Improvements in Cigar Cutters.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Aplication, 22nd Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th June, 1893-Accepted, 8th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cigar Cutters.
We THOMAS HOOPER, and SAMUEL GEORGE MOORE, trading as Hinks, Wells
and Company, of No. 106 Buckingham Street, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Steel Pen and Penholder Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in cigar
cutters.
In constructing a cigar cutter according to one of our improvements, we take a
strip of thin steel and double or bend it at its middle so as to form two connected
or elastic arms the end part of each arm being made of a semi-circular figure. The
semi-circular end part of one elastic arm carries on its concave side a cutter blade
situated at right angles to and made either in one piece with the steel strip or
rivetted thereto and the semi-circular end part of the other elastic arm carries on
its concave side a perforated disc for the cutter blade on the first named arm to
bear upon. The cutter blade bearing disc is made preferably in one piece with the
strip of steel used. The cutter bearing disc is situated at right angles to the arm
carrying it and at a slightly lower plane than the cutter blade. The hole in the
perforated cutter bearing disc is of a size proper for passing through it the end of
the cigar to be cut off. When the connected or spring arms are in their open or
normal positions the cutter blade does not cover the hole in the cutter bearing disc,
and the end of the cigar being passed through the said hole the elastic arms are
closed by being compressed between the thumb and finger. The end of the cigar
projecting through the hole in the cutter bearing disc is by the closing of the arms
cut off by the cutter blade, the free ends of the elastic arms when closed being held
together by a snap fastening.
The bend of the connected elastic arms may be provided with a ring to attach
the cigar cutter to the watch chain or guard.
Instead of forming the cutter and cutter bearing disc at the semi-circular parts of
two connected spring arms as described we make the body of the cigar cutter of a
ring like strip of steel the unconnected ends of which overlap and bear against one
another. One of the unconnected ends of the ring is made into a cutter and the
other end which is expanded, is perforated with a hole of a size proper to receive
the end of the cigar to be cut off. When the ring is in its normal state its cutter
end does not project under the perforation in the other end. By passing the end of
the cigar through the perforation in one of the free ends of the elastic ring and
compressing the said ring between the thumb and finger, its cutter end slides under
the perforated end and cuts off the end of the cigar passed through the perforation
in the last named end.
This ring like cigar cutter may be used as a key ring as well as for cutting
cigars.
Dated this 22nd day of September 1892.
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cigar Cutters.
We THOMAS HOOPER and SAMUEL GEORGE MOORE, trading
as Hinks, Wells
and Company, of No. 106 Buckingham Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Steel Pen and Penholder Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of
the said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in cigar
cutters.
In constructing a cigar cutter according to one of our improvements, we take a
strip of thin steel and double or bend it at its middle so as to form two connected
or elastic arms the end part of each arm being made of a semi-circular figure. The
semi-circular end part of one elastic arm carries on its concave side a cutter blade
situated at right angles to and made either in one piece with the steel strip or
rivetted thereto and the semi-circular end part of the other elastic arm carries on
its concave side a perforated disc for the cutter blade on the first named arm to
bear upon. The cutter blade bearing disc is made preferably in one piece with
the strip of steel used. The cutter bearing disc is situated at right angles to the
arm carrying it and at a slightly lower plane than the cutter blade. The hole in
the perforated cutter bearing disc is of a size proper for passing through it the end
. of the cigar to be cut off. When the connected or spring arms are in their open or
normal positions the cutter blade does not cover the hole in the cutter bearing disc
and the end of the cigar being passed through the said hole the elastic arms are
closed by being compressed between the thumb and finger. The end of the cigar
projecting through the hole in the cutter bearing disc is by the closing of the arms
cut off by the cutter blade. the free ends of the elastic arms when closed being held
together by a snap fastening.
The bend of the connected elastic arms may be provided with a ring to attach
the cigar cutter to the watch chain or guard.
The elastic or spring arm carrying the cutter blade may be made separate from
and rivetted to a box shaped arm perforated for the passage through it of the end of
the cigar to be cut off.
One of the
Instead of forming the cutter and cutter bearing disc at the semi-circular parts
of two connected spring arms or of separate spring arm and box like arm as
described, we make the body of the cigar cutter of a ring like strip of steel the
unconnected ends of which overlap and bear against one another.
unconnected ends of the ring is made into a cutter and the other end, which is
expanded, is perforated with a hole of a size proper to receive the end of the cigar
to be cut off. When the ring is in its normal state its cutter end does not project
under the perforation in the other end. By passing the end of the cigar through
the perforation in one of the free ends of the elastic ring and compressing the said
ring between the thumb and finger its cutter end slides under the perforated end
and cuts off the end of the cigar passed through the perforation in the last
named end.
