AN IMPROVEMENT IN CIGARS AND CHEROOTS
Year: 1885

page_text: I ALFRED GEORGE GOODES of the firm of E. S. and A. G. Goodes of 51 Newgate
Street in the City of London, Cigar and Tobacco Manufacturers do hereby declare
the nature of the said invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT IN CIGARS AND CHEROOTS"
to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to an improvement in cigars and cheroots and has for its
object to improve the draft and combustion and to lessen the saturation of the end
of the cigar or cheroot by the saliva and the nicotine of the tobacco and the
invention consists in countersinking the end of the cigar by boring or otherwise
forming a conical cavity in place of the usual point, thus exposing a greater area
for the passage of the smoke and removing the centre portion or core of the roll
of tobacco from contact with the tongue, so that the edge only of the wrapper and
the layers of the tobacco which are in immediate contact therewith, can become
moistened by absorption from the mouth.
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By this means, the draft cannot become obstructed by the saturation of the
tobacco, and owing to the form in which the end of the cigar is cut, its strength is
not materially impaired, so that the wrapper is not liable to become unrolled and
the cigar to become disintegrated in the mouth.
The countersinking is effected by means of a rotary tool, similar to a countersink
boring bit, the point of the cigar being either first cut off flat, or the cigar made, in
the first instance, without a point, as in the case of a cheroot.

page_text: I ALFRED GEORGE GOODES of the firm of E. S. and A. G. Goodes of 51 Newgate
St. in the City of London, Cigar and Tobacco Manufacturers 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 :-
My Invention relates to an improvement in cigars and cheroots: and has for its
object to improve the draught and render the combustion of the tobacco more
uniform, on smoking and to lessen the saturation of the end of the cigar or cheroot
by the saliva and the nicotine of the tobacco.
The Invention consists in countersinking the end of the cigar by boring, or
otherwise forming a conical cavity in place of the usual point, thus exposing a
greater area for the passage of the smoke, and removing the centre portion, or core,
of the roll of tobacco from contact with the tongue, so that the edge only of the
wrapper and the layers of the tobacco which are in immediate contact therewith
can become moistened by absorption from the mouth. The draught cannot
therefore become obstructed by the saturation of the tobacco Owing to the form
in which the end of the cigar is cut, its strength is not materially impaired, so that
the wrapper is not liable to become unrolled and the cigar to become disintegrated
in the mouth.
The countersinking is effected by means of a rotary tool, similar to a countersink
boring bit; the point of the cigar being either first cut off flat, or the cigar made
in the first instance, without a point, as in the case of a cheroot.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this
specification; in which, Figure 1 represents an end view and longitudinal part
sectional view of a cigar whose end has been countersunk according to my
Invention. Figure 2 shows the operation of countersinking or boring. Figures 3-4
5 & 6 are respectively side and end elevations, and plan of the countersinking
machine.
The improvement in the cigar is clearly shown in Figure 1, and needs no further
description. The means by which it is effected consists of a knife a for cutting off
the point of the cigar, said knife being pivoted at b to, and moving over, a plate c
baving a circular aperture d forming a die in which the end of the cigar is
confined whilst the point is being removed by the knife so as to ensure a clean cut.
In front of the plate c is a cradle e in which the cigar is laid with its point inserted
through the die d and by which the cigar is held in proper position to be presented
to the boring or countersinking tool f. The cradle and die plate are supported and
movable upon slides g parallel with the boring spindle for the purpose of presenting
the cigar end wise to the boring bit, the cigar and tool being in the same axial line.
The boring spindle is journaled partly in a bearing and partly in a quill or tube h
turned by a handle i from which it is rapidly rotated through a train of gear as
shown. figure 6 is a guard to prevent the knife coming in contact with the
boring bit when the cradle is slid forward.
The operation is as follows;-The point of the cigar is inserted through the die-
plate, and cut off by pressing down the knife by means of the thumb-piece a¹ The

page_text: knife is then raised by a spring a* and the truncated end of the cigar is then
pressed up against the boring bit f, by sliding the cradle e along its guides, until
a conical hole is bored to a proper depth-the cigar being firmly held on the cradle,
and the truncated end remaining confined within the die d during the boring
operation, as shown in Figure 2, so as to prevent splitting of the wrapper by the
boring tool.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
A cigar or cheroot having a conical hole bored or otherwise countersunk in the
end substantially as, and for the purpose herein specified.
Dated this 27th day of February 1886.
A. G. GOODES.
By A. M. and W Clark, Patent Agents.