Improvements in Canes or Walking Sticks.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Oct., 1887
Complete Left, 31st Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 3th Jan., 1888
Improvements in Canes or Walking Sticks.
I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of
53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent
Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention a communication to me from
abroad by William Almon Wolff, of 32 Nassau Street, New York, United States of
America, Lawyer to be as follows:-
This invention consists in a cane or walking stick so constructed as to enable a
number of cigars and cigarettes to be carried within it without being exposed to
view and liability of becoming damaged.
The invention consists in making the stick in two parts sliding one within the other,
the inner portion or carrier terminating at its upper end in a handle and being
adapted to receive and hold the cigars and cigarettes in place. This inner portion is
preferably made of metal of hollow semi-cylindrical form and it is provided with
division pieces each having a central aperture into which the small end of the cigar
is placed and held in position. These division plates have an annular flange which
forms a recess for the insertion of the cigarettes. The handle is made hollow to form
a receptacle for matches, and the cover to this receptacle which consists of a pivoted
plate is furnished with a cutting edge by means of which the end of the cigar may
be cut off, the end of the handle being for this purpose provided with a conical recess
into which the tip of the cigar is inserted. To facilitate the removal of the cigars
from the carrier the edges are notched to admit the fingers.
A. MELVILLE CLARK..
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Canes or Walking Sticks.
I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of
53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent
Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention (a communication to me
from abroad by William Almon Wolff of 32 Nassau Street New York in the
County and State of New York, United States of America, Lawyer, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to provide a cane or walking-stick within which can
be carried a quantity of cigars and cigarettes, and the improvement consists in
making the cane hollow, and providing a receptacle which fits therein and which is
withdrawn by means of the handle of the cane, the receptacle being divided into
suitable compartments to hold cigars or cigarettes, the said compartments having
means whereby the cigars or cigarettes are retained in place, all as will be herein-after
set forth.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specifica-
tion wherein figure 1 is a side elevation of a cane or walking-stick made according to
this invention, a portion of the stem being broken away to show the interior, and the
handle likewise being partly in section. Figure 2 is a side view of the cigar receptacle
partially withdrawn from the cane-body. Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the
cigar-receptacle in section; and figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the head
of the cane and a portion of the cigar-receptacle.
A represents the body or stem of the cane, and B the handle thereof. The body A
is made hollow and receives the case or receptacle which holds the cigars and cigarettes.
This receptacle is preferably made of metal of a semi-cylindrical shape, so that the
cigar lies in it in a partially exposed position. The case or cigar-receptacle is made
long enough to extend nearly to the point of the cane and receives a number of cigars
and cigarettes. It is divided into compartments a little longer than a cigar by placing
division pieces D (figure 3) at respective points along the same. These division plates
have a central aperture, G, through which the small end of a cigar is projected, by
which means it is held in position. The upper end of the cigar receptacle is attached
to the handle portion B of the cane.
In order to adapt the receptacle to hold cigarettes as well as cigars, the divisions D
have a surrounding annular flange E, projecting upwardly, (or both upwardly and
downwardly, as desired,) so as to form a cup-shaped recess, in which the ends of two
or more cigarettes may be held.
The receptacle is drawn out by means of the handle B, and in each compartment is
placed a cigar, F, or a number of cigarettes, H, and then the same is inserted into the
hollow body of the cane, being made to fit snugly therein, where it will be held by
friction.
The handle B is hollowed out to form a receptacle, a, for matches. bis a plate
pivoted to the outer end of the handle to serve as a cover for the same.

page_text: Combined with the handle is a device for clipping off the tips or ends of cigars.
For this purpose I provide at any convenient point on the outer end of the handle
a cone shaped recess, f, (see figure 4) in which the tip of the cigar is to be inserted,
and on the pivoted lid or cover b, I form a cutting-edge, e, so that after the tip is
placed in the recess the plate or lid 6 is swung round in the direction shown by the
arrow, with its cutting-edge in contact with the tip, when a slight pressure will cut it
off. In the present instance I have shown the cutting blade as formed on the cover
or lid of the match-receptacle, but this is a matter of convenience only, as the cutting-
blade may, if desired, be a separate attachment.
To facilitate the removal of the cigar or cigarette from its receptacle, a recess, g, is
formed on each side of the same suitable to admit the thumb and one finger, so that
the cigar may be more easily lifted out of its compartment.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is-
1. The combination, with a hollow case, of a semi-cylindrical receptacle fitting
therein, the said receptacle having a number of division-plates provided with a
perforation adapted to receive the end of a cigar, as set forth.
receptacle divided
2. The combination, with a hollow case of a semi-cylindrical
into compartments having perforated cylindrical ends, as set forth.
3. The combination with the cane Å, receptacle C, and handle B, of the recess
and pivoted plate b, having a cutting-edge, as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 21st day of October 1887
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A. MELVILLE CLARK.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.