This ring like cigar cutter may be used as a key ring as well as for cutting
cigars.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in front elevation and plan;
Figure 2 in side elevation; Figures 3 and 4 sections taken in planes at right angles
to one another and Figure 5 in cross section, a closed cigar cutter made according
to one of the arrangements of our invention; Figure 6 represents the cigar cutter
open ready for the insertion of the end of the cigar to be cut off.
The several figures of the accompanying drawing are drawn to a large scale.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several figures,

page_text: b are the connected elastic arms of the cigar cutter, each arm being semi-
circular at its end, the said elastic arms being made from a strip of thin sheet steel,
doubled or bent at its middle. The semi-circular end part of the elastic arm b
carries at its concave side the cutter blade c rivetted to the said arm at c' and the
semi-circular end part of the other elastic arm a carries at its inner side the
perforated disc d made in one piece with the strip of steel, the hole in the said dise
being marked d. The position of the cutter blade c with respect to the perforated
disc d, d² is best seen in the cross section Figure 5. It will be seen that when the
connected or spring arms a and b are in their open or normal positions Figure 6, the
cutter blade does not cover the hole d2 in the disc d but when the cutter is closed
the said cutter blade c crosses and bears against the said perforated disc. In order
to cut off the end of a cigar the cigar cutter is opened as illustrated in Figure 6
and the end of the cigar is passed through the hole d² in the cutter bearing disc d.
The arms a, b of the cutter are then closed by being compressed between the thumb
and finger and the end of the cigar projecting through the hole d² in the disc is
cut off by the cutter blade c, the cutter blade now occupying the position represented
in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. When the cutter arms a, bare closed they are held
together by a snap fastening consisting of the lip or stud e on the end of the elastic
In order to open
arm 6 snapping into the hole fin the end of the elastic arm a.
the cigar cutter it is necessary to lift the perforated end of the arm a from the
stude on the other arm b.
A ring g at the bend of the connected spring arms serves to attach the cigar
cutter to the watch chain or guard.
Figure 7 represents in side elevation; Figures 8 and 9 represent vertical sections
taken in planes at right angles to one another and Figure 10 represents in cross
section a modified cigar cutter and Figure 11 represents in side elevation and
Figure 12 in plan the cigar cutter opened for use.
bis the elastic arm carrying the cutter blade c rivetted at 62 to the box shaped
arm having holes 2, 2 at opposite sides for the passage into it of the end of the
cigar to be cut off, the cutter blade e bearing against one side of the arm has seen
in Figure 10. The arm is made from a single strip of steel and one edge ³ is
left open for the passage through it of the spring arm 6 carrying the cutter blade.
The action of this cigar cutter is the same as that of the arrangement represented
in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the spring arm b is fixed to the box arm by the
pin and slot at e, f, and the cutter may be fastened to the watch chain by the ring g.
Figures 13 and 14 represent elevations taken in planes at right angles to one
another of a ring like cigar cutter made according to our invention and Figures 15
and 16 represent the same closed after it has cut off the end of the cigar; i is
the ring like strip of steel the unconnected ends of which overlap and bear against
one another. One end is made into a cutter marked and the other end, which
is expanded, is perforated at m for the passage through it of the end of the cigar
to be cut off. When the ring is open or in its expanded state its cutter 1 on one
end does not project under the perforation m in the other end as represented in
Figures 13 and 14. The end of the cigar having been passed through the perforation m,
the elastic ring i is compressed between the thumb and finger so as to cause its
ends to take the positions represented in Figures 15 and 16. By the contraction
of the ring its cutter end slides under the perforated end m and cuts off the end of
the cigar passed through the said perforated end.
The ring like cigar cutter represented may be used as key ring.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed we declare that we
claim as our invention of "Improvements in cigar cutters
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First; The combination or arrangement of the parts of cigar cutters herein-
before described and illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the accompanying
drawing, the said combination or arrangement of parts consisting of two connected
or elastic arms made from a strip of steel or other elastic metal doubled at its

page_text: middle and shaped as described, one of the said elastic arms having near its end a
cutter blade and the other elastic arm having near its end a perforated cutter
bearing plate or disc substantially as described and illustrated.
Secondly; The modified cigar cutter hereinbefore described and illustrated in
Figures 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the accompanying drawing in which modified
cigar cutter one of the elastic arms is replaced by a perforated box shaped arm to
which the elastic arm is rivetted and between the sides of which the elastic arm
works substantially as described and illustrated.
Thirdly; The ring like cigar cutter hereinbefore described and illustrated in
Figures 13, 14, 15 and 16 of the accompanying drawing the said ring like cigar
cutter consisting of a circular strip of steel or other elastic metal, the unconnected
ends of which overlap and bear against one another, one of the said ends being
made into a cutter and the other end being perforated for the purpose and sub-
stantially as described and illustrated.
Dated the Second day of June 1893.
THOMAS HOOPER.
SAMUEL GEORGE MOORE.