm F, pivoted on the pin d, extends
up and is pivotally connected at the rear end of the piston rod by means of a pin f.
This arm is also provided with a pin f, which rests in a notch in the lever E¹
so that as such lever is pressed down the arm I will be drawn back and the piston
retracted in the cylinder. To advance the piston, I connect a spring G with the
arm F and to the wing D-as shown in Fig. 1-which spring draws the arm F
forward, thus causing the piston to be pushed forward to its advanced position.
To cause the lever E, after it has been pushed down, to be again raised into its
initial position, I arrange a spring e fastened to the bottom of the case and to the
arm E, which serves to raise the outer end of the lever when the pressure is
released.

page_text: Near the rear end of the cutter and on top of the case is arranged an upright
plate H provided with a hole in its front side. This plate may be attached to the
cover and held in place by screws rivets, or other means, as shown. Immediately
in the rear of this plate is arranged a knife I pivoted to the plate by a pin 'i and
provided with a "tail 1'; as shown in Fig. 2. The edge of the knife is intended
to draw or shear across the hole as the tail I is drawn down. A rod J extends
down from the tail of the knife to a point j, where it is pivotally connected to
the lever E. As the lever E is pushed down, the edge of the knife is drawn across
the hole h, and as the lever 'assumes its initial position the knife is restored to
its initial position, as shown in Fig. 2. To prevent injury to the knife or the
insertion into the hole ofiarticles from the wrong side, a hood H is attached
to the cover of the case, so as to inclose the knife, as shown in Fig. 1. A cigar-
holder or supporter K is arranged on a sliding block , adapted to be moved back
and forth in a longitudinal slot, in the cover. To cause this cigar-holder or
supporter to move forward and backward in a perpendicular position, I have
arranged parallel bars L and extending from the block to the forward arm{D)³
on, the wing D, as will appear from an inspection of Fig. 1 of the drawings. To
draw or hold the cigar supporter as far to the rear as may be,, I connect the arm L
to the wing. De by a spring ", which constantly tends. to draw the cigar
supporter toward the rear of the case.
If now a cigar M be inserted in place as shown in dotted lines-in Fig. 1—
with the large or lighting end in the cigar supporter and the 'small or mouth end
in'the bole h, and the lamp be lit, a downward movement of the lever E will ad-
vance the knife and cut off the end of the cigar, while the arm F, being carried
back by the movement of the lever E will retract the piston in the cylinder in the
same operation' as that which cuts off the end of the cigar. The pressu> being
released; the spring e will cause the lever to resume its normal position, and the
spring G will cause the arm F to advance and the piston to be pushed forward.
This will expel the air in the cylinder through the pipe c, out through the nozzle c
against the flame burning at the wick b. This will blow or direct a tongue
of flame toward and against the end of the cigar, so as to light it ready for
smoking The cigar-supporter K, being cup-shaped at its front end; will concen-
trate and direct the tongue of flame against the end of the cigar to be lighted,
while at the same time the supporter surrounding the end of the cigar will not
only hold it and support it steadily in place, but will prevent the sides of the
cigar from being burned and secure the igniting only of the end. The cigar
supporter, being longitudinally movable, will permit cigars of different length to
be placed in position to be cut and lighted, and the spring drawing the oigar
supporter back will ensure the proper holding of the tip or mouth end of the
cigar in the hole h, so that the end may be properly severed by the knife.
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• In case it may be desired to use a display card in connection with the cutter
and lighter, giving the name of the .dealer or other information; I arrange a
disk N in a longitudinal slot in the cover of the case: This disk is pivoted at n,
so that it may be rotated a desired distance around with each operation of the
cutting mechanism. To effect this partial rotation of the disk, I have arranged
a double cam N' on the side of the disk, the outlines of which are shown in Fig. 1.
A spring has its end resting in the sharp angle of the cam, as shown in
Fig. 1: The disk is provided with laterally extending pins n, against which the
arm E of the lever E bears when the parts are in their initial position, 'as shown
in Fig. 1. As the lever E is depressed; the arm El is raised, and its pressure on
the pin n causes the disk to be rotated far enough for the end of the spring n¹ to
pass the sharp point of the cam N', when the pressure of the spring acting on the
incline of the cam will cause the disk to further rotate until the end of the
spring again rests in another sharp angle of the cam. I have shown the disk pro-
vided with two pins n and two sharp angles in the cam. This causes the disk
to be rotated one-half of a revolution each time the lever E is depressed and the
cutting mechanism operated, thus bringing into exposure one-half of the -disk
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page_text: with the words or letters thereon with each operation of the cutting mechanism.
Of course the disk may be rotated any predetermined portion of a revolution by
providing the requisite number of pins and sharp angles in the cam. If desired,
the disk and part for rotating it may be omitted and a card-holder 0--shown in
dotted lines in Fig. 1-arranged in its place, adapted to receive and hold a display
card. If desired also a gas jet may be used to supply the flame.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention,
and in what manner the same is to be, performed, I declare that what I claim is:
1. In a cigar lighting and cutting device, the combination of cutting
mechanism, lighting mechanism, and a cigar supporter which covers and protects
the wrapper of the cigar around the end to be lighted, substantially as described.
2. In a cigar cutting and lighting device, the combination of cutting
mechanism, lighting mechanism, and a cigar supporter which covers and protects
the wrapper of the cigar around the end to be lighted and adjustable toward and
from the lighting mechanism, substantially as described.
3. In a cigar cutting and lighting device, the combination of cutting
mechanism, lighting mechanism, a cigar supporter which covers and protects
the wrapper of the cigar around the end to be lighted and adjustable toward and
from the lighting mechanism, and means for drawing the supporter and cigar
toward the cutting mechanism, substantially as described.
4. In a cigar cutting and lighting device, the combination of cutting
mechanism, lighting mechanism, a cylinder adapted to be filled with air, a pipe
leading from the cylinder to a point in proximity to the flame, a lever for operat-
ing the cutting mechanism and retracting the piston in the cylinder, and means,
independent of the lever, for advancing the piston and expelling the air against
the flame when the lever is released, substantially as described.
5. In a cigar cutting and lighting device, the combination of a cutting knife,
a receptacle adapted to contain a combustible fluid, a wick extending from such
receptacle to the outside of the case, a cylinder adapted to contain air, a pipe
leading from such cylinder to a point in proximity to the wick, a piston in the
cylinder, a lever for advancing the cutting knife and retracting the piston, a
spring for causing the piston to advance and expel the air from the cylinder, and
a spring for restoring the lever to its initial position, substantially as described.
Dated this 19th day of June 1897.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W:C., Agents for the Applicant